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Race car in Sri Lanka veers off track killing 7 people and injuring 20, officials say

Apr. 22, 2024 00:07 AM EDT

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A race car veered off the track during a competition in Sri Lanka on Sunday and rammed into a crowd of spectators and race officials, killing seven people and injuring 20 others, officials said. Thousands of spectators looked on as the mishap took place...

6 dead after mass stabbing at Ottawa home, student who lived with family arrested

Mar. 07, 2024 18:04 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — A 19-year-old student from Sri Lanka is accused of stabbing and killing six people he lived with, including a 2 1/2-month-old baby girl and three other kids from a Sri Lankan family, Ottawa police said Thursday. Ottawa police chief Eric Stubbs said an “edged...