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Anti-president protests in D.R. Congo kills 7
At least seven people have been killed in massive anti-protests against D.R. Congo President Joseph Kabila, who has refused to step down from office.A police spokesman quoted by the Guardian on Sunday said four people had been killed in clashes with security forces in the capital, Kinshasa, and three of the deaths were being investigated.Catholic churches and activists had called for peaceful demonstrations after Sunday mass, one year after they oversaw the signing of an accord that set a new election date to ease tensions in the mineral-rich country.Kabila, whose mandate ended in December 2016, had agreed to set an election date by the end of 2017. Congo's election commission says the vote cannot be held until December 2018. Critics accuse Kabila of postponing elections to maintain his grip on power, causing tensions to increase and provoking violence and deadly street demonstrations across the country since the end of 2016.The United Nations Human Rights office in D.R. Congo has ...
Kenyan security forces hunt for Al-Shabaab militants who attacked police camps
Kenya's elite security forces have intensified a manhunt for Al-Shabaab militants who attacked two police camps in northeastern parts of the country on Saturday, officials said on Sunday.
Death toll in Afghan suicide attack rises to 15
The death toll in a suicide attack during funeral prayers of former district chief of Haskamena district in Afghanistan eastern Nangarhar province on Sunday has reached 15.Tolo News quoted Attaullah Khoghyani, a spokesman for the provincial governor, as saying that it was a suicide attack in which 15 people were killed and wounded 14 others.The injured were taken to a nearby hospital in the city.The incident took place after a suicide bomber detonated his explosives among the people who were present during the funeral prayers at the Muqam Khan cemetery in Jalalabad, the provincial capital.No individual or group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
We will safeguard Constitution, says Mevani while slamming BJP
Dalit leader and newly elected MLA from Gujarat Jignesh Mevani today dared the BJP to try and change the Constitution, saying he and other like-minded people would not let it happen. Mevani was speaking at 'Elgaar Parishad' here, organised to commemorate the 'Battle of Bhima-Koregaon'. JNU student leader Umar Khalid, late Dalit research scholar Rohit Vemula's mother Radhika, Bhim Army president Vinay Ratan Singh and Prakash Ambedkar, former MP and grandson of Dr B R Ambedkar were present at the event. Mevani, a first-time MLA who contested as an independent, said Dalits, minorities, farmers and marginalised sections of the society decimated BJP's ego in the Gujarat Assembly polls, bringing down its tally to 99 seats. Referring to Union minister Anant Kumar Hegde's controversial statement about changing the Constitution, Mevani dared the ruling party to try and do it. "If you think of changing the Constitution and the democratic set-up of India, we too have the power to .
Meghalaya minister's PSO shot at
The personal security officer of a Meghalaya minister was shot at and injured during a robbery on NH-62 in East Garo Hills district early today, the police said. The incident occurred at about 2:30 am when the PSO, Dalsrang Momin, was escorting a truck full of CGI sheets for distribution by Education Minister Deborah Marak to beneficiaries in Williamnagar constituency. The car Momin was driving while escorting the truck was stopped near Rongmil village by armed dacoits who were looting other vehicles, police said. They ordered Momin to come out of the car and found his allotted handgun. They panicked after seeing the weapon and one of the dacoits fired at the PSO who suffered pellet injuries in the face and upper torso. The gang then fled. The PSO is now out of danger, district Superintendent of Police Vivekanand Singh said confirming the incident.
18 dead in attack on Afghan funeral: officials
An explosion at a funeral in Afghanistan's restive east today killed at least 18 mourners and wounded another 13, officials said, capping a deadly year for ordinary Afghans. There was no immediate claim of responsiblity for the blast which authorities initially said was caused by a suicide attacker but now believe was triggered by explosives attached to a motorcycle. The Taliban said on Twitter they had nothing to do with the incident -- the latest violence to claim the lives of civilians in the war-torn country. "The explosion was caused by a motorcycle bomb our investigation has concluded," Nangarhar governor spokesman Attaullah Khogyani told AFP. The governor's office put the death toll from the attack near the provincial capital Jalalabad at 18, with 13 wounded. Provincial health director Najib Kamawal confirmed the new toll. The explosion happened during the funeral ceremony for a former governor of Haska Mina district who died recently of natural causes, a ...
Pulwama encounter continues; one more CRPF jawan killed
One more Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan has lost his life in the ongoing encounter between terrorists and security forces in Pulwama of Jammu and Kashmir, taking the toll to five.The terrorists had stormed a training centre in the Pulwama district in the wee hours of Sunday, of which three were reported to be killed in the ensuing encounter.The terrorists first lobbed grenades and then began indiscriminate firing and entered the training centre in Awantipora.One terrorist is still said to be trapped at in the encounter site.With the daybreak, more troops were called in to neutralise the terrorists. The buildings in the nearby area were also evacuated."Fidayeen managed to enter Lethpora camp at 2.10 AM. As per report, two of our men got injured during initial intrusion from J-K Police Commando training area side. There is quite possibility of similar type of attack on other camp also," said the CRPF.Further details are awaited.
