A 3-YEAR-OLD BOY WAS STRUCK BY GUNFIRE AS POLICE BURST INTO A BARRICADED ROOM, ENDING A FRIGHTENING HOSTAGE SITUATION.(PHOTO).
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...
Morocco has officially announced its intention to rejoin the African Union,32 years after leaving the organization.Moroccan King Mohammed VI has appealed to the AU,saying it's time for his country to return to its institutional family.He's also sent a special envoy to the AU summit in Kigalu.Morocco left the regional bloc in 1984,after the organization recognized the independence of Western Sahara.Moroccans describe the Western Sahara as part of their country's southern provinces.For more than three decades the country has refused to be part of the AU and in March,it threatened to pull its soldiers out of UN global peacekeeping missions because of the dispute.Morocco remains the only African country which is not an AU member.
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