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UAE court sentences man to death for rape, murder of 11-year-old boy

Dubai - Muslimchronicle

A man found guilty of raping and killing his nephew earlier this year was sentenced to death on Monday. The Abu Dhabi Criminal Court found the man guilty of raping and murdering 11-year-old Azan Majid Janjua, whose body was found on the rooftop of the building in the UAE capital where his family lived. The court also sentenced the manRead more

Explosion in China's Ningbo city, casualties feared

Beijing - Muslimchronicle

A major explosion hit China's eastern port city of Ningbo on Sunday causing casualties, state media said citing local authorities. The blast, which happened in the early morning, caused nearby buildings to collapse, state-run CCTV reported on its website. source: AFPRead more

Explosion in China's Ningbo city, casualties feared: media

Beijing - Muslimchronicle

Bangladesh arrests militant suspect in US blogger killing

Dhaka - Muslimchronicle

Bangladesh police said on Sunday they had arrested a suspected leader of an Islamist group wanted in connection with the death in 2015 a US blogger critical of religious extremism. Deputy police commissioner Masudur Rahman said the man, identified as Mojammel Hossain, 25, head of the intelligence wing of the al Qaeda-inspired militant group Ansar Ullah Bangla Team, was suspectedRead more

Essex Mosque holds first ever open day despite arson attack

London - Muslimchronicle

A small mosque in Essex opened its doors to over 250 neighbours of all faiths and none last Saturday in the aftermath of attacks on its property. Al-Falah Islamic Centre in Braintree, Essex, suffered an attempted arson attack by two attackers in January 2017 who were identified on CCTV and a previous 'smoke grenade' attack in 2013. DespiteRead more

ISIS flag seen on Islamabad highway

Iqbal - Muslimchronicle

An ISIS flag was seen hoisted up on one of Islamabad’s main highways on Sunday with the saying ‘Khalifat is coming’ written on the bottom. CCTV footage could not identify the men who had placed the flag, which has since been taken down. The flag was placed over a billboard on a pedestrian bridge on a highway near Iqbal town.Read more

London Tube attack suspect identified as Syrian refugee Yahyah Farroukh

London - Muslimchronicle

Police have identified Syrian refugee, Yahyah Farroukh, 21, as a suspect behind the London Tube attack on Saturday. Farroukh was tackled by four undercover policemen outside a fried chicken restuarant. The arrest was ordered after CCTV footage emerged showing a suspect setting up the attack. The footage was filmed near a house in Sunbury-on-Thames, said the report. It shows theRead more

Chinese teen Internet addict dies

Beijing - Muslimchronicle

A Chinese teen has died after spending less than 48 hours at a center that treats Internet addicts, shining a spotlight on the controversial facilities that seek to unlatch people from their screens. The first country to declare Internet addiction a clinical disorder, China is estimated to be home to millions of primarily young men who spend hours online. TheRead more

Jordanian FM: Jordan ‘exerting every effort’ to calm tensions

Dubai - Muslimchronicle

Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said Tuesday that the country is “exerting every possible effort… to calm the situation in Jerusalem” to avoid being pushed in to an “abyss,” in an interview with CNN’s Becky Anderson. Israel removed metal detectors from entrances to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City on Tuesday in favor of CCTV cameras, hoping toRead more

China says kindergarten blast was bomb, suspect dead

Fengxian - Muslimchronicle

The blast that killed eight people and injured dozens outside a kindergarten in eastern China was triggered by a makeshift bomb whose maker was among the dead, authorities said Friday. The public security ministry said in a statement that the suspect was a 22-year-old man with health problems who rented a room near the kindergarten in Fengxian, where Thursday's blastRead more