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New Zealand: Christchurch hospital says 7 victims discharged
Date: 2019-03-16 09:19:31 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:15 - ID:7850323
WELLINGTON, March 16 (MENA) - Christchurch Hospital chief Greg Robertson says seven of the 48 gunshot victims admitted after Friday’s mosque shootings have been discharged, The Washington Post reported Saturday. Roberson says a 4-year-old girl ....
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Christchurch mosque shootings accused appears in court
Date: 2019-03-16 09:18:18 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:14 - ID:7850326
WELLINGTON, March 16 (MENA) - The man charged over the Christchurch mosque shootings has appeared in court and been remanded in custody until April 5, ABC News reported. In a brief appearance on Saturday morning, 28-year-old Australian man ....
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Two Daesh members killed in Nangarhar airstrike
Date: 2019-03-16 08:37:09 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:10 - ID:7850303
KABUL, March 16 (MENA) - At least two members of Daesh terrorist group were killed in an airstrike which was conducted in eastern Nangarhar province, Khaama Press news agency reported on Saturday. The 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan Military in ....
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Nine Taliban fighters killed in airstrikes in Afghanistan
Date: 2019-03-16 08:35:42 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:9 - ID:7850293
KABUL, March 16 (MENA) - Nine Taliban fighters were killed and an operational center of the militant group was destroyed in multiple airstrikes which were carried out in Tarinkot city, the provincial capital of Uruzgan province, Khaama Press news ....
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New Zealand PM visit Christchurch scene of mosque attacks
Date: 2019-03-16 08:13:08 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:8 - ID:7850226
WELLINGTON, March 16 (MENA) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern visited on Saturday the scene of Friday's terrorist attack that targeted two mosques in Christchurch City, leaving 49 people dead and 48 others injured, the BBC reported. ....
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5.0 quake hits Pakistan's Balochistan
Date: 2019-03-16 07:54:04 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:7 - ID:7850255
ISLAMABAD, March 16 (MENA) - Tremors were felt in parts of Balochistan province of Pakistan, including Quetta on Saturday morning, Samaa TV reported. The earthquake measured 5.0 on the Richter scale, the National Seismic Monitoring Centre in ....
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China denounces New Zealand mosque attacks
Date: 2019-03-16 07:36:23 GMT - China - World - SN:6 - ID:7850220
BEIJING, March 16 (MENA) - Chinese Foreign Ministry denounced shooting attacks on two mosques of New Zealand's Christchurch City in which at least 49 people were killed and many others wounded on Friday, the Chinese news agency Xinhua ....
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New Zealand attacker had gun licence -- PM
Date: 2019-03-15 22:38:45 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:78 - ID:7850108
WELLINGTON, March 15 (MENA) - The main suspect in the mosque shooting that killed 49 people in New Zealand on Friday had five guns and a gun licence, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said. Brenton Tarrant, a 28-year-old Australian, appeared in ....
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Saudi victim of NZ attack dies; death toll rises to 50
Date: 2019-03-15 19:32:10 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:72 - ID:7850002
RIYADH, March 15 (MENA) - One of two Saudi victims of terror attacks in New Zealand on Friday has died, his family confirmed to Al Arabiya Television. With his death, the death toll of the attacks on two mosques in has risen to 50. Earlier, ....
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UNHCR chief saddened by New Zealand terror attack
Date: 2019-03-15 17:15:24 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:67 - ID:7849806
GENEVA, March 15 (MENA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi was shocked at the terror attack that targeted two mosques that killed at least 49 people and left dozens injured. In a statement released by the UNHCR, Grandi said: "It ....