A Taliban attack in central Afghanistan has killed scores of security personnel , with some estimates putting the death toll at more than 100 , amid Government silence about one of the most deadly insurgent attacks in months . Key points : Attackers rammed a Humvee full of explosives into a training centre Attackers rammed a Humvee full of explosives into a training centre At least two gunmen were also involved in the attack At least two gunmen were also involved in the attack One anonymous official said 126 people were killed Attackers rammed a captured military Humvee packed with explosives into a training centre of the National Directorate for Security ( NDS ) in Maidan Wardak province , west of the capital Kabul . At least two gunmen followed up , spraying the compound with gunfire before they were shot down . " We have information that 126 people have been killed in the explosion inside the military training centre , eight special commandoes are among the dead , " said a senior official in the defence ministry in Kabul , speaking on condition of anonymity . Local officials also said that scores of troops and NDS personnel were killed in the attack but there was no official confirmation of the casualty toll , with officials ordered not to talk to media for fear of damaging morale . " I have been told not to make the death toll figures public . It is frustrating to hide the facts , " a senior interior ministry official in Kabul said . The complex attack on a highly secured base underlined the heavy pressure facing Afghan security forces as increasingly confident Taliban fighters have stepped up operations , even as diplomatic efforts to agree a peaceful settlement to the conflict have begun . Local officials said scores of troops and security personnel were killed in the attack . ( Tolo News via Storyful ) Taliban insurgents , fighting to drive out international forces from Afghanistan and reintroduce their version of strict Islamic law , claimed responsibility for the attack , which spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said killed 190 people . The attack , the most serious against Afghan forces in months , occurred on the same day that Taliban representatives met Zalmay Khalilzad , the US special envoy for peace in Afghanistan , in Qatar . Last week , Taliban fighters set off a car bomb outside a highly fortified compound killing at least five people and wounding more than 110 in the capital Kabul , but casualties from Monday ' s attack appear to have been far higher . ' Many more were killed ' Sharif Hotak , a member of the provincial council in Maidan Wardak , said he saw the bodies of 35 members of the Afghan forces in the hospital . " Many more were killed . Several bodies were transported to Kabul city and many injured were transferred to hospitals in Kabul , " said Mr Hotak , adding that " the Government was hiding the accurate casualty figures to prevent a further dip in morale of the Afghan forces . " Monday ' s attack caused the biggest casualty total suffered by Afghan forces since August 2018 , when the Taliban overran central Ghazni province . That confrontation killed 150 Afghan security forces and 95 civilians , as well as hundreds of Taliban fighters , officials said at the time . President Ashraf Ghani ' s office said in a statement the " enemies of the country " had carried out the attack and had killed and wounded " a number of our beloved and honest sons " . In recent years the Afghan Government has stopped releasing detailed casualty figures but US commanders have said repeatedly that the losses being suffered by Afghan forces are " unsustainable " . Last year Mr Ghani said 28 , 000 Afghan police officers and soldiers had been killed since 2015 . The British embassy in Afghanistan said Monday ' s casualties were " a stark reminder of the sacrifice the Afghan security and defence forces make for their country " . Reuters

A Taliban attack in central Afghanistan has killed scores of security personnel, with some estimates putting the death toll at more than 100, amid Government silence about one of the most deadly insurgent attacks in months.Key points: Attackers rammed a Humvee full of explosives into a training centreAttackers rammed a Humvee full of explosives into a training centre At least two gunmen were also involved in the attackAt least two gunmen were also involved in the attack One anonymous official said 126 people were killedAttackers rammed a captured military Humvee packed with explosives into a training centre of the National Directorate for Security (NDS) in Maidan Wardak province, west of the capital Kabul.At least two gunmen followed up, spraying the compound with gunfire before they were shot down."We have information that 126 people have been killed in the explosion inside the military training centre, eight special commandoes are among the dead," said a senior official in the defence ministry in Kabul, speaking on condition of anonymity.Local officials also said that scores of troops and NDS personnel were killed in the attack but there was no official confirmation of the casualty toll, with officials ordered not to talk to media for fear of damaging morale."I have been told not to make the death toll figures public. It is frustrating to hide the facts," a senior interior ministry official in Kabul said.The complex attack on a highly secured base underlined the heavy pressure facing Afghan security forces as increasingly confident Taliban fighters have stepped up operations, even as diplomatic efforts to agree a peaceful settlement to the conflict have begun.Local officials said scores of troops and security personnel were killed in the attack. ( Tolo News via Storyful )Taliban insurgents, fighting to drive out international forces from Afghanistan and reintroduce their version of strict Islamic law, claimed responsibility for the attack, which spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said killed 190 people.The attack, the most serious against Afghan forces in months, occurred on the same day that Taliban representatives met Zalmay Khalilzad, the US special envoy for peace in Afghanistan, in Qatar.Last week, Taliban fighters set off a car bomb outside a highly fortified compound killing at least five people and wounding more than 110 in the capital Kabul, but casualties from Monday's attack appear to have been far higher.'Many more were killed'Sharif Hotak, a member of the provincial council in Maidan Wardak, said he saw the bodies of 35 members of the Afghan forces in the hospital."Many more were killed. Several bodies were transported to Kabul city and many injured were transferred to hospitals in Kabul," said Mr Hotak, adding that "the Government was hiding the accurate casualty figures to prevent a further dip in morale of the Afghan forces."Monday's attack caused the biggest casualty total suffered by Afghan forces since August 2018, when the Taliban overran central Ghazni province.That confrontation killed 150 Afghan security forces and 95 civilians, as well as hundreds of Taliban fighters, officials said at the time.President Ashraf Ghani's office said in a statement the "enemies of the country" had carried out the attack and had killed and wounded "a number of our beloved and honest sons".In recent years the Afghan Government has stopped releasing detailed casualty figures but US commanders have said repeatedly that the losses being suffered by Afghan forces are "unsustainable".Last year Mr Ghani said 28,000 Afghan police officers and soldiers had been killed since 2015.The British embassy in Afghanistan said Monday's casualties were "a stark reminder of the sacrifice the Afghan security and defence forces make for their country".Reuters

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Jury Selection Begins in Trial of Accused Boston Bomber ' s Friend BOSTON — Jury selection was set to begin on Monday in a U . S . court in Boston for the trial of the first of three friends of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect , charged with obstructing the investigation into the deadly blasts . Federal prosecutors contend that Kazakh exchange student Azamat Tazhayakov , along with two schoolmates , went to marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev ' s dorm room at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth three days after the April 15 , 2013 , attack and removed a laptop computer and backpack containing empty fireworks shells . One of Tazhayakov ' s lawyers , Matthew Myers , last week told reporters that his 20 - year - old client had rejected a plea deal offered by prosecutors , contending that there was a “ lack of evidence ” to convict the man . A key issue at the trial , set for opening statements next week , will be whether to admit statements that Tazhayakov and fellow Kazakh exchange student Dias Kadyrbayev made to investigators after they were ordered out of their New Bedford , Massachusetts , apartment by heavily armed federal agents and questioned for hours at a police station without having attorneys present . Kadyrbayev , 20 , testified at a pretrial hearing early this month that he had not felt that he was free to go during the questioning . The two were arrested on April 20 , 2013 , on immigration violations . U . S . District Judge Douglas Woodlock has said he will declare a mistrial if he finds the statements were not voluntary . Three people were killed and 264 injured in the bombing at the historic Boston Marathon . Kadyrbayev and Tazhayakov , both charged with obstruction of justice , could face up to 25 years in prison if convicted . A third friend , Robel Phillipos of Cambridge , Massachusetts , faces up to 16 years if convicted of the less serious charge of lying to investigators . Prosecutors have not charged any of the men with a role in the bombing itself . They contend that Tsarnaev , 20 , and his brother , Tamerlan , 26 , placed two homemade pressure - cooker bombs at the race ' s crowded finish line and three days later fatally shot a university police officer while attempting to flee the city . Tamerlan died after a gunbattle with police later that night . Dzhokhar is awaiting trial on charges that carry the threat of execution if he is convicted .

