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8. April 2017, 21:58

German police investigate suspected suicide bombing

Officials in Bavaria say they are still trying to establish the motive behind Sunday night´s suspected suicide bombing in the city of Ansbach. A man killed himself and injured 12 others, after being refused entry to a musical festival attended by thousands of people. Police say he was a 27-year-old Syrian who´d been denied asylum in Germany and had been treated for psychiatric problems. Officials say the contents of the man´s backpack had the potential to kill and injure many more. Ansbach resident Thomas Debinski says people were in panic: "The rumours that we were hearing were that it had been a gas explosion. But then people came past and said it was a rucksack that exploded definitely a rucksack that exploded. Someone blew themselves up."

Afghan teenager detained over Munich gun rampage

A 16-year-old from Afghanistan has been detained by police in connection with a shooting rampage in Munich on Friday that killed nine people and left dozens wounded. Police say the teenager was a friend of the 18-year-old German-Iranian attacker, David Ali Sonboly, who killed nine people and left dozens wounded before turning the gun on himself. The Afghan teenager is suspected of knowing about Sonboly´s plans and had met him shortly before the attack. Police say Sonboly was obsessed with mass killings but not inspired by Islamist militancy.

Mass shooting at Florida nightclub

Two people have been killed and 16 others wounded in a mass shooting at a Florida nightclub, according to US media reports. Police in Fort Myers say the area around the club has been deemed safe. It´s understood three people have been detained, but no further information has been released.

Unity at pro-democracy rally in Istanbul

Tens of thousands of people gathered in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Sunday night for pro-democracy rally. The rally was organised by the opposition party CHP but was backed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AK party, in a rare show of unity. The CHP leader said democracy had won but he also warned against the dangers of authoritarianism. It´s being reported that arrest warrants were issued today for 42 journalists. More than 13,000 people in the military, judiciary and other institutions have been detained since the attempted coup.

Democrat national convention begins in US

Hillary Clinton is to be officially nominated later today at the Democrat national convention in the US city of Philadelphia. She has named Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia as her running mate for the presidential election in November.

The weather

Some sunshine but an increasing chance of showers and thunder storms, some of them severe. It´ll be humid with highs from 21 to 31.

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