At least 22 people were killed and several injured after a man opened fire at a bar and a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday. Hundreds of police searched for a person of interest and residents were ordered to shelter in place. (REUTERS)
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The individual of interest in the case was identified as Robert Card, who had received training as a firearms instructor at a U.S. Army Reserve training facility in Maine, according to a police intelligence bulletin. (AFP)
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The shooting spree took place at a bowling alley, a local bar and a Walmart distribution center at around 7 pm local time. (AP)
US President Joe Biden and Maine Governor Maine Governor Janet Mills was informed about the incident. (AP)
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President Joe Biden had spoken by phone to Mills and the state's Senate and House members, offering “full federal support in the wake of this horrific attack,” a White House statement said. (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.
