A mortar shell exploded in a house in Kandhkot, Pakistan’s Sindh province, after children brought home bullets they found while playing in a farm field. This tragic incident resulted in the deaths of eight people, including five children, and left two others injured. Sindh Chief Minister Maqbool Baqar requested information from the police about the incident’s spread, and security forces launched an operation to address armed robberies in Kandhkot. The investigation into the incident is ongoing.
Miguel Uribe, a 39-year-old Colombian senator and former presidential candidate, has died after being shot in a rally in Bogotá on July 7. The assassination attempt, carried out by a 15-year-old gunman, left Uribe critically injured with two gunshot wounds to the head and one to the leg. Despite undergoing multiple surgeries, Uribe succumbed to complications. His wife, Mara Claudia Tarazona, confirmed his death and thanked him for being a loving father. The 15-year-old suspect, arrested at the scene, denies the charges, and an investigation is ongoing into possible accomplices.
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