Hundreds of people came out to support the Black Lives Matter campaign in Canada’s most populated city, Toronto, calling for an end to police brutality. Protesters gathered outside police headquarters carrying signs and waving flags. Saturday’s demonstration began at 4 pm local time, closing off College Street between Bay and Yonge, as speeches, songs, and dances were held outside Toronto Police Headquarters. The crowd at “Blackout Against Police Brutality” protest shouted: “Black lives, they matter, Hey!” “We’re going to be here for as long as the community wants to be here,” said Alexandria Williams, a co-founder of Black Live Matters’ (BLM) Toronto branch. “The purpose of this is to make sure that we have intersections of different communities coming together to work in solidarity to combat anti-blackness.” Saturday’s demonstration comes following a week of protests against anti-Black racism in Toronto, which began with a sit-in on Saturday, March 19, under the banner #B...
Saudi Arabian authorities on Friday said they had thwarted a major attack on the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca. A statement issued by the Interior Ministry said a suicide bomber detonated explosives after he was cornered by security personnel in a building, Saudi-based Al Arabiya reported. The explosion, which resulted in a building collapse, hurt six foreign nationals and five security officials, Reuters reported. The statement said three groups had planned the attack on the holy site, which draws millions of devotees during the holy month of Ramadan. Two of the groups were based in Mecca and the third in Jeddah, Al Arabiya reported. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident. Officials have arrested five of the accused, the statement said. The suicide bomber was traced down in the city’s Assila district, while a second attack was “foiled in Ajyad al-Masafi neighborhood”, Al Arabiya said. The Islamic State group has targeted the kingdom with attacks in the pa...
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