Tempers flared at an Olympic curling match between Canada and Sweden on Friday, resulting in a profane insult being hurled after allegations of cheating. In other news, the U.S. military conducted a lethal strike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the Caribbean, and a midair brawl on a Jet2 flight forced the plane to divert. Additionally, a prosecutor in Minnesota moved to dismiss charges against a man shot by ICE agents after evidence contradicted the agents' account of the incident.
During the Olympic curling match, Canada defeated Sweden 8-6. However, the victory was overshadowed by an argument between Canadian third Marc Kennedy and Sweden's Oskar Eriksson. Eriksson accused Kennedy of an illegal procedure called double-touching stones after releasing them at the hog line. Kennedy responded with a profane insult, according to Fox News.
In the Caribbean, the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced that the U.S. military carried out a lethal strike on Friday targeting a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations, resulting in three fatalities. The strike was conducted at the direction of SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, according to a post on X. Aerial footage of the strike was also released by SOUTHCOM.
On Thursday, a Jet2 flight from Antalya, Turkey, to Manchester, England, was diverted to Belgium due to a midair brawl between passengers. The airline described the behavior of the disruptive passengers as "appalling," according to Fox News. The passengers were offloaded by police in Brussels, and the flight continued to Manchester.
In Minnesota, a prosecutor moved to dismiss charges against a man who was shot by ICE agents after discovering that the agents' account of the shooting was not accurate. The suspensions and dismissal followed an extraordinary court filing on Thursday, in which Minnesota's top federal prosecutor, Daniel N. Rosen, asked a judge to dismiss charges against the man who was wounded in that shooting, as well as another man who had been accused of attacking the agent who opened fire, according to the NY Times. Rosen wrote that newly discovered evidence was "materially inconsistent with the allegations that federal officials made in a charging document and in courtroom testimony." The case was dismissed with prejudice on Friday.
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