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Pal factions decry string of killings by Israeli forces

Palestinian leadership across factions reacted to a recent string of deaths at the hands of Israeli forces Thursday hours after a third Palestinian was shot and killed by Israeli forces this month. The spokesperson for President Mahmoud Abbas, Nabil Abu Rdeineh, said recent incidents of Israeli forces killing Palestinian civilians[…]

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Kraaifontein murder case back in court

The case of 17 people accused of murdering six Kraaifontein men is expected back in the Blue Downs Magistrate’s Court in Cape Town on Friday. The National Prosecuting Authority said on Tuesday that the case was postponed for bail application. On December 9, the bodies of six men, aged between[…]

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Seven arrested for Kraaifontein murders

Seven men were arrested on Wednesday following the murders of six men whose bodies were found near a farm outside Kraaifontein, Cape Town police said. “They are detained for questioning,” Captain Frederick van Wyk said. The group was expected to appear in the Blue Downs Magistrate’s Court soon. Police suspected[…]

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No record of Delft killing: Police

The victim of an alleged mob justice attack in Delft, Cape Town, did not succumb to his injuries, Western Cape police said on Thursday. “This office has no record of a fatality in this regard, and also no record that the victim reported a case,” Lt-Col Andre Traut said. “We[…]

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UN: more than 5,000 killed in Iraq this year

The United Nations has said at least 5,576 civilians have been killed by violence in Iraq this year. At least 11,665 have been wounded since January, when Sunni fighters from the group calling itself the Islamic State, overran the city of Fallujah in the western province of Anbar, the UN[…]

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