REBELS TO WITHDRAW FROM KEY DR CONGO TOWN 'AFTER US REQUEST'. (PHOTO)

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 Rebels to withdraw from key DR Congo town 'after US request' The M23 rebel group has said it would withdraw from the eastern DR Congo town of Uvira at the request of the US administration, which had criticised seizure of the town last week as a threat to mediation efforts. The rebels entered Uvira, on the border with Burundi, less than a week after the presidents of Congo and Rwanda met with US President Donald Trump in Washington and affirmed their commitment to a peace deal known as the Washington Accords. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday that Rwanda's actions in eastern Congo violated the Washington Accords and vowed to "take action to ensure promises made to the President are kept." A report by a United Nations group of experts in July said Rwanda exercised command and control over the rebels. Rwanda denies supporting M23 and has blamed Congolese and Burundian forces for the renewed fighting. Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Congo River Allia...

SPECTATOR DIED AFTER A HAMMER THROWN BY AN ATHLETE FLIES OUT OF BOUND AND STRUCK HIM . (PHOTO).


 Spectator loses his life when a hammer thrown by an athlete flies out of bounds at high-school track/field event.


This tragic incident took place Sunday, January 26th in Colorado Springs, Colorado. 


Colorado Springs Fire Department responded to the campus of UCCS where a track meet was being held by Colorado United Track Club. 


Upon arrival they were directed to a spectator in the audience who reportedly had been struck by a "hammer" thrown by a student. The hammer had went past the certified barriers and struck the man in the head. 


First aid was rendered but ultimately the man was pronounced deceased on scene. The victim has not been identified by name but has been reported as being the father of one of the athletes from Vista Ridge high-school.


The photograph below is unrelated. It is a stock photo to show what a hammer is in track and field and how it is used.

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