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'One of the abducted kin of cops released by militants'
One of the five relatives of policemen kidnapped last night by militants in south Kashmir was released today, sources said. The released man was related to a police man from Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, the sources said. Mohammad Shafi Mir, brother of Constable Nazir Ahmad, was released by the terrorists at an unknown location this afternoon, the sources said. They said Mir, who was kidnapped by the terrorists last night from his house, reached home, much to the relief of the family members. The outlaws have been targeting the family members of policemen in south Kashmir and have kidnapped eight of them over the past 48 hours. The militants kidnapped the nephew of a deputy superintendent of police from Trenz area in Shopian district, a police official said. Adnan Ahmad Shah (26) was abducted by militants from his home late last night, the official said. In another incident, son a police officer was kidnapped by the ultras from his home in Wathoo village of Shopian, he ...
Journalists who worked on documentary arrested in N Ireland
Two journalists who worked on a documentary about a mass killing in Northern Ireland were arrested today on suspicion of stealing confidential documents. Police said two men, aged 51 and 48, were arrested in Belfast today morning by officers investigating the alleged theft of documents from Northern Ireland's police ombudsman. Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney tweeted that Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey had been detained, calling it "outrageous." Birney and McCaffrey worked on Gibney's 2017 documentary "No Stone Unturned" about a 1994 massacre in the village of Loughinisland, 20 miles (32 kilometers) southeast of Belfast. Birney, a longtime newspaper and television journalist, was a producer on the movie. Investigative reporter McCaffrey also worked on the film. Six people were killed when Protestant paramilitary gunmen burst into a bar and opened fire on customers watching Ireland play in a World Cup soccer match. No one has ever been convicted of the killings. A 2016 ...
Pole charged over Papua separatist links: Indonesian police
A Polish man has been charged for his alleged links to Papuan separatists and could face life in prison if convicted, Indonesian police said. Jakub Fabian Skrzypski was charged after he was detained for questioning earlier this week, according to police, who said he intended to film an arms deal between rebels in the restive province on the western half of New Guinea island. On Thursday, authorities said Skrzypski and three Indonesians had been charged with a range of crimes under Indonesia's criminal code, including a plot to overthrow the government. Police gave no other details of the alleged plot. Skrzypski was arrested in Wamena, the largest town in Papua's rugged highlands, police said. More than 130 rounds of ammunition and documents detailing the struggle of the Free Papua Movement were confiscated from the group, Papua police spokesman Suryadi Diaz said. Poland's foreign affairs ministry said it was offering consular assistance to Skrzypski and trying to determine the full ...
Bid to loot cooperative society in TN
An attempt to loot a cooperative credit society here was made but the culprits aborted it after being unable to break the safety locker containing Rs 3.30 crore worth pledged jewels besides cash, police said today. The door of the Primary Agricultural Cooperative credit Society and the strong room where the locker was kept were found broke open when its employees turned up for duty in the morning. However, the locker in which jewels and cash had been kept was intact, police said adding the culprits could not break it and apparently fled the place, abandoning a gas cylinder and welding and cutting machines they had brought. Quoting society officials, police said jewels worth Rs. 3.30 crore and cash to the tune of Rs. two lakh were in the safe. CCTV cameras and an alarm equipment in the premises were found smashed. There was a night watchman at the society and investigations were on to find out how the robbers had gained entry without his notice.
Newly built helipads in J'khand to aid Maoist op: Police
Two newly constructed helipads were tested for flight operations in Maoist-hit Palamu district of Jharkhand, bordering Aurangabad in Bihar, a senior police officer said. A military helicopter (MI-17) successfully took off and landed on the two helipads at Dagra and Paathra areas of Palamu, Superintendent of Police Indrajeet Mahatha said. "The helipads were developed to ensure that security personnel did not face any difficulty in reaching the remote areas of Palamu in emergency situations," Mahatha said. Operation against the rebels could be intensified with the construction of the helipads, he said. "The Maoists often sneak into the neighbouring state after committing a crime. The helipads will be helpful to chase and track down the naxalites with the co-ordination of security personnel and police of both the states," he added.
