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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, April 12

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Three people were arrested and taken in for questioning as part of the investigation that has been ongoing since the attacks in Paris on November 13 last year, the Belgian federal prosecutor's office said in a statement on Tuesday.

The statement said a search was carried out Tuesday morning in the Brussels district of Uccle. The Brussels investigating judge is to decide on Wednesday on their possible detention. (Belgium-Arrest)

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MOSCOW -- An attack helicopter of the Russian Aerospace Force crashed early Tuesday in Syria, killing two military pilots, Russian media reported.

The Mi-28 helicopter crashed during a mission in Syria's Homs province, and the bodies of two crew members have been recovered and brought to Russia's Hmeimim airbase in Syria, TASS news agency said, citing the Russian Defense Ministry. The ministry said the helicopter was not shot down. (Syria-Russia-Crash)

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NEW DELHI -- Over 150 people are feared trapped as a major fire broke out in a residential building and an adjoining powerloom factory near Mumbai Tuesday, a police official said.

So far there have been no reports of any casualty. A probe has been ordered into the two fire incidents and senior officials are on the spot to oversee the rescue operations, the official added. (India-Fire-Trap)

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ADEN, Yemen -- Six people including five Yemeni soldiers and one attacker were killed and more than 10 others injured as a suicide bomber blew himself up next to a police checkpoint in Aden on Tuesday morning, a security official told Xinhua.

The local security official also blamed the attack on the Yemen-based al-Qaida branch, which has large influence and presence in the southern regions due to the government's absence and the security vacuum. The turbulent and complicated security situation in Aden and neighboring southern provinces of Lahj and Abyan is one of the biggest challenges for the Saudi-led Arab coalition forces operating in Aden. (Yemen-Suicide Blast) Endi