Two people, including a child, were killed in a motorcycle bomb blast near a police station in Bannu, Pakistan, on Monday, according to Sky News. The attack, which also injured a dozen others, occurred in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan. Meanwhile, in separate incidents, a plot to massacre Jews in Manchester was foiled, disappearances in Mexico continue to surge, and a family in Iran was forced to pay for the bullet that killed their son during protests.
The bomb in Pakistan, as reported by Sky News, exploded near a police station, with local police official Fida Mohammad confirming the casualties. The injured were taken to a nearby hospital, but no group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. This incident highlights the ongoing instability in the region.
In the UK, an undercover operation thwarted a planned massacre of Jews in Manchester. The Guardian reported that Walid Saadaoui and Amar Hussein were sentenced to life imprisonment for their plot, which involved attacks against the Jewish community. Saadaoui, who had pledged allegiance to Islamic State, had been living a seemingly ordinary life before his arrest.
Elsewhere, Mexico is grappling with a dramatic increase in disappearances. The Guardian noted that disappearances have surged by 200% over the past decade, with over 130,000 people currently considered missing or disappeared. Ángel Montenegro, a construction worker, was one of the many who vanished, disappearing in August 2022.
In Iran, the family of a protester was forced to pay for the bullet that killed him. Sky News reported that Nasrin, whose nephew Hooman was killed during protests, shared the painful details. "They had to pay for the bullet that killed their son," she said. Hooman, 37, had joined demonstrations against the regime when he was killed.
Finally, current and former United Nations staffers have defended Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, after she faced attacks from a pro-Israeli NGO and several European government officials, according to Al Jazeera. Albanese, who is appointed by the UN Human Rights Council, has been subjected to repeated attacks from pro-Israeli figures.
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