Jury Selection Begins in Trial of Accused Boston Bomber's FriendBOSTON — Jury selection was set to begin on Monday in a U.S. court in Boston for the trial of the first of three friends of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect, charged with obstructing the investigation into the deadly blasts.Federal prosecutors contend that Kazakh exchange student Azamat Tazhayakov, along with two schoolmates, went to marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's dorm room at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth three days after the April 15, 2013, attack and removed a laptop computer and backpack containing empty fireworks shells.One of Tazhayakov's lawyers, Matthew Myers, last week told reporters that his 20-year-old client had rejected a plea deal offered by prosecutors, contending that there was a “lack of evidence” to convict the man.A key issue at the trial, set for opening statements next week, will be whether to admit statements that Tazhayakov and fellow Kazakh exchange student Dias Kadyrbayev made to investigators after they were ordered out of their New Bedford, Massachusetts, apartment by heavily armed federal agents and questioned for hours at a police station without having attorneys present.Kadyrbayev, 20, testified at a pretrial hearing early this month that he had not felt that he was free to go during the questioning. The two were arrested on April 20, 2013, on immigration violations.U.S. District Judge Douglas Woodlock has said he will declare a mistrial if he finds the statements were not voluntary.Three people were killed and 264 injured in the bombing at the historic Boston Marathon.Kadyrbayev and Tazhayakov, both charged with obstruction of justice, could face up to 25 years in prison if convicted. A third friend, Robel Phillipos of Cambridge, Massachusetts, faces up to 16 years if convicted of the less serious charge of lying to investigators.Prosecutors have not charged any of the men with a role in the bombing itself. They contend that Tsarnaev, 20, and his brother, Tamerlan, 26, placed two homemade pressure-cooker bombs at the race's crowded finish line and three days later fatally shot a university police officer while attempting to flee the city.Tamerlan died after a gunbattle with police later that night. Dzhokhar is awaiting trial on charges that carry the threat of execution if he is convicted.

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Oklahoma City Bombing Documentary Examines Growth of American Extremism WASHINGTON — The Oklahoma City bombing nearly 22 years ago was an act of domestic terror by U . S . military veteran Timothy McVeigh and his accomplice , Terry Nichols . The bombing destroyed one third of the Alfred P . Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City , Oklahoma , killing 168 people and injuring 680 others . In his documentary , Oklahoma City , filmmaker Barak Goodman revisits the bombing as the first major domestic terrorist attack in the United States on April 19 , 1995 . It was the number of civilians killed - especially the 15 children , four of them infants , crushed inside the building ' s day care center - that made this terrorist attack by a massive fertilizer bomb so heinous for many Americans . Many films have recounted the story , but Goodman ’ s documentary treats the Oklahoma City bombing as a springboard to examine the roots of America ' s ultra - right militia and to analyze the makeup of homegrown American terrorism . History of suspicion “ It goes all the way back to the founding of the Republic , ” the filmmaker told VOA . " The Republic was founded on the suspicion of government . " Goodman says many of these extreme separatists believe in white supremacy and in unregulated freedom to keep and bear arms so that they can protect themselves from outsiders and the government . In the documentary , former militia member Kerry Noble explains the ideology . “ The government is an enemy of the people , and in this war it ’ s an all or nothing . We ’ re either gonna win as the white race or we ’ re gonna lose . ” FILE - In this April 21 , 1995 file photo , Timothy McVeigh is led out of the Noble County Courthouse by state and federal law enforcement officials in Perry , Oklahoma , after being identified as a suspect in the bombing of the Oklahoma City Federal building . McVeigh was eventually convicted of the bombing and executed . Oklahoma City points to two events in the late 20th century that bolstered separatist ideologies : The Ruby Ridge incident on August 21 , 1992 , and the Waco siege in Waco , Texas , between February 28 and April 19 , 1993 . In both cases , federal and local government agents clashed with American separatists . The deadly incidents were fueled by the authorities ' demand to search the premises for illegal firearms . The Waco siege was particularly deadly . The compound belonged to a group known as the Branch Davidians , led by David Koresh . When federal authorities sent in armed agents and armored vehicles to end the standoff , a fire engulfed the compound , killing 82 people , including David Koresh . Sixty - two of the victims were women and children . Birth of an extremist Timothy McVeigh , a Gulf War veteran disillusioned by the government during his tour in Iraq , was among those who went to witness the siege . According to the documentary , McVeigh was radicalized by those events and by an extremist publication called The Turner Diaries . “ It ’ s a Talisman for the far right , even to this day , but especially back in the ' 90s and ' 80s it was the ‘ Bible ’ of this movement , ” says Goodman . “ It ’ s a novel about a small group of ‘ patriots , ’ ‘ white patriots ’ who retake the government from the Jews and blacks who have infiltrated it , essentially . It ’ s a racist creed and as I said , it is very poorly done . Intriguingly though , it describes the bombing of the FBI , the culmination of the novel , and it really lays out a recipe on how to build a bomb like this . " That bomb is very similar to the one McVeigh used in Oklahoma City . " McVeigh was deeply , deeply influenced by this book , " Goodman adds . " He sold it in gun shows , he quoted it , when he was arrested he had several pages of it in a folder beside him in a car . And it wasn ’ t just McVeigh , it was all through this movement . People were really exorcised , impassioned , inflamed by this novel . " FILE - In this May 5 , 1995 , photo , search and rescue personnel attend a memorial service in front of the Alfred P . Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma , destroyed by a fertilizer bomb in what is considered the first major domestic terrorist attack in the U . S . The documentary shows McVeigh obsessed with his guns and with the idea that the government was going to take them away . The film also points out that his exposure to the war in Iraq accelerated his feeling of mistrust of the U . S . government . “ The way he put it made it sound he was emphatic towards the dead Iraqi soldiers that he killed . I really don ’ t think that ’ s the case , ” says Barak Goodman . Instead , says the filmmaker , it was McVeigh ’ s mistrust of the U . S . government , how it had blundered into Iraq and his idea of the U . S . government as a bully , and McVeigh , says Goodman , hated bullies . The Ruby Ridge and Waco stand - offs reinforced that idea in his mind . Homegrown extremism According to the documentary , there are 500 militia organizations in the U . S . today . Goodman believes they are as radicalized as ever . “ Some of them have gotten rid of their camouflage outfits and put on suits and ties , but really the rhetoric has been virtually the same for 100 years or more . ‘ It ’ s a whites - only country , it should be a whites - only country , the federal government is in the hands of Jews , blacks , it ’ s a conspiracy . ' ” Goodman says it is a misconception to believe that this is a movement of white poor disenfranchised people . Certainly , he says , many are , but there also many professionals feeling a loss of entitlement , a loss of privilege and power . The filmmaker stresses that these people operate outside political parties and share a deep mistrust of the Washington political establishment . But Goodman cautions these extremists are not de facto terrorists . He says it takes a confluence of opportunity and a warped personality , often a lone individual , to commit a terrorist act of a scale such as the Oklahoma City bombing . “ McVeigh was a shock to most people in the FBI . It would be less of a shock today . But it ’ s very hard to prevent these things . One of the takeaways from our film and audiences who have seen it have been amazed at how really easy it was to do this . It cost about $ 6000 , it was one guy , reading some literature , ” says the filmmaker . FILE - A member of a white supremacy group gives a fascist salute during a gathering in West Allis , Wisconsin , Sept . 3 , 2011 . " The number of hate groups in the United States rose for a second year in a row in 2016 as the radical right was energized by the candidacy of Donald Trump , ” according to the Southern Law Poverty Center , a U . S . rights group . Goodman says in a politically polarized America , the possibility for future domestic terrorist attacks is high . “ If you talk to people from the Southern Law Poverty Center , which tracks these groups , they are pounding on the wall , they are ringing the bell , they are saying , ‘ This is an ongoing threat , it ’ s threat level midnight , it ' s rising , it ' s whatever the highest color is on the chart , ' ” he says . The SPLC reports , “ the number of hate groups in the United States rose for a second year in a row in 2016 as the radical right was energized by the candidacy of Donald Trump . ” “ The most dramatic growth , ” it states , “ was the near - tripling of anti - Muslim hate groups – from 34 in 2015 to 101 last year . ” Also , a wave of bomb threats and vandalism has rattled Jewish institutions around the country , but especially in the South . “ Right now , minorities feel particularly threatened , ” says the Oklahoma City filmmaker . “ There is a very big difference between even hard gun rights activists and terrorists . I want to make that clear , ” says Goodman . “ I would take issue with the idea that they have infiltrated the administration . But it is a little galling to see the really mono focus on terrorists from abroad , terrorists influenced by ideas from abroad , whatever those ideas might be , and not on any real discussion about home - grown terrorism which has always been with us and which is not going away and which is actually -- if you look at the numbers of the incidents -- rivaling or exceeding those by that other group , ” he adds . Goodman hopes his film , Oklahoma City , will call attention to this rising threat and contribute to the conversation on the inherent dangers of domestic terrorism .

