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Brother Of Manchester Arena Bomber Jailed For 55 Years

The brother of the Manchester Arena bomber has been jailed for at least 55 years for the murders of 22 people.

Hashem Abedi helped his older sibling Salman to plan the atrocity that killed 22 men, women and children and injured hundreds more on 22 May 2017. He was convicted after a court heard he was “just as guilty” as his brother, who detonated the bomb at the end of an Ariana Grande concert.

Abedi, 23, refused to leave his cell at the Old Bailey for the sentencing.

Mr Justice Jeremy Baker told the court “the stark reality is, these were atrocious crimes. Large in scale, deadly in intent, appalling in their consequences”. “The despair and desolation of the bereaved families has been palpable,” he added.

He told Abedi, formerly of Fallowfield, Manchester, he would spend at least 55 years in prison before he could even be considered for parole, adding he “may never be released”.

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Berlin Motorway Crash ‘An Islamist Attack’

A man who rammed several vehicles on a motorway in Berlin is being investigated for what prosecutors say was “an Islamist-motivated attack”.

Three people were seriously injured when the suspect’s car collided with vehicles on the A100 motorway shortly before 19:00 (17:00 GMT) on Tuesday evening.

Witnesses said the 30-year-old Iraqi suspect claimed to have a “dangerous object” in a box of ammunition. Nothing was later found inside.

The man is said to have deliberately caused three crashes on the road near the centre of Berlin. One involved a motorcyclist whose motorbike was rammed into a car. The motorcyclist is reportedly in a life-threatening condition. The three occupants of the car were also hurt.

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Police Officer Calls Fire Service To Release Him From Handcuffs

A police officer had to call on the fire service to release him from handcuffs after getting stuck in them during a demonstration.

The Northamptonshire Police officer was showing new recruits how to use hinged handcuffs when the incident happened.

The training sergeant thanked Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service for cutting the cuffs off him.

The force’s chief constable joked he “would rather have chewed my arm off than call the fire service”.
After the incident was shared on Twitter, colleagues of the released officer said the incident carried a “cake fine” and would probably result in a “career-long nickname”.

The officer in question – the core training sergeant for the force – was made to walk to the fire station to be cut free from the cuffs.

He said the mishap “wasn’t a good start to the day” but he did not mind if his misfortune “put a smile on a single face during these difficult times”.

Man Appears In Court Charged With Biting Police Officer

A man who attacked three police officers during the Covid-19 lockdown, one of whom he bit, has been jailed.

Christopher Hill assaulted officers when they told him he was breaching restrictions by visiting his partner’s home in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. He was jailed at Manchester Crown Court for 10 months after previously admitting three counts of assault by beating and criminal damage.

Chief Constable Ian Hopkins described Hill, 30, as the “lowest of the low”.

Hill, of John Street, Waterfoot, in Lancashire, attacked the officers during a scuffle in Drake Street on 9 April.

One of the officer’s was taken to hospital after Hill bit her on her arm. She was later discharged and tested negative for the virus.

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Ex CIA Officer Charged With Espionage

A former Central Intelligence Agency officer has been arrested on charges of conspiring with a relative, who also worked for the CIA, to spy for China.

Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 67, was arrested on Friday and charged, said the US justice department. He is accused of divulging classified national defence information to Chinese intelligence officials. It is the latest espionage arrest at a time of growing tension between Washington and Beijing.

Mr Ma is due to appear in court on Tuesday and faces a maximum penalty of life imprisonment if convicted. Mr Ma, a naturalised US citizen born in Hong Kong, began working for the CIA in 1982.

Prosecutors said he left the CIA seven years later and worked in the Chinese city of Shanghai before moving to Hawaii in 2001.

They accuse Mr Ma and his relative of spying for China over the course of a decade in a scheme that began with meetings in Hong Kong in March 2001.

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