Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, March 24

PARIS -- French police overnight arrested a second person over Friday's attacks by a gunman, which led to the death of four people in southwestern France, state-run France Info radio reported Saturday.

The report said the young man, born in 2000 and a friend of the gunman, Redouane Lakdim, was placed in custody. (France-Attack-Second Detainee)

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ANKARA -- Syria's Afrin region has been taken under "full control" as part of ongoing Operation Olive Branch, the Turkish military said on Saturday.

Turkish General Staff said in a statement that all villages located in the Afrin region were cleared of terrorists. (Turkey-Syria-Afrin)

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KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian police said on Saturday seven terror suspects had been arrested in recent operations for plotting attacks in Malaysia. (Malaysia-Terror Suspects-Arrest)

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CAIRO -- An Egyptian policeman was killed Saturday in Alexandria province in a bomb blast that targeted the region's security chief, according to the Egyptian Interior Ministry.

The bomb, which was planted under a car, went off when the car of Alexandria's security commander passed by, the ministry said. (Egypt-Alexandria-Blast)

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ANKARA -- At least four people were killed and 37 others injured in a bus accident in Turkey's central Aksaray province on Saturday.

The passenger bus overturned on the highway between Aksaray and capital Ankara early morning after it lost control, state-run Anadolu Agency reported. (Turkey-Accident) Enditem