Tag: police
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Indonesian police crack down on traffickers who sent 122 people to sell their kidneys in Cambodia
Indonesian police are investigating the illegal trade in human organs involving police and immigration officers who were accused of helping traffickers send 122 Indonesians to a hospital in Cambodia to sell their kidneys JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian police are investigating the illegal trade of human organs involving police and immigration officers who were accused of…
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Clashes in Iraq's Kirkuk over handover of police HQ to Kurds leave 1 dead, several injured
Witnesses and local officials say that demonstrations in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk over the handover of a key facility from federal to local Kurdish authorities has turned violent and one protester was killed and several were injured BAGHDAD — Demonstrations in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk over the handover of a key…
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Pakistani police seek to arrest father of 10-year-old Sara Sharif, who died in the UK
Pakistani police in the eastern province of Punjab are seeking to arrest a man in connection with the death of his 10-year-old daughter in the U.K. Sara Sharif was found dead at her home in Woking, on the southern outskirts of London, on Aug. 10, U.K. … LAHORE, Pakistan — Pakistani police are seeking to…
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1 killed, 4 wounded in shooting in Copenhagen's Christiania neighborhood, police in Denmark say
Danish police say a 30-year-old man has been killed and four other people inured in a shooting in a Copenhagen neighborhood known for its counterculture vibe and flourishing hashish trade COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A shooting Saturday in a Copenhagen neighborhood known for its counterculture vibe and flourishing hashish trade left a 30-year-old man dead and…
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Nigerians protest mysterious death of Afrobeat star as police exhumes body for autopsy
Thousands have marched across Nigeria over the mysterious death of an Afrobeat star whose body has been exhumed for an autopsy as authorities investigate the cause of his demise ABUJA, Nigeria — Thousands marched across Nigeria on Thursday over the mysterious death last week of an Afrobeat star whose body has been exhumed for an…
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A deputy police chief in Thailand cries foul after his home is raided for a gambling investigation
Police in Thailand have raided the residence of one of the country’s four deputy national police chiefs BANGKOK — Police in Thailand on Monday raided the Bangkok residence of one of the country’s four deputy national police chiefs, an action the target complained was intended to discredit him due to “politics inside the Royal Thai…
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Dutch police say 3 people are killed in shootings at a university hospital and home in Rotterdam
Police in the Netherlands say a lone gunman wearing a bulletproof vest opened fire in an apartment and a hospital in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam, killing three people, including a 14-year-old girl THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A lone gunman wearing a bulletproof vest opened fire in an apartment and a hospital in the…
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Sweden says the military will help the police with some duties as gang violence escalates
The Swedish government says it will have its military carry out some duties to free up police in the wake of an unprecedented crime wave STOCKHOLM — Sweden’s prime minister said Friday that the military will soon assist the police with some duties to help deal with an unprecedented crime wave that has shocked the…
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Pakistani Taliban attack a police post in eastern Punjab province, killing 1 officer
Pakistani Taliban fighters have attacked a police post in eastern Punjab province, killing one officer and injuring three others MULTAN, Pakistan — Pakistani Taliban fighters attacked a police post in eastern Punjab province early Sunday, killing one officer and injuring three others, and triggering a shootout that killed two of the attackers, officials said. The…
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India police search journalists' homes, offices in country's latest raids on media
Indian police raided the offices of a news website that’s under investigation for allegedly receiving funds from China, as well as the homes of several of its journalists, the latest in a series of investigations into the finances of independent media … NEW DELHI — Indian police raided the offices of a news website that's…