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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, April 27

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An explosion rocked Turkey's northwestern city of Bursa on Wednesday, wounding six people, Turkish media reported.

The explosion occurred near the city's famous Ulu Mosque, the reports said. Ambulances were dispatched and police have cordoned off the area, the reports said. (Turkey-Explosion)

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MOSCOW -- Iran will spare no efforts to protect its security and will seek to boost its missile defense capability, Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan said Wednesday during a visit to Moscow.

Dehghan said Tehran needs to protect itself as the world has been in a state of insecurity and instability under the threat of terrorism supported by the United States, Israel and some regional countries. (Iran-Defense-Missile Systems)

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CAPE TOWN -- President Jacob Zuma joined South Africans in marking the Freedom Day on Wednesday, with a call for them to isolate all those who promote violence and anarchy.

"We know that some within our communities believe such violence will make them popular and try to use anarchy to build their political careers," Zuma said at a rally in Giyani of Limpopo Province, northern South Africa. (South Africa-Freedom Day-Zuma)

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PARIS -- Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam will appear before French magistrates on Wednesday, Paris prosecutor announced.

The suspect will be placed under formal investigation, and the prosecutor will request that he be held in custody. (Paris-Attacks-Suspect)

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UNITED NATIONS -- The UN Security Council on Tuesday expressed its "deep concern" at recent Israeli statements about the Golan Heights, stressing the status of the occupied Golan Heights on the Syrian border with Israel "remains unchanged."

The remarks came as Liu Jieyi, the permanent representative of China which holds the rotating council presidency for April, was speaking to reporters here after a closed-door council meeting on the Golan Heights. (UN-Israel-Golan Heights)

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PYONGYANG -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday announced that the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) will hold its 7th Congress in Pyongyang, the capital of DPRK, on May 6, the country's official news agency KCNA reported.

The congress will be the first major conference in 36 years and the first under the current DPRK top leader Kim Jong Un. (DPRK-Party congress) Endi