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...
Located in the Shi'ite Muslim holy city of Najaf,the Peace Valley,a vast cemetery in Iraq holds over five million graves where 200 Iraqis are laid to rest every day.Millions of pilgrims vist the graveyard each year since it surrounds the mausoleum of the first Shi'ite imam,Ali Bin Talib,who was a cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Mohammad.Before the rise of ISIS,between 80 and 120 burials took place at the cemetery each year but this has risen to 150-200.A 25 square metre plot now costs around five million Iraqi dinars {£3,200} almost double what it cost before the insurgency.Thousands of Shi'ites from all over the world chooses to be buried there,with many of them from neighbouring Iran .More photos below.
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