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Aurangabad clash: 3 FIRs registered, few people detained
Police said on Saturday that the situation in Aurangabad city was under control, a day after two persons died in communal clashes that broke out in multiple areas of the city.Three FIRs have been registered and a few people have been detained too for rioting which left over 40 people injured, including police personnel.Aurangabad Acting Commissioner and Special IG Milind Bharambe said necessary measures have been taken to control the situation which has become normal now."Seven companies of State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) and one company of riot control police have currently been deployed there," Bharambe told ANI.Talking about the casualties, he said one person died due to a plastic bullet injury while the other lost his life as a slab had fallen on him.Clashes broke out in the city two days ago following the removal of a water connection to a place of worship in Moti Karanja area.About 50 shops were gutted in the clashes, and hundreds of youths took to the streets to pelt stones, .
ISIS claims responsibility for Paris knife attack
Terrorist organisation ISIS has claimed the responsibility of Saturday's knife attack in central Paris, according to nydailynews.com.The attacker was shot dead by the police after he killed one person and managed to injure four others near the Palais Garnier opera house in the Second Arrondissement.According to Parisian police, two of the injured are in critical condition.The ISIS claimed the responsibility on social media and stated "carried out the operation in response to calls targeting the coalition countries".Citing local media reports, nydailynews.com stated that the attacker, a north-African man in his mid-twenties, shouted "Allahu Akbar" while carrying out the attack.
ISIS claims responsibility for fatal stabbing in Paris
Terrorist organisation ISIS has claimed the responsibility of Saturday's knife attack in central Paris, according to nydailynews.com.The attacker was shot dead by the police after he killed one person and managed to injure four others near the Palais Garnier opera house in the Second Arrondissement.According to Parisian police, two of the injured are in critical condition.The ISIS claimed the responsibility on social media and stated "carried out the operation in response to calls targeting the coalition countries".Citing local media reports, nydailynews.com stated that the attacker, a north-African man in his mid-twenties, shouted "Allahu Akbar" while carrying out the attack.
IS claims responsibility for Paris attack: SITE monitoring group
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a deadly knife attack carried out in central Paris, according to the SITE monitoring group. "The executor of the stabbing operation in the city of Paris is a soldier of the Islamic State and the operation was carried out in response to the calls to target the coalition states," a "security source" told IS's official Amaq news agency.
IS claims responsibility for Paris attack: SITE monitoring group
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a deadly knife attack carried out in central Paris, according to the SITE monitoring group. "The executor of the stabbing operation in the city of Paris is a soldier of the Islamic State and the operation was carried out in response to the calls to target the coalition states," a "security source" told IS's official Amaq news agency.
IS claims responsibility for Paris attack: SITE monitoring group
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a deadly knife attack carried out in central Paris, according to the SITE monitoring group. "The executor of the stabbing operation in the city of Paris is a soldier of the Islamic State and the operation was carried out in response to the calls to target the coalition states," a "security source" told IS's official Amaq news agency.
Terror probe launched after deadly Paris knife attack
A knifeman shouting Allahu akbar was shot dead by police in central Paris after he killed one person and injured four, prompting a terror probe. The attack took place near the city's main opera house in an area full of bars, restaurants and theatres which were brimming on a weekend night. French President Emmanuel Macron said: "France once again pays the price of blood." Prosecutors cited witnesses as saying the man shouted Allahu akbar as he went on the rampage, and added that a terror investigation had been launched. The man attacked five people with a knife, one of whom died, police said. Two were in serious condition and all the victims are in hospital. Interior Minister Gerard Collomb hailed in a tweet the "sang-froid and reaction of the police who neutralised the attacker." A large area was cordoned-off where police, fire and rescue vehicles converged. Shocked tourists and residents looked on from behind the security perimeter. "I was on the cafe terrace, I heard three, four ...