Oklahoma City Bombing Documentary Examines Growth of American ExtremismWASHINGTON — The Oklahoma City bombing nearly 22 years ago was an act of domestic terror by U.S. military veteran Timothy McVeigh and his accomplice, Terry Nichols. The bombing destroyed one third of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, killing 168 people and injuring 680 others. In his documentary, Oklahoma City, filmmaker Barak Goodman revisits the bombing as the first major domestic terrorist attack in the United States on April 19, 1995.It was the number of civilians killed - especially the 15 children, four of them infants, crushed inside the building's day care center - that made this terrorist attack by a massive fertilizer bomb so heinous for many Americans. Many films have recounted the story, but Goodman’s documentary treats the Oklahoma City bombing as a springboard to examine the roots of America's ultra-right militia and to analyze the makeup of homegrown American terrorism.History of suspicion“It goes all the way back to the founding of the Republic,” the filmmaker told VOA. "The Republic was founded on the suspicion of government." Goodman says many of these extreme separatists believe in white supremacy and in unregulated freedom to keep and bear arms so that they can protect themselves from outsiders and the government.In the documentary, former militia member Kerry Noble explains the ideology. “The government is an enemy of the people, and in this war it’s an all or nothing. We’re either gonna win as the white race or we’re gonna lose.” FILE - In this April 21, 1995 file photo, Timothy McVeigh is led out of the Noble County Courthouse by state and federal law enforcement officials in Perry, Oklahoma, after being identified as a suspect in the bombing of the Oklahoma City Federal building. McVeigh was eventually convicted of the bombing and executed.Oklahoma City points to two events in the late 20th century that bolstered separatist ideologies: The Ruby Ridge incident on August 21, 1992, and the Waco siege in Waco, Texas, between February 28 and April 19, 1993. In both cases, federal and local government agents clashed with American separatists. The deadly incidents were fueled by the authorities' demand to search the premises for illegal firearms.The Waco siege was particularly deadly. The compound belonged to a group known as the Branch Davidians, led by David Koresh. When federal authorities sent in armed agents and armored vehicles to end the standoff, a fire engulfed the compound, killing 82 people, including David Koresh. Sixty-two of the victims were women and children.Birth of an extremistTimothy McVeigh, a Gulf War veteran disillusioned by the government during his tour in Iraq, was among those who went to witness the siege. According to the documentary, McVeigh was radicalized by those events and by an extremist publication called The Turner Diaries.“It’s a Talisman for the far right, even to this day, but especially back in the '90s and '80s it was the ‘Bible’ of this movement,” says Goodman. “It’s a novel about a small group of ‘patriots,’ ‘white patriots’ who retake the government from the Jews and blacks who have infiltrated it, essentially. It’s a racist creed and as I said, it is very poorly done. Intriguingly though, it describes the bombing of the FBI, the culmination of the novel, and it really lays out a recipe on how to build a bomb like this."That bomb is very similar to the one McVeigh used in Oklahoma City."McVeigh was deeply, deeply influenced by this book," Goodman adds. "He sold it in gun shows, he quoted it, when he was arrested he had several pages of it in a folder beside him in a car. And it wasn’t just McVeigh, it was all through this movement. People were really exorcised, impassioned, inflamed by this novel."FILE - In this May 5, 1995, photo, search and rescue personnel attend a memorial service in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma, destroyed by a fertilizer bomb in what is considered the first major domestic terrorist attack in the U.S.The documentary shows McVeigh obsessed with his guns and with the idea that the government was going to take them away. The film also points out that his exposure to the war in Iraq accelerated his feeling of mistrust of the U.S. government. “The way he put it made it sound he was emphatic towards the dead Iraqi soldiers that he killed. I really don’t think that’s the case,” says Barak Goodman. Instead, says the filmmaker, it was McVeigh’s mistrust of the U.S. government, how it had blundered into Iraq and his idea of the U.S. government as a bully, and McVeigh, says Goodman, hated bullies. The Ruby Ridge and Waco stand-offs reinforced that idea in his mind.Homegrown extremismAccording to the documentary, there are 500 militia organizations in the U.S. today. Goodman believes they are as radicalized as ever. “Some of them have gotten rid of their camouflage outfits and put on suits and ties, but really the rhetoric has been virtually the same for 100 years or more. ‘It’s a whites-only country, it should be a whites-only country, the federal government is in the hands of Jews, blacks, it’s a conspiracy.'”Goodman says it is a misconception to believe that this is a movement of white poor disenfranchised people. Certainly, he says, many are, but there also many professionals feeling a loss of entitlement, a loss of privilege and power. The filmmaker stresses that these people operate outside political parties and share a deep mistrust of the Washington political establishment.But Goodman cautions these extremists are not de facto terrorists. He says it takes a confluence of opportunity and a warped personality, often a lone individual, to commit a terrorist act of a scale such as the Oklahoma City bombing.“McVeigh was a shock to most people in the FBI. It would be less of a shock today. But it’s very hard to prevent these things. One of the takeaways from our film and audiences who have seen it have been amazed at how really easy it was to do this. It cost about $6000, it was one guy, reading some literature,” says the filmmaker.FILE - A member of a white supremacy group gives a fascist salute during a gathering in West Allis, Wisconsin, Sept. 3, 2011. "The number of hate groups in the United States rose for a second year in a row in 2016 as the radical right was energized by the candidacy of Donald Trump,” according to the Southern Law Poverty Center, a U.S. rights group.Goodman says in a politically polarized America, the possibility for future domestic terrorist attacks is high. “If you talk to people from the Southern Law Poverty Center, which tracks these groups, they are pounding on the wall, they are ringing the bell, they are saying, ‘This is an ongoing threat, it’s threat level midnight, it's rising, it's whatever the highest color is on the chart,'” he says.The SPLC reports, “the number of hate groups in the United States rose for a second year in a row in 2016 as the radical right was energized by the candidacy of Donald Trump.” “The most dramatic growth,” it states, “was the near-tripling of anti-Muslim hate groups – from 34 in 2015 to 101 last year.” Also, a wave of bomb threats and vandalism has rattled Jewish institutions around the country, but especially in the South. “Right now, minorities feel particularly threatened,” says the Oklahoma City filmmaker.“There is a very big difference between even hard gun rights activists and terrorists. I want to make that clear,” says Goodman. “I would take issue with the idea that they have infiltrated the administration. But it is a little galling to see the really mono focus on terrorists from abroad, terrorists influenced by ideas from abroad, whatever those ideas might be, and not on any real discussion about home-grown terrorism which has always been with us and which is not going away and which is actually -- if you look at the numbers of the incidents -- rivaling or exceeding those by that other group,” he adds.Goodman hopes his film, Oklahoma City, will call attention to this rising threat and contribute to the conversation on the inherent dangers of domestic terrorism.

