Chemical attack
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After a shopkeeper spoke of his surprise on seeing Abdul Shokoor Ezedi revealed as the suspect behind a chemical attack on Wednesday, another local who regularly saw the 35-year-old said he is “shocked”. The asylum support worker, based near the centre of Newcastle, where Ezedi is believed to have lived, said Ezedi had shown no…
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As we reported earlier, it is believed Abdul Shokoor Ezedi – the man suspected of carrying out the chemical attack in south London – was granted asylum after two failed attempts, having reportedly travelled to the UK on a lorry in 2016. He was granted asylum despite being convicted of a sexual offence, which has…
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Police say they are still searching for Abdul Ezedi, with new images to be released of him boarding a Victoria line train on the Tube heading south at about 9pm on Wednesday – after the attack took place. Metropolitan Police Commander Jon Savell also made a direct appeal to the suspect, urging him to “do…
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The UK joined US and French forces in striking three main chemical weapons facilities in response to a poison gas attack that killed at least 75 people last week, and Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Saturday that there’ll be more strikes if the Syrian regime crosses ‘red lines’. Russian military forces claim Syrian air…
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Trump Tower fire consumes a man; and at least 70 people have died in Syria following a chemical attack in the war-torn zone. Here’s the news in brief: The US is calling on Russia to end its support for the Assad regime after an alleged chemical weapons attack killed at least 70 people in eastern…
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