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Germany: Van Carrying 29 Syrians Flees, Hits Police Car

A policeman guards at a road near a school in Esslingen, Germany, Monday, July 17, 2017. (Sven Friebe/dpa via AP)
A policeman guards at a road near a school in Esslingen, Germany, Monday, July 17, 2017. (Sven Friebe/dpa via AP)
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Germany: Van Carrying 29 Syrians Flees, Hits Police Car

A policeman guards at a road near a school in Esslingen, Germany, Monday, July 17, 2017. (Sven Friebe/dpa via AP)
A policeman guards at a road near a school in Esslingen, Germany, Monday, July 17, 2017. (Sven Friebe/dpa via AP)

A van carrying 29 people from Syria collided with a police car after its driver tried to evade a check by officers near Germany's border with Poland, police said Wednesday. No one was hurt.

The van was stopped near Goerlitz on Tuesday evening. Before officers could check the vehicle, the driver suddenly accelerated and drove off, German news agency dpa reported.

After a chase, the van collided with a patrol car in Markersdorf, a few kilometers (miles) away. Federal police said no medical treatment was needed for the men, women and children from Syria, The Associated Press reported.

The 50-year-old driver is under investigation on suspicion of smuggling foreigners into Germany and dangerous interference with traffic. Police did not immediately give information on his identity.

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US Military Carries Out Airstrikes against Yemen’s Houthis

Houthi supporters hold their weapons up during an anti-US and anti-Israel protest in Sanaa, Yemen, 03 January 2025. (EPA)
Houthi supporters hold their weapons up during an anti-US and anti-Israel protest in Sanaa, Yemen, 03 January 2025. (EPA)
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US Military Carries Out Airstrikes against Yemen’s Houthis

Houthi supporters hold their weapons up during an anti-US and anti-Israel protest in Sanaa, Yemen, 03 January 2025. (EPA)
Houthi supporters hold their weapons up during an anti-US and anti-Israel protest in Sanaa, Yemen, 03 January 2025. (EPA)

The US military says it carried out a wave of strikes against what it said were underground arms facilities of Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militias.

The US Central Command said in a statement that Wednesday’s strikes targeted weapons used by the Houthis to attack ships in the Red Sea.

The Houthis said seven strikes targeted sites in the Houthi-held capital, Sanaa, and the northern Amran province, without providing further details. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

The United States and its allies have carried out repeated strikes on the Houthis, who have continued to target shipping.

The militias say they target ships linked to Israel, the US or the UK to force an end to Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. However, many of the ships attacked have little or no connection to the conflict, including some bound for Iran.