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26 killed in church shooting

Sutherland Springs - Muslimchronicle

A total of 26 people were killed during a gunman's shooting rampage at a Texas church during Sunday services, Governor Greg Abbott said, warning the toll may rise. "We are dealing with the largest mass shooting in our state's history. There's so many families who have lost family members. Fathers, mothers, sons and daughters," Abbott said. "The tragedy, of course,Read more

At least 20 dead in Texas church shooting

Washington - Muslimchronicle

At least 20 people are dead after a shooting at a Texas church on Sunday, US media reported. ABC News cited a law enforcement official as saying 20 were killed and 30 wounded in the shooting. Other media outlets were citing unnamed officials who gave death tolls as high as 27. The shooting took place at the First Baptist ChurchRead more

Blast kills 13 at wedding in India

New Delhi - Muslimchronicle

At least 13 people including a pregnant woman were killed when an electricity transformer exploded outside a wedding ceremony in western India, police said Wednesday. Dozens of guests had assembled for the ceremony outside a family home in the western state of Rajasthan when the transformer exploded, spewing hot oil and metal shards. “Four people died on the spot,” localRead more

Deaths, numerous injuries in New York crash: police

New York - Muslimchronicle

Several people were killed and numerous others injured in New York on Tuesday after a vehicle plowed into a pedestrian and bike path in Lower Manhattan, police said. "The vehicle struck multiple people on the path," police tweeted. "The vehicle continued south striking another vehicle. The suspect exited the vehicle displaying imitation firearms & was shot by NYPD." Source:AFPRead more

Kenya rights group: 37 killed in protests after August elections

Nairobi - Muslimchronicle

At least 37 people were killed in three days of protests following disputed national elections in Kenya on Aug. 8, a Kenya rights group said on Monday, the highest figure yet given for deaths over the period. Some deaths were “attributed to police using live bullets and a few from police bludgeoning using clubs,” said the government-backed Kenya National CommissionRead more

At least 16 killed as train hits bus in Russia

Moscow - Muslimchronicle

At least 16 people were killed on Friday when a train slammed into a bus that had broken down on a level crossing east of Moscow, authorities said. Uzbekistan’s foreign ministry said in a statement that 19 Uzbek citizens had died in the crash, but Russia’s Investigative Committee reported a lower figure. The accident occurred before dawn on Friday nearRead more

Suicide attacks on the increase in Jammu and Kashmir

New Delhi - Muslimchronicle

In the past eight days, two military camps in Indian-administered Kashmir have been attacked by militants. On Sept. 26, four militants targeted the Indian army’s 76 Artillery unit on the Uri-Kaman road near the Line of Control (LoC) before being killed by security forces. The latest attack took place on Tuesday, at a highly fortified Border Security Force (BSF) campRead more

US-led strike kills 18 civilians in Syria’s Raqqa: monitor

Beirut - Muslimchronicle

A US-led coalition air strike killed at least 18 civilians on Tuesday in the Daesh group’s former stronghold of Raqqa, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said. “International coalition planes targeted water wells where a group of civilians were gathered in the north of Raqqa city, killing at least 18 civilians,” Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman said. The Britain-basedRead more

58 Syria government fighters killed in Daesh attacks: monitor

Beirut - Muslimchronicle

Daesh killed at least 58 Syrian government troops and militia as the jihadists put up fierce resistance to a Russian-backed offensive against some of its last bastions, a monitor said Friday. Most of Thursday’s dead came south of the desert town of Sukna, east of the ancient city of Palmyra, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Daesh put outRead more