Man kills 'mother, sister' in Paris knife attack
Paris, Aug 23 : A man stabbed two people, reportedly his mother and sister, and wounded a third person on a street in a Paris suburb before being killed by the police.
The Interior Ministry said that the victims were relatives of the man and the police were looking into reports of it being a family quarrel, the BBC reported.
According to some reports, the man threatened to kill the police and shouted "Allahu Akbar" ("God is greatest" in Arabic) during the assault, which occurred in Trappes, a commune in the Yvelines department to the southwest of the French capital.
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack but offered no proof.
"Police operation completed," said the Yvelines regional prefect in a tweet. "An individual was neutralized and killed. Assessment of the victims: 2 people dead, one seriously injured," it added.
France's Interior Minister Gérard Collomb expressed his condolence to the victims and their families and thanked the police for their response.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
