Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, April 8

NEW YORK -- One person was seriously injured after a fire broke out at the Trump Tower in midtown New York City on Saturday.

"#FDNY members remain on scene of a 4-alarm fire, 721 5th Ave in Manhattan. There is currently one serious injury to a civilian reported," tweeted the Fire Department New York (FDNY) Saturday evening. (US-Trump Tower-Fire)

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SAO BERNARDO DO CAMPO, Brazil -- Brazil's ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva turned himself in to federal police on Saturday, after supporters tried to prevent him from handing himself over to the authorities.

After supporters blocked his vehicle, Lula left the headquarters of the Metalworkers' Union in this city in Sao Paulo state on foot. (Brazil-Lula)

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FRANKFURT -- Three people including the perpetrator died and a dozen more injured, after a van plowed into crowd in the old town of western German city of Muenster, interior minister of State North Rhine-Westphalia Herbert Reul told media Saturday night.

There have been no reports of casualties of Chinese nationals in this attack so far, the Chinese Consulate General in Dusseldorf told Xinhua.

(Germany-Muenster-Attack)

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ATHENS -- Greek Coast Guard rescued 17 refugees from a dinghy off the coasts of Chios island in the Aegean Sea on Saturday, according to an e-mail press release.

The refugees whose nationalities have not been identified were safely transferred to the island's port, the Greek Coast Guard said. (Greece-Refugees-Rescue ) Enditem