Archive for March 15, 2024
Kidnapping crisis grows, Nigeria says no to ransoms
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has squarely rejected the idea of paying any ransom for the release of more than 280 schoolchildren who were abducted last week. Tinubu specified that “not a dime” would be spent to meet the kidnappers’ demands, after the payment of ransom was made illegal in Nigeria in 2022. Authorities may be…
Read MoreAl-Shabab fighters killed as overnight siege of Mogadishu hotel ends
A 13-hour siege of a popular hotel near government buildings in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, has ended after the al-Shabab fighters who had taken control of the building were killed by security forces. “All the terrorist gunmen were killed, and the situation has returned to normal now,” police officer Abdirahim Yusuf told the Agence France-Presse news…
Read MoreYork man, 49, broke into Hanover area medical center and set fire: court records
A York man faces numerous felony charges after a bizarre incident in which he allegedly broke into a Hanover medical center and set a fire Monday morning, according to court documents. Andrew Zions, 49, of York, faces felony charges of arson, burglary and criminal trespass, along with misdemeanor charges of resisting arrest and disorderly conduct,…
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