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Deputy police chief killed in Taliban roadside bomb in Afghan province SHARAN , Afghanistan , Sept . 19 ( Xinhua ) -- A deputy provincial police chief was killed and several police officers wounded in a Taliban roadside bomb explosion in Afghanistan ' s eastern Paktika province on Saturday , a provincial police spokesman confirmed . " Colonel Mohammad Asif Tokhi , deputy provincial police chief of Paktika , martyred and several policemen were wounded in an Improvised Explosive Device ( IED ) explosion in surrounding areas of provincial capital Sharan Saturday morning , " spokesman Shah Mohammad Arian told Xinhua . Tokhi was travelling aboard a vehicle in a responding police convoy which was on the way to Yaya Khil district to support police forces there , the official added . Taliban militants stormed security checkpoints in Yaya Khil Friday night and clashes continued as of midday on Saturday , he said . No details were immediately available about clashes in the mountainous district . Taliban militants claimed responsibility for the clashes in the region , 155 km south of the country ' s capital , Kabul . Such attacks had frequently happened when Taliban targeted responding security forces by roadside bombs or home - made remote control landmines . Violence lingers in the war - torn country even as peace talks between an Afghan government delegation and Taliban representatives were being held in Doha , capital of Gulf state of Qatar . Enditem

Deputy police chief killed in Taliban roadside bomb in Afghan provinceSHARAN, Afghanistan, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- A deputy provincial police chief was killed and several police officers wounded in a Taliban roadside bomb explosion in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province on Saturday, a provincial police spokesman confirmed."Colonel Mohammad Asif Tokhi, deputy provincial police chief of Paktika, martyred and several policemen were wounded in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion in surrounding areas of provincial capital Sharan Saturday morning," spokesman Shah Mohammad Arian told Xinhua.Tokhi was travelling aboard a vehicle in a responding police convoy which was on the way to Yaya Khil district to support police forces there, the official added.Taliban militants stormed security checkpoints in Yaya Khil Friday night and clashes continued as of midday on Saturday, he said.No details were immediately available about clashes in the mountainous district.Taliban militants claimed responsibility for the clashes in the region, 155 km south of the country's capital, Kabul.Such attacks had frequently happened when Taliban targeted responding security forces by roadside bombs or home-made remote control landmines.Violence lingers in the war-torn country even as peace talks between an Afghan government delegation and Taliban representatives were being held in Doha, capital of Gulf state of Qatar.Enditem

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The man who the authorities say set off powerful bombs in Manhattan and on the Jersey Shore over the weekend planned the attacks for months , conducted a dry run just days before unleashing his assault and took inspiration from “ Brother Osama bin Laden ” and other international terrorists , according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court on Tuesday . The man , Ahmad Khan Rahami , 28 , was charged with several crimes , including use of weapons of mass destruction and bombing a place of public use , and the criminal complaint against him outlines how close the attacks came to causing death and even more destruction . The bomb in Manhattan ’ s Chelsea neighborhood on Saturday night was powerful enough to vault a heavy steel Dumpster more than 120 feet through the air , according to the complaint . Windows shattered 400 feet from where the explosion went off , and pieces of the bomb were recovered 650 feet away . Among the 31 victims — two more than first reported — one had to have multiple ball bearings removed from her body as well as bits of metal from an ear and wood shards from her neck , the complaint says . The charges came on a day when it was revealed that Mr . Rahami ’ s father told the authorities two years ago that he feared his son was a terrorist , prompting a review by the Federal Bureau of Investigation that did not find any basis for a fuller inquiry .

The man who the authorities say set off powerful bombs in Manhattan and on the Jersey Shore over the weekend planned the attacks for months, conducted a dry run just days before unleashing his assault and took inspiration from “Brother Osama bin Laden” and other international terrorists, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court on Tuesday.The man, Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, was charged with several crimes, including use of weapons of mass destruction and bombing a place of public use, and the criminal complaint against him outlines how close the attacks came to causing death and even more destruction.The bomb in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood on Saturday night was powerful enough to vault a heavy steel Dumpster more than 120 feet through the air, according to the complaint.Windows shattered 400 feet from where the explosion went off, and pieces of the bomb were recovered 650 feet away.Among the 31 victims — two more than first reported — one had to have multiple ball bearings removed from her body as well as bits of metal from an ear and wood shards from her neck, the complaint says.The charges came on a day when it was revealed that Mr. Rahami’s father told the authorities two years ago that he feared his son was a terrorist, prompting a review by the Federal Bureau of Investigation that did not find any basis for a fuller inquiry.

