Saturday

June 18, 2016

Armed conflicts and attacks

Terrorism in the European Union

Twelve people are arrested and three men are subsequently charged with terrorism offences in Belgium after dozens of raids were carried out mainly in the Brussels region. (BBC)

Spillover of the Syrian Civil War

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports at least eight people, including four children, are shot and killed, and another eight wounded by Turkish border guards. The group was trying to cross from northwestern Syria into Turkey's Hatay Province. (The Times of Israel) (AP)

Disasters and accidents

A week of heavy rains and flooding in south China results in at least 25 deaths, six people missing and 33,000 people displaced. (ABC News)

Six people are killed and 10 injured when a van crashes in the U.S. state of Virginia. (Reuters)