MUNICH, Germany, (APP/AFP) – Six people died in a shooting rampage Friday in a Munich shopping centre with several people gravely injured, police said, in what they described as a suspected terror attack. “At the moment we can confirm six dead people and several injured, whose number is not yet clear,” police said in a […]
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Six people confirmed dead in Munich shooting, several injured: police
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German president ‘horrified’ by ‘murderous attack’ in Munich
BERLIN, (APP/AFP) – German President Joachim Gauck said Friday he was “horrified” by the “murderous attack” in a Munich shopping centre which left at least eight people dead. “I am with all the victims in my thoughts and all those who are mourning or fearful for loved ones,” he said in a statement, adding that […]
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Munich shooter likely acted alone, committed suicide
MUNICH, Germany, (APP/AFP) – German police said Saturday a gunman who went on a shooting rampage at a busy mall in Munich likely acted alone, and then committed suicide after killing nine people in cold blood. The third attack on civilians in Europe in barely a week saw panicked shoppers fleeing the Olympia (OEZ) mall […]
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Russian warplanes targeted US, British outpost in Syria: report
WASHINGTON, (APP/AFP): Russian warplanes bombed a remote outpost in Syria used by elite US and British forces last month as well as another site linked to the CIA, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The Journal, which cited US officials as its source, said the previously unreported air strikes on June 16 and July 12 […]
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Aleppo rebel tunnel blast killed 38 regime forces: monitor
BEIRUT, (APP/AFP) – Nearly 40 Syrian soldiers and pro-regime fighters were killed when rebels blew up a tunnel under a government position in Aleppo city, a monitor said Friday. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 38 members of government forces were killed in the blast on Thursday, which brought down a building used […]
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Key survey sees UK economy shrinking after Brexit vote
LONDON, (APP/AFP) – British business activity sank in July to its lowest level since April 2009, a survey showed Friday in the first indication of economic contaction since the shock EU exit vote. The composite purchasing managers’ index (PMI) by Markit research group sank to 47.7 points in July, down from 52.4 in June. A […]