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Moroccan National Drives Wrong Way Down Spanish Motorway, Resists Arrest (mwn, Aug 12, 2019)
https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2019/08/280248/moroccan-national-spanish-motorway/
“Mossos police in Cambrils, Spain have arrested a Moroccan national for damage and for attacking members of security services.
The Moroccan national was driving, under the influence of drugs,“in the wrong direction for almost 40 kilometers” in Cambrils on Saturday, August 10, El Caso news outlet reported.
The suspect had no intention of stopping. Police formed a barrier with two police cars to stop the car and apprehend the driver.
The police seized a “large number” of electronic devices and computers inside the car the Moroccan national was driving. Police also found €15,000 in the car.
The police believe that the Moroccan national was traveling to Morocco to sell the seized products.
The police arrested the man for criminal damage and of attacking security services. El Caso also reported that police do not consider the incident to be terrorism related.”
‘Shooters’ in Lahore killing citizens for merely a few thousand (tribune, Aug 12, 2019)
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2032888/1-shooters-killing-citizens-merely-thousand/
“When most people picture an assassin, they either see a man dressed to the nines in suit and tie, or a female clad in hip-hugging leather and knee-length boots. However, chances are that the ‘shooters’ in Lahore are a far cry from the romanticised assassin of Hollywood or Bollywood cinema.
The reality of ‘hitmen’ in the provincial capital is rather different as these criminals will take a human life in exchange for whatever they can get – which in most cases is a few thousand rupees.
The hit squads of Lahore are part of a mafia and it is common practice for them to kill for measly sums. Those involved in the business of blindly pumping bullets into other humans for the sake of money are locally known as ‘shooters’, a term first popularised by gangster movies originating from across the border in India. A sense of insecurity looms over the provincial capital as news has started spreading of how little it costs to have another person eliminated. For example, take the murder of a man in Nishtar Colony who was gunned down by a hitman named Azhar for just Rs10,000. CIA investigations revealed that the assassin’s friend, called Mehboob, offered Rs0.2 million to Azhar as payment to ‘off’ the target.
The assassin took Rs10,000 as advance payment, carried out the murder, and never heard again from his client who pocketed the rest of the agreed amount. At the time of his arrest, the killer revealed that he needed the money to pay for his sister’s wedding.
Police point out that GC University Professor Tanzeem Akbar, stage dancer Qismat Baig and cable operator Javad Firdosi were all slain thanks to the brazen acts of these ‘shooters’. According to police investigations, several of these incidents linked back to gangsters operating out of Dubai.
Speaking to The Express Tribune about the phenomenon, SSP Operations Lahore Ismail Kharrak says these crimes are a result of young people falling into the wrong company. “The dream of becoming rich overnight is pushing young people on the wrong path,” he bemoans.
Kharrak says parents are often to blame for failing to look after children who have gone down this spiral. “They never ask why their children are wearing a particular type of clothing of where they got their hands on a weapon. Where does the extra money originate from?” he asks. The SSP Operations further says the police can only arrest a youth if he has committed a crime, but regrets some real damage is done when he is confined to jail.
“He falls into bad company. If the suspect goes to jail for a minor crime, he is exposed to others who are in custody for heinous offences. This contact turns him into a fearless criminal,” the SSP narrates.
Investigation Department Head SSP Zeeshan Asghar, whose job it is to probe serious criminal cases, says these shooters are actively involved in gang warfare. There was another recent example at the Allama Iqbal Airport in which one group engaged shooters to gun down a man accused of murdering one of their peers. This incident proved the grizzly nature of such acts as the victim was shot multiple times in broad daylight and in the complete public view of men, women and child passengers who were present at the arrivals lounge.
Another more recent incident saw four hitmen, riding motorcycles, intercept the vehicle of business Sheikh Irfan Channa before gunning him down in cold blood. Footage of the brutal act was captured by Safe City cameras.
SSP Asghar says a common factor among these the shooters is that they are unable to find meaningful employment or are incapable of doing anything else in life. Therefore, they are willing to commit murder for the sake of money. “Many films also play a vital role in shaping their outlook as movies portray gangsters as heroes,” he concludes.
The police are yet to determine the actual number of hitmen in the city, but an estimate suggests there are 20 small and large gangs operating as shooters. Speaking to The Express Tribune, law expert Syed Farhad Ali Shah blames the police’s poor investigation which seldom leads to punishment for either the assassins or their clients.
Shah says in case of target killings, the client, who has put a price on the head of the victim, manages to get off sco- free due to poor evidence collection and investigation. He says the law dictates that if a suspect confesses before the police, it does not hold the same weight as an admission before a magistrate.”
Turkey, New Zealand have very special friendship: Envoy (hdn, Aug 12, 2019)
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-new-zealand-have-very-special-friendship-envoy-145714
“Turkey will clear YPG/PKK terrorists from east of the Euphrates like in Syria’s Afrin and Jarabulus at any cost, said Turkish Foreign Minister on Aug. 11.
“Turkey won’t allow U.S. to stall the process for the operation in east of Euphrates like they did in Manbij,” Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu said in Eid Al-Adha greetings in his hometown Antalya.
“The U.S. has not done its part in implementing the roadmap that we have approved of together,” he added.
Çavu?o?lu went on to say that, Turkey will clear east of the Euphrates either with or without the U.S.
