US army veteran shoots dead five persons in Fort Lauderdale airport, Florida

A US army veteran who said the government was controlling his mind has shot dead five people in a baggage claim area at Fort Lauderdale airport in Florida. Apart from the five dead, eight others were injured in the attack.
The 26-year-old killer has been identified and arrested - he had served in Iraq with the National Guard before being demoted and discharged last year for poor performance.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 7 January 2017.

The killer has been taken into custody and is being questioned by the FBI and detectives. They are looking at the terrorism angle also. It seems he had a history of mental health problems and was getting psychological treatment. He arrived at Fort Lauderdale just before 1pm local time on a flight from Minnesota. He was dressed in a Star Wars T-shirt, and he took out a 9mm semi-automatic handgun from his checked luggage and began to fire at people.
Incidentally, as per TSA rules, flying with guns is legal in the US so long as they are kept in a locked hard-sided container as checked baggage only. Ammunition is not allowed in cabin baggage but is allowed in checked baggage.


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80 killed and over 100 injured in Nice as truck rams into revelers celebrating Bastille Day

A large truck mowed down hundreds of revelers at Bastille Day celebrations in Nice as the driver of the vehicle drove in a zig-zag fashion at about 70km/h. His intention was to leave behind as many casualties people as possible.
The crowd had gathered at the Place Massena, the city's main square, and fireworks marking Bastille Day, a public holiday in France, had just started when the attack happened at about 10pm local time.
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has confirmed 80 people are dead and 18 are in intensive care. He has also confirmed the truck driver is dead and investigation is on to establish if he had any accomplices.
This has been reported in nzherald.co.nz dated 16 July 2016.

The truck was loaded with grenades and weapons and a 31-year-old French-Tunisian man was driving the truck. Identity papers of a French-Tunisian were found in the vehicle.
French president Francois Hollande has said that "Human rights are denied by fanatics and France is quite clearly their target ... France has been struck on the day of her national holiday, the symbol of liberty."
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