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The names of the 22 victims killed by a suicide bomber at a Manchester concert on Monday night have not been officially released, but here what's known about them so far:
Saffie Roussos, aged 8, was the youngest of the 22 victims identified so far.
In a statement, the head teacher of the Tarleton Community Primary School that she attended in the village of Tarleton, Lancashire, described her as "simply a beautiful little girl in every aspect of the word. She was loved by everyone and her warmth and kindness will be remembered fondly. Saffie was quiet and unassuming with a creative flair."
Manchester bombing victim, 8, was "a beautiful little girl"
Police: At least 20 dead after explosion near Ariana Grande concert in Manchester
An explosion was reported at Manchester Arena in the U.K. where an Ariana Grande concert was being held on Monday. NBC News reported that officials said at least 20 are dead and hundreds have been injured.
BBC News reported that police have warned people to avoid the area around the venue amid reports of an explosion.
Grande’s label, Republic Records, confirmed she was on the tour bus at the time of the incident.
Greater Manchester Police confirmed the reports of an explosion in a statement on Twitter, as well as “a number of confirmed fatalities and others injured.”
Update: British authorities report that the explosion was caused by a suicide bomber who set off a backpack explosive as people were leaving the arena.
Big Game Hunter Crushed To Death By Wounded Elephant
Theunis Botha of Big Game Hounds Safaris was at Good Luck Farm near Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park on Friday when his group accidentally happened into a breeding herd of elephants.
When an elephant cow reportedly picked up the 51-year-old father of five with her trunk, one of Botha's clients opened fire.
But, instead of stopping a tragedy, the shot caused the elephant to fall and fatally crush Botha.
TVNL Comment: This is a perfect example of poetic justice if there ever was one.
Trump administration flip flops on location of Western Wall
As President Donald Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the hallowed Western Wall on Monday, it remained unclear whether his administration was changing longstanding U.S. policy by declaring the wall's location to be Israel, versus Jerusalem.
Heading to Israel on the second stop in the president's nine-day tour of the Middle East and Europe, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson addressed questions over whether the administration is considering a change in policy, after top officials offered conflicting views.
North Korea defies UN and fires missile in latest weapons test
North Korea fired another medium-range missile yesterday in its latest ballistics test.
The rocket was fired from an area near the North Korean county of Pukchang, in South Phyongan Province, and flew eastward about 310 miles, said South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The US Pacific Command said it tracked the missile before it landed in the sea.
White House officials travelling in Saudi Arabia with President Donald Trump said the system, which was last tested in February, has a shorter range than the missiles launched in North Korea’s most recent tests.
German woman killed and Afghan guard beheaded in Kabul
Gunmen in the Afghan capital Kabul have attacked a guesthouse, killing a German woman and beheading an Afghan guard.The attackers stormed a guesthouse run by a Swedish NGO, Operation Mercy, at about 23:30 (19:00 GMT) on Saturday, the Afghan interior ministry said. A second woman, from Finland, is missing and has possibly been kidnapped, the ministry said.
In a separate attack, Taliban militants killed 20 police officers at checkpoints in southern Afghanistan.
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'Angry' Netanyahu orders ministers to attend Trump reception
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has reportedly been forced to order his ministers to attend the airport reception for Donald Trump on Monday, after discovering that a number had planned not to attend.
According to reports in the Israeli media, an angry Netanyahu was informed on Sunday that party heads and a number of ministers planned to skip the reception after the White House had asked for the meet and greet to be shortened to the two countries’ anthems and handshakes only between Netanyahu and Trump.
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