Mangaluru(PTI): Miscreants allegedly followed the car of MLA Harish Poonja on the outskirts of the city Thursday evening and flashed swords from their vehicle, police sources said.
A case has been registered at the Bantwal rural police station in Dakshina Kannada district based on the complaint from the MLA's driver.
Poonja, representing Belthangady Assembly constituency, was returning from Bengaluru to Belthangady when the incident took place.
The miscreants followed the car from Padil to Farangipete, the driver said in his complaint. When he took the car to the roadside, the miscreants shouted abusive words and flashed swords, the driver said.
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Manama: A video circulating on social media showing a drone striking a building in Manama, the capital of Bahrain, has been verified by Al Jazeera, confirming its authenticity.
Earlier, the news network, citing Bahrain’s Interior Ministry, had reported that several residential buildings were targeted in the incident.
The verified footage shows an Iranian drone hitting a tower in Manama.
A loud explosion is heard at the moment of impact, followed by a large fire and thick plumes of smoke billowing from the building.
🚨 #BREAKING | Iranian Shahed kamikaze drone struck a building near the US Navy’s 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain!
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Retaliation for US-Israel strikes on Iran. Footage shows the direct hit in Manama.
Situation escalating fast in the Gulf...#Iran #Bahrain #USNavy #MiddleEast pic.twitter.com/VvlrRnE8R3
