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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Feb. 19

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The Malaysian police said on Sunday that four suspects from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) related to the death of a DPRK man had fled the country.

A postmortem on the DPRK man had been conducted but the cause of death remained unknown as the police were waiting for the pathology and toxicology results, Deputy Inspector-General of Police Noor Rashid Ibrahim told a press conference. (Malaysia-DPRK)

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HELSINKI -- A deadly road accident took place in Saastamala, central Finland, late Saturday, killing a boy and a girl, media reported on Sunday.

The driver of a multipurpose van was suspected of driving intentionally towards a moped car, killing the two 17-year-olds, said the reports. (Finland-Accident-Killing)

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SHIBEGHAN, Afghanistan -- Snowfall and freezing weather have claimed the lives of 14 people, including two children, in the northern region of Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, officials said Sunday.

According to the officials, 10 people have lost their lives due to snowfall and freezing weather in Jawzjan and the neighboring Saripul provinces and four others died in Badakhshan since early Saturday. (Afghanistan-Snowfall)

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ANKARA -- At least 11 people on Sunday were injured after a vehicle crashed into a restaurant in the northwestern Turkish city of Bursa, local Dogan News Agency reported.

Three of the injured are in critical condition, according to police. (Ankara-Crash)

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MOGADISHU -- At least 30 people were killed in a huge car bomb blast at a busy market in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Sunday, officials said.

Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) confirmed the incident at Kawo-Gudey in Wadajir district, saying the casualties were both soldiers and civilians. (Somali-Bomb) Endit