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World in brief: July 6 2018

MEXICO: At least 24 people were killed and more than 40 injured in an explosion  at a fireworks factory in Mexico today.

Four firefighters and five police were believed to be among the casualties as they were caught in explosions at the depot in the town of Tultepec, 20 miles from the capital Mexico City.

Interior Minister Alejandro Ozuna called for an “exhaustive review” of the factory’s permits and said safety regulation was necessary to prevent accidents.

 

JAPAN: Seven members of the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult, including leader Shoko Asahara, were executed today.

They were responsible for a deadly sarin gas attack on the Tokyo underground which killed 13 people in 1995. The cult are accused of a number of other murders including a 1994 chemical attack with killed eight and injured 600.

A further six members of the cult remain on death row.

 

COLOMBIA: The National Liberation Army (ELN) confirmed its willingness to continue peace talks with president-elect Ivan Duque on Wednesday.

ELN negotiator Pablo Beltran said: “There might be tough discussions and very different positions, but the instruction is to remain at the negotiating table.”

Mr Duque has been an opponent of the ongoing peace talks between President Juan Manuel Santos and the ELN.

IRAQ: Trade unions will join the Resistance Front Against Invasion tomorrow as they take to the streets in protest at Turkey’s attacks on Iraqi Kurdistan.

Demonstrations will take place across the Kurdish region at 5pm as organisers called for unity, condemning the regional government for its silence and complicity with “the invading Turkish state.”

“Come and defend your country, your nation and your people for just one hour,” said the Resistance Front.

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