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2 Killed in PSG Fans UEFA CL Victory Chaotic Celebrations
Rana Atef Early Sunday, Paris witnessed a night of riots and chaos following Paris Saint-Germain's historic 5-0 victory over Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League final, marking the club's first-ever Champions League title. Celebrations descended into chaos as over 5000 police officers were deployed across the city in a massive security operation. According to authorities, two were killed in the celebrations, and 192 were injured. 559 were arrested. BFM TV ne montre aucune image des pillages, émeutes et affrontements en cours dans la capitale. Pourquoi ce silence? #ParisSaintGermain — 𝚃𝚘𝚖 𝙰𝚕𝚎𝚡𝚒𝚜-𝙱𝚘𝚢𝚎𝚛 (@tomalxbr) May 31, 2025 Initial investigations revealed that one of the victims was a woman hit by a car while riding her motorcycle in Paris. The second victim was a 17-year-old male, fatally stabbed in the town of Dax, in southwest France. According to the regional newspaper Sud Ouest, it remains unclear whether the young man was involved in the celebrations. Petit aperçu de l'état des Champs-Elysées ce matin. 🙄 Le PSG a gagné hier soir mais la France a encore perdu. #ChampionsLeague #ParisSaintGermain — Bleu Blanc Rouge ! 🇫🇷 (@LBleuBlancRouge) June 1, 2025 Vehicles were set on fire, shops looted, and street clashes erupted. According to BFMTV, a total of 692 fires were reported, including 264 vehicle fires. Incroyable de voir autant d'abrutis en train de tout péter pour la victoire du #PSG ! Mais personne dans les rues quand il s'agit de défendre nos libertés et la paix. Bande de nases ! #PsgInter #ParisSaintGermain #Paris — 🇨🇵 Tony Leprêtre 🇨🇵 (@LepretreTony) May 31, 2025 Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau issued a stern message via X stating: 'I extend my full support to the police commissioner and all the officers working tonight to ensure public safety. It is unacceptable that we cannot celebrate a sporting victory without fear of violence from a minority of thugs who respect nothing.' Prime Minister François Bayrou also weighed in, urging for peaceful celebrations: 'Let's ensure a joyful and safe celebration for everyone.' read more Japan Stun Spain 2-1 to Qualify for World Cup Last 16 World Cup 2022: Get to Know Confirmed Line-ups of Japan and Spain Group E Decider Saudi Arabia Bid Farewell to World Cup after 2-1 Loss to Mexico Tunisia Achieve Historic Win over France but Fail to Qualify Tunisia to Clash against France in World Cup Sports Get to Know Squad of Group D Teams in World Cup Sports Al Ahly Gift EGP 70,000 to Players After Claiming Egyptian Super Cup Title Sports Bencharki Hits First 2 Goals with Al Jazira Since Leaving Zamalek Sports Arsenal Possible Line-up for Nottingham Forest News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War Arts & Culture Zahi Hawass: Claims of Columns Beneath the Pyramid of Khafre Are Lies News Flights suspended at Port Sudan Airport after Drone Attacks News Shell Unveils Cost-Cutting, LNG Growth Plan
Yahoo
a day ago
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Lawyers ask for year-long delay to Lockerbie bombing trial
The trial of a Libyan man accused of making the bomb that destroyed an American airliner over Lockerbie could be delayed until spring next year. The case against Abu Agila Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi, known as Masud, was due to begin in Washington this month, but was delayed due to his poor health and to give the defence more time to prepare. In a joint submission lodged with the court, lawyers for the prosecution and defence are now "expecting to request" a trial date of late April 2026. The proposed delay would have to be approved by a judge. Masud has denied priming the explosive device which brought down Pan Am flight 103 on 21 December 1988, killing 270 people. The explosion killed 259 passengers and crew and a further 11 people in the Dumfries and Galloway town when wreckage of the Boeing 747 fell on their homes. It remains the deadliest terror attack in the history of the United Kingdom. New documents blame Libya for Lockerbie bombing US judge agrees to delay Lockerbie bombing trial Masud, who is in his early 70s, is described as a joint citizen of Libya and Tunisia. He has been receiving treatment for a non-life threatening medical condition. In a joint status report to the US district court for the District of Columbia, both parties referred to the "complex, international nature" of evidence in the case, adding that a pre-trial schedule would be "atypical". Lawyers also requested an early deadline for motions to "suppress the defendant's statement," presumed to be an alleged confession Masud made while in jail in Libya in 2012. The claim, which is said to be of "importance to the [US] government's case," alleges that Masud admitted working for the Libyan intelligence service and confessed to building the device which brought down the aircraft. It is also alleged he named two accomplices, Abdelbasset Al Megrahi and Al Amin Khalifah Fhimah. Megrahi was convicted of murdering the 270 victims and died in Tripoli in 2012 after being freed on compassionate grounds by the Scottish government. Al Amin Khalifah Fhimah, his co-accused in the trial at the Scottish court sitting in the Netherlands, was found not guilty. Scottish and US prosecutors first named Masud as a suspect in the case in 2015 following the collapse of the Gaddafi regime in Libya. He was charged five years later by then-US attorney general William Barr with the destruction of an aircraft resulting in death. Masud was taken into US custody in 2022 after being removed from his home by an armed militia. The latest hearing in the case is due to take place in Washington on Thursday. Lockerbie bombing: The ultimate detective story? FBI search for 'all Lockerbie victims' ahead of suspect's US trial
BBC News
a day ago
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- BBC News
Lawyers ask for year-long delay to Lockerbie bombing trial