UN expert on debt, human rights to visit Sri Lanka
The United Nation's Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights, Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky, will pay an official visit to Sri Lanka in September at the invitation of the Sri Lankan government, the media reported on Friday.
Three soldiers injured in Bandipora operation
Three army soldiers were injured on Friday in a search operation in north Kashmir's Bandipora district, police said.
Two abducted relatives of policemen released in Kashmir
Two abducted relatives of policemen were released unharmed by militants in the Kashmir Valley on Friday after the police freed the father of the Hizbul Mujahideen operational commander.
Toll from S Africa township clashes rises to four
The death toll from rioting and looting targeting foreign-owned businesses in Johannesburg's Soweto township earlier this week has risen to four, police said today. Parts of the sprawling area of more than one million people erupted into violence on Wednesday after a foreign business owner allegedly shot a suspected robber. "Four people have died and 27 people have been arrested in the township," police spokesman Lungelo Dlamini told AFP. "The fourth person, a woman, was shot and killed at Tsepisong , West Rand." The toll initially given by police was two. Dlamini confirmed that, although foreign business owners were the target of the violence and looting, no foreign nationals were killed. "All of the deceased were South Africans," he said. Mob attacks are a worry for police, who "are concerned about violence as well as (about) community members who are taking law into their own hands," he said. Attacks against foreigners in the country have occurred frequently in recent years, ...
Afghan official says roadside bomb kills 5 police in east
Afghanistan's Islamic State affiliate detonated a roadside bomb in eastern Nangarhar province killing five border police and wounding four others, a statement issued today by the insurgent group said. The vehicle carrying the officers struck the mine in Achin District yesterday, police officer Qais Saifi told The Associated Press. Even before the IS issued its statement claiming responsibility, Safi had suspected the group, saying it regularly plants roadside bombs to target Afghan officials and security forces. IS has a strong presence in Nangarhar, where Afghan and US support troops have targeted their outposts. Known as the IS in Khorasan province, an ancient name for large swaths of Afghanistan, Iran and Central Asia, the insurgent group has carried out a number of blistering attacks in recent months in Afghanistan. It was an Islamic state bomber who walked into the middle of a group of high school students earlier this month while they took their university entrance exam in the ..
Police release Hizbul commander's father
The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday released the father of a Hizbul Mujahideen commander they had arrested two days back.
US Navy seizes 1,000 smuggled rifles off war-torn Yemen
The US military said early Friday it seized over 1,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles being smuggled by small ships in the Gulf of Aden amid the ongoing war in nearby Yemen. The seizure by the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham may mark the first such interdiction of weapons at sea bound for Yemen in years for American forces patrolling the region. However, the military did not say whom they suspected of smuggling the weapons. A short video released by the US Navy it said was taken Monday appeared to show a skiff and a dhow, a traditional ship that commonly sails the waters of the Persian Gulf region. As the vessels bob in the high waves, people on the dhow toss large boxes into the skiff. The US Navy's 5th Fleet, based in Bahrain, said sailors boarded the boats Tuesday, uncovering the arms cache. Photos released by the Navy showed what appeared to be new Kalashnikov rifles wrapped in plastic. It said those aboard the vessels were handed over to Yemeni forces loyal to its exiled ...
Militants abduct kin of 7 policemen in south Kashmir
Militants have abducted at least seven relatives of policemen from various places in south Kashmir, officials said today. Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah have condemned the abductions of kin of policemen. Unconfirmed reports said the total number of kidnapped kin of cops has reached 11 but police said they were trying to ascertain reports of abductions. "Some incidents of abduction have come to the notice of police in South Kashmir. We are ascertaining details and circumstances. In due course it shall be placed in public domain," a police spokesman said. However, officials privy to the development, said that at least seven people, whose family members were working in the Jammu and Kashmir Police, have been picked up by militants last night from Shopian, Kulgam, Anantnag and Awantipora. The militants' action came on a day when the NIA arrested the second son of globally wanted terrorist Syed Salahuddin. Militants kidnapped the nephew of a ...
