Four individuals have been arrested in Pakistan in connection to a suicide bombing at a mosque that killed over 30 people, according to the country's interior minister, Mohsin Naqvi. Among those detained is an Afghan national alleged to be the mastermind behind the attack. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the bombing, which targeted Friday prayers at a Shia mosque in Islamabad's Tarlai area.
The attack, which occurred last Friday, resulted in the deaths of 32 people and injured more than 160 others. Counter-terrorism raids to apprehend the suspects resulted in one officer being killed and three others wounded, according to Naqvi. Thousands gathered in Islamabad to mourn the victims of the attack.
In other news, a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, Bithumb, accidentally distributed approximately $40 billion worth of Bitcoin to its customers. The company had intended to give customers a small cash reward of 2,000 won (approximately $1.37) but instead gave them 2,000 Bitcoins. Bithumb quickly realized its mistake and recovered almost all of the missing tokens, restricting trading and withdrawals for the 695 affected customers within 35 minutes of the glitch. The company reported that it had recovered 99.7% of the 620,000 Bitcoins mistakenly sent. "We want to make it clear that this matter has nothing to do with external," a company representative stated.
Meanwhile, in the United States, a court ordered Uber to pay $8.5 million to a woman who alleged she was raped by a driver for the ride-share company. The federal lawsuit was heard in Arizona, where a jury deliberated for two days before finding Uber responsible for the driver's behavior. The plaintiff, Jaylynn Dean, stated she was sexually assaulted while taking an Uber. Uber said it intended to appeal the verdict. The jury rejected additional claims made in the lawsuit, including that Uber had been negligent and that its safety systems were defective.
Finally, newly released emails have shed light on Prince Andrew's relationship with financier David Rowland. The emails reveal that Prince Andrew referred to Rowland as his "trusted money man" to Jeffrey Epstein. The emails appear to show Andrew attempting to promote Rowland's financial ventures while he was the UK's trade envoy. However, Epstein seemed reluctant to engage with Rowland, after being warned that the UK press considered him a "shady financier."
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