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Six killed in rare attack near Malian capital

Six killed in rare attack near Malian capital

UNIDENTIFIED armed men killed six people at a checkpoint 70 km (44 miles) east of Mali's capital Bamako, the security ministry said. It did not say who was responsible for the attack, which took place overnight on Thursday in an area in southwestern Mali that has been relatively untouched by the Islamist insurgency ravaging central and northern regions. Three of the people killed were members of the security forces and three were civilians, the ministry said in an online post, without giving further details. Mali is struggling to stem the insurgency that took root after a 2012 coup and has…
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Suspect in Chicago July 4 parade attack bought rifle legally

Suspect in Chicago July 4 parade attack bought rifle legally

ERIC COX and BRENDAN O'BRIEN THE man accused of attacking an Independence Day parade in a Chicago suburb bought his rifle legally, fired more than 70 rounds from a roof and dressed in women's clothing in order to blend into the fleeing crowds afterwards, local officials said. The suspect, 21-year-old Robert E. Crimo III, was taken into custody on Monday after surrendering to police, hours after the attack on the July 4 parade in Highland Park, Illinois, in which six people were killed and more than 30 people were wounded. Officials said at a news briefing that he had planned…
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Six killed in Sudan as protesters rally on uprising anniversary

Six killed in Sudan as protesters rally on uprising anniversary

SIX protesters were shot dead in Sudan, medics said, as large crowds took to the streets despite heavy security and a communications blackout to rally against the military leadership that seized power eight months ago. In central Khartoum, security forces fired tear gas and water cannon as they tried to prevent swelling crowds from marching toward the presidential palace, witnesses said. They estimated the crowds in Khartoum and its twin cities of Omdurman and Bahri to be at least in the tens of thousands, the largest this year. In Omdurman, witnesses reported tear gas and gunfire as security forces prevented…
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