US President Joe Biden on Wednesday expressed his solidarity with the victims of the Nashville School Shooting and said that as a nation Washington owes these families more than just prayers. (REUTERS)
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"As a nation, we owe these families more than our prayers. We owe them action. We have to do more to stop this gun violence... I again call on Congress to pass assault weapons ban," US President Joe Biden said in his remarks in Durham on Tuesday. (AFP)
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"You know, we know the names of the victims. We've seen the initial footage of the attack. Three children -- three children dead, all just nine years old, including the daughter of the pastor. Three members of the staff -- the school custodian, a substitute teacher, and the head of school," Biden added. (AFP)
The victims included three students who were all 9 years old, the Metro Nashville Police Department said in a tweet. (AP)
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"The 6 victims fatally shot by the active shooter at Covenant School are identified as Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all age 9, Cynthia Peak, age 61, Katherine Koonce, age 60, and Mike Hill, age 61," Metro Nashville Police Department tweeted. (AP)
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Tribals and farmers affected by the Ken-Betwa river-linking project stage a symbolic Chita Andolan (pyre protests), Jal Satyagraha and hanging satyagraha by placing nooses around their necks, over their demands of better compensation and rehabilitation, in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 15-day protest ended after police removed them from site.
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Parallelly, the crackdown on protesters to maintain law and order situation in the sensitive areas of Central Delhi continued with lathi charge, tear gas firing etc.
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Television evangilist Joni Lamb sings a praise song during 'Celebration', a show that she and her husband Marcus host on the Daystar Network, on July 30, 2001.