The trial of a Libyan man accused of making the bomb that destroyed an American airliner over Lockerbie could be delayed until spring next case against Abu Agila Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi, known as Masud, was due to begin in Washington this month, but was delayed due to his poor health and to give the defence more time to a joint submission lodged with the court, lawyers for the prosecution and defence are now "expecting to request" a trial date of late April 2026. The proposed delay would have to be approved by a has denied priming the explosive device which brought down Pan Am flight 103 on 21 December 1988, killing 270 people. The explosion killed 259 passengers and crew and a further 11 people in the Dumfries and Galloway town when wreckage of the Boeing 747 fell on their remains the deadliest terror attack in the history of the United Kingdom. Masud, who is in his early 70s, is described as a joint citizen of Libya and has been receiving treatment for a non-life threatening medical a joint status report to the US district court for the District of Columbia, both parties referred to the "complex, international nature" of evidence in the case, adding that a pre-trial schedule would be "atypical".Lawyers also requested an early deadline for motions to "suppress the defendant's statement," presumed to be an alleged confession Masud made while in jail in Libya in claim, which is said to be of "importance to the [US] government's case," alleges that Masud admitted working for the Libyan intelligence service and confessed to building the device which brought down the aircraft. It is also alleged he named two accomplices, Abdelbasset Al Megrahi and Al Amin Khalifah was convicted of murdering the 270 victims and died in Tripoli in 2012 after being freed on compassionate grounds by the Scottish Amin Khalifah Fhimah, his co-accused in the trial at the Scottish court sitting in the Netherlands, was found not guilty. Scottish and US prosecutors first named Masud as a suspect in the case in 2015 following the collapse of the Gaddafi regime in was charged five years later by then-US attorney general William Barr with the destruction of an aircraft resulting in was taken into US custody in 2022 after being removed from his home by an armed latest hearing in the case is due to take place in Washington on Thursday.
Zawya
a day ago
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Minister and Tunisian Foreign Minister discuss cooperation
Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi received a phone call from Mohamed Ali Nafti, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad of the Republic of Tunisia. The call addressed cooperation and discussions on concluding a new set of agreements and memoranda of understanding between the two countries. The Ministers also exchanged views on current regional and international developments, as well as issues of mutual interest. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Foreign Ministry of Oman.
Arab News
2 days ago
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Tunisia row over ‘repressive' transfers of political detainees
TUNIS: Several jailed Tunisian opposition figures have been transferred without prior notice to prisons far from their families in a move their lawyers and relatives on Friday denounced as 'repressive.' At least seven political figures were moved on Thursday from Mornaguia prison near Tunis to remote facilities, lawyer Dalila Msaddek told AFP. Prominent figure Issam Chebbi was taken to a jail in Tunisia's northernmost city of Bizerte, while Ridha BelHajj was moved to Siliana some two hours south of Tunis. 'They were moved without any warning to their families or lawyers,' said Msaddek. She called the transfers 'a form of harassment' aimed at making it harder for their Tunis-based families and lawyers to visit. Weekly prison visits in Tunisia allow families to bring prisoners baskets of food to last them through the week. Msaddek said some prison inmates resisted the move but were forcibly transferred. In a letter from prison posted on social media, BelHajj denounced what he called a forced transfer 'far from my family, my children, and my lawyers, in yet another attempt to break my will.' He said he, Chebbi and Ghazi Chaouachi were 'prisoners or conscience, not criminals.' 'What is happening today is a desperate attempt to silence free voices and intimidate anyone who dares to say 'no' to injustice and tyranny,' he wrote. Since President Kais Saied's power grab in July 2021, when he dissolved parliament and began ruling by decree, rights groups have warned of a sharp decline in civil liberties in the North African country. In a video statement, Chebbi's wife denounced the authorities' move as 'an injustice' and 'abuse.' She said she learned of the transfer during her scheduled weekly visit, and that her husband was informed just an hour before being moved. Once a French military bunker built in 1932, Bizerte prison — Borj Erroumi — became infamous for its harsh conditions under Tunisia's former longtime rulers Habib Bourguiba and Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. All of the transferred prisoners were defendants in a mass trial last month that saw around 40 public figures, some staunch Saied critics, sentenced to long terms on charges including plotting against the state. The trial drew international criticism, from France, Germany and the United Nations, which Saied dismissed as 'blatant interference in Tunisia's internal affairs.' During a protest in Tunis demanding the release of jailed lawyer Ahmed Souab, public figures also condemned the prison transfers. Souab had been a member of the defense team during the mass trial. He was detained on terrorism-related charges after claiming that judges were under political pressure to hand the defendants hefty sentences. 'We're seeing a return to the old practices of the Ben Ali dictatorship which aimed at breaking the morale of political prisoners by moving them from one prison to another,' opposition figure Chaima Issa told AFP during the protest. Also attending the rally, Chebbi's wife said he was now detained in 'inhumane' conditions after visiting him. She said he was being held in the same room as 60 other inmates, deprived of even 'basic standards of detention.'
