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German gunman kills six, unborn child, at Jehovah’s Witness hall – police

German gunman kills six, unborn child, at Jehovah’s Witness hall – police

RIHAM ALKOUSAA and JAN SCHWARTZ A gunman in Germany shot dead six people before killing himself at a Jehovah's Witness worship hall in Hamburg, authorities said, in an attack that is bound to renew calls for stricter gun controls. Eight other people were wounded, including a seven-month pregnant woman who lost her unborn daughter, police and prosecutors said at a news conference. Officials said they had been tipped off about the perpetrator but had not taken away his legally-owned gun before the shooting at an event on Thursday night. The killer's motive remained unknown but a political reason had been…
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El Salvador court to free woman given 30 years for death of fetus

El Salvador court to free woman given 30 years for death of fetus

A court in El Salvador has ordered the release of a young woman sentenced to 30 years in prison for homicide following the death of her unborn child in 2012, authorities said on Monday. Sara Rogel was arrested in October 2012 after going to a hospital with bleeding injuries caused by what she said was a fall while carrying out chores at home. Then a 22-year-old student, Rogel was prosecuted and sentenced for killing her unborn daughter. Salvadoran law applies one of the world's strictest bans on abortion with no exceptions made for rape, incest or when the mother's life…
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