Today in News History
On June 27, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1941, Romanian authorities launch one of the most violent pogroms in Jewish history in the city of Iași, resulting in the murder of at least 13,266 Jews. In 1941, World War II: German troops capture the city of Białystok during Operation Barbarossa. In 1950, Milada Horáková, Czech politician, victim of judicial murder (born 1901) passed away. In 1957, Hurricane Audrey makes landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border, killing over 400 people, mainly in and around Cameron, Louisiana. In 1967, George Hamilton, Northern Irish police officer was born. In 1988, Villa Tunari massacre: Bolivian anti-narcotics police kill nine to 12 and injure over a hundred protesting coca-growing peasants. In 1988, The Gare de Lyon rail accident in Paris, France, kills 56 people. In 2007, The Brazilian Military Police invades the favelas of Complexo do Alemão in an episode which is remembered as the Complexo do Alemão massacre. In 2014, At least fourteen people are killed when a Gas Authority of India Limited pipeline explodes in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India. In 2015, Formosa Fun Coast fire: A dust fire occurs at a recreational water park in Taiwan, killing 15 people and injuring 497 others, 199 critically. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Gunmen shoot community police assistant in Central Region
The Ghana Police Service has launched a manhunt for a group of unidentified armed men who allegedly shot a 27-year-old Community Police Assistant during an attack at Dwakessiem, near Dunkwa-on-Offin, in the Upper Denkyira East Municipality of the Central Region.
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