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Private Trainer Aircraft Crashes in MP's Sagar, Two Killed
A trainer aircraft of a private aviation academy crashed in Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh on Friday night, killing two persons who were on board, the district police said.
The pilot of the aircraft of 'Chimes Academy' was trying to land at Dhana airstrip when it crashed in the adjoining field, said Sagar Superintendent of Police Amit Sanghi.
(Source: PTI)
Paris Police Shoot Man Who Attacked Passers-By With Knife
A man armed with a knife attacked passers-by Friday in a southern Paris park, injuring some, before being shot by police, French officials said.
A local mayor said one person was killed and several injured in the afternoon attack, but police couldn't immediately confirm the death or the number of injured people.
The mayor, Vincent Jeanbrun, told broadcaster BFM-TV that the attacker assaulted people in a park in Villejuif, then fled to a shopping center in his area, L'Hay-les-Roses, and was shot by police there.
(Source: AP)
1 Dead, 3 Hurt in 'Stabbing Incident' in Downtown Austin
One person was killed and three others hurt in a reported "stabbing incident" Friday morning in downtown Austin and a suspect was in custody, police and emergency officials said.
Austin-Travis County EMS said a man in his 20s was pronounced dead and a man in his 50s was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Two others were being treated on the scene on South Congress Avenue.
Austin police said a suspect was in custody and that "no other known suspects are outstanding" but it wasn't immediately clear whether the suspect was among the injured or what led to the stabbings.
(Source: AP)
Man Shot and Killed After Stabbing Passers-By in Paris Suburb: Police
A man was shot and killed by officers on Friday after stabbing passers-by at a park in a suburb south of Paris, police and sources close to the inquiry said.
The man had attacked "several people" in a park in Villejuif before he was "neutralised," the Paris police department said.
Sources told AFP two people were injured in the attack and the assailant killed.
(Source: AFP)