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Sunday, 30 July 2017

World news briefs — Compiled July 29

Source: www.ohio.com --- Saturday, July 29, 2017
Australia Police foil airplane terror plot Australian police disrupted a plot to bring down an airplane and arrested four men in raids on homes in several Sydney suburbs, the prime minister said Sunday. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said that security has been increased at Sydney Airport since Thursday because of the plot. The increased security measures also were extended to all major international and domestic terminals around Australia overnight. Details were scant on the specifics of the attack, the location and timing. Nigeria 14 die in extremist attack Authorities in northeastern Nigeria say at least 14 people are dead after a suicide bombing blamed on the Boko Haram extremist group. A female suicide bomber sneaked into a building late Friday in Dikwa, east of the city of Maiduguri, and detonated her explosives, said Bello Dambatta, head of the rapid response team. Volunteers said at least two dozen others were wounded and had to wait until Saturday morning to be evacuated because of safety concerns and the lack of phone service. Meanwhile, three geologists abducted in an ambush attack Tuesday by Boko Haram insurgents have appeared in new video calling on the Nigerian government to negotiate the workers’ release. Authorities say at least 48 people were killed in that attack near Lake Chad. BRITAIN Family appeals for peace The family of a young black man who died following a London police chase appealed for peace Saturday ...



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