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Police: Brawl at Sikh temple in Indiana leaves 4 injured

Police say a brawl at a Sikh temple in suburban Indianapolis has left four people with minor injuries. Greenwood Assistant Police Chief Matthew Fillenwarth says police and medics responded today to a verbal and physical fight involving about 150 people at the Gurdwara Sikh temple in the city just south of Indianapolis. He tells WISH-TV the altercation began as there was a change of leadership within the temple that he says happens every two years. Fillenwarth says it's believed that there was a worship service going on when the fight broke out. Fillenwarth says four people suffered minor injuries and were taken to a hospital, where they will be questioned by police. Police are reviewing surveillance video from the temple and interviewing other participants in the fight.

Chemical inspectors launch probe in Syria after Western strikes

International inspectors launched their investigation today into an alleged chemical attack near Damascus that prompted an unprecedented wave of Western strikes against Syria's regime. Russian President Vladimir Putin, the regime's top ally, warned that fresh strikes would spark "chaos", but Washington promised economic sanctions on Moscow rather than further military action. US, French and British missiles destroyed sites suspected of hosting chemical weapons development and storage facilities Saturday, but the buildings were mostly empty and the Western trio swiftly reverted to its diplomatic efforts. US President Donald Trump lauded the "perfectly executed" strike, the biggest international attack on President Bashar al-Assad's regime during Syria's seven-year war, but both Damascus and Syria's opposition rubbished its impact. A team of chemical experts from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, based in The Hague, arrived in Damascus hours after the ...

Pro-regime gunmen kill Syria teen on bus from Douma: monitor

Pro-regime forces in Syria opened fire on buses carrying rebels and civilians from Eastern Ghouta, killing a 14-year-old boy, a monitor said today. Several other passengers were also wounded by the attack Saturday on the convoy that left the town of Douma under a Russia-brokered evacuation deal, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Passengers on the convoy told AFP after arriving in the northern province of Aleppo that gunfire had killed one person and wounded three others, all from the same family, but gave no details on the victim. The attack on the buses came shortly after the United States, France and Britain struck regime sites in Syria in response to an alleged deadly regime chemical attack on the town of Douma on April 7. Rescuers and medics have said the alleged attack killed more than 40 people, but Damascus and Moscow have dismissed the reports as "fabrications". Douma was the final rebel holdout in an almost two-month regime assault to reconquer the .

4 arrested for highway robbery

The Delhi Police arrested four people and busted a gang of highway robbers operating along the Delhi-Dhaula Kuan-Gurgaon route, an official said today. The police yesterday arrested Rahul Kumar (24), a resident of Samaypur Badli, Birender Pratap (25), Kamlesh Kumar (28) and Tinku (20) -- all residents of Haiderpur, claimed that they had solved around 36 cases of highway robberies registered in various police stations. Thirty eight mobile phones, seven purses, one gold ring, eight ATM cards, five metro cards, five wrist watches, one passport, two knives, three cars and Rs 14,000 in cash were seized from them, Deputy Commissioner of Police Milind Dumbere said in a statement. Acting on the complaints of some victims, a team from Vasant Kunj North police station was constituted and increased surveillance in the area, the statement said. The cops said that the accused used to pick their targets who are waiting alone at Kapashera Border, Mahipalpur or at Dhaula Kuan. "They would give lift .

Man shot at by militants in J-K

Suspected militants tonight shot at and injured a man in south Kashmir's Shopian district, police said. Militants fired upon Kifayat Mir, a resident of Shopian, near Pinjoora area of the district, a police official said. He said Mir was rushed to a hospital in an injured condition. Further details are awaited, the official said.

2 killed, 5 injured in attack on Church in Pak's Quetta

At least two people were killed and five others wounded when unidentified men opened fire on worshippers exiting a church after the Sunday service in Quetta, media reports said today. The bike-borne assailants today targeted the church in Essa Nagri area of the city, Express Tribune reported. Two people were killed in the attack, police said, adding the injured have been hospitalised. After the attack, the community members with dead bodies staged a protest demonstration and blocked roads disrupting traffic, alleging government's "failure" to end attacks on Christians, according to the report. Meanwhile, Balochistan Home Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti condemned the attack and expressed sorrow over the loss of lives. The minister also assured action against the culprits, it said. The attack comes two weeks after four members of a Christian family were gunned down in Quetta a day after the community celebrated Easter on April 1. In December last year, nine people were killed and over 40 ...

