THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2012
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NEWS OF THE WORLD
Associated Press
CANADA
Fatal shooting in busy Toronto mall
Police Chief Bill Blair said the shooting at Eaton Centre in downtown Toronto targeted one individual and there were a number of innocent bystanders. Police constable Victor Kwong said two people were in critical condition after being shot at the Eaton Centre in downtown Toronto, including a 13-year old boy. The 25-year-old man who was killed died at the scene, he said.
TORONTO — A gunman fired shots in a crowded food court in one of Canada's busiest malls Saturday killing a man and injuring seven others, police said.
Blair said investigators have a description of the suspect.
Kwong said six people were shot in all, including the deceased. Two people were trampled on and pushed, including a pregnant woman who went into labor after she was pushed, he said.
"A lot of innocent people were hurt and a lot of innocent people were put at risk," Blair said. "We will be reluctant in our pursuit of the individual."
Witnesses said multiple shots were fired in the mall's food court and that hundreds of panicked shoppers sprinted for the exits. The mall, which is popular with tourists, was evacuated.
"Any place for discharging a firearm in Toronto is dangerous," Blair said. "In the food court of the Eaton Centre on a Saturday evening, it's not only dangerous, it's outrageous. I believe every Torontoian is shocked and appalled by this crime."
Toronto prides itself on being one of the safest cities in North America. Many Canadians have long taken comfort in the peacefulness of their communities and are nervous about anything that might indicate they are moving closer to their American counterparts.
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Kwong said police are in the process of reviewing security tapes. He said they had concluded a search of the mail.
NIGERIA
Plane crashes, leaving no survivors
LAGOS, Nigeria — A passenger plane carrying more than 150 people crashed in Nigeria's largest city on Sunday, killing all passengers and crew aboard, an emergency official said.
Nigeria's Civil Aviation Authority Harold Demuren said that all aboard Sunday's Dana air flight had died. He did not say how many were on the flight.
The Lagos state government said in a statement that 153 people were on the flight going from Abuja to Lagos.
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The plane first crashed through a furniture shop and then into residential buildings next to the workshop in this densely packed neighborhood.
The nose of the plane was embedded into the three-story apartment building, damaging only one part of the structure.
People gather at the site of a plane crash in Lagos, Nigeria Sunday.
At the crash site, an Associated Press reporter saw parts of the plane's seat signs scattered around. Firefighters tried to put out the smoldering flames of a jet engine and carried at least one corpse from the
building that continued to crumble.
Two fire trucks and about 50 rescue personnel were at the site after the plane went down. Some of those gathered around the site helped firefighters bring in the water hoses from their trucks.
The Nigerian Red Cross arrived, as well as Nigeria's air crash safety investigators.
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EGYPT Mubarak's trial continues
CAIRO — Egypt's top prosecutor is appealing the verdicts in the trial of Egypt's ousted president and others, acquitting Hosni Mubarak and his two sons on corruption charges and clearing senior police officers of complicity in killing protesters, an official said on Sunday.
Under Egyptian law, the prosecutor must appeal the entire verdict, which also included convictions and life sentences for Mubarak and his former security chief.
Tens of thousands took to the streets in Cairo and elsewhere in Egypt to protest the verdict. The demonstrations also touched on the runoff election this month for a president to replace Mubarak, pitting Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi against Ahmed Shafiq, who was Mubarak's last prime minister.
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POLITICS
Target struggles to please consumers
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Two years after Target Corp. angered gay marriage supporters with a political donation that benefited a fiery gay marriage opponent seeking the governor's office, the retailer is now upsetting same-sex marriage opponents by selling T-shirts to
raise money for a group working to defeat a gay marriage ban in Minnesota.
"Target is attacking traditional marriage, which is an incredibly misguided thing for them to have done," said Chuck Darrell, spokesman for Minnesota for Marriage, a group campaigning to pass the constitutional marriage amendment.
Family Equality Council director Jennifer Chrisler said the T-shirt proceeds will fund her group's
work around the country, ranging from community building to political advocacy.
"I know and understand what a big reaction that donation had two years ago, and I think they have taken steps, serious steps, to show that they understood that reaction," Chrisler said. "But I really think this is an extension of the longtime partnership we have had and their commitment to family."
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CRIME
Body of missing former student found Thursday
The body of Yelekal "Kal" Alemu, a 23-year-old former University student who went missing, was found May 31 in the area south of the Wakarusa River where his abandoned
Sergeant Steve Lewis, spokesperson for the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, confirmed the information today.
car was found several weeks ago.
"No foul play is suspected, although it was not a natural cause of death," Lewis said.
Police were doing a follow up investigation in the wooded area when they discovered Alemu's
body. The area was also checked immediately after his disappearance, but no body was found.
Alemu was reported missing on May 12 after he failed to show up for important family gatherings. An official cause of death will be released following a coroner's investigation.
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