PHILADELPHIA: At least three people were shot and injured Wednesday at an Eid Al-Fitr event in Philadelphia, police said.
The shooting occurred around 2:30 p.m., when police at the scene heard about 30 gun shots, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said at a news conference.
Two groups of people started firing at each other, and people began fleeing the scene, he said.
Officers took into custody four males and a female, and four weapons were recovered at the scene, Bethel said. One suspect, a 15-year-old boy who police said had a gun, was shot by police and sustained wounds to his shoulder and leg. A man also was shot in the stomach, and another juvenile had a wound to his hand. No one was killed, police said.
It was not immediately clear what caused the shooting.
Dozens of police officers responded to the shooting in the city’s Parkside section. The shooting happened in an area where residents were celebrating Eid Al-Fitr, the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
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At least three shot when gunfire erupts at Philadelphia Eid event, police say
- Two groups of people started firing at each other
- Officers took into custody four males and a female
Rubio to lead US delegation to Munich Security Conference, chairman says
- More than 50 members of the US Congress are also expected, alongside the governors of Michigan and California, former diplomat and conference chairman Wolfgang Ischinger
BERLIN: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will lead “a sizeable delegation” of US officials to the Munich Security Conference this weekend, the head of the annual gathering of security experts and policymakers said on Monday.
More than 50 members of the US Congress are also expected, alongside the governors of Michigan and California, former diplomat and conference chairman Wolfgang Ischinger told a news conference in Berlin.
“At the moment, transatlantic relations are, in my view, in a considerable crisis of trust and credibility,” he said. “That is why it is particularly gratifying that the American side is showing such strong interest in Munich.”
More than 50 members of the US Congress are also expected, alongside the governors of Michigan and California, former diplomat and conference chairman Wolfgang Ischinger told a news conference in Berlin.
“At the moment, transatlantic relations are, in my view, in a considerable crisis of trust and credibility,” he said. “That is why it is particularly gratifying that the American side is showing such strong interest in Munich.”
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