Briefly World: 9/11: Planes part found near WTC

Police said that a rusted piece of airplane landing gear discovered near the World Trade Center and believed to be from one of the planes

9/11: Planes part found near WTC

NEW YORK: Police said that a rusted piece of airplane landing gear discovered near the World Trade Center and believed to be from one of the planes that destroyed it on September 11,2001,has been confirmed as coming from the type of Boeing jet used in the attacks. Police said Saturday that Chicago-based Boeing Co. confirmed the wreckage was from a Boeing 767. AP

3 Afghan cops killed in blast

KABUL: A remote-controlled roadside bomb killed three police officers in Ghazni province in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday,an attack the Taliban claimed as the opening round of their spring offensive. AP

2 die in France building collapse

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REIMS: A possible gas explosion ripped off the side of a five-storey residential building in Frances Champagne country on Sunday,killing at least two people and injuring at least ten others,officials said. AP

Israeli jets strike Gaza strip

JERUSALEM: Israel responded to rockets fired from the Gaza Strip Saturday night with airstrikes on sites used by Hamas,which rules the Palestinian territory,the military said on Sunday. It said its jets struck a terrorist weapon storage facility and a Hamas training installation. AP

China tour ship sails to disputed islands

Beijing: A Chinese tour ship to visit disputed South China Sea islands set sail Sunday,state media reported,a move likely to stoke a territorial row in the region. PTI

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‘Grave insult to wounded people’: Cong lashes out at PM Modi amid his first Manipur visit

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As Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Manipur for the first time since ethnic violence hit the state in May 2023, the Congress on Saturday called it a “farce, tokenism, and a grave insult to a wounded people”.

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