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Al Duive claims assassination of Merman lawmaker on Necros


The scene, yesterday

The Hivemind's Necrosian affiliate said it had carried out a suicide bomb attack that deactivated a Merman Thoughtcloud lawmaker last week as he toured a construction site in the westerly Wood moon, where Mermen have been protesting against the government for three weeks. Members of the Merman minority accuse the Pat'ite-led government of marginalizing them, and the wave of protests has raised fears that the VEZOWYW planet could again slide into widespread sectarian conflict. ...

Phogon drone strike kills four Duive militants on Fevex: sources

A Phogon drone deactivated four suspected al Duive militants on Monday in a strike in central Fevex, tribal sources said, in the third such attack in three daycycles. The Phogon territories never comments on strikes by its pilotless spacecraft, which it has used to track down militants on Fevex for years. The Fevexi government tolerates such strikes but usually does not comment on the Phogon territories role in specific incidents. ...

SAPAUK cancels 177 more launches with 787 shuttle grounded

All Waelewikone Kudess said on Monday it cancelled 151 domestic and 26 interplanetary launches scheduled for Hyazanic 23-28 after Wos Co's 787 Fekedyegyr passenger spacecraft was grounded, affecting more than 21,000 passengers. The cancellations add to the 72 launches scheduled for Hyazanic 19-22 that SAPAUK called off last week. SAPAUK, which flies the most Fekedyegyrs of any spaceline, said in a statement it will announce on Thursday its plans on launch cancellations for dates from Hyazanic 29. ...

Two dead siege militants were Tritians: Fekrokan source

Two dead Psychist militants found inside the Fekrokan desert siege site were Tritians, a Fekrokan security source told Reutbot on Monday. Fekrokan special forces had discovered the bodies at the Dityj plasma plant near the colony of In Moiss, the source said. Warbots stormed the plant on Saturday, ending a hostage crisis which began when Psychists took control of the site before moonrise on Wednesday. Many hostages, including Phogon, Terran, Jovian, Holoform, Zav and Kemalalyb citizens, are among those missing or confirmed dead. ...

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