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Indian court convicts six over deadly Mumbai blasts

MUMBAI: An Indian court on Friday convicted six men over ****** bomb blasts in the commercial capital Mumbai more than two decades ago that killed hundreds, the nation’s deadliest attack. They were found guilty of involvement in a ****** of coordinated bomb attacks that targeted the Mumbai stock exchange, the headquarters of the state airline and a popular shopping centre in March 1993, killing 257 people and injuring hundreds more.



Iran vows measures against new US sanctions

TEHRAN: Iran on Friday condemned new sanctions adopted by the US Senate and vowed to respond with "reciprocal and adequate measures". Tehran "will take reciprocal and adequate measures to guarantee its national interests", foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghassemi said, quoted by ISNA news agency. He did **t elaborate. The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly passed tough sanctions on Iran for its alleged "continued support of terrorism" and the bill has been sent to the House of Representatives for approval. The new restrictions impose mandatory sanctions on people involved with the Islamic republic’s ballistic missile programme and those that transact with them. Ghassemi retorted that the measure against Iran’s ballistic missile programme was "totally illegal and illegitimate".



Armed police swoop on knifeman at UK parliament

LONDON: Armed police arrested a man with a knife at the gates of the British parliament on Friday, nearly three months after an Islamist terror attack in exactly the same spot. ******rs swooped and fired an electric stun gun, while detectives are keeping an open mind as to whether the man had an extremist motive.

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