15 militants killed in Timbuktu attack: France

Around 15 militants have been killed in an attack on a United Nations base in northern Mali's historic city of Timbuktu, the French military said today. The UN's MINUSMA force told AFP one of its peacekeepers had been killed in yesterday's four-hour rocket, mortar and car bomb attack at international troops' "Super Camp" neighbouring Timbuktu's airport, and around a dozen were wounded. France said seven of its soldiers were hurt, lowering an initial toll from Malian authorities who had said a dozen French troops were wounded. Some of the assailants, who have yet to be identified, came disguised as peacekeepers in order to sow confusion among troops trying to repel the attack. UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix deplored the assault on Twitter, vowing: "Our determination to support peace in Mali remains unshakeable." French military spokesman Patrik Steiger said the attackers had "failed in their objective of causing the maximum damage possible". "Around 15 (attackers) were ...

Pro-Assad forces launch offensive after Ghouta victory

Syrian government forces launched an offensive in the Homs and Hama provinces on Sunday, after proclaiming victory in the Eastern Ghouta district on the outskirts of Damascus, according to British NGO Syrian Observatory of Human Rights (SOHR).

20 IS terrorists killed in Afghanistan

An Afghan Defence Ministry statement confirmed on Sunday the deaths of 20 Islamic State terror group members during an operation in the northern part of the country.

At least two killed in Afghanistan-Pakistan cross-border gunfight

A cross-border gunfight between Afghan and Pakistani security forces today left at least two people dead, officials from both countries said, amid simmering tensions between the neighbours. At least one Afghan civilian and two Pakistani security forces were killed in the clash, said Abdul Hanan Zadran, acting police chief for Afghanistan's eastern province of Khost. The bodies of the two Pakistanis were found on the Afghan side of the border near Pakistan's tribal belt, Zadran told AFP. Three civilians were also wounded, he added. Khost provincial governor spokesman Talib Mangal confirmed the incident, but said two Afghan civilians and four Pakistani troops were killed. Two Pakistani security forces were also detained on Afghan soil, he added. Afghan officials often give conflicting casualty figures. The Pakistani military said two members of its paramilitary Frontier Corps were "carrying out routine surveillance" along the border when they were "fired upon from Afghanistan". Two of ..

Cash, gold looted from trader in Jharkhand

Unidentified criminals looted Rs 1.32 crore in cash and 4.5 kg of gold from a trader in Jharkhand's Koderma district, police said on Sunday.

20 militants killed in joint US-Afghan raid

At least 20 militants affiliated to terror outfit Islamic State (IS) have been killed during the joint raids of the Afghan and US forces in Afghanistan's northern Jawzjan province.A commander of the terror group identified as Yousuf was among those killed, at least eight militants including a local commander of the Taliban were killed in Chesht-e-Sharif district of Herta, five others were killed in Bala Bolok district of Farah, and six more were killed in Nejrab district of kapisa, reported Khaama Press, citing Afghan's Ministry of Defence (MoD) spokesperson General Mohammad Radmanish, as saying.According to the report, the Afghan forces have confiscated 99 improvised explosive devices as well during the operations.The Afghan forces are presently involved in 21 operations in 13 provinces of the war-ravaged country.68 raids have been conducted by the Special Forces while 13 airstrikes have been carried out by the Air Force.

Soon normalcy will return to J-K: Army Chief

Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Sunday said that soon normalcy would return to Jammu and Kashmir which has been reeling under tense situation due to terrorist attacks.While speaking at the commemoration of 70 years of Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry Regiment (JAK LI) on Sunday in the capital, "People in Kashmir stand for peace which is an indicator of the hope that they will bring about normalcy in the state."He further said that the symbol of JAK LI 'two rifles' stands for peace as both points away from each other."The symbol of JAK LI regiment portrays two rifles pointing away from each other. The symbol depicts that whoever owns a weapon in Kashmir keeps it for protection and not to harm anyone. The symbol shows the right way to use a weapon," General Rawat said."If we follow with this ideal then the conditions in Kashmir will improve," he added.Speaking about terrorism in the state, he said that there are a few young people who have been radicalized in the state but time will ..

Islamic State claims attack in Egypt's Sinai that killed 8

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack on an Egyptian army base in the Sinai Peninsula that killed at least eight soldiers. The extremist group claimed Saturday's attack in a statement carried by its Aamaq news agency. Egypt's military said another 15 soldiers were wounded when suicide bombers blew themselves up as they tried to infiltrate the base. It said 14 militants were killed in the attack. The attack comes two months after the launch of a massive operation against militants in Sinai as well as parts of Egypt's Nile Delta and the Western Desert, along the porous border with Libya.

