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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, April 7

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FRANKFURT -- A vehicle drove into a group of seated people in the old town of western German city of Muenster on Saturday afternoon, leaving several people dead and injured, the local police told via twitter.

Three people died and up to 30 people were injured in this attack, the local newspaper "Rheinische Post" reported, citing a police spokesman.

Police say the driver of the car has died. (Germany-Van-Attack)

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NEW DELHI -- A Russian aircraft with 344 passengers on board made an emergency landing at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport on Saturday evening, Delhi-based news agency Asian News International (ANI) reported.

All passengers and the crew members are reportedly safe.

The flight which was on its way from Phu Quoc in Vietnam to Russia's Yekaterinburg city had some technical glitch and made an unscheduled landing 18:08 local time, said the news agency report. (Russia-India-Emergency Landing)

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NEW DELHI -- At least eight people were killed and five others injured after a speeding truck ploughed into two passenger auto-rickshaws in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh Saturday, police said.

The accident occurred near Majhgavan in the state's Katni district, some 350 km from Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal.

"The truck hit the two auto-rickshaws, carrying 13 people, one after the other as its driver lost control of the speeding vehicle. While eight people died in the impact of the crash, those injured have been admitted to a local hospital," a police official said. (India-Truck-Attack)

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GAZA -- Israel has decided to ban the entry of car tires into the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom commercial crossing, a Palestinian official said on Saturday.

The Israeli decision comes one day after Palestinian protesters set fire to hundreds of car tires on Friday near the fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel during the mass protests along the border.

The smoke of burnt tires was meant to block the vision of the Israeli snipers stationed behind the fence, as dozens of protesters have been killed. (Israel-Palestinian-Car Tires) Enditem

 

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