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Afghan court spares mob killers

02/07/2015

Afghan Court Spares Mob Killers

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Kabul woman's killers spared death, Sousse attack arrests, US seeks Fifa extraditions

Four men who killed a woman in Kabul spared death by an Afghan court, Tunisia arrests eight people over Sousse attack, the US asks Switzerland to extradite former Fifa officials.

Four men who were handed the death penalty for their part in the mob killing of a woman in Kabul have had their sentences commuted. The Tunisian authorities have arrested eight people in connection with the deadly beach attack in Sousse in which 38 tourists were killed. The US has asked Switzerland to extradite seven former Fifa officials arrest in May as part of an investigation into corruption.

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