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Police in north-western Pakistan have arrested at least 23 individuals who were allegedly part of a mob that lynched a man to death and burnt his body following unsubstantiated blasphemy accusations, officials reported on Monday. The lynching, which occurred Thursday in the Swat region, is the latest in a series of blasphemy-related incidents in Pakistan. It has sparked widespread public outrage and prompted a strong condemnation from the national parliament on Sunday. The victim was accused of desecrating the Muslim holy book of the Koran in his hotel room. A mob dragged him from police custo...
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Saudi Arabia says that 1,301 Muslim pilgrims died in the annual Hajj pilgrimage that ended earlier in June amid extreme heat. Some 83% of the fatalities were unregistered pilgrims, Saudi Health Minister Fahd al-Jalajel said on Sunday without providing a breakdown of their nationalities. The temperature in the Saudi city of Mecca and other nearby holy sites hovered around 50 degrees Celsius through Tuesday's final pilgrimage day. "The unregistered pilgrims walked for long distances under the sun without a shelter and rest. A number of them were elderly and some others had chronic diseases," al-...
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Saudi Arabia says that 1,301 Muslim pilgrims died in the annual Hajj pilgrimage that ended earlier in June amid extreme heat. Some 83% of the fatalities were unregistered pilgrims, Saudi Health Minister Fahd al-Jalajel said on Sunday without providing a breakdown of their nationalities. The temperature in the Saudi city of Mecca and other nearby holy sites hovered around 50 degrees Celsius through Tuesday's final pilgrimage day. "The unregistered pilgrims walked for long distances under the sun without a shelter and rest. A number of them were elderly and some others had chronic diseases," al-...
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Editor's Note: This is a developing story and is being updated. At least 15 police officers "fell victim" to a terrorist attack in Russia's Dagestan Republic on June 23, said Sergey Melikov, the republic's head. Melikov did not specify the precise number of policemen who were killed and how many were injured, but added that several civilians had also died. The attacks occurred in Dagestan's capital and largest city, Makhachkala, and Derbent, a city located near the border with Azerbaijan. A counterterrorism regime was instituted on June 23 after militants allegedly fired on a synagogue, two ch...
Kyiv Independent
Editor's Note: This is a developing story and is being updated. At least 15 police officers "fell victim" to a terrorist attack in Russia's Dagestan Republic on June 23, said Sergey Melikov, the republic's head. Melikov did not specify the precise number of policemen who were killed and how many were injured, but added that several civilians had also died. The attacks occurred in Dagestan's capital and largest city, Makhachkala, and Derbent, a city located near the border with Azerbaijan. A counterterrorism regime was instituted on June 23 after militants allegedly fired on a synagogue, two ch...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
Editor's Note: This is a developing story and is being updated. At least 15 police officers "fell victim" to a terrorist attack in Russia's Dagestan Republic on June 23, said Sergey Melikov, the republic's head. Melikov did not specify the precise number of policemen who were killed and how many were injured, but added that several civilians had also died. The attacks occurred in Dagestan's capital and largest city, Makhachkala, and Derbent, a city located near the border with Azerbaijan. A counterterrorism regime was instituted on June 23 after militants allegedly fired on a synagogue, two ch...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
Saudi Arabia says that 1,301 Muslim pilgrims died in the annual Hajj pilgrimage that ended earlier in June amid extreme heat. Some 83% of the fatalities were unregistered pilgrims, Saudi Health Minister Fahd al-Jalajel said on Sunday without providing a breakdown of their nationalities. The temperature in the Saudi city of Mecca and other nearby holy sites hovered around 50 degrees Celsius through Tuesday's final pilgrimage day. "The unregistered pilgrims walked for long distances under the sun without a shelter and rest. A number of them were elderly and some others had chronic diseases," al-...
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Saint-Étienne (AFP) - L'ex-prêtre Bernard Preynat, 79 ans, condamné en 2020 à cinq ans de prison pour des agressions sexuelles sur mineurs qui ont éclaboussé la hiérarchie du diocèse de Lyon, a été trouvé mort dimanche à Saint-Etienne, a indiqué le parquet. Bernard Preynat, remis en liberté sous bracelet électronique "depuis quelque semaines", a été trouvé sans vie dans sa salle de bains, a précisé un magistrat de permanence, confirmant une information de BFM Lyon. Une enquête en recherche des causes de la mort a été ouverte "même s'il n'y a rien de suspect sur son corps qui sera examiné par u...
AFP (Français)
Moscou (AFP) - Des hommes armés ont attaqué dimanche une synagogue et des églises dans le Caucase russe, tuant un prêtre et six policiers, ont annoncé les autorités, qui ont dénoncé des actes "terroristes". Les attaques ont eu lieu dans la capitale de la république russe du Daguestan, Makhatchkala, et la ville côtière de Derbent. Elles ont visé "deux églises orthodoxes, une synagogue et un check-point de la police", a annoncé le Comité antiterroriste russe, cité par l'agence Ria Novosti. "Selon les premières informations, un prêtre de l'Église orthodoxe russe et des officiers de police ont été...
AFP (Français)
Tunisian President Kais Saied has sacked the North African country's minister of religious affairs after 49 Tunisian pilgrims were confirmed dead in the annual Islamic Hajj in Saudi Arabia amid scorching heat. Saied has decided to terminate Ibrahim Chaibi's tasks, Tunisia's official news agency TAP reported on Friday, quoting a presidential statement that did not give an explanation. The step came shortly after Chaibi confirmed 49 deaths among Tunisian pilgrims mostly due to high temperatures during the rituals. The fatalities included 44 unregistered pilgrims, who had gone on the religious jo...
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