Turkey has promised a counter-terrorist operation east of the Euphrates in northern Syria, following two similar successful operations since 2016.
In the last two years, Turkey’s Euphrates Shield and Olive Branch operations liberated the region from YPG/PKK and ISIL terrorists, allowing hundreds of thousands of displaced civilians to return to their homes.
The Manbij deal between Turkey and the U.S. focuses on the withdrawal of YPG/PKK terrorists from the city to stabilize the region, which is located in the northern part of Syria’s Aleppo province.
YPG/PKK is the Syrian offshoot of terror group PKK, which has been responsible for the deaths of nearly 40,000 people in Turkey, including many children, women, and infants, for more than 30 years…”
Man shot dead, teen seriously injured overnight (ansa, Aug 12, 2019)
http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2019/08/12/man-shot-dead-teen-seriously-injured-overnight_a9a9786c-ab03-400f-ae3f-54cbc32b4628.html
“A 35-year-old man was shot dead in the town of Gavorrano, in the Tuscan province of Grosseto, while an 18-year-old man was critically injured after being hit by a firearm too.
Both victims are thought to be foreigners.
The injured man is in a hospital in Siena, where he has had an operation.”
North Africans from Maghreb ( Moroccans )- drug dealers
Woman attacked with broken glass in Milan (ansa, Aug 12, 2019)
http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2019/08/12/woman-attacked-with-broken-glass-in-milan_5eb73c6c-afc5-4a8c-81b5-7fda727e0482.html
“A 64-year-old woman is being treated for serious injuries in hospital after being attacked with what appears to have been broken glass in a street in Milan on Monday.
A 30-year-old Bangladeshi man, who has a permit to be in Italy and no criminal record, has been arrested in relation to the assault.
He was arrested after a passerby stopped him.
The motive for the attack is not yet known.
The woman is not thought to be in a life-threatening condition.”
EC urges solution for Open Arms and Ocean Viking (ansamed, Aug 12, 2019)
http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/nations/italy/2019/08/12/ec-urges-solution-for-open-arms-and-ocean-viking_de58cfab-b42d-4f06-907f-43138eeeae62.html
“A spokesperson for the European Commission (EC) on Monday repeated a position it stated on Friday, in that the EC welcomes the decision by Malta and Italy to allow some migrants from the Open Arms to disembark for health reasons, but that it hasn’t started coordinating disembarkation and relocation operations because there hasn’t been any request by the countries.
The spokesperson said the EC has contacted the countries to “ask them to show solidarity” because “a solution must be found for all on board” both the Open Arms and the Ocean Viking. Although the countries haven’t yet made a formal coordination request, Brussels has begun informal meetings between the governments to understand their willingness and to discuss the type of solution.
The spokesperson said the consultation “will continue within the limits of our mandate”.
The EC is also working on a response to a letter from EU Parliament President David Sassoli to EC President Jean-Claude Juncker, and said it should be ready within the week.(ANSAmed).”
CBC – Maxime Bernier excluded from initial invitations to leaders’ election debates
The Leaders’ Debate Commission, the body organizing two major federal election debates, has invited the leaders of five political parties to participate with the notable exception of People’s Party Leader Maxime Bernier.
Camden stabbing: Man dead after brutal attack near Euston station in latest London murder (express, Aug 13, 2019)
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1164977/London-stabbing-camden-Munster-square-euston-london-news-sadiq-khan-knife-crime
“A BRUTAL stabbing has left one man dead in Munster Square, Camden according to police.
The vicious knife attack happened at approximately 11.10pm on August 12. No arrests have been made in connection to the murder. Camden police are appealing to anyone who can assist the investigation. Call 101 and quote CAD8433/12Aug.
Officers and London Ambulance Service attended and the male was pronounced dead at the scene.
A Met Police spokesman said: “Police were called at approximately 23:10hrs on Monday, 12 August to reports of a male stabbed in Munster Square, NW1.
“A crime scene remains in place.
“No arrests; enquiries into the circumstances remain ongoing.”…”
Almost 30 police officers are injured in assaults every day on the streets of Wild West Britain, new figures reveal (dailymail, Aug 13, 2019)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7350907/Almost-30-police-officers-injured-assaults-day-streets-Wild-West-Britain.html
“An average of 28 police officers are injured in assaults every day, figures reveal.
In the year to March 2019, 10,399 incidents of police officers being assaulted and injured were reported.
A further 20,578 assaults did not lead to injury, according to the Home Office data.
Police officers in London were the most at risk with 2,319 injured last year – the equivalent of six each day, the Daily Express reported.
National chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales, John Apter, said: ‘We believe these figures are just the tip of the iceberg.’
He called for tougher sentences for thugs who assault officers and said courts needed to ‘use the full force of their bolstered powers to reinforce the message that these acts are unacceptable and should never be considered “just part of the job”.’
It comes as The Times revealed 1,607 criminals with 26 or more criminal convictions or cautions were not sent to prison after assaulting police last year. This is more than double the 828 prolific offenders who dodged jail for the same offence in 2008.
None of the 44 offenders with 101 or more previous offences were sent down for assaulting officers.”
Germany considers ‘meat tax’ to combat climate change
Black girl beach day , came across this imgurl link not my pictures
https://m.imgur.com/gallery/dNPPn28