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Man Dead – Attacked Police with Crossbow
A man has been shot to death by police at Israel's embassy in Serbia's capital Belgrad. He was shot after attacking the police with a crossbow, in what is described from an Israeli perspective as an attempt at a terrorist act.
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"Many collapsed in the street" – 1,000 dead in Mecca
The death toll in connection with the Muslim pilgrimage, Hajj, has exceeded 1,000, according to a compilation by the news agency AFP. Several thousand people have required medical attention for heatstroke in the Saudi heat, where the temperature has reportedly climbed to 52 degrees at times.
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