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'Tired of racism': Moroccan sets himself ablaze at courthouse in Belgium


RT
Wed, 19 Apr 2017 18:53 UTC
Man sets himself afire in Belgium
© Francois Lenoir/Reuters
Footage has emerged online showing a man setting himself on fire outside a courthouse in the Belgian town of Kortrijk. The man earlier reportedly left a social media post saying he was "tired of racism," while police have called the incident an "act of despair."

The man, identified as a 38-year-old of Moroccan descent, left the courthouse on Tuesday and moments later returned with a canister of gasoline to a square right in front of the building, some 15 meters from the entrance, a police statement said.

As seen in the video, he then spilled some gasoline and lit it, before pouring some more on his jacket and setting it on fire. He then instantly ran towards police officers and firefighters who were already at the scene.

Warning: Graphic Video


Local media reported that the man was taken to hospital in critical condition after receiving severe burns over 35 percent of his body.
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Banner wars! Washington DC building bans flags & banners after residents use them for political arguments

Benjamin Freed
The Washingtonian
Tue, 18 Apr 2017 18:06 UTC
Banners in DC apartment building
© Via Twitter@nicolegabrielle
Anyone keeping a list of "Seemingly Harmless Things Ruined by Donald Trump, His Supporters, and His Detractors" can pencil in "banners that sports fans hang from their apartments"—at least in one building across the street from Nationals Park.

Since the 11-story Camden South Capitol building opened in 2013, some residents of the units facing South Capitol Street—directly across from Nationals Park—have hung flags and pennants supporting DC's baseball team. The decorations are visible inside the stadium from the left-field line, especially when going up the ramp or escalator to the mezzanine level. But Camden South Capitol's baseball-loving tenants have been instructed to take down their curly W's and other signage by the end of the month or be fined, according to an email from building management.

"While we love our residents creativity and unique decorating, the time has come for us to remind all residents it is a lease violation if you...hang anything off of your balcony—yes this even include banners/flags supporting our beloved Washington Nationals," reads the email from building manager Shaun Lambert.
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Explosion wipes out entire apartment building floor in the Netherlands, 1 killed, 2 injured

Janene Pieters
NL Times
Wed, 19 Apr 2017 09:48 UTC
Groningen building explosion
© Via Twitter@RobertPastoor
Update 9:55 a.m.: Veiligheidsregio Groningen denied reports that the building involved in the explosion is a retirement home. According to the safety office, it is an apartment building.

One person was killed and two others sustained minor injuries in an explosion that wiped out an entire floor of a retirement apartment building in Veendam on Wednesday morning, local safety office Veiligheidsregio Groningen said on Twitter.

A spokesperson for the safety office told NU.nl that the police are working on identifying the victim. The two injured people received treatment at the scene and did not have to go to the hospital.

The retirement home is located on the corner of Julianalaan and Prins Bernhardlaan. Engineers and construction experts checked the four story building and propped it up to try and prevent a collapse. The top floor of the building is completely destroyed and the rest of the building is severely damaged. Rubble was thrown to the other side of the street in the explosion.

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Black Magic

Five South African teenagers accused of kidnapping, killing and beheading 15-year-old boy

Mxolisi Mngadi
News24
Wed, 19 Apr 2017 17:29 UTC
Umlazi holding cells
© Duncan Alfreds, News24
Five Umlazi teenagers accused of beheading a 15-year-old boy will be held in custody until April 19 for a bail application, police said on Monday.

The five, aged between 18 and 19, appeared in the Umlazi Magistrate's Court on Monday facing charges of kidnapping and murder, said Captain Nqobile Gwala.

The teenager's head was found at F Section, Umlazi, near Embizweni High School by a member of the public.

The police were then summoned to the scene where the body was found nearby.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the 15-year-old was taken from his home just after midnight, last Tuesday, by unknown suspects.

His body, was found with a gunshot wound, not far from where his head was found, said Gwala.

Police investigations led police to a house in the area where two suspects were found in possession of two unlicensed firearms and arrested. Two more suspects were arrested later that day. The fifth suspect was arrested on Wednesday.
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One of the suspected organizers of St. Petersburg Metro bombing detained - FSB (VIDEO) (UPDATE: Older brother also detained)


RT
Mon, 17 Apr 2017 15:22 UTC
Azimov St. Petersburg bombing
One of the suspected organizers of the St. Petersburg Metro bombing on April 3 has been detained in the town of Odintsovo, near Moscow, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) announced, adding that the man appears to be from Central Asia.

Russia's Federal Security Service has detained a person who could have been involved in the explosion in the St. Petersburg Metro, as part of the criminal investigation launched by the Investigative Committee, the center said in a statement.

Comment: See also: Update (April 19): The man detained says he was just following instructions (see: St Petersburg bombing suspect says he was unwitting accomplice). Now, his older brother, Akram Azimov, has also been detained. According to the FSB, he transferred funds for the attack.
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Originally from Kyrgyzstan, Azimov, born in 1988, was arrested in Odintsovo, outside Moscow, according to the media communications office of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB).

"Akram Azimov abetted the transfer of funds, which were used to prepare the terrorist attack, and helped establish communication channels with emissaries of international terrorist organizations," the agency said in its statement.

A separate statement from Russia's Investigative Committee said that Azimov had an RGD-5 field grenade on him when he was captured, and that he is currently being interviewed "to establish his role in the crime, and any other circumstances relating to it."

Azimov's arrest brings the number of suspects held in connection with the April 3 attack to 10.


