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LONDON (AP) -- Donald Trump Jr. is facing criticism for a tweet sent in the hours after Wednesday's London attack that included a months-old comment from London Mayor Sadiq Khan that terror attacks are part of living in a big city, but left out that Khan was noting that residents need to "be prepared" for such attacks....
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeli police on Thursday arrested a 19-year-old Israeli Jewish man as the primary suspect in a string of bomb threats targeting Jewish community centers and other institutions in the U.S., marking a potential breakthrough in the case....
BRUSSELS (AP) -- Belgian authorities tightened security Thursday in the port city of Antwerp after a Frenchman drove his car at high speed through a busy shopping area, forcing pedestrians to jump out of the way....
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The top Senate Democrat said Thursday he will oppose President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee and lead a filibuster of the choice, setting up a politically charged showdown with Republicans with far-reaching implications for future judicial nominees....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Showdown day at hand, Republicans remained short of votes Thursday for their showpiece health care overhaul, hoping for President Donald Trump to close the deal with balky conservatives at a White House meeting....
LONDON (AP) -- The latest on the attack outside Britain's Parliament (all times local):...
LONDON (AP) -- The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Thursday for an attack by a man who plowed an SUV into pedestrians on one of London's famous bridges and then stabbed a police officer to death at Britain's Parliament. In a somber but defiant statement, Britain's prime minister declared that "we are not afraid."...
(Vatican Radio) The investigation into Wednesday's terror attack in London is continuing. British police raided several properties and arrested seven people in connection with the attack outsidethe British House of Parliament that left four people dead, including the man who mowed down pedestrians on a bridge and killed a police officer.Metropolitan Police counterterrorism chief Mark Rowley said that he believed the attacker acted alone and was ``inspired by international terrorism.'' Rowley said that, police raided six addresses, including some in the central city of Birmingham, and arrested seven people in connection with Wednesday's attack by a knife-wielding man.The counterterrorism chief revised the death toll from five to four, including the attacker, the police officer and two civilians. He said that 29 people required hospitalization and seven of them are in critical condition. He also said that authorities were still working out the number of ``...
(Vatican Radio) The investigation into Wednesday's terror attack in London is continuing. British police raided several properties and arrested seven people in connection with the attack outsidethe British House of Parliament that left four people dead, including the man who mowed down pedestrians on a bridge and killed a police officer.
Metropolitan Police counterterrorism chief Mark Rowley said that he believed the attacker acted alone and was ``inspired by international terrorism.''
Rowley said that, police raided six addresses, including some in the central city of Birmingham, and arrested seven people in connection with Wednesday's attack by a knife-wielding man.
The counterterrorism chief revised the death toll from five to four, including the attacker, the police officer and two civilians. He said that 29 people required hospitalization and seven of them are in critical condition. He also said that authorities were still working out the number of ``walking wounded.'' Police had previously given the total number of injured as around 40.
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(Vatican Radio) The Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Vincent Nichols has condemned Wednesday’s terror attack which took place in his Archdiocese and has offered prayers for the victims.The Archbishop speaking to Vatican Radio’s Lydia O’Kane described the shock that was being felt in London, but he also said that “typically here life gets on in a normal way; people are coming to work, parliament will be open this afternoon and there’s a determined calmness…”Listen: Four people are known to have died when a man mowed down pedestrians near the British House of Parliament. They included a police officer and a mother of two.Prayers for the victimsPaying tribute to the woman he said her children went to “one of our schools and the two children and her husband will be devastated today and we pray very deeply for them and the others who were killed”.Faith in GodCardinal Nichols underlined that it was very important that peopl...
(Vatican Radio) The Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Vincent Nichols has condemned Wednesday’s terror attack which took place in his Archdiocese and has offered prayers for the victims.
The Archbishop speaking to Vatican Radio’s Lydia O’Kane described the shock that was being felt in London, but he also said that “typically here life gets on in a normal way; people are coming to work, parliament will be open this afternoon and there’s a determined calmness…”
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Four people are known to have died when a man mowed down pedestrians near the British House of Parliament. They included a police officer and a mother of two.
Prayers for the victims
Paying tribute to the woman he said her children went to “one of our schools and the two children and her husband will be devastated today and we pray very deeply for them and the others who were killed”.
Faith in God
Cardinal Nichols underlined that it was very important that people remember at this time that “faith in God and the rootedness of our culture in its Christian and its Judeo-Christian heritage; faith in God is a huge asset, it’s not a problem and what we must not do is begin to think that this extremism is the product of religious faith; it’s a distortion, it's a corruption of a particular religious faith.” He also stressed that “there is no place for hatred in our response”.
Unity of the people
The Cardinal said that despite the terrible events the people of London displayed incredible unity. “People were running to help, the staff from the hospital which is at the other end of (Westminster) bridge… were running out of the hospital into the danger area because they were professional nurses and doctors and it’s that sense of a brave and generous response to what has happened, a practical one, one that has a focus to it.”
