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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, June 10

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A suspect linked to March bombings in Brussels was arrested following a search on Thursday in Brussels, said Friday the Belgian federal prosecutor's office in a statement. (Belgium-Brussels-Suspect)

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JALALABAD, Afghanistan -- Three Afghan civilians were killed and 55 others wounded Friday after a bomb went off at a mosque during Friday prayers in eastern Nangarhar province, the provincial government said.(Afghanistan-Bomb-Killing)

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NEW DELHI -- An Indian court Friday sentenced five men to life in jail for the gang rape of a 52-year-old Danish tourist in the capital in 2014.

The court on Monday convicted them for kidnapping and raping the Danish tourist at knife-point in January 2014 after she had asked them for directions when she lost her way to her hotel.(Idia-Court-Gang Rape)

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BUCHAREST -- A truck-trailer loaded with gas cylinders caught fire on Friday and traffic on a section of national highway in Buzau County is currently halted. (Romania-Truck-Fire)

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ARUSHA, Tanzania -- Police have seized and destroyed 26 tons of marijuana in a crackdown operation carried out on the slopes of Mount Meru, in northern Tanzania's region of Arusha, authorities said Friday.(Tanzania-Police-Marijuana)

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DAMASCUS -- Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State (IS) militant group, is said to have been wounded by U.S.-led coalition air raids near the Syrian-Iraqi borders, local media reports said. (Syria-US-IS Leader) Endi