Powerful blast injures 40 in Prague
Prague: A powerful explosion damaged an office building in the center of the Czech capital, Prague injuring up to 40 people. Authorities believe some people are buried in the rubble.
‘More terrorists’ held for attack in Xinjiang
Beijing: China on Monday said it has arrested ‘more terrorists’ in the restive Xijiang province in connection with last week’s deadly attack that killed 21 people, including six militants. Police have captured more suspected terrorists linked to an attack in Bachu County, Kashgar Prefecture China’s Vice Minister of Public Security Meng Hongwei said.
4 people stabbed at US church: POlice
Albuquerque: A man jumped over several pews at a New Mexico Catholic church and stabbed several members in the choir area just as Mass was ending, police said. According to authorities, lawrence Capener, 24, walked up to the choir area at St Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church and stabbed church-goers just as the choir began singing its final hymn.
Suspects’ Mother insists sons are innocent
Boston: The angry and grieving mother of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects insists that her sons are innocent and that she’s no terrorist. But Zubeidat Tsarnaeva is drawing increased attention after federal officials say Russian authorities intercepted her phone calls, including one in which she vaguely discussed jihad with her elder son.
5 car bombs kill 26 in Shia areas in Iraq
Baghdad: Five car bombs exploded on Monday in predominantly Shia cities and districts in central and southern Iraq, killing 26 civilians and wounding dozens, officials said. The blasts come amid a week-long spike in sectarian violence following clashes at a Sunni protest camp in the north of the country.
2 Syrian sailors die in Ship crash off Greece
Athens: Two Syrian sailors died and eight were reported missing after their cargo ship collided with another vessel and sank today off the Greek coast, Greece’s merchant marine ministry said.