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UN probe: Both Koreas violate armistice in gunfire exchange

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A U.N. investigation into a recent exchange of gunfire between the two Koreas says both countries violated an armistice that ended the 1950-53 Korean WarByThe Associated PressMay 26, 2020, 10:12 AM2 min read2 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleSEOUL, South Korea -- A U.N. investigation into a recent exchange of gunfire between the two Koreas has determined that both countries violated the armistice that ended the 1950-53 Korean War, the American-led U.N. Command said Tuesday. The May 3 gunfire exchange was the first shooting inside the Korean Demilitarized Zone in about 2½ years. There were no known casualties on either side. The DMZ, which was established as a buffer at the end of the Korean War, is a de facto border separating North and South Korea. It is officia...

‘Heavy gunfire’ and ‘casualties’ in Khartoum after anti-army protests

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Troops have entered a sit-in protest in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, following weeks of protests against military rule.The British ambassador in Khartoum, Irfan Siddiq, said he was "extremely concerned by the heavy gunfire I've been hearing from my residence". There were "reports that Sudanese security forces are attacking the protest sit-in site resulting in casualties", he added.Protest leaders said at least five people had been killed, while the Sudan Doctors' Committee said a large number had been wounded.The ruling military council said it had been targeting what it considers to be a problematic area near the sit-in, nicknamed "Colombia." Advertisement Spokesman Shams al-Deen al-Kabashi said a...

Car bombs, gunfire kill at least 23 in Mogadishu, Somalia

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Nov. 9 (UPI) -- A series of car bombs detonated in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Friday, killing at least 23 people, local officials said. Explosions and gunfire erupted in the area around the Sahafi Hotel and the Somali police force's Criminal Investigations Department. Four gunmen, who fired upon civilians from the roof of the hotel, also died. The al-Shabab militant group claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was targeting government officials at the hotel. Among those killed was the owner of the hotel, Abdifatah Abdirashid, whose father, Abdirashid Mohamed, died in a similar attack three years earlier, the BBC reported. A witness told Voice of America the front of the hotel building was destroyed in the attack. Former official Abdi Barre Jibril told VOA that two women ...