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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Sept. 17

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Thirty-seven people were rescued after a 45-passanger boat capsized in the Koshi River in Prakashpur area of Sunsari district in eastern Nepal on Saturday morning, local administration of Sunsari said.(Nepal-Boat capsize)

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MANILA -- A radical Muslim bandit group released on Saturday a Norwegian man they took hostage almost a year ago, a spokesman for the Philippine military said. (Philippines-Hostage Release)

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WASHINGTON -- Four U.S. police officers and four civilians were shot on Friday night in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Fort Worth, Texas, authorities said. (US-Shooting-Police)

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PARIS -- An anti-terrorist operation is underway on Saturday afternoon in the 1st arrondissement in Paris, reported the French newspaper Le Parisien.

The Paris police prefecture has confirmed the operation of the security forces at his tweet account, calling the public to "avoid the area." (France-Police-Operation, 1st LD Writethru)

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MOGADISHU -- At least four Somali National Army (SNA) soldiers were killed and another was injured in heavy fighting in which Al-Shabaab militant group captured El-Wak town in Gedo region in southern Somalia, officials said Saturday. (Somalia-Fighting) Endi