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Man with axe attacks people on train in Germany

Tuesday, 19 July 2016 2:06 AM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 19 July 2016 2:06 AM ]

A firefighter stands at a road block in Wuerzburg, southern Germany after a man slashed people on a train.

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

A man has gone on a violent rampage in Germany injuring several people using an axe. The incident took place on a passenger train near the city of Wuerzburg. The attacker who was killed while fleeing the train was a 17-year-old Afghan refugee.
British lawmakers have approved a controversial plan to renew the country’s Trident nuclear weapons system. During the process of the debate, the UK’s new Prime Minister, Theresa May, vowed to use nuclear weapons against other countries. This comes despite public protests against the program.
The Republican National Convention in the US state of Ohio descends into chaos. The opponents of presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump sought to change the convention rules so that they could register their votes against Trump's candidacy but failed to do so. Trump is set to be officially chosen as the GOP presidential nominee.
Turkish President Receb Tayyib Erdogan says the use of death penalty cannot be ruled out for those involved in the failed coup on Friday. Erdogan condemned the coup attempt as a clear crime of treason renewing the allegation that the move was orchestrated by U-S-based opposition figure Fethullah Gulen.
Police in Turkey have detained seven soldiers in connection with last week’s failed coup after searching a key airbase in southern Turkey. Officials say the Incirlik airbase might've been used to refuel military aircraft hijacked by coup plotters. The US uses the base to carry out airstrikes in Syria.
A bomb explosion in Pakistan’s northwest has left seven local councilors dead. The vehicle carrying the officials was detonated after it hit a roadside bomb in Pakistan's restive province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has condemned the recent deadly attacks in Kazakhstan which left several police officers dead and several others wounded. Qassemi also raised concern over the recent terrorist attacks in the neighboring countries and urged joint efforts to defeat terrorism.
Prominent Bahraini Muslim clerics have condemned the Al Khalifah regime’s widespread use of force against the people in the country. The reactions come after Manama dissolved the country’s main Shia opposition movement al-Wefaq. Meanwhile, the UN chief denounced the decision, arguing that it fuel tensions in the region.

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