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Death toll on Gaza-Israel border rises to five: ministry
A 16-year-old Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli forces today, the health ministry in the Gaza Strip said, as bloody clashes on the border with Israel escalated. Ahmed Ouda was shot in a clash north of Gaza City, the ministry said, as thousands of people took part in major protests all along the border. Three other protesters were shot dead, while a farmer died when he was hit by a tank shell, Palestinian officials said.
Tejashwi Yadav accuses RSS of inciting riots in Bihar
After communal violence has reportedly spread to eight cities in Bihar, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday accused Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of inciting riots in the state."Mohan Bhagwat recently came to Bihar for 14 days. In these 14 days, he gave training on how to incite riots during Ram Navami. Now, people are getting to know about the agenda of his Bihar visit," Yadav saidAfter communal violence hit Bhagalpur district last weekend, the clashes have spread to other areas as well, with the latest being Nawada city.A clash erupted there today between two communities after an idol of Lord Hanuman was found to have been vandalised by miscreants.However, the situation came under control after security personnel were deployed in the city.
CRPF jawan injured in bomb blast in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur
A CRPF jawan was injured in the explosion of a pressure bomb, suspected to be planted by the Naxals, in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh today. Sunderraj P, Deputy Inspector General, South Bastar, told Bhasha/PTI on phone that Lakshman Rao (29), a jawan of the 85th battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force, was injured after stepping on a pressure bomb near Mahadev Ghat. He was part of a CRPF team which had set out for Bhopalpatnam from Bijapur for patrolling, the DIG said. Rao was shifted to Raipur for treatment, he said.
Post-Ram Navami violence, police gear up for Hanuman Jayanti
Following violence over Ram Navami celebrations in West Bengal, the police are putting in place elaborate arrangements to avoid any untoward incident during Hanuman Jayanti celebrations in the state tomorrow. Apart from a ban on armed rallies, additional forces will be deployed in each district and police personnel will be placed outside every religious place. "Elaborate arrangements have been made. Police will be deployed in every corner of the state, we will keep a tab on any suspicious movement. No one will be allowed to take out armed rallies," a senior police officer said here. Besides the deployment of additional forces, mobile police teams would patrol the sensitive areas round-the-clock and special monitoring would be done at the Bangladesh border and the inter-state borders, another police official said. "We have reports that those involved in Sunday's violence (in the Asansol and Raniganj areas of West Burdwan district) were outsiders," the official said. Chief Minister ...
Russia says deal reached on armed groups leaving E Ghouta town
Russia's defence ministry said today an agreement had been reached on armed rebel groups leaving the main town in Syria's Eastern Ghouta. "Today an agreement has been reached with the leaders of illegal armed formations of fighters and their family members to leave the town of Douma shortly," a senior defence ministry official, Sergei Rudskoi, said at a briefing, quoted on the defence ministry website. Syrian regime ally Russia has played a crucial role in helping the government gain the upper hand against rebels being evacuated from Eastern Ghouta. Moscow's military personnel have also directly overseen evacuations of rebels and civilians from encircled opposition zones in the enclave. Rudskoi said that so far "28,495 peaceful civilians have left via a humanitarian corridor opened in the area of the Al-Wafideen settlement." Syrian troops and their allies launched their all-out assault on Eastern Ghouta on February 18, seeking to oust the armed opposition from its strategic perch on .
Five Bangladeshi nationals arrested for armed robbery in Thane
Five persons were arrested for an armed robbery in a house in Kashimira locality in Bhayander here in which cash and jewellery amounting to Rs 9.98 lakh was looted, police said today. Police said that preliminary investigations have revealed that the five persons are Bangladeshi nationals, with three of them arriving in the country a few days ago by air and the other two by train. In the early hours of March 22, a group of armed robbers cut the grills of a house near Chena creek here and, after tying up the residents, looted Rs 9.98 lakh in cash and valuables from them, said police. Following the incident, special police teams were formed and they had fanned out in different areas of the district to apprehend the criminals, police informed. "Acting on a tip-off, a team led by senior inspector Venkat Andale and assistant inspector Pramod Badak of the Crime Branch yesterday kept vigil at a bridge between Vasai and Versova here and stopped a Chevrolet car. The tip-off was .
