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An international warrant has been issued for Salah Abdeslam, a Belgian-born French national, who is one of three brothers suspected of carrying out the terror attacks in Paris on Friday, officials said.
Fairfax County police are hunting for an armed federal prisoner who escaped from a hospital in Falls Church, Virginia early Tuesday morning.The prisoner, identified as Wossen Assaye, was being held at the William G. Truesdale Adult Detention Center in Alexandria for armed robbery on March 21. Assaye attempted to harm himself on Friday and was transported to Inova Fairfax Hospital for treatment.While at the hospital, Assaye overpowered a private security guard and took the guards weapon. During the struggle, one shot was fired, but no one was injured.Assaye was wearing a hospital gown with no shoes. His girlfriend may be with him.According to officials, a man believed to be Assaye carjacked a silver 2002 Toyota Camry at 7 a.m. The man got into the backseat of the car, causing the driver, a nurse who works at Fort Belvoir hospital, to crash into the driveway of a house near Backlick Road.A search for the armed gunman is underway. Residents in the area are advised to shelter in place.The Toyota Camry was found on Monterey Drive. Police are now looking for another vehicle, a 2008 gray or silver Hyundai Elantra with Virginia license plate XTU-5024.
The opening ceremony of the Paris Paralympics, the first to be held on French soil, begins between the Champs-Elysées and the Place de la Concorde, signalling the start of 11 days of competition in the French capital with a plume of blue, white and red smoke. IMAGES
Less than two weeks before the opening of the Paris Olympics, a French soldier on patrol was stabbed and injured in the Gare de l'Est, a major Parisian railway station. The suspect, a 40-year-old man has been arrested and the soldier's prognosis "is not life-threatening", says Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin on X. IMAGES
French troops take part in the Bastille Day military parade in Paris. This year, the ceremony is in a reduced format and took a different route due to the upcoming Olympic Games. 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.
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