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An IRA member who was part of the group behind the Birmingham pub bombings has apologised . Michael Christopher Hayes – a self - confessed bomb maker – said he was sorry for the killing of innocent people in the 1974 blasts . Speaking to the BBC , Mr Hayes said he hoped his apology on behalf of all active republicans will help grieving relatives find " closure " . He said : " My apologies and my heartfelt sympathies to all of you , for the terrible , tragic loss that you ' ve been put through . And all these years you ' ve been trying to find closure . I hope at last God will be merciful and bring you closure . " And I apologise not only for myself . . . I apologise for all active republicans who had no intention of hurting anybody and sympathise with you . " An eight - minute delay before police were warned of the bombs ' location led to the death of 21 people and the injury of 182 others , when they exploded in a pair of city centre pubs . Mr Hayes said the bombs had not been intended to kill people . On the evening of the 21 November 1974 , a man with an Irish accent called the Birmingham Post and Evening Mail newspapers to say two bombs were planted in the town centre . He finished the call by giving the official code used by the Provisional IRA to authenticate a warning call and allow civilians to be evacuated . Former IRA officials have since said there was an unintentional delay in issuing the warning . Mr Hayes said the IRA unit in Birmingham had been shocked by the death toll . " That wasn ' t meant . It wouldn ' t have been done if that was the case , " he said . The wreckage left at the Mulberry Bush pub in Birmingham after a bomb exploded on 21 November 1974 ( PA ) The Birmingham pub bombings caused the worst single losses of life in the Troubles . Six men were wrongfully convicted for the blasts but no - one has ever been brought to justice . Mr Hayes , 69 , who now lives in south Dublin , said he personally defused a third bomb on Birmingham ' s Hagley Road after he became aware of the death toll in the first two blasts . He refused to say who planted the bombs in the Mulberry Bush and the Tavern in the Town but he said he wanted to speak out to give " the point of view of a participant " . But relatives of those who were killed said the apology was " gutless and spineless " . Mr Hayes ' apology came as an inquest into the bombings was reopened by a coroner stating " a wealth of evidence " had not yet been heard . West Midland Police said their investigation remained open but that no further comments on the suspects ' identities will be provided until the proceedings have concluded . Victims ' families have repeatedly asked for the names of the suspects to be disclosed . Mr Hayes was arrested and questioned by West Midlands Police about the bombings in 1974 but he was released . He said he had been a member of the IRA for more than 30 years in both Ireland and England and had participated in the group ' s activities in Birmingham as " an active volunteer " . UK news in pictures Show all 50 1 / 50 UK news in pictures UK news in pictures 18 September 2020 A model presents a creation during the Bora Aksu catwalk show at London Fashion Week 2020 Reuters UK news in pictures 17 September 2020 World kickboxing champion Carl Thomas during his attempt to run a marathon while pulling a plane at Elvington Airfield near York . 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The first known spire was completed in 1297 PA UK news in pictures 26 August Giant waves at Seaham in County Durham , as the bad weather continues PA UK news in pictures 25 August An assistant at the Wallace Monument cleans the case which houses the William Wallace sword in the Hall of Arms room at the monument near Stirling as they prepare to re - open PA UK news in pictures 24 August Restored World War Two landing craft LCT 7074 is transported from from the Naval Base in Portsmouth to its final resting place at the D - Day Story at Southsea PA UK news in pictures 23 August Jenny Nguyen and Tony Cao , from Vietnam , pose for wedding photos on Tower Bridge in London , as it remains closed to vehicles after it was stuck open on Saturday due to a " mechanical fault " . 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The orphaned pair , who have been living in a temporary home in Belgium since they were found abandoned and alone in a snowdrift in the Albanian mountains , will be acclimatised to their new life in the country before moving to a permanent home PA UK news in pictures 17 August A level students celebrate outside the Department for Education in London after it was confirmed that candidates in England will be given grades estimated by their teachers , rather than by an algorithm . The government U - turn comes just days after Education Secretary Gavin Williamson vowed there would be " no U - turn , no change . 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Driver Brett McCullough , conductor Donald Dinnie , and a passenger were killed when the 6 . 38am Aberdeen to Glasgow Queen Street service crashed amid heavy rain and flooding BBC UK news in pictures 11 August 2020 A woman hydrates in the sun after open water swimming at the West Reservoir Centre in north London Tolga Akmen / AFP via Getty UK news in pictures 10 August 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson takes part in an archery session as he visits Premier Education Summer Camp at Sacred Heart of Mary Girls ' in Upminster Reuters UK news in pictures 9 August 2020 People cycle through Cambridge as the heatwave continues in Britain EPA UK news in pictures 8 August 2020 Healthcare workers take part in a protest in London over pay conditions in the NHS Getty UK news in pictures 7 August 2020 Emergency services make their way along the seafront on Bournemouth beach in Dorset on one of the hottest days of the year PA UK news in pictures 6 August 2020 Alison Murphy poses for a picture by husband Peter as she walks through a field of sunflowers in Altrincham , Cheshire PA UK news in pictures 5 August 2020 Pakistan ' s Abid Ali being bowled by England ' s Jofra Archer during day one of the First Test match at the Emirates Old Trafford , Manchester PA UK news in pictures 4 August 2020 The ' Timbuktu tumblers ' from Kenya perform their balancing act on the Southsea waterfront as Zippos Circus reopens in Portsmouth Rex UK news in pictures 3 August 2020 Pelicans interact with a visitor in St James ' s Park in London PA UK news in pictures 2 August 2020 Lewis Hamilton drives with a puncture towards the finish line to win the Formula One British Grand Prix at Silverstone POOL / AFP via Getty UK news in pictures 1 August 2020 Arsenal ' s Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang celebrates with the trophy and teammates after winning the FA Cup , as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease Pool via Reuters UK news in pictures 31 July 2020 People enjoy the sunny weather at a Bournemouth Beach Reuters He added he would not be attending the inquest into the bombings and that he could " sleep at night " because he " is not a murderer " . In 1975 six men were found guilty of carrying out the bombings . They spent 16 years in prison before their convictions were finally overturned by the Court of Appeal in May 1991 . They were released on the basis of police fabrication of evidence , unreliability of scientific evidence and the suppression of evidence .