US airstrike kills 6 IS terrorists in Afghanistan
As many as six Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in a US drone strike in Kunar province in northeastern Afghanistan, local officials said on Friday.The officials said that the latest airstrike was carried out in Chapa Dara district in the province.The spokesperson of Kunar provincial governor Faridullah Dehqan, was quoted by the Khaama Press as saying that two top IS commanders were among those killed in the airstrike.He said that the airstrike was necessitated to clear out the terror hideouts of the dreaded militant group in Kunar province.The IS group has not commented on the incident so far.This comes as at least five militants affiliated with the terror group were killed in a similar airstrike conducted in the same district last week.The US forces, along with the Afghan forces frequently carries out airstrikes on IS targets in Kunar province and elsewhere in Afghanistan, in a bid to eliminate the presence of the militant group in the country.Furthermore, three IS militants .
Communal tension grips Bihar town
Communal tension gripped Bihar's Nawada town on Friday after a religious idol was found damaged, police said.
Afghan official: 4 civilians killed amid battle with Taliban
An Afghan official says four civilians have been killed and another eight wounded during a gun-battle between Afghan security forces and the Taliban in northeastern Badakhshan province. Asadullah Mujadedi, a district police chief there, says the battle broke out after security forces launched a clean-up operation in Badakhshan's Jurm district. Mujahdedi says the Taliban, armed with mortars and machine gun rifles, fired from within the houses in a blistering battle that lasted throughout the day yesterday. A statement from the Taliban today claimed significantly more civilians were killed in the firefight and blamed the government for their deaths.
Palestinian killed before mass Gaza protest
A Palestinian farmer was killed and another was injured on Friday by Israeli artillery fire on eastern Gaza Strip, officials said, hours before a major protest by Palestinians along the border.
Russia says 'terrorists nearly wiped out' of Syria's Eastern Ghouta
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Syrian forces had "nearly wiped out the terrorists" in the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta. Backed by the Russian military since 2015, the Syrian regime in February launched a massive offensive against rebels in the Damascus suburb, killing more that 1,600 civilians. "As a result of this anti-terrorism operation in Eastern Ghouta, terrorist elements have nearly been wiped out of this suburb of the Syrian capital," Lavrov yesterday said at press conference in Moscow after meeting UN Syrian envoy Staffan de Mistura. "Civilian life is going to be re-established there," Lavrov said, adding that "the majority of the rebels have been evacuated". Syrian troops have recaptured more than 90 per cent of Ghouta, and are draining the last opposition pockets with negotiated pull-outs mediated by Russia. Moscow has secured two such deals already and has been pressing Jaish al-Islam, the rebel faction in control of the third and final part of the ...
Israel shelling kills Palestinian ahead of Gaza protests
- Israeli shelling killed a Palestinian farmer in Gaza early today, the enclave's health ministry said, just hours before the launch of mass protests along the border. A second Palestinian was wounded by the tank fire near Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, a ministry spokesman said. The ministry identified the dead man as Omar Samour, 27. Witnesses said he was working his land near the border when the shells hit. An Israeli army spokesman said: "Two suspects approached the security fence along the southern Gaza Strip and began operating suspiciously. "In response an (Israeli) tank fired towards them," he said, adding that the army was aware of reports of a death. The shelling came just hours before the opening of large protest camps near the border, which have prompted the Israeli army to deploy reinforcements, including more than 100 special forces snipers, for fear of mass attempts to break through the security fence. Hundreds of people, including women and children, are ...
Shopian shoot-out: Injured militant in hospital
A Hizbul Mujahideen militant, who was involved in a shoot-out with the Army in Shopian district, has surfaced in SKIMS Hospital here in an injured condition, police said. "Asif Ashraf Malik, an active militant of outlawed Hizbul Mujahideen outfit has been admitted with a bullet injury at SKIMS hospital here," a police spokesman said. He said preliminary investigation suggests that he was injured at Ahgam in Shopian district last night when militants, travelling in car, opened fire on an Army patrol. Malik, a resident of Krawoora in Shopian, has been active as a militant since October last year. Militants last night opened fire on an Army patrol at Ahgam in Shopian last night, drawing retaliatory fire from security forces. The car in which the militants were travelling at the time of the incident had veered off the road and hit a tree. Security forces had launched a search operation in the area but the militants managed to escape and Malik managed to travel a distance of more than 50 .
