President Hollande condemns the criminal fire of the mosque of Auch

Francois Hollande condemned "with firmness" Monday the criminal fire of the mosque of Auch, in the Gers, noting that France's Muslims were "able to practice their religion freely and safely," said a statement from the Elysee.

Source : RFI

A plane crashed Saturday in Brighton on the south coast of England, during an air show

The aircraft struck several cars on the A27, a major road, north of Shoreham Airport, where the meeting was taking place, police said. The accident occurred at 12:20 GMT.
"There are several victims but we have no further information at this time", said the Sussex Police in a statement. The organizers of the meeting are meanwhile reported a "major incident" on Twitter.
According to media reports, the accident aircraft is a Hawker Hunter fighter of the 50s. The pilot would have been extracted from the rubbles on fire, they add.

Source : Ouest-France  

High-level talks between the two Korea announced

Counselors of Kim Jong-un, might meet this Saturday afternoon government officials of Seoul. The meeting is expected to take place in the border village of Panmujon. South Korean side, are announced the Minister of Unification, Hong Young-Pyo, and National Security Adviser, Kim Kwan-Jim.

North side, the top defense official, Hwang Pyong-So, considered like the number 2 of the regime, and the secretary of the Workers' Party Kim Young-Gon, alongside relations with the south. Purpose of the meeting : to try to appease the particularly bellicose verbal escalation between the two countries over the past few days, while North Korea had an ultimatum and threatened his historic rival of "total war" if didn't stop on the spot "his propaganda operations".

The North Korean army at the border has put on high alert after loudspeakers, South Koreans have been returned to service.

Source : RFI

Barack Obama salutes the bravery of two Marines in the Thalys train

President Obama expressed his "deep gratitude for the courage and responsiveness of several passengers, including members of the US military who have selflessly mastered the assailant".

He praised "the heroic actions" that have probably prevented "a much worse tragedy," adding that the United States would remain in "close contact" with the French authorities during the investigation that has just begun. The President extended a "rapid and complete recovery" has all the victims of the shooting. The commander William Utban, Pentagon spokesman, said that "a member of the army was injured during the incident". According to him, his prognosis is not engaged, but he was not able to give more detail. An armed man opened fire on Friday in a Thalys train between Paris and Amsterdam, wounding two persons, before being mastered by Americans passengers. The train was stopped at Arras station, where the shooter was arrested.

According to the American news channel CNN, the two marines were dressed in civilian clothes and have mastered the shooter while he was loading a Kalashnikov assault gun, after shooting one of the soldiers with an automatic pistol. A French police said the suspect, if his identity was confirmed, was the subject of an information services card. According to the first elements of the investigation, it would be Moroccan or Moroccan origin and age 26.

Earlier, Francois Hollande, Manuel Valls, and Bernard Cazeneuve also highlighted the bravery and courage of two American soldiers.

Source : Ouest-France