Record low turnout in first Iraq elections since IS defeat
Iraq saw a record low turnout today in its first elections since the collapse of the Islamic State group, pointing to widespread dissatisfaction with the direction of the country under Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi and presaging a long period of deal-making as politicians squabble over posts in a new government. There were no bombings at any polling stations a first since the U.S. invaded Iraq in 2003. Al-Abadi called it a "historic day, spent peacefully by all Iraqis." Riyadh al-Badran, a member on Iraq's national elections commission, said turnout was 44 per cent. No election since 2003 saw turnout below 60 percent. More than ten million Iraqis voted. With no clear front-runner, it could take months for a new Parliament to form a government name a prime minister seen as suitable to the country's rival Shiite political currents, who have adopted diverging positions on Iran. The low turnout could open the door to Sunni-led and Kurdish electoral lists to play an outsized role in the .
Two spies among three sentenced to death in Yemen: rebel media
A court in Yemen's rebel-held capital sentenced three people to death today, including two for spying for Saudi Arabia, a news agency controlled by the insurgents said. Two men were sentenced by the criminal court in Sanaa for "providing information to a foreign state and co-operating with aggressor state Saudi Arabia between 2015 and 2016," the Saba agency reported. A third man was sentenced for belonging to Al-Qaeda, Saba said. The press agency did not specify whether the three convicts were present in court or if they were tried in absentia. The Huthi rebels have controlled Sanaa and large swathes of the north and west of Yemen since 2014. The insurgents are fighting forces loyal to an internationally recognised government, which since March 2015 have been bolstered by a military coalition led by Saudi Arabia. The Shiite Huthis are supported by Iran, although Tehran denies providing military aid. The conflict has claimed 10,000 lives, wounded more than 54,000 and provoked what the .
Chaos at Tej Pratap's wedding; unruly crowd loots food items, crockery
Chaos prevailed at the wedding of Tej Pratap Yadav, the elder son of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, as an unruly crowd breached the cordon separating the pandal meant for VIPs and the media and started looting food items. Yadav tied the nuptial knot with Aishwarya Rai, who is the daughter of RJD MLA Chandrika Rai. Preparations were made for thousands of people gathered for the wedding. Shortly after Tej Pratap and Aishwarya exchanged garlands, a horde of people believed to be RJD supporters -- broke the cordon and started looting food items. Soon the entire area was strewn with broken crockery and upturned tables and chairs, while a number of party leaders made a vain attempt to chase away intruders by wielding sticks. Several media persons, including cameramen, complained of having been manhandled and their equipment damaged. Caterers said the unruly crowd looted some of their utensils and other items. Organisers had earlier said that arrangement of food had been made for around 7,000 ...
5 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan
At least five Taliban militants have been killed and seven others wounded during the joint operations launched by the security forces in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province.Security forces from the army, border police, national police, national intelligence directorate, and public uprising forces have taken part in the operations, reported Khaama Press, citing the governor's office in Nangarhar, as saying in a statement.The statement further stated that the Afghan armed forces also provided indirect artillery aid in association with the foreign forces which are responsible for providing close air support whilst the operations are being conducted.An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was discovered and diffused during the operations, the report said.This comes in tandem with various ongoing counter-terrorism operations in certain northern provinces as the militant and terrorist groups are attempting to expand their insurgency activities in the north.The US military based in Afghanistan ...
Two dead in communal clashes in Aurangabad
Two persons died and around fifty others, including a dozen policemen, were injured as clashes broke out between two communities in Aurangabad city in central Maharashtra last night, police said. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said this evening that the situation was now under control. The district administration has clamped prohibitory orders under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure banning assembly of people and suspended Internet services, said a senior police official. One of the deceased was a 17-year-old youth who allegedly died in police firing, while the other was a 65-year-old man who was trapped in his house when an adjoining shop was set on fire by rioters, the official said. The rioting started in Moti Karanja area around 10 last night and spread to Gandhi Nagar, Raja Bazaar, Shah Ganj and Sarafa areas, forcing police to fire in the air and lob teargas shells, the official added. Among those injured were seven women and a dozen policemen, ...
PLFI rebel killed in encounter
A self styled 'area commander' of the ultra outfit Peoples Liberation Front of India(PLFI) was killed and two others were arrested after an encounter with CRPF and district police at Sinharjore forest in Jharkhand bordering Odisha, police said. PLFI is a breakway faction of the banned CPI(Maoist). The encounter took place when the security personnel rushed to the spot in Simdega district following a tip off, superintendent of police Sanjeev Ranjan said. The rebel killed in the exchange of fire was identified as Pandu alias Lamboo, he said. During the search operation that followed, the security personnel arrested two rebels and seized two double barrel guns, a country-made pistol, an AK-47 and a sten gun, 17 live cartridges, one wireless set, two mobile phones among other items. All the rebels hailed from Odisha, Ranjan said adding the two arrested are being interrogated.
