Day: August 19, 2017

In the Kenyan province of Lamu militants of the terrorist group “Al-Shabab” beheaded three villagers. About it reports The Independent. In addition, the Islamists burned down the house executed. The publication notes that terrorists “Al-Shabab” rarely resort to cutting off the head, the first such case was recorded in June of this year. Then in this way was executed nine residents of another village in the same province. The group “Al-Shabab” terrorist organization allied with al-Qaida (banned in Russia), valid on the territory of Somalia and in several provinces of Kenya. On 14 July last year arrested on suspicion of recruiting fighters for the group, a man opened fire in a police station and killed four guards. Two weeks earlier, terrorists attacked two passenger bus in Mandera County in Kenya, on the border with Somalia. The victims of the attack were six people.

All four suspects of involvement in the terrorist attack in Barcelona, which took place on the afternoon of August 17, dead. On Friday, August 18, citing Spanish police, the newspaper El Pais. Earlier it was reported about the death of three terrorists — Mousse Akabira, said Ali and Mohammed Hachami. It was stated that younès Abalakov is on the run. Carried out the attack, young people are natives of Morocco, they were between 17 to 24 years. They were killed by the police in the night on Friday. Terrorists had suicide vests, and they are trying to emulate Barcelona’s attack. Together with them were shot dead the brother of Mohammad Omar Hachami. On the evening of 17 August, the minibus ran into people in the street of Las Ramblas in Barcelona. Later on Avinguda Diagonal is unknown on a truck attacked the police officers guarding the area of the attack.

Kurt Volker (centre) Special envoy of the US state Department in Ukraine Kurt Volker on August 21 in Minsk will hold a meeting with his Russian counterpart, which will discuss relations between Moscow and Kiev. On Saturday, August 19, reports RIA Novosti, citing a press release from the American office. In the press release does not specify the name of the Russian representative, but the Agency reminds that earlier the Russian side of the dialogue with Washington on Ukraine was conducted by the Russian presidential aide Vladislav Surkov. Also, the Walker will visit Lithuania, and on August 23 will go to Kiev where will be the head of the Pentagon James Mattis. US officials will discuss “the next steps in diplomatic negotiations,” reads the press release. Moscow and Washington in early July, agreed to create a communication channel for settlement of the situation in Ukraine. It was made after the