The evening of Wednesday April 29 started like many other evenings with urban rodeos. Shortly before two in the morning, the unrest is said to have escalated following a series of events. While arresting the driver, who was rebelling, the municipal police were allegedly attacked by a group of around 20 people from the neighborhood, and were allegedly thrown by projectiles. They ended up using defense bullets, supported by crews of the national police, who also had to use force in the face of projectile jets, especially mortar. Source le Dauphine
Several British politicians criticized HSBC Holdings Plc’s support for China’s sweeping proposed security legislation for Hong Kong, soon after the global lender’s top executive in Asia publicly showed his support for Beijing.
Jacob Rees-Mogg, the governing U.K. Conservatives’ house leader, said London-based HSBC may be more closely “aligned with the Chinese government than Her Majesty’s government.” Source Bloomberg
Police have raided 40 hate-speech suspects across 12 German states as probes continue into the murder of pro-refugee politician Walter Lübcke. Internet posts were made before and after he was shot dead in June last year. Frankfurt-based federal prosecutors liaising with investigators in 12 of Germany’s 16 regional states staged raids Thursday on 40 suspects accused of posting “criminally relevant comments” about Walter Lübcke. Source Deutsche Welle
Turkey on Thursday rescued 85 migrants and refugees, including a number of women and children, who were pushed back by Greek forces into Turkish territorial waters, according to security sources. Source Daily Sabah