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Update: 11 killed, 40 injured in explosion at Coptic church in Alexandria, Egypt


RT
Sun, 09 Apr 2017 12:05 UTC
Explosion in Alexandria
© Google Maps
An explosion has occurred in front of St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Alexandria, killing six and injuring 21 according to Egypt's Health Ministry as cited by the AP. This follows a suspected bomb attack in Tanta, Egypt earlier Sunday morning.

Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria, had finished celebrating Palm Sunday mass and had left the scene when the explosion took place. He is reported unhurt.

The Egypt Independent reported a heightened security presence and that authorities had been placed on alert in anticipation of such attacks on Palm Sunday.


Comment: Update: RT is reporting that ISIS has claimed responsibility for both attacks:
This follows another suicide bomb attack in Tanta, Egypt earlier Sunday morning. ISIS have claimed responsibility for both bomb attacks in Egypt.

See also: At least 21 dead, 38 injured in coptic church bombing north of Cairo

Update (April 19): A suspect has been detained:
A man suspected of having links to organization of the deadly terror attacks in the Egyptian cities of Tanta and Alexandria was detained by the country's police, local media reported.

Ali Mahmud Mohammed Hasan, who was detained on Tuesday, was included in the list of 19 persons suspected of organizing the attacks, the Veto media outlet reported.

On April 9, powerful explosions hit Coptic churches in the Egyptian cities of Tanta and Alexandria, with the Islamic State (IS) terror group, outlawed in Russia, claiming responsibility for the attacks. The blast in Alexandria claimed at least 18 lives, while the explosion in Tanta left at least 30 dead. Police have already arrested three people suspected of organizing the attacks.

On the same day Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi declared a three-month state of emergency.


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US, Aussie military advisors hit by ISIS chemical attack in Mosul


RT
Wed, 19 Apr 2017 18:45 UTC
Chemicals used by Islamic State militants to produce bombs are seen in Mosul, Iraq, April 12, 2017
© Marko Djurica / ReutersChemicals used by Islamic State militants to produce bombs are seen in Mosul, Iraq, April 12, 2017
The Iraqi unit targeted on Sunday in a chemical weapons attack in Mosul was hosting embedded foreign military specialists, according to officials and media reports. American and Australian troops were unharmed by the toxic agent used by Islamic State.

The attack in western Mosul was the second in two days. According to CBS News, 25 people required medical treatment in the aftermath, which is significantly larger than the figure voiced earlier by Iraqi officials. Earlier reports said six soldiers were sent to a field hospital after having breathing problems.

Australian military advisers were involved in the attack by Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), the country's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull confirmed on Wednesday.

"My advice right at the moment is that no Australian troops were affected by the chemical attack," he told ABC radio.

Comment: See also: ISIS launches second chemical attack in Mosul in 2 days, injures 6 Iraqi soldiers

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Ohio cop shoots himself, blames drug addicts, statewide manhunt ensues - based on lies

Matt Agorist
The Free Thought Project
Wed, 19 Apr 2017 16:19 UTC
Brian Eubanks
On April 11, Newcomerstown police launched a massive statewide "Blue Alert" manhunt for two suspects who allegedly opened fire on officer Brian Eubanks. Departments statewide combed the streets looking for two men in a black Geo Tracker, one, wearing a red sweatshirt, and the other was wearing a lime green shirt. One was in a tactical vest and they were armed with a shotgun and handguns, the attorney general's office said. Authorities even had a suspect's name, Chaz Gillilan.

Social media took to sharing the story and prayers were sent the officer's way. Local media kept the town updated on Eubanks' status and the town was relieved when they found out he would make a full recovery.

But everyone — the police departments, the state politicians, the media, and the citizens — had all been duped.

Chaz Gillilan never shot at Eubanks, nor did the other mythical suspect. No, Eubanks shot Eubanks. That's right. The blue alert, the statewide manhunt, the deprivation of Chaz Gillilan's rights, all of these happened because officer Eubanks shot himself — in an apparent failed suicide attempt — and then fabricated an elaborate story to cover it up.
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People

Blue on blue: Police unions teargassed as they storm Brazilian Congress over proposed pension reform


RT
Wed, 19 Apr 2017 16:13 UTC
A protest by Police officers against pension reforms in Brazil
© Fabio Pozzebom / AFP A protest by Police officers against pension reforms in Brazil April 18, 2017.
Members of police trade unions clashed with congressional security officials in the Brazilian capital as they attempted to break into the parliament building to protest against pension reforms. The building's security personnel deployed pepper spray and tear gas.

The incident took place on Tuesday, when hundreds of members of police unions gathered in front of the congressional building in the Brazilian capital, Brasilia, Reuters reported. The demonstrators then clashed with police guarding Brazil's Chamber of Deputies. Police deployed tear gas and pepper spray against the protesters, local media reported.

"There was a demonstration with about 3,000 federal police officers. When they filed a petition asking for the removal of deputy Arthur Maia, who is processing the [pension] reform, about 100 police tried to enter the chamber and the legislative police acted to contain them and deployed gas bombs," an adviser from Union de Policías de Brazil (UPB) told AFP.
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UNICEF: 40% of Spanish children live in poverty


RT
Wed, 19 Apr 2017 14:53 UTC
Children in Madrid, Spain
© Susana Vera/Reuters
Child poverty is on the rise in wealthy countries as a result of the 2008 economic crisis and years of austerity, according to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Spain has the EU's third highest rate of child poverty, after Romania and Greece.

Statistics show the proportion of children living below the poverty line in Spain increased by nine percentage points between 2008 and 2014, to reach almost 40 percent.

The sharpest increase (56 percent) was among households of four people (two adults and two children) living on less than €700 per month (or €8,400 per year).

Spain has been hit hard by the global economic crisis with one of the highest unemployment rates in Europe, and that has trickled down to impacting the well-being of its youngest citizens.
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