« Manhunt » in the Gard, pope’s funeral in Rome, attack on the ray car in Vancouver … News from this weekend-Liberation
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An investigation for premeditation murder was opened on Saturday by the Alès prosecutor’s office after The attack on a faithful in a Gard mosque. The suspect in his twenties is still on the run. Bruno Retailleau, went there this Sunday. « Of course, the track ofAn anti -muslim act is not neglected at all, quite the contrary « he hammered. Speaking on BFMTV, the Minister of the Interior recalled that « From Friday »he had asked the Gard prefect to strengthen the safety measures of places of worship in this department. He said he had since sent a telegram « To all prefects so that all mosques in France are more protected than they are ». The day before, the public prosecutor of Alès mentioned a « Real manhunt » To find the attacker. More information here.
Funerals of the pope of the poor are also those of a head of state, a world leader. About fifty leading political leaders, a dozen crowned heads, 130 delegations, and the faithful per thousands: 250,000 people attended the ceremony. Without announcing it, the American president Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky were briefly seen before the start of the funeral, inside the Saint-Pierre basilica, an incongruous place for diplomatic discussions. The photo of their meeting is already iconic. Our report.
A motorist rushed into the crowd during a Filipino Street Festival on Saturday in Vancouver, Canada, killing and tens of injured people, police said. The driver, a 30-year-old city resident, was arrested by the crowd herself and was custody. This Sunday, the Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said « Upset » by drama and said that the assailant suffered from « mental health problems ”. The Canadian Head of Government mentioned what the Vancouver police described as « A ram’s car attack ». More information here.
A « Powerful explosion » In the largest Iranian commercial port has left many dead and injured, the authorities announced, the firefighters still fighting against a fire. The results increased this Sunday, going to 40 dead and 1,000 injured. The port is close to the big coastal city of Bandar Abbas, on The Strait of Ormuz Where does a fifth of world oil production pass through. An investigation to establish the causes of the disaster was ordered by President Massoud Pezeshkian. Our article.
The Minister of Regional Planning François Rebsamen excluded a return from the housing tax while considering the establishment of a « Modest contribution » To finance the public services of the municipalities. François Rebsamen detailed the measure in an interview published this Sunday in Ouest-France. “We are not going to recreate the housing tax, no. Her deletion was a good decision, she created a gain in purchasing power, we will not come back to this ”said the minister. But, added the former mayor of Dijon, the track of a « Modest contribution » is to be considered in order to « Reconnect the link » Between the communities and the citizens who live there. This proposal immediately irritated Macronie. Our article.