An IRA member who was part of the group behind the Birmingham pub bombings has apologised.Michael Christopher Hayes – a self-confessed bomb maker – said he was sorry for the killing of innocent people in the 1974 blasts.Speaking to the BBC, Mr Hayes said he hoped his apology on behalf of all active republicans will help grieving relatives find "closure".He said: "My apologies and my heartfelt sympathies to all of you, for the terrible, tragic loss that you've been put through. And all these years you've been trying to find closure. I hope at last God will be merciful and bring you closure."And I apologise not only for myself ... I apologise for all active republicans who had no intention of hurting anybody and sympathise with you."An eight-minute delay before police were warned of the bombs' location led to the death of 21 people and the injury of 182 others, when they exploded in a pair of city centre pubs. Mr Hayes said the bombs had not been intended to kill people.On the evening of the 21 November 1974, a man with an Irish accent called the Birmingham Post and Evening Mail newspapers to say two bombs were planted in the town centre.He finished the call by giving the official code used by the Provisional IRA to authenticate a warning call and allow civilians to be evacuated.Former IRA officials have since said there was an unintentional delay in issuing the warning.Mr Hayes said the IRA unit in Birmingham had been shocked by the death toll."That wasn't meant. It wouldn't have been done if that was the case," he said.The wreckage left at the Mulberry Bush pub in Birmingham after a bomb exploded on 21 November 1974 (PA)The Birmingham pub bombings caused the worst single losses of life in the Troubles. Six men were wrongfully convicted for the blasts but no-one has ever been brought to justice.Mr Hayes, 69, who now lives in south Dublin, said he personally defused a third bomb on Birmingham's Hagley Road after he became aware of the death toll in the first two blasts.He refused to say who planted the bombs in the Mulberry Bush and the Tavern in the Town but he said he wanted to speak out to give "the point of view of a participant".But relatives of those who were killed said the apology was "gutless and spineless".Mr Hayes' apology came as an inquest into the bombings was reopened by a coroner stating "a wealth of evidence" had not yet been heard.West Midland Police said their investigation remained open but that no further comments on the suspects' identities will be provided until the proceedings have concluded.Victims' families have repeatedly asked for the names of the suspects to be disclosed.Mr Hayes was arrested and questioned by West Midlands Police about the bombings in 1974 but he was released.He said he had been a member of the IRA for more than 30 years in both Ireland and England and had participated in the group's activities in Birmingham as "an active volunteer".UK news in pictures Show all 50 1 /50 UK news in pictures UK news in pictures 18 September 2020 A model presents a creation during the Bora Aksu catwalk show at London Fashion Week 2020 Reuters UK news in pictures 17 September 2020 World kickboxing champion Carl Thomas during his attempt to run a marathon while pulling a plane at Elvington Airfield near York. The attempt is raising funds for Ollie's Army Battling Against Battens, an organisation campaigning to raise GBP 250,000 to fund a clinical trial aimed at saving the sight of children with CNL2 Batten Disease PA UK news in pictures 16 September 2020 Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner speaking during Prime Minister's Questions UK Parliament/AFP/Getty UK news in pictures 15 September 2020 People enjoying the autumn sunshine as they punt along the River Cam in Cambridge PA UK news in pictures 14 September 2020 Early morning light bathes the skyscrapers of the City of London, at the start of a week in which the UK is expected to bask in temperatures of more than 30 degrees PA UK news in pictures 13 September 2020 England celebrate after they dismissed Australia's Alex Carey to win the second ODI match of the series at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester PA UK news in pictures 12 September 2020 Protesters outside BBC Broadcasting House in central London, as marches and rallies form across the country calling for a 15% pay rise for NHS workers and an increase in NHS funding PA UK news in pictures 11 September 2020 An empty migrant dinghy floats off the beach at St Margaret's Bay after the occupants landed from France in Dover Getty UK news in pictures 10 September 2020 A view of small boats thought to be used in migrant crossings across the Channel at a storage facility in Dover, Kent PA UK news in pictures 9 September 2020 EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier, left, arriving from the Eurostar with EU Ambassador to the UK, Portuguese diplomat Joao Vale de Almeida at St Pancras International railway station, London, for the latest round of the negotiations on a free trade deal between the EU and the UK PA UK news in pictures 8 September 2020 Dawn over Coquet Island, a small island off Amble on the Northumberland coast PA UK news in pictures 7 September 2020 A hovercraft arrives to Southsea, Hampshire from the Isle of Wight PA UK news in pictures 6 September 2020 Forensics officers near the scene of multiple reported stabbings in Birmingham Reuters UK news in pictures 5 September 2020 Anti-migrant protesters demonstrate in Dover against immigration and the journeys made by refugees crossing the Channel to Kent PA UK news in pictures 4 September 2020 Activists take part in a demonstration against the HS2 hi-speed rail line outside the Department of Transport AFP via Getty UK news in pictures 3 September 2020 Peter Baker, who plays Trigger in the musical version of Only Fools and Horses, sweeps the stage of the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London, after observing a 15 minute silence to show solidarity with those in the theatre industry that have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic PA UK news in pictures 2 September 2020 Kadie Lane, right, 11, and Brooke Howourth, 11, hug on their walk to Marden Bridge Middle School in Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, for their first day of term, as schools in England reopen to pupils following the coronavirus lockdown PA UK news in pictures 1 September 2020 Extinction Rebellion protesters sitting outside The Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London PA UK news in pictures 31 August Surfers at Long Sands Beach, Tynemouth PA UK news in pictures 30 August Black Lives Matter protesters march through Notting Hill in London in the first Million People March EPA UK news in pictures 29 August A protester reacts as she demonstrates against the lockdown and use of face masks, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, outside Downing Street in London Reuters UK news in pictures 28 August Caribbean soca dancers display their costumes as they promote the first ever digital Notting Hill Carnival, following the cancellation of the normal Carnival festivities due to the continued spread of the coronavirus disease, in London Reuters UK news in pictures 27 August Father and son team Chris and Sam Milford from historic building conservation specialists WallWalkers begin restoration work on the spire of Norwich Cathedral, which stands at over 312ft high. The first known spire was completed in 1297 PA UK news in pictures 26 August Giant waves at Seaham in County Durham, as the bad weather continues PA UK news in pictures 25 August An assistant at the Wallace Monument cleans the case which houses the William Wallace sword in the Hall of Arms room at the monument near Stirling as they prepare to re-open PA UK news in pictures 24 August Restored World War Two landing craft LCT 7074 is transported from from the Naval Base in Portsmouth to its final resting place at the D-Day Story at Southsea PA UK news in pictures 23 August Jenny Nguyen and Tony Cao, from Vietnam, pose for wedding photos on Tower Bridge in London, as it remains closed to vehicles after it was stuck open on Saturday due to a "mechanical fault". The landmark's Twitter account confirmed only pedestrians and cyclists could use it on Sunday morning PA UK news in pictures 22 August England's Zak Crawley hit 267, joining the exclusive Double Hundred club, on day two of the Third Test match against Pakistan at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton PA UK news in pictures 21 August Harri Teale gathers lavender during the annual harvest on the Wolds Way Lavender farm near Malton in North Yorkshire PA UK news in pictures 20 August Parents and a student react after checking GCSE results at Ark Academy in London Reuters UK news in pictures 19 August Tate Modern workers hold a strike outside the gallery in London, to protest the institution's announcement that it would cut more than 300 jobs from its commercial arm, Tate Enterprises PA UK news in pictures 18 August Two rescued brown bear cubs, Mish (left) and Lucy, cool off in a pool after arriving at their new home with the wildlife conservation charity Wildwood Trust in Herne Bay, Kent. The orphaned pair, who have been living in a temporary home in Belgium since they were found abandoned and alone in a snowdrift in the Albanian mountains, will be acclimatised to their new life in the country before moving to a permanent home PA UK news in pictures 17 August A level students celebrate outside the Department for Education in London after it was confirmed that candidates in England will be given grades estimated by their teachers, rather than by an algorithm. The government U-turn comes just days after Education Secretary Gavin Williamson vowed there would be "no U-turn, no change. PA UK news in pictures 16 August Wasp players take a knee as Northampton Saints stand prior to kick-off in their Premiership match at Franklin's Gardens PA UK news in pictures 15 August Piper Colour Sergeant Lil Bahadur Gurung attends the VJ Day National Remembrance event, held at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, Britain Reuters UK news in pictures 14 August People including students hold placards on Whitehall outside Downing Street as they protest against the downgrading of A-level results. The government faced criticism after education officials downgraded more than a third of pupils' final grades in a system devised after the coronavirus pandemic led to cancelled exams yes AFP via Getty UK news in pictures 13 August Benita Stipp (centre) and Mimi Ferguson (left) react as students at Norwich School receive their A-Level results PA UK news in pictures 12 August 2020 A train derailment near Stonehaven has left three people dead. Driver Brett McCullough, conductor Donald Dinnie, and a passenger were killed when the 6.38am Aberdeen to Glasgow Queen Street service crashed amid heavy rain and flooding BBC UK news in pictures 11 August 2020 A woman hydrates in the sun after open water swimming at the West Reservoir Centre in north London Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty UK news in pictures 10 August 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson takes part in an archery session as he visits Premier Education Summer Camp at Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' in Upminster Reuters UK news in pictures 9 August 2020 People cycle through Cambridge as the heatwave continues in Britain EPA UK news in pictures 8 August 2020 Healthcare workers take part in a protest in London over pay conditions in the NHS Getty UK news in pictures 7 August 2020 Emergency services make their way along the seafront on Bournemouth beach in Dorset on one of the hottest days of the year PA UK news in pictures 6 August 2020 Alison Murphy poses for a picture by husband Peter as she walks through a field of sunflowers in Altrincham, Cheshire PA UK news in pictures 5 August 2020 Pakistan's Abid Ali being bowled by England's Jofra Archer during day one of the First Test match at the Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester PA UK news in pictures 4 August 2020 The 'Timbuktu tumblers' from Kenya perform their balancing act on the Southsea waterfront as Zippos Circus reopens in Portsmouth Rex UK news in pictures 3 August 2020 Pelicans interact with a visitor in St James's Park in London PA UK news in pictures 2 August 2020 Lewis Hamilton drives with a puncture towards the finish line to win the Formula One British Grand Prix at Silverstone POOL/AFP via Getty UK news in pictures 1 August 2020 Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang celebrates with the trophy and teammates after winning the FA Cup, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease Pool via Reuters UK news in pictures 31 July 2020 People enjoy the sunny weather at a Bournemouth Beach ReutersHe added he would not be attending the inquest into the bombings and that he could "sleep at night" because he "is not a murderer".In 1975 six men were found guilty of carrying out the bombings. They spent 16 years in prison before their convictions were finally overturned by the Court of Appeal in May 1991.They were released on the basis of police fabrication of evidence, unreliability of scientific evidence and the suppression of evidence.

