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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Violence against people of Asian descent “must end,” former US president Barack Obama said Wednesday after a series of shootings in the Atlanta area left six Asian women dead. “Although the shooter’s motive is not yet clear, the identity of the victims underscores an alarming rise in anti-Asian violence that must end,” Obama said on Twitter. A total of eight people were killed in three separate attacks Tuesday at spas […]
by Elijah NOUVELAGE with Camille CAMDESSUS in Washington Agence France Presse ATLANTA, United States (AFP) — Six Asian women were among eight people shot and killed at spas around the US city of Atlanta Tuesday, with a white man in custody on suspicion of staging all three attacks, police said. The shootings came with many Asian-Americans already on edge following a recent spike in hate crimes against the community, and triggered immediate fears that […]
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — Myanmar security forces shot dead at least six protesters Sunday in the bloodiest action so far to smother opposition to the military coup four weeks ago. The junta is battling to contain a massive street movement demanding it yield power and release ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained along with top political allies at the start of the month. Sunday brought a significant escalation in force, […]
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — Two people were killed in Myanmar’s second largest city as security forces fired live rounds on protestors, emergency workers and doctors said Saturday — the latest show of force from a junta regime that has faced two straight weeks of anti-coup demonstrations. Much of the country has been in uproar since the military deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1, with large street demonstrations seen in major […]
MANDALAY, Myanmar (AFP) – A raid on a shipyard in Myanmar’s second-largest city turned violent Saturday when police and soldiers fired live rounds and rubber bullets at protesters gathering to stop arrests. At least five people were injured by rubber bullets, a photographer at the scene reported, while emergency medical staff treating the injured confirmed at least six others were shot with live rounds. Much of the country has been in uproar since the […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A man who was unhappy with the treatment he had received at a Minnesota health clinic opened fire inside the facility Tuesday and wounded at least five people, authorities said. Police arrested the suspected shooter, identified as Gregory Ulrich, 67, who was known to law enforcement from previous encounters. He allegedly went into the Allina Health Clinic in Buffalo, Minnesota just before 11:00 am (1700 GMT) and opened fire. Images […]
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP) — Czech police said they had started random checks on the country’s border with Austria following Monday’s attack near a Vienna synagogue that had left at least two dead and several injured. “Police are carrying out random checks of vehicles and passengers on border crossings with Austria as a preventive measure in relation to the terror attack in Vienna,” Czech police tweeted. Police added they had stepped up “supervision over major […]
by Jastinder KHERA VIENNA, Austria (AFP) — Two people including one attacker were killed in central Vienna on Monday evening in what Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz described as a “repulsive terror attack”. Police said there was “one deceased person” and several injured, including one police officer. Meanwhile, one suspect was “shot and killed by police officers,” Vienna police said on their Twitter account. The attack had been carried out by “several suspects armed with rifles”, […]
VIENNA, Austria (AFP) — Austrian Interior Minster Karl Nehammer said late Monday that the shooting in central Vienna near a major synagogue appeared to be a terrorist attack and was ongoing. “It appears to be a terror attack” with several people injured and several attackers involved, Nehammer told public broadcaster ORF. Frequent sirens could be heard in central Vienna as emergency services responded to the incident. © Agence France-Presse
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Two people were killed and 14 wounded early Saturday in a shooting at a backyard party in Rochester, New York state, police said. Officers responding to reports of gunfire in the area found a “chaotic scene” with about 100 people running in various directions, interim police chief Mark Simmons told reporters. “In total we have 16 confirmed victims of shooting. And I’m sad to announce that two of the […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Detectives offered a $100,000 reward Monday for information leading to the capture of a fugitive who brazenly shot two US sheriff’s deputies at close range as they sat in their car. The officers targeted Saturday in the Compton neighborhood of Los Angeles — a 24-year-old man and 31-year-old woman — were in critical condition, but LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said he was hopeful they would pull through. “Fortunately, […]
by Robert CHIARITO KENOSHA, United States (AFP) — A 17-year-old was arrested on murder charges Wednesday after two people were shot dead during demonstrations against police brutality in the US city of Kenosha, as authorities released their first account of the shooting of a black man by an officer that ignited the violence. Outrage continued to spread after Kenosha, Wisconsin police shot Jacob Blake multiple times in the back point-blank in front of his children […]
