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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, April 8

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Thirty people were injured on Saturday in a fight between Turkish residents and Syrian refugees in Turkey's western city of Izmir, local media reported.

The clash erupted when around 300 residents in Torbali district attacked Syrian refugees with sticks and knives over a claim that a Turkish child was beaten by a group of Syrians, the Hurriyet daily said. (Turkey-Syrian Refugees)

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WARSAW -- A residential building in Swiebodzice, southwestern Poland, collapsed Saturday morning, leaving three killed, four injured and four missing.

But the casualties may change as the search and rescue work is still underway. (Poland-Building Collapse)

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NEW DELHI -- Authorities in India's eastern state of Odisha Saturday imposed curfew and prohibitory orders following violence and clashes between two communities, officials said.

The curfew has been put in place in Bhadrak district, about 126 km northeast of Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha. (India-Curfew)

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STOCKHOLM -- Explosives were found in the truck used in Friday's attack in Stockholm, which killed four people and injured 15 others, Swedish Television (SVT) reported quoting police sources on Saturday.

Police have arrested a man from Uzebekistan, suspecting him of being the driver of the truck that rammed into people on a central Stockholm street on Friday. (Sweden-Truck Attack) Endi