UNSC sanctions on terror outfit once located in Af-Pak border area
The UN Security Council has imposed sanctions on a terrorist outfit associated with the Al-Nusrah Front and previously located in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border area, imposing an arms embargo, asset freeze and travel ban on it. The Council's ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee yesterday added Khatiba Imam Al-Bukhari to its sanctions list of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo. Also known as Khataib al-Imam al-Bukhari, the group was previously located in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border area and as of this month was known to be located in Syria, with its "operation zone" in Idlib, Aleppo and Khama, according to a Committee press release. Al-Bukhari has been associated with the Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant and "committed terrorist attacks in the Syrian Arab Republic", the release said. Since 2016, the outfit had been redeployed to Northern Afghanistan to project attacks against Central Asia countries, it said.
8 killed in suicide attack in eastern Libya: security officer
At least eight people, including civilians, were killed today in a suicide car bomb attack against a security barricade in the east of Libya, according to security and hospital sources. A suicide attacker exploded his vehicle at a barricade manned by forces loyal to Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar near the city of Ajdabiya, some 840 kilometres from Tripoli, general Fawzi al-Mansouri, a top officer in the local security forces, told AFP.
Efforts on to secure peace in Munger: DM
The Bihar government is working to ensure peace and rule of law in Munger after clashes occurred between two communities in the city, District Magistrate Uday Kumar Singh said on Thursday.Security personnel also conducted a flag march in the city after the incident.Singh said, "We are working to ensure peace and rule of law in the city. The situation is completely normal and will remain so."The clashes, erupted in Bhagalpur on March 17, have reportedly spread to seven more districts in the state.
Al-Qaida attack on Yemeni checkpoint kills 9 troops
A Yemeni official says a suspected al-Qaida attack on a checkpoint in the southeast has killed nine soldiers and wounded four others. Hisham al-Jabri, a military spokesman, said yesterday's attack in the Hadramawt province targeted an elite unit set up by the United Arab Emirates, which is part of a Saudi-led coalition battling the country's Houthi rebels. He says five attackers were killed. The Saudi-led coalition has been at war with the Iran-allied rebels for more than three years in a conflict that has killed more than 10,000 people and devastated the Arab world's poorest country. Al-Qaida and a local Islamic State affiliate have exploited the chaos to expand their reach.
Pak opens fire along LoC in Rajouri, Poonch, jawan injured
An Army jawan was injured when Pakistani troops tonight launched shells and fired along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch and Rajouri districts, an official said today. Indian troops retaliated strongly and effectively, they said. The Pakistan Army also fired at Indian positions on the LoC in Kerni area of Poonch district tonight, the police said. The exchange continued intermittently when reports last came from the areas, they said.
J&K: Cop killed, civillian injured in separate terror attacks
A police officer lost his life and one civilian sustained injuries in three separate attacks in Shopian, Anantnag and Kulgam districts in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.Earlier in the day, terrorists opened fire at a patrolling party of Indian Army's 44 Rashtriya Rifles in Shopian district's Ahgam village. As of now no casualties have been reported.In a separate incident, Special Police Officer Mushtaq Ahmed Sheikh was injured after terrorists fired at his house in Anantnag district's Bijbehara town. He succumbed to his injuries soon after being taken to the hospital.Another incident took place in Kulgam district, where a teacher suffered bullet injuries in one of his legs in a terrorist attack. He is currently admitted to a hospital for further treatment.
Anti-terror operation in Rajouri called off, day after 4 terrorists killed
Police tonight called off its anti-terror operation in Rajouri hills in Jammu and Kashmir, where four terrorists were killed in an operation yesterday. "Police tonight called off its area sanitisation operation at the site of yesterday's encounter in Sunderbani. A huge cache of arms and ammunition belonging to the militants were recovered from the area," Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Rajouri district Yougal Manhas told PTI. The bodies of the militants were also buried today after legal formalities, the officer said. The four terrorists, who were part of a suicide squad, were killed in a day-long encounter with security forces in the Sunderbani area yesterday. The fidayeen, or suicide attackers, had infiltrated into the Indian territory from across the Line of Control (LoC) about four-five days ago, prompting security forces to launch a search operation in the area. Authorities had ordered the closure of educational institutions in the Sunderbani tehsil in view of the search