Deadly airstrike on aid convoy near Aleppo shocks world
A 31 vehicle Red Crescent convoy was hit near Aleppo on Highway 60, killing Omar Barakat and 19 others. U.S. and Russian officials blamed each other while witnesses described multiple barrel bombs and subsequent raids that left mangled trucks and scorched warehouses.
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Identical Twin Confesses in Chicago Murder Case
Karl Smith testified to killing that his brother Kevin Dugar has long been jailed for since 2003. Prosecutors question motive, noting Smith faces his own 99 year sentence for a 2008 home invasion and shooting of a 6 year old boy. The judge will decide if Dugar merits a new trial. Their mother cried in court as she defended her son's innocence.
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Motive sought in fatal mall shooting in Washington state
Investigators seek motive after a gunman killed five in Macy's at Cascade Mall. Arcan Cetin, 20, was arrested in Oak Harbor and faces court today. FBI notes no confirmed terrorism link though not ruled out. Cetin, a legal permanent resident, brandished a rifle in the store. ex-girlfriend possibly connected. victims ranged from teens to seniors.
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Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar killed outside trial in Amman
A gunman shot dead Nahed Hattar outside the Amman court where he faced charges of contempt of religion after posting a caricature seen as insulting Islam. The 89-year-old preacher who opened fire was arrested at the scene. Hattar, a Christian and anti-Islamist activist, had shared the cartoon depicting a bearded man in heaven with women and wine. Hezbollah mourned him as a brave voice against Takfiris.
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