Three police officers were shot to death in Mexico City’s main airport. The victims had been in the process of attempting to arrest two other police officers, who were alleged to be involved in cocaine trafficking. The killers escaped, and the authorities are searching for them.
In other news, Christian and Muslim groups in Nigeria have come together in an interfaith initiative to reach out to each other’s followers and bring an end to sectarian violence. It is hoped that the program will eventually extend to joint preaching in churches and mosques.
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Robber called for
at work on government buildings
construction site in Oslo
- where he may have found interesting things about construction of security systems, tunnels etc.
Background: Oslo gangs
After he came back from Kosovo, the 22 year old has shaped up, according to his lawyer
The
Norwegian convert AQ-trained in Yemen, allegedly has ties to Bhatti
Tomato - "Christian food"
- Enemy of the salafists
"Eating tomatoes is forbidden, because the tomatoes are Christian..." There is a cross in it. That's why.
Shooting at Sahlgrenska Hospital
Clan Feud in the night
Some 30 Kurds were fighting at the intensive care unit of the Sahlgrenska Sjukhuset, Göteborg.
The families in question, are the Gül, Akalan and Eken families
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