Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Jan. 6

Source: Xinhua| 2018-01-06 09:07:49|Editor: huaxia
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LOS ANGELES -- A murder-suicide shooting incident occurred Friday morning in Saugus, a mall town of located about 70 kilometers northwest of the Los Angeles downtown, in which four people were killed.

According to a video posted online, assistant chief Ed Winter of the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office confirmed at a news conference outside the residence where the bodies were found that four people were dead, investigators believed three of them were shot to death and the fourth dead could be the killed who suicide later. (Los Angeles-Shooting-Murder suicide)

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UNITED NATIONS -- The unrest in Iran does not constitute a threat to international peace and security, said Francois Delattre, the French ambassador to the United Nations, on Friday.

"However worrying the events of the last few days in Iran may be, they do not constitute, per se, a threat to international peace and security. We must react appropriately to what is going on," Delattre told the Security Council in a debate on the situation in Iran. "In other words, we must ensure that we remain watchful and we give proper vigilance to what is happening ... we must be aware of any attempts to exploit the crisis for personal ends." (UN-Iran-France)

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KUWAIT CITY -- About 40 fans of the Omani soccer team were injured when a fence collapsed at Kuwaiti Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium following the final match of the 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup tournament late on Friday.

"About 40 persons were slightly injured. They have been transported to 3 hospitals," said Anas Al-Saleh, deputy prime minister and minister of state for cabinet affairs. He is also chairman of the championship organizing committee. (Kuwait-Stadium-Injury)

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NAIROBI -- Kenyan police on Friday arrested 10 foreigners over alleged human trafficking in the coastal city of Mombasa.

Transnational Organized Crime Unit detectives attached to Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) arrested the women at a popular club situated within Nyali area of Mombasa. (Kenya-Trafficking) Enditem

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