Murder / Suspected Murder
Protests break out after murder of kidnapped woman in Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK (Reuters) – Hundreds of people rallied in front of Kyrgyzstan’s interior ministry on Thursday to demand the resignation of its leadership for what they called police inaction over the murder of a kidnapped woman. Aizada Kanatbekova, 27, was kidnapped on April 5 and found strangled in a car in a rural area two days …
One of four Minneapolis police charged over Floyd’s death posts bail
(Reuters) – One of the four former white Minneapolis police officers who were charged over the death of George Floyd, 46, a black man whose death in custody set off protests for police reform and racial justice, was released on bail on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: Former Minnesota police officer Thomas Lane poses in a combination …
Anti-racism protests undoubtedly increase risk of coronavirus spread -UK health minister
LONDON, June 7 (Reuters) – Anti-racism protests attended by thousands of people in London and other major British cities “undoubtedly” risk causing an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases again, British health minister Matt Hancock said on Sunday. Thousands of people attended protests on Saturday to voice their anger at police brutality after the …
Five wounded in Moscow shooting, receiving treatment: Interfax cites health ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Five people were being treated for injuries after a shooting incident in central Moscow on Thursday evening near the FSB security services headquarters, Interfax news agency cited the health ministry as saying. One FSB employee was killed in the attack, which occurred a five-minute walk away from the Kremlin, where President Vladimir …