Police arrest 6 for abducting, robbing cab drivers in Delhi
Six people were arrested for allegedly abducting cab drivers and looting them, and stealing their vehicles near Kalindi Kunj area here, police said today. Acting on a tip-off, police apprehended gang leader Dharamvir (21), Ravi (26), Mohd Sahib, Vicky, Raju and Heera (all aged 19 years) on Friday, Deputy Commissioner of Police (southeast district) Chinmoy Biswal said. Three cars, a Swift Dzire running for online cab aggregator Ola, a Renault Lodgy and a WagonR, a dummy pistol, two knives and identity proofs stolen from victims were recovered from their possession, he added. During interrogation, Dharamvir admitted to hailing cabs during late evenings at dark stretches of the city posing as a passengers and then overpowering the driver and looting him at knife point once the vehicle arrived, DCP Biswal added. The accused would then leave the vehicle at a deserted area to be disposed of later, he said. Three separate FIRs were lodged at police stations of Sarita Vihar and ..
Female suicide bomber kills one, wounds 28 in Cameroon
A female suicide bomber blew herself up in a cafe in Cameroon's far north region Sunday, killing at least one person and wounding 28 others, witnesses told AFP. Witnesses said the woman entered the cafe at around 7:00 am before detonating her explosive vest in Bia, a village close to the border with Nigeria. The area has seen frequent attacks by the Boko Haram jihadist group in recent years. Those hurt in the blast were taken to a nearby hospital, witnesses said. Since 2014, when Cameroon began its fight against Boko Haram, the group has killed at least 2,000 civilians and military personnel and kidnapped a thousand more in the country's far north, according to the International Crisis Group. Since the group emerged eight years ago, it has launched attacks in Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger and Chad -- the nations bordering Lake Chad -- and caused the deaths of at least 20,000 people and the displacement of more than 2.6 million.
Nigeria north state says 5,247 Muslims dead from Boko Haram
The Adamawa State chapter of Nigeria's Muslim Council says at least 5,247 Muslims have been killed in the past four years in the northern state because of Boko Haram. A report presented Sunday adds that more than 5,100 Muslims in the state have been injured since 2013. The report was presented to the Adamawa governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Bindow, calling for more support for victims and reconstruction of places of worship and schools. It also recommends increasing security and financial support to local defense groups assisting the military in the fight against Boko Haram. The report says more than 12,700 properties, including houses, mosques, livestock and farm produce worth $220 million have been destroyed in the state. The Nigeria-based Islamic extremists have killed more than 20,000 people in an eight-year insurgency.
Bombing at funeral for Afghan official kills 17
A bombing targeted the funeral of a local official in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least 17 people, officials said. Noor Ahmad Habibi, deputy spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar province, said a rickshaw rigged with explosives went off among people gathered in the provincial capital, Jalalabad, to mourn a former district chief. He said around 13 other people were wounded. Habibi said initial reports were that a suicide bomber was behind the attack, but that authorities now believe it was a remotely-detonated explosion. No one immediately claimed the attack. The Taliban denied any involvement. An Islamic State affiliate is active in Nangarhar province and has targeted officials and security forces in the past. Elsewhere in Afghanistan, a sticky bomb exploded in a crowded neighborhood in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif late Saturday, wounding 12 people, according to Gen. Abdul Raziq Qaderi, the deputy provincial police chief. No one claimed the attack,
BSF seizes fake notes, apprehends two persons
The Border Security Force seized fake Indian currency notes (FICN) with a face value of Rs 6.50 lakh in Malda district and apprehended two persons today, BSF sources said. On a tip-off, a BSF party detained two persons near Happy more in Malda district. During search the BSF troops seized 325 fake notes of the denomination of Rs 2000 from them, a BSF release said. The apprehended persons and seized FICN have been handed over to Kaliachak police station for further legal action, it said. During this year, BSF South Bengal Frontier has seized FICN of face value of Rs 62 lakh and has apprehended 11 FICN racketeers, the release said.
Social media access restricted on Iran mobiles: agencies
Access to the popular photo sharing and messaging apps Instagram and Telegram was restricted on mobile phones, Iranian media reported today, after three days of protests in many cities. Access to Telegram, which the government has accused of being used to foment violence during the protests, was cut in the early afternoon, according to the semi-official ISNA news agency and other media. Telecoms Minister Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi had accused channels on Telegram of being "counter-revolutionary" and encouraging the "use of Molotov cocktails, armed uprising and social unrest". "If the counter-revolutionaries want to use this atmosphere to create riots, naturally the Supreme National Security Council will take action," he told the state broadcaster. Telegram CEO Pavel Durov confirmed the blocking. "Iranian authorities are blocking access to Telegram for the majority of Iranians after our public refusal to shut down [Sedaie Mardom] and other peacefully protesting ...
206 militants killed in J&K in 2017: DGP
A total of 206 militants were killed by security forces in Jammu amd Kashmir and 75 others persuaded to shun violence in 2017, state police chief S.P. Vaid said on Sunday.
