A 3-YEAR-OLD BOY WAS STRUCK BY GUNFIRE AS POLICE BURST INTO A BARRICADED ROOM, ENDING A FRIGHTENING HOSTAGE SITUATION.(PHOTO).

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 A Mother's Day Nightmare in Princeton, Illinois. A 3-year-old boy was struck by gunfire as police burst into a barricaded room, ending a frightening hostage situation. Multiple agencies responded to the Hummingbird Mobile Home Park in Princeton, Illinois, on Sunday, May 10th at 2:42 a.m. The initial call went out as a domestic disturbance but officers discovered much worse.  42-year-old, Anthony Rodriguez, had barricaded himself in a room armed with a knife. Anthony had taken several people as hostages, including Aurora Almanza and her 3-year-old son.  Multiple agencies were on the scene, including the Bureau County Sheriff's Office, Illinois State Police and  the Princeton Police Department.  Authorities attempted to negotiate but ultimately rushed the room when they heard screaming coming from inside.  Officials have reported that officers fired shots as they entered the room. Anthony Rodriguez was hit and was neutralized.  Sadly, Aurora Almanza's t...

UGANDA FORCES CLASHES WITH CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC MUSLIM REBELS.

           Today Tuesday,Uganda forces in Centra African Republic had clashed for the first time with fighters from Seleke,a mainly Muslim rebel force,killing 12 and would pursue them as part of a campaign against the Lord's Resistence Army.Paddy Ankunda,spokesman for Uganda Defense Force said ''Seleka had never tasted our fire,i think it was important that they taste our fire so that they are careful.They are in bed with Lord's Resistence Army and we shall treat them as such''.Akunda accused Seleka of forcing civilians to give food and medicine to the Lord's Resistance Army and facilitating the group by trading ivory and minerals with them.                                                                                                                                                     

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