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New Zealand bans military type semi-automatic weapons used in mosque massacre

March 21, 2019 Crime/Judiciary/Security 267

New Zealand will ban military-style semi-automatic and assault rifles under tough new gun laws following the killing of 50 people in the country’s worst mass shooting, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, said on Thursday. In the…

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New Zealand begins funerals for mosque shooting victims, PM visits school

March 20, 2019 Foreign 169

The bodies of victims from New Zealand’s mosques mass shooting were carried in open caskets on the shoulders of mourners into a large tent at Christchurch’s Memorial Park Cemetery on Wednesday. The bodies, wrapped in…

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Several injured in Dutch tram shooting, Police investigate possible ‘terrorist motive’

March 18, 2019 Crime/Judiciary/Security 151

Several people were wounded Monday when a gunman opened fire aboard a commuter train in the Dutch city of Utrecht, according to local reports. Police anti-terrorism units and helicopters responded to the scene at 24…

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“Our gun laws will change” — New Zealand PM after mosques attacks

March 16, 2019 Crime/Judiciary/Security 201

New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinta Ardern, vowed to toughen the country’s gun laws after revealing Saturday that the man accused of murdering 49 people in two mosques legally purchased the arsenal of firearms used in…

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Mosque shooting: Buhari condoles New Zealand

March 15, 2019 Crime/Judiciary/Security 238

The Federal Government has condemned the terrorist attack on two mosques in the city of Christchurch on Friday in New Zealand. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, said this in a statement by…

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Shooting Update: Mosque shooting erodes New Zealand reputation for safety, tolerance

March 15, 2019 Crime/Judiciary/Security 194

The deadly mass shooting at two mosques in New Zealand during Friday prayers has horrified residents of the South Pacific nation known for its low levels of gun violence and a reputation for tolerance and…

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China defends Xinjiang centers for Muslims, but aims to ‘downsize’

March 15, 2019 Crime/Judiciary/Security 161

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister, Le Yucheng, on Friday, defended what China calls its vocational training centres in Xinjiang for Muslims and rejected interference in domestic affairs. China has faced growing international opprobrium for the centres…

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Gunmen kill dozens in two New Zealand mosques

March 15, 2019 Crime/Judiciary/Security 384

At least 40 people have been killed and no fewer than 20 injured, after shootings at two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch. New Zealand Police Commissioner Mike Bush said four people have…

Ethiopia crash bodies will take days to release

March 12, 2019 Africa 195

Families of those killed aboard Ethiopia Airlines flight 302 must wait at least five days to begin receiving some victims’ remains, the company said on Tuesday, though the identification of others is expected to take…

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