President called the shooting in Washington an ‘act of terror’. Plus, Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 65
President called the shooting in Washington an ‘act of terror’. Plus, Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 65
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Donald Trump has said the government should review every Afghan immigrant who entered the US during Joe Biden’s administration, after authorities identified the suspect in the shooting of two national guard members in Washington as an Afghan national.
A statement from the Department of Homeland Security named the suspect as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old who came to the US after the withdrawal of its armed forces from Afghanistan in 2021. Immigration authorities granted Lakanwal asylum earlier this year, according to CNN. The shooting, which happened near the Farragut West metro station, close to the White House, took place amid the Trump administration’s controversial deployment of troops to Washington DC.
What is the latest on the condition of the national guard members? They remained in critical condition overnight.Police blame construction company’s ‘gross negligence’ as Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 65
Police have alleged that the use of unsafe construction materials during maintenance work may be to blame for the rapid spread of a fire at a group of residential tower blocks that has killed at least 65 people in Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in decades.
Firefighters were still trying to reach people who could be trapped on the upper floors of the Wang Fuk Court housing complex on Thursday because of the fire’s intense heat and thick smoke. More than 250 remained missing and a further 45 people have been taken to hospital in critical condition.
Have there been arrests? Yes – police have arrested two directors and an engineering consultant at a construction company.
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