Yemeni forces liberate key district from Houthi rebels
Yemeni government forces succeeded in retaking control of a district from the Shia Houthi rebels after fierce armed confrontations and airstrikes in the southwestern province of Taiz on Saturday, an Army commander said.
Two killed in Maharashtra group clashes; ACP critical
At least two persons were killed and more than 40 injured, including 10 policemen, when clashes broke out between two groups in this famed Maharashtra tourist town, an official said.
Two killed in Maharashtra group clash
At least two persons were killed and more than 40 injured, including 10 policemen, when clashes broke out between two groups in this famed tourist town, an official said.
Six Naxals held in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh
Six Naxals including a woman were arrested in Chhattisgarh's Maoist-hit Bijapur district, police said today. The Naxals were arrested in a forest under Gangaloor police station limits when a joint team of District Reserve Guard of police, Special Task Force and local police was out on a search operation yesterday, Bijapur Superintendent of Police Mohit Garg told PTI. He identified the arrested cadres as Santu Punem (32), Aaytu Punem (19), Raju Potam (20), Punem Lakkhu (32) and Punem Manku (25), all Maoist militia members; and Laxmi Punem (25), head of the Krantikari Adivasi Mahila Sangh, a Maoist front. Acting on a tip-off, security forces were conducting a combing operation to nab some wanted Naxals in Gangaloor area, 450 km from Raipur, for the last two days, the SP said. An encounter broke out between the security forces and ultras in a forest near Pusnar-Metpal village on May 10 but the Naxals fled after a brief exchange of fire, he said. The security forces, however,
26/11: Nawaz Shairf admits Pak's hand
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that terrorists sent by Pakistan were responsible for the deadly 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks that claimed over 160 lives."Militant organisations are active. Call them non-state actors, should we allow them to cross the border and kill 150 people in Mumbai? Explain it to me. Why can't we complete the trial?" Nawaz noted in an interview to Pakistan's Dawn newspaper in a reference to the Mumbai attacks-related trials which have stalled in a Rawalpindi anti-terrorism court.Pakistan has so far not completed trial in the 26/11 case.On November 26, 2008, 10 Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists had sailed into Mumbai from Karachi and carried out coordinated attacks in different parts of the city, killing about 166 people and injuring over 600 others.The lone survivor, Ajmal Amir Kasab, was caught and was sentenced to death at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune in 2012.The Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) was believed to have plotted the 26/11 ...
Russian bombers intercepted off Alaska: NORAD
US fighter jets intercepted two Russian bombers in international air space off western Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said today. The long-range Tu-95 "Bear" bombers were "intercepted and visually identified" yesterday morning by a pair of Alaska-based NORAD F-22 Raptors as the Russian aircraft flew in the Air Defense Identification Zone, north of the Aleutian Islands, said Canadian Army Major Andrew Hennessy, of NORAD public affairs. The Air Defense Identification Zone extends for about 200 miles (322 kilometers) from the coastline, mostly in international airspace. "At no time did the Russian bombers enter North American sovereign airspace," Hennessy said in a statement to AFP. He added that the US jets monitored the Russians until the propellor-driven bombers left the Identification Zone along the Aleutians heading west. In April last year NORAD and the Pentagon said Tu-95 Bear bombers were spotted in international air space on three occasions - twice near the
45 Taliban insurgents killed in Afghanistan
At least 45 Taliban insurgents have been killed and over 40 were wounded in a clash with the Afghan security forces in the war-torn country's Farah province, confirmed the Ministry of Defense.The Taliban militants from the neighboring province had attacked Farah city in a bid to take control of it, reported Afghan's TOLO News.In addition to this, at least 16 Afghan security forces have also been killed in a clash with Taliban militants, the report said.This comes in tandem with various ongoing counter-terrorism operations in certain provinces as the militant and terrorist groups are attempting to expand their insurgency activities.