Priest killing: 3 more 'JMB men' held in Panchagarh

Three members of banned militant outfit, JMB, are detained during a raid at a house in Debiganj upazila of Panchagarh on Thursday, February 25, 2016. Photo: STAR

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Police claimed to have arrested three members of the banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) during a raid in connection with the attack at a Hindu temple where a priest was killed in Panchagarh five days ago.  
Two firearms, two crude bombs, one grenade, five bullets and sharp weapons were seized from the house of one Haris Ali at Kalirdanga village in Debiganj upazila, said Humayun Kabir, deputy inspector general of police (Rangpur range) at a press briefing today.
With the detainees, six persons have been arrested in connection with the killing case so far, the police official said.
“We arrested them during an overnight raid,” DIG Humayun said adding that police are trying to arrest two others who are also involved in the incident. He refused to disclose the names of the three JMB men who are arrested today until further investigation.
“The detainees used the weapons we have seized in the temple attack mission,” he added. 
READ MORE: Priest killed, devotee shot
Criminals slit the throat of a Hindu priest at a temple in Debiganj of Panchagarh just after dawn on February 21 and fled the scene firing shots and exploding homemade bombs, which injured two devotees.

The firearms, bullets and sharp weapons are seized from possession of the JMB men who are detained on Thursday, February 25, 2016, police say. Photo: STAR

The deceased Jogeswar Dasadhikari, 50, was the priest of Sri Sri Shonto Gaurio temple of Shonapota in Panchagarh.
With the killing of Jogeswar, at least three clerics were attacked in last five months across the country.
Pastor Luke Sarker of Pabna and Italian Pastor Piero Parolari, who lives in Dinajpur, were attacked in their homes on October 5 and November 18 last year.

Kansas shooting: Police confirm 4 deaths in Hesston

Police say they killed the gunman. Photo: AP

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Four people including the gunman have been killed in a series of shootings in the US state of Kansas, police say.
Fourteen people were also injured in the shooting spree that took place in a number of locations.
The suspected attacker was an employee at a lawnmower factory in Hesston where one incident happened, police said. He was later shot dead.

Photo: BBC

The motive for the shooting was not believed to have any link to terrorism, County Sheriff T Walton said.
The four deaths occurred in the attack at the Excel Industries factory.
Factory employee Martin Espinoza described how the gunman, a colleague who he said usually had a calm demeanour, attempted to shoot him.
The gunman pointed his gun at Espinoza and pulled the trigger, but the weapon was empty. Espinoza then ran away as the gunman took out a second gun.

The gunman worked at the Excel Industries lawnmower firm, authorities said. Photo: AP

"I looked right at him and he looked right at me," Espinoza said.
Another witness described scenes of panic.
"All I know is I'm seeing people running and so I'm assuming fire, and so I take a few steps and I hear pop, pop and I'm thinking just some paint cans or something going up, and more people running and all of a sudden, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop and I'm going, ahh, I start running too," said one man.

US submits tougher sanctions on N Korea

The US and China want to increase pressure on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Photo: Reuters

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The US, backed by China, has submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council aimed at imposing tougher sanctions on North Korea.
It comes in response to North Korea's recent nuclear test and missile launch.
The measures would for the first time require UN member states to inspect all cargo to or from North Korea.
The US ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power, said it would be the strongest set of sanctions imposed by the Security Council in more than 20 years.
A vote is expected at the weekend.
North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket in February and a nuclear test in January were widely condemned as a flagrant violation of UN resolutions.
China also condemned North Korea's actions but it has previously been reluctant to endorse sanctions that could threaten its neighbour's stability.
"For the first time in history, all cargo going in and out of the DPRK (North Korea) would be subjected to mandatory inspection," Ms Power said after presenting the draft resolution measure to the Security Council.
"These sanctions, if adopted, would send an unambiguous and unyielding message to the DPRK regime. The world will not accept your proliferation. There will be consequences for your actions."
Thursday's announcement followed weeks of negotiations between the US and China that culminated in talks in Washington this week between US Secretary of State John Kerry and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
The North insists its missile programme is purely scientific in nature, but the US, South Korea and even its ally China say such rocket launches are aimed at developing inter-continental ballistic missiles.
The North's nuclear test in January, which it claimed was a test of hydrogen bomb technology, was its fourth since 2006.
What are the proposed sanctions?
--UN member states would inspect all cargo to or from North Korea
--North Korean ships suspected of carrying illegal goods would be barred from ports worldwide
--An arms embargo would be widened to include supplies of small arms
--The supply of aviation fuel including rocket fuel to North Korea would be banned