Number of youths joining militancy in Kashmir has come down:
The number of youths joining militancy in Kashmir has come down drastically after the security forces launched 'Operation All-Out' this year, police officials said, today insisting the aim of the drive was not just to kill terrorist but win them back in to the mainstream. Speaking to the media, Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police S P Vaid outlined the achievements of the state police in 2017. The police chief was joined by Kashmir zone inspector general Munir Khan and other senior officials. "The perception of Operation All-Out should not be only that we will kill every terrorist. It is a holistic, multi- pronged strategy to bring back normalcy in Kashmir,"Vaid said. He said one of the aspects of the operation is also to provide counseling to those who shun the path of violence. "We will also provide training to them so that they stand on their own feet." "Another aspect is to appeal local militants during encounters to drop weapons and joining them with their ..
J-K: Security personnel, civilians get DGP commendation medal,
Jammu and Kashmir Police chief S P Vaid today awarded DGP's commendation medal and certificates to 332 police, Army and paramilitary personnel for their meritorious and exemplary performance in the state this year. Deputy Commissioner of Rajouri Shahid Iqbal Choudhary was among six government officers who were also given the award. Three civilians received the award for their outstanding service in maintenance of law and order, a police spokesperson said. The DGP also sanctioned Rs 8.10 lakh in favour of 270 police personnel for their outstanding performance during law and order duties, a police spokesperson said. According to the spokesperson, 271 police personnel, including SSP of Jammu Vivek Gupta and SSP of Subsidiary Training Centre (STC) in Talwara Anil Kumar Katoch were awarded DGP's commendation medal and certificate. The awardees also included eight SPs and Additional SPs, 35 Deputy SPs, 37 inspectors, 29 sub-inspectors and 24 Assistant sub-inspectors, he ...
15 dead in suicide attack on Afghan funeral: officials
A suicide attacker blew himself up at a funeral in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least 15 mourners and wounding another 14, officials said, capping a deadly year for civilians. There was no immediate claim of responsiblity but Taliban and Islamic State militants have stepped up assaults in recent months, with ordinary Afghans bearing the brunt of the violence. "The death toll of the attack targeting a funeral ceremony in Behsud district of Nangarhar has increased to 15," Nangarhar governor spokesman Attaullah Khogyani told AFP. Another 14 were wounded. All the casualties were civilians. An earlier statement from the governor's office said 12 people had been killed in the attack near the provincial capital Jalalabad. The bomber struck during the funeral ceremony for a former governor of Haska Mina district who died recently of natural causes, the statement said. Provincial health director Najib Kamawal confirmed the toll. Photos posted on Twitter and Facebook .
222 police, Army, paramilitary staff get DGP's commendation
Jammu and Kashmir Police Chief S P Vaid today awarded DGP's commendation medal and certificate to 222 police, Army and paramilitary personnel for their meritorious and exemplary performance in the state this year. Deputy Commissioner of Rajouri Shahid Iqbal Choudhary was among six officers who were also awarded. Three civilians received the award for their outstanding service in maintenance of law and order, a police spokesperson said. The spokesperson said 271 police personnel including SSP Jammu Vivek Gupta and SSP of Subsidiary Training Centre (STC), Talwara, Anil Kumar Katoch were awarded DGP's commendation Medal and certificate. The awardees also included eight SPs and Additional SPs, 35 Deputy SPs, 37 inspectors, 29 sub-inspectors and 24 Assistant sub-inspectors, he said. Among the security personnel, he said the awardees included 26 CRPF personnel including two Deputy Inspector Generals of Police, four commandants, two deputy commandants and seven assistant ...
4 jawans, 3 terrorists killed in pre-dawn attack in Pulwama:
Heavily armed terrorists today launched a pre-dawn attack on a CRPF camp in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, killing four personnel of the force and injuring three others, a security forces spokesperson said. CRPF spokesperson Rajesh Yadav said the bodies of two terrorists have also been recovered while one more is believed to have been killed. "Four CRPF jawans have been martyred and three others are injured. The bodies of two terrorists have also been recovered. We believe another terrorist has also been killed," Yadav told PTI. He said intermittent firing is still going on and one terrorist is believed to be holed up in building block. A CRPF officials said the "heavily armed militants stormed the camp at about 2 am. They were armed with under- barrel grenade launchers and automatic weapons. They were challenged by camp sentries." Yadav told PTI the terrorists fired indiscriminately injuring three CRPF personnel. One of the injured personnel was identified as ...
WB: 2 held for fake currency circulation
The Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday apprehended two persons involved in circulation of fake Indian currency note (FICN) in Malda's Gulapgunj market.The BSF recovered 325 notes in Rs 2,000 denomination with the face value of Rs 6,50,000.A special operation was planned and carried out by the troops of BSF Malda after receiving a tip-off.On preliminary questioning, apprehended persons revealed their identities as Ainul Haque and Renu Mondal, both residents of Malda.Further investigation is underway.