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With 24 hours to go until the biggest election in years , here ’ s an oddity : the Government doesn ’ t care who you vote for . Just as long as you vote . After the opposition ’ s do - it - yourself election , the bar is high for chavismo to prove they still represent “ the majority ” . But how do you convince people against their hearts ? Proposals from each of the candidates , presented three times a day on national radio and TV cadenas , are more a joke than a real constitutional project . Chavismo ’ s done what it can to give Sunday ’ s election the look - and - feel of a major political event , but they ’ ve come up short in both substance and style . Superficially , this election is just another rumba chavista . With the catchy song , a dog dancing , and the infamous candidate La Máscara . “ We ’ re going to knock on the door of anyone who gets confused … Our message is to vote , to consolidate what we have accomplished . ” The farce element runs deep here . In reality there ’ s no sense of anticipation at all , all candidates represent the same party . Out of the 537 constituents , perhaps 7 to 10 of them will make decisions : the other fivehundred - some - odd are purely filler , there to raise their hand on command . Which ones get elected matters exclusively to the individuals involved . Still , you need to get people to vote . But the real reason to vote has nothing to do with any cute song . It ’ s fear . Venezuela has more than two million public sector workers , and each one is well aware that la masa no está pa ’ bollos . The time for subtle coaxing and coded messages is long gone . Chavismo ’ s get - out - the - vote strategy consists of threatening them mercilessly . Maduro already said that voters must present their ID and Carnet de la Patria at the door of every voting center , “ to see who votes . ” “ If we have 15 , 000 workers ( in a public institution ) , all 15 , 000 must vote , no excuse ” , PSUV leader Diosdado Cabello said as he explained the way the Carnet de la Patria allows the government to keep track of who ’ s voted and who hasn ’ t , in real time . “ We ’ re going to knock on the door of anyone who gets confused , ” Diosdado went on . “ Our message is to vote , to consolidate what we have accomplished . ” As for vice - president Tarek El Aissami , he is leveraging the CLAP grocery distribution : “ We didn ’ t let you die . Now it ’ s your turn to not let the revolution die ” . And that ’ s a bouquet of subtlety compared to ANC candidate and brother of late President Chávez , Adán Chávez , who said “ if we have to take up arms to defend the legacy of Chávez and Maduro , we will ” . The interior Minister , Néstor Reverol , decided that the threats will not be exclusive for chavista voters , assuring that now any meeting or protest that “ can affect ” the election is prohibited , adding that this “ crime ” will be be punished with 5 to 10 years in prison . The economic crisis is part of the campaign . Maduro has assured us that , with the Constituyente , all economic problems will be fixed , even raising the minimum wage weeks before the election . Some of the threats are startlingly direct … Money talks , even in voting centers , but governor Vielma Mora took a step forward proposing that any “ company or person ” who doesn ’ t vote , shouldn ’ t participate in the Dicom foreign exchange system . As he sees it , that would be giving dollars “ to right wing terrorists . ” It ’ s legitimately scary when you realize he ’ s not alone in this line of thought . These threats have crossed the country and even reached Colombian borders . Roberth Guerra , a leader of Un Nuevo Tiempo in Táchira , denounced that “ public workers of the border , dependent of the regional and national government , have told us how the authorities intimidate them – they must sign a letter of resignation if they fail to vote , they have been threatened to lose their CLAP bags , and told that pensions for the elderly will be revoked . ” On July 16th , the opposition drew its line in the sand : 7 . 6 million . The goal for the government is to overcome that mark . With money tight , that won ’ t be easy . Intimidation is the only card they have left .

With 24 hours to go until the biggest election in years, here’s an oddity: the Government doesn’t care who you vote for. Just as long as you vote.After the opposition’s do-it-yourself election, the bar is high for chavismo to prove they still represent “the majority”. But how do you convince people against their hearts? Proposals from each of the candidates, presented three times a day on national radio and TV cadenas, are more a joke than a real constitutional project.Chavismo’s done what it can to give Sunday’s election the look-and-feel of a major political event, but they’ve come up short in both substance and style. Superficially, this election is just another rumba chavista. With the catchy song, a dog dancing, and the infamous candidate La Máscara.“We’re going to knock on the door of anyone who gets confused… Our message is to vote, to consolidate what we have accomplished.”The farce element runs deep here. In reality there’s no sense of anticipation at all, all candidates represent the same party. Out of the 537 constituents, perhaps 7 to 10 of them will make decisions: the other fivehundred-some-odd are purely filler, there to raise their hand on command. Which ones get elected matters exclusively to the individuals involved.Still, you need to get people to vote.But the real reason to vote has nothing to do with any cute song. It’s fear.Venezuela has more than two million public sector workers, and each one is well aware that la masa no está pa’ bollos.The time for subtle coaxing and coded messages is long gone. Chavismo’s get-out-the-vote strategy consists of threatening them mercilessly.Maduro already said that voters must present their ID and Carnet de la Patria at the door of every voting center, “to see who votes.”“If we have 15,000 workers (in a public institution), all 15,000 must vote, no excuse”, PSUV leader Diosdado Cabello said as he explained the way the Carnet de la Patria allows the government to keep track of who’s voted and who hasn’t, in real time.“We’re going to knock on the door of anyone who gets confused,” Diosdado went on. “Our message is to vote, to consolidate what we have accomplished.”As for vice-president Tarek El Aissami, he is leveraging the CLAP grocery distribution: “We didn’t let you die. Now it’s your turn to not let the revolution die”.And that’s a bouquet of subtlety compared to ANC candidate and brother of late President Chávez, Adán Chávez, who said “if we have to take up arms to defend the legacy of Chávez and Maduro, we will”.The interior Minister, Néstor Reverol, decided that the threats will not be exclusive for chavista voters, assuring that now any meeting or protest that “can affect” the election is prohibited, adding that this “crime” will be be punished with 5 to 10 years in prison.The economic crisis is part of the campaign. Maduro has assured us that, with the Constituyente, all economic problems will be fixed, even raising the minimum wage weeks before the election.Some of the threats are startlingly direct…Money talks, even in voting centers, but governor Vielma Mora took a step forward proposing that any “company or person” who doesn’t vote, shouldn’t participate in the Dicom foreign exchange system. As he sees it, that would be giving dollars “to right wing terrorists.”It’s legitimately scary when you realize he’s not alone in this line of thought.These threats have crossed the country and even reached Colombian borders. Roberth Guerra, a leader of Un Nuevo Tiempo in Táchira, denounced that “public workers of the border, dependent of the regional and national government, have told us how the authorities intimidate them – they must sign a letter of resignation if they fail to vote, they have been threatened to lose their CLAP bags, and told that pensions for the elderly will be revoked.”On July 16th, the opposition drew its line in the sand: 7.6 million. The goal for the government is to overcome that mark. With money tight, that won’t be easy. Intimidation is the only card they have left.

