Mangaluru, Jan 3: A team of miscreants allegedly attempted to kill a youth with lethal weapons at Surathkal on the outskirts of the city on Thursday.

The victim has been identified as Sandesh (35) of Krishnapura 5th Block. It is said that the miscreants led by Ranjith of the same village attacked him.

Sandesh has been working as the bus driver. On Thursday morning, he was speaking to his friends near Yuvaka Mandali at 5th Block of Krishnapura.

At this time, three accused including Ranjith attacked Sandesh, who escaped unhurt. Later, the accused fled the scene.

Old enmity

Ranjith and Sandesh were friends. But they quarreled each other related to marriage issue of their relatives. Now, in a complaint, Sandesh alleged that Ranjith and his friends attacked him due to old enmity. Attempt to murder case was registered at Surathkal police station and the police have been investigating it.

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Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.

Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.

“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.

Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”

Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”

“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.

When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”

The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.