Tight security in 2 UP villages amid caste tension

Security has been tightened and extra police personnel deployed in two villages here following clashes between two groups, police said today. Trouble started after the Dalit and Jat groups, from Abdulpur and Lakhnoti villages respectively, violently clashed with each other yesterday, Circle Officer Mohd Rizwan said, adding that 12 people were taken into custody and a case was registered. A large number of police personnel has been deployed to maintain law and order in the area, Rizwan said.

First time: SSB to create pen-portraits of 1 lakh jawans

Border guarding force SSB, that guards India's borders with Nepal and Bhutan, has launched a unique project to create "pen-pictures" of its about one lakh jawans detailing their physical, professional and behavioural traits. The exercise is aimed at understanding strengths, weaknesses, interests, aspirations and personal and professional problems of troops. The paramilitary force has started a unique Know your Personnel (KYP) programme, on the lines of the much-known Know Your Customer due diligence exercise, across all its formations in the country where the commanding officer will personally talk to each jawan and take down observations in their "own hand writing." The force has also framed a maiden Personnel Charter to ensure timely problem resolution and ensure zero grievance amongst troops, on the lines of the Citizen Charter. SSB Director General (DG) R K Mishra, while recently issuing a four-page SOP circular, has asked the commanding/supervisory officers to make a sincere ...

MP cop suspended for taking part in Apr 2 protests

A police constable allegedly seen with agitators involved in damaging rail tracks during the nationwide protest on April 2, called by Dalit outfits, has been placed under suspension, a senior police officer said. Superintendent of Police (SP) Aditya Pratap Singh said that police constable Vinit Maurya, who was posted at the city's Harijan police station, has been suspended after a video, in which he is allegedly seen participating in the protests at a local railway station, went viral on social media. Agitators, during this protest, had damaged railway infrastructure and had pelted police with stones, he said. A case in this regard was also registered at the local railway police station on that day. Railway police station in charge Haricharan Lal said, "In the video, the constable (in civil dress) is seen participating in stone pelting and other unauthorised acts along with a mob of protesters." Protests across the country were organised on April 2 against a Supreme ...

5 Naxals, 18 supporters surrender in C'garh's Narayanpur

Five Naxals and 18 Maoist supporters, including five women,havesurrendered in Chhattisgarhs insurgency-hit Narayanpur district, police said today. They turned themselves in before police and Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) officials at Kukdajhor police station here yesterday,Narayanpur Superintendent of Police Jitendra Shukla told PTI. The five Naxals were active as jan-militia members of the proscribed outfit while the remaining were supporters, he added. They were associated with the Naxal movement for a long time and were tasked with arranging meetings and food for Maoists, putting up pamphlets, posters and banners, collecting information besides planting IEDs (improvised explosive devices) to target security forces, he said. "Those who surrendered were in contact with police for the past one year and were willing to come to back to the mainstream. After noticing their activities and willingness to quit the outlawed movement to lead a normal life, their surrender .

Insurgents attack checkpoint in Afghanistan, killing 11

At least 11 Afghan paramilitary forces were killed when the Taliban attacked their checkpoint, an official said today. Zabi Amani, a spokesman for the governor of the northern Sari Pul province, said two other forces were wounded in the attack late Saturday. He said three insurgents were killed, including a local commander, and four others were wounded. Those targeted were members of the Local Uprising Forces, militias supported by the government. No one immediately claimed the attack, but Amani blamed the Taliban, who are active in the area. Elsewhere in Afghanistan, insurgents attacked two security checkpoints in the eastern Ghazni province, killing four police and wounding five others, according to Arif Noori, spokesman for the provincial governor. He said the Taliban opened fire on the checkpoints and then targeted reinforcements with a roadside bomb. The Taliban, who control large parts of the province, claimed the attack and said they captured weapons and ammunition. The ...

Afghan, Pakistani forces clash near disputed border

An Afghan official says Pakistani forces have crossed into eastern Afghanistan and clashed with Afghan troops. Col Abdul Hanan, the acting provincial police chief in the eastern Khost province, says the fighting broke out today and is still underway. He was not immediately able to confirm reports of casualties. The two countries are separated by the 2,400-kilometer (1,500-mile) Durand Line, which was drawn by British rulers in 1896. Kabul does not recognize it as an international border and has objected to new fortifications being built by Pakistan. The two US allies routinely accuse each other of failing to crack down on militants who operate along the porous border.