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Accused Boston Bomber Followed Brother ' s Lead , Defense Argues BOSTON — Accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev followed his older brother ' s lead in carrying out the 2013 bombing that killed three people , rather than acting on his own motivation , one of his attorneys argued on Monday . Tsarnaev , 21 , could be sentenced to death if a jury finds him guilty of carrying out the April 15 , 2013 , attack and fatally shooting a police officer three days later as he and his brother , 26 - year - old Tamerlan Tsarnaev , tried to flee the city . Following the prosecution ' s closing argument , that the ethnic Chechen defendant was an extremist who had " wanted to punish America " with the bombing attack , Tsarnaev ' s lawyers argued that he had been in the thrall of his older brother . Defense attorney Judith Clarke , who opened the trial last month by admitting that her client had committed all the crimes of which he is accused , repeated that assertion on Monday . " There is no excuse . No one is trying to make one . Planting bombs at the Boston Marathon one year and 51 weeks ago was a senseless act , " Clarke said . But in a counterpoint to the blunt " it was him " admission of her opening statement , Clarke told the jury that Tamerlan , who died four days after the bombing following a gunfight with police , had planned the attack and built the bombs . " Tamerlan did that , " she said . " We need to understand who was leading and who was following . " By shifting some of the blame to the older brother , Tsarnaev ' s lawyers are trying to persuade the jury , if they find the defendant guilty , to sentence him to life in prison without the possibility of parole rather than death . The jury on Monday also viewed video of Tsarnaev standing with a backpack in the crowd at the marathon ' s finish line minutes before the blasts that killed restaurant manager Krystle Campbell , 29 , Chinese exchange student Lingzi Lu , 23 , and 8 - year - old Martin Richard . Tsarnaev is also accused of the fatal shooting of Massachusetts of Institute of Technology police officer Sean Collier , 26 . ' Wanted to Punish America ' Prosecutors argued that the younger Tsarnaev shared his brother ' s violent ideology . " The defendant thought that his values were more important than the people around him . He wanted to awake the mujahedeen , the holy warriors , " Assistant U . S . Attorney Aloke Chakravarty said . " He wanted to terrorize this country . He wanted to punish America for what it was doing to his people . " Chakravarty noted that evidence showed that Tsarnaev , who moved to the United States from Russia a decade before the attack , had copies of al - Qaida ' s " Inspire " magazine on his computers . " These were political choices , " he said of Tsarnaev ' s actions . " He was making a statement , ' an eye for an eye . ' " Hours after the gunfight with police , which ended when Dzhokhar sped off in a car , running his brother over in the process , the defendant hid in a boat parked in a backyard . While there , he wrote a note suggesting the attack was an act of retribution for U . S . military campaigns in Muslim - dominated countries . Monday ' s closing statements could be a preview of the arguments each side plans to make during the next phase of the trial , when the same jury will hear a fresh round of witness testimony before determining whether to sentence Tsarnaev to life in prison without possibility of parole , or to death . Richard ' s parents , William and Denise ; dancer Heather Abbott , who lost both legs in the blast , and former Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis were among the people who packed the courtroom for closing arguments . The defendant sat quietly in court on Monday , dressed in a white shirt , dark jacket and no tie . He did not speak . The surveillance video viewed by the jury on Monday shows a bomb , which the defendant is charged with leaving in front of the Forum restaurant near the finish line , going off with a blinding flash , killing Richard and Lu . The jury also saw video taken by a man injured in the blast . The graphic video captures the chaos of the immediate aftermath , with one responder yelling that he was worried about the possibility of an additional blast and another voice screaming , " We ' re on fire here . We ' re on fire . "

Accused Boston Bomber Followed Brother's Lead, Defense Argues BOSTON — Accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev followed his older brother's lead in carrying out the 2013 bombing that killed three people, rather than acting on his own motivation, one of his attorneys argued on Monday.Tsarnaev, 21, could be sentenced to death if a jury finds him guilty of carrying out the April 15, 2013, attack and fatally shooting a police officer three days later as he and his brother, 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev, tried to flee the city.Following the prosecution's closing argument, that the ethnic Chechen defendant was an extremist who had "wanted to punish America" with the bombing attack, Tsarnaev's lawyers argued that he had been in the thrall of his older brother.Defense attorney Judith Clarke, who opened the trial last month by admitting that her client had committed all the crimes of which he is accused, repeated that assertion on Monday."There is no excuse. No one is trying to make one. Planting bombs at the Boston Marathon one year and 51 weeks ago was a senseless act," Clarke said.But in a counterpoint to the blunt "it was him" admission of her opening statement, Clarke told the jury that Tamerlan, who died four days after the bombing following a gunfight with police, had planned the attack and built the bombs."Tamerlan did that," she said. "We need to understand who was leading and who was following."By shifting some of the blame to the older brother, Tsarnaev's lawyers are trying to persuade the jury, if they find the defendant guilty, to sentence him to life in prison without the possibility of parole rather than death.The jury on Monday also viewed video of Tsarnaev standing with a backpack in the crowd at the marathon's finish line minutes before the blasts that killed restaurant manager Krystle Campbell, 29, Chinese exchange student Lingzi Lu, 23, and 8-year-old Martin Richard.Tsarnaev is also accused of the fatal shooting of Massachusetts of Institute of Technology police officer Sean Collier, 26.'Wanted to Punish America'Prosecutors argued that the younger Tsarnaev shared his brother's violent ideology."The defendant thought that his values were more important than the people around him. He wanted to awake the mujahedeen, the holy warriors," Assistant U.S. Attorney Aloke Chakravarty said. "He wanted to terrorize this country. He wanted to punish America for what it was doing to his people."Chakravarty noted that evidence showed that Tsarnaev, who moved to the United States from Russia a decade before the attack, had copies of al-Qaida's "Inspire" magazine on his computers."These were political choices," he said of Tsarnaev's actions. "He was making a statement, 'an eye for an eye.'"Hours after the gunfight with police, which ended when Dzhokhar sped off in a car, running his brother over in the process, the defendant hid in a boat parked in a backyard. While there, he wrote a note suggesting the attack was an act of retribution for U.S. military campaigns in Muslim-dominated countries.Monday's closing statements could be a preview of the arguments each side plans to make during the next phase of the trial, when the same jury will hear a fresh round of witness testimony before determining whether to sentence Tsarnaev to life in prison without possibility of parole, or to death.Richard's parents, William and Denise; dancer Heather Abbott, who lost both legs in the blast, and former Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis were among the people who packed the courtroom for closing arguments.The defendant sat quietly in court on Monday, dressed in a white shirt, dark jacket and no tie. He did not speak.The surveillance video viewed by the jury on Monday shows a bomb, which the defendant is charged with leaving in front of the Forum restaurant near the finish line, going off with a blinding flash, killing Richard and Lu. The jury also saw video taken by a man injured in the blast.The graphic video captures the chaos of the immediate aftermath, with one responder yelling that he was worried about the possibility of an additional blast and another voice screaming, "We're on fire here. We're on fire."

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