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After stampede, Goyal holds meeting with Railway Board officials
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray raised the pitch for fixing railway infrastructure in Mumbai by threatening to stall work for the Centre's upcoming bullet train project. "We have time and again demanded that the old and dilapidated foot overbridges be redeveloped but no action has been taken yet". Traffic on the narrow six-foot wide bridge has of late increased as the station is also the nearest access point for the newly developed business district of Lower Parel.
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Edmonton: Five injured in Canada 'terror' incidents
The suspect then fled the scene on foot and managed to escape police. "We are urging all Edmontonians to be vigilant and aware of their surroundings", Knecht said. "The driver was apprehended and taken into police custody", Knecht said. The terrorist attack of police attack is also being investigated. Knecht says the driver of the vehicle then got out and "viciously" stabbed the officer several times with a knife before fleeing.
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ICE Arrests Nearly 500 Criminals in 'Operation Safe City' Targeting Sanctuary Cities
The arrests this week were a stinging rebuke to sanctuary cities , several of which have passed ordinances or policies preventing full cooperation with ICE . "There is a general feeling of fear, anxiety and confusion in the immigrant communities", said Susan Roche, executive director of the Portland-based Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project.
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Hezbollah leader: Kurdish vote will sow division in region
As the crisis unfolded, Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric intervened to oppose the secession of the Kurdistan region, adding to pressure on the Kurds in his first directly political sermon since early past year. Supported by Ankara and Tehran, the Iraqi government demanded that Kurdish leaders cancel the result of the referendum or they would face sanctions, worldwide isolation and possible military interference.
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Man shot by army after stabbing someone at Marseille train station
One woman's throat was cut, and the other was stabbed, Agence France-Presse reported. Marseille police are interviewing about 10 witnesses to the attacks. Sources close to the investigators say it might have been a terror attack. -By Philippe Sotto and Sylvie Corbet in Paris . Some 200 police officers had cordoned off the area and all roads were closed to traffic, with security forces saying the operation was still on-going.
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Boris Johnson Is Unsackable, Theresa May Concedes On BBC Andrew Marr Show
Her latest ploy is to try and win over voters, especially young people. The Conservative party conference in Manchester opens today with the PM intent on stamping her authority on MPs and activists . May faced calls to fire Johnson after his controversial intervention with an article he penned just before her keynote Brexit speech in Florence. He insisted any transition period should not last more than two years.