Militants abduct 11 relatives of J&K policemen; worrisone says Omar
Militants abducted two more relatives of Jammu and Kashmir policemen on Friday taking the number to 11 within the last three days, an official said. Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has termed the development "worrisome".
Conflicts may have killed 5 mn children in Africa: study
Injury, disease, and hunger caused by armed conflict in Africa may have killed as many as five million children under five from 1995 to 2015, said a study today. Of these, about three million were infants aged 12 months or younger. The research, published in The Lancet medical journal, did not rely on an actual headcount, but compared data on 15,441 conflicts in which nearly a million people died, with child birth and death registers, the research team said. They used these data to calculate the risk of a child dying within 100 kilometres (62 miles) and eight years of an armed conflict, and then estimated the number of child deaths attributable to Africa's many wars. The five million figure was much higher than previous estimates, the authors said. "More frequent and more intense armed conflicts have taken place in Africa over the past 30 years than in any other continent," they wrote. "This analysis shows that the effects of armed conflict extend beyond the deaths of combatants and ..
Woman scribe robbed, injured on way to press meet in central Delhi
A woman journalist was injured when she resisted loot by bike-borne men who snatched her bag in the high security zone of ITO, police said. The incident took place this afternoon in the ITO area near the Delhi Police Headquarters. The victim was on her way to attend a press meet when suddenly the bike-borne miscreants snatched her bag and escaped, a police officer said. The bag contained debit card, pan card, credit card and other essential documents. As she resisted their loot attempt, the victim sustained injuries, the officer said. The matter is being investigated.
Militants abduct seven relatives of policemen in south Kashmir
Authorities sounded high alert across south Kashmir areas on Thursday after militants abducted seven persons connected directly or indirectly with the local police force.
Militants abduct kin of 5 policemen in south Kashmir
Militants tonight struck at various places in south Kashmir and abducted kin of policemen. The militants' action came on a day when the NIA arrested the second son of globally wanted terrorist Syed Salahuddin. Police did not immediately gave any official statement and said they were trying to ascertain reports of abductions. However, officials privy to the development, said that at least five people, whose family members were working in the Jammu and Kashmir Police, have been picked up by militants from Shopian, Kulgam, Anantnag and Awantipora. Among those abducted included brother of a deputy superintendent of police. Security forces have went on rampage yesterday after killing of four policemen in Shopian in south Kashmir and damaged some houses belonging to militants. In a related development, kin of a policeman, who was abducted from Ganderbal district in central Kashmir, was released after being mercilessly beaten up by militants.
Raje inaugurates freedom struggle panorama
Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje today inaugurated a freedom struggle panorama at a village in Pali. The statues of revolutionaries of the 1857 rebellion from Aauwa village have been installed with their description in this panorama. Aauwa is registered in the history for its fight against the British Army during the revolt of 1857. Raje said that this is the first government that has initiated conservation of history, culture and freedom struggle of the state and immortalize the folk deities and great personalities. After the inauguration, Raje left for Sumerpur. She addressed a large public gathering there and attacked the Congress. "The Congress believed in caste politics whereas we always believed in taking all communities together towards a developed Rajasthan," she said. "They always cried scarcity of funds for developmental works whereas we never said that there was shortage of fund for developmental works," she said. Raje also addressed public meetings in Sirohi and Sarupganj ...
27 dead after days of clashes near Libya capital: ministry
At least 27 people have been killed and nearly 100 wounded in several days of fighting between rival militias near the Libyan capital, the health ministry said Thursday. The clashes broke out on Monday in suburbs south of Tripoli and continued into Wednesday evening after a truce collapsed, despite an appeal by the United Nations for calm. The clashes came to an end on Thursday after a ceasefire agreement announced by officials from western areas, but it was unclear whether the two rival camps would continue to respect it. The health ministry said at least 27 people were killed and 91 were wounded in the fighting, most of them civilians. Fayez al-Sarraj, the leader of the internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), has tasked forces from western and central regions of Libya with ensuring the rivals adhere to the ceasefire. These forces are meant to guarantee the withdrawal of the two rival camps from front lines and ensure normal life returns in the districts ...