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RCMP arrest 10 youths suspected of wanting to join jihadists overseas
Ten young people suspected of wanting to join jihadist groups overseas were arrested last weekend at Montreal’s Trudeau International Airport, The Canadian Press reports.
No charges have been laid, the investigation is ongoing and the 10 young Montrealers have had their passports confiscated.
Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney commended the RCMP
and the Integrated National Security Enforcement Team for
their “continued vigilance in keeping our streets and
communities safe from the ongoing global terror
threat.”
Indonesia, Malaysia agree to give temporary shelter to migrants
Indonesia and Malaysia agreed to provide temporary shelter to thousands of migrants believed to be stranded at sea, a potential breakthrough in the humanitarian crisis confronting Southeast Asia after weeks of reluctance by the region’s nations to take responsibility, The Associated Press reports.
Malaysia said the two countries “agreed to provide them temporary shelter provided that the resettlement and repatriation process will be done in one year by the international community.”
Shootout between Texas biker gangs started with parking dispute
A deadly weekend shootout involving rival motorcycle gangs apparently began with a parking dispute and someone running over a gang member’s foot, The Associated Press reports.
One man was injured when a vehicle rolled over his foot. That caused a dispute that continued inside the restaurant, where fighting and then shooting began, before the melee spilled back outside, police said.
When the shootout was over, nine people were dead and 18 wounded.
Palestinian driver shot dead after ramming Israeli police with car
Israeli police shot dead a driver in a Palestinian neighborhood of East Jerusalem on Wednesday after he rammed them with his car, injuring two of them, Reuters reports.
Describing the driver as an “Arab terrorist”, a police spokesman said two policewomen had been lightly hurt in the incident.
China to spend $182-billion to boost Internet by end of 2017
China will spend more than $182-billion to boost Internet speeds by the end of 2017 as Beijing moves towards a more service-driven economy to boost growth, Reuters reports.
China ranked 82nd in the world for average Internet
connection speed, according to a 2014 report. Improving
that standing is crucial for the world’s second largest
economy, which is experiencing the slowest growth in
decades and is seeking to diversify away from low-tech
manufacturing and development.