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Added on the 10/04/2015 07:12:20 - Copyright : Reuters - Next Media
A Philadelphia police officer survived an ambush by a gunman who claimed he carried out the attack “in the name of Islam” according a statement by the city’s police commissioner.
A security guard at a federal building in Lower Manhattan was killed by a lone gunman at around 5 p.m on Friday. The gunman then killed himself near the scene of the first shooting.
Aerial images show Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, where a 14-year-old gunman killed four people and injured nine others, and a stadium where students sought shelter during the shooting. IMAGES
Police guard the crime scene and forbid access to neighbouring streets on the morning after a knife attack at a festival that killed three people and wounded several others. IMAGES
Hundreds of Bangladeshi students gather in the capital Dhaka at the site of a planned demonstration by supporters of the ousted premier Sheikh Hasina. Some wielded bamboo rods, vowing to quash any show of strength by Hasina supporters. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.