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While the flooding in Germany and Belgium has been top of the news, this has been happening in China. It is quite horrific and view with discretion.
Just another Vietnam that we got dragged into.August 15, 2021, Afghanistan-Taliban news
The Taliban have taken control of the presidential palace in Kabul after the country's president Ashraf Ghani fled the country. Follow here for the latest news.edition.cnn.comBREAKING: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has left the country
Obviously built to a price, not a standard. ?
Outback travel, isn't for everyone. ?
No internet, dust and rough roads: Outback reality check for new wave of domestic tourists
First-time outback travellers get a rude shock as they discover that the Australian outback has dust, corrugated roads and fresh-food shortages as well as other inconveniences not found in Bali.www.abc.net.au
At least the new gun laws worked!Just terrible, but be careful what you say.‘Violent extremist’ shot dead within 60 seconds of Auckland attack
Earlier attempts to prosecute the man behind the Auckland attack were stymied after New Zealand’s High Court ruled that preparing a terrorist attack was not an offence under the country’s anti-terrorism laws.www.theage.com.au
It must have been expensive, having him tailed 24/7.
From the article:
Earlier attempts to prosecute the Islamic State sympathiser who stabbed six people in an Auckland shopping mall were stymied when New Zealand’s High Court ruled that preparing a terrorist attack was not an offence under the country’s anti-terrorism laws.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has identified the attacker as a violent extremist, a Sri Lankan national who had been a person of national security interest since 2016.
Six people were injured, three in critical condition, after the man stormed a supermarket in Auckland armed with a knife on Friday afternoon.
Despite being under surveillance by New Zealand authorities, he was able to attack people in LynnMall at 2.40pm local time (12.40pm AEST), slashing at customers in the aisles of a Countdown supermarket. People queuing to be vaccinated at the nearby Unichem pharmacy rushed inside for safety as the attacker was confronted and shot dead by police.
The man was sentenced last month to one year of supervision for possessing ISIS propaganda that promoted terrorism.
The Crown had sought to charge him under the Terrorism Suppression Act, but the application was declined after the High Court ruled that preparing a terrorist attack was not an offence under the legislation.
He was shot within a minute of Friday’s attack by the police surveillance team and special tactics group that had been monitoring him 24 hours a day because of his beliefs, Ardern said.
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