There have been attacks on Coptic Christians and the Security Forces and convoys, but never before a successful attack on a mosque in sinai. I would hesitate to be absolute about it but what is quite clear is that everyone regards this as a major escalation. For obvious reasons, if you are claiming a religious justification as the Islamic State group does, you have to be quite careful about targeting of this kind. Why it has happened, there is a whole complex set of reasons for that that come out of the tangled recent history of sinai. For years now north sinai has seen worsening balance. For years now north sinai has seen worsening violence. The fault lines are economic, tribal and religious. And it was that religious distinction for the people murdered today, those sufi muslims, those following a moderate form of religious life that led to the targeting. These guys are totally refusing any other ideology, any other thoughts, just the ices thought, the violence, the ideology, this vil
Sadiq Khan
Sadiq Khan will also create a new commission to investigate the effects of decriminalising cannabis in the capital if re-elected (Getty Images)
Khan has promised to lobby the government for an extra £159m a year for police spending, which would go toward a planned 6,000 new Metropolitan Police officers.
Khan and Met Commissioner Cressida Dick believe London should get more than a quarter of Boris Johnson’s 2019 election manifesto promise of 20,000 more police officers in England and Wales.
The incumbent mayor’s manifesto also pledges to spend £187m in technology that will help the Met “make policing more efficient and safe”, with an emphasis on systems to help deal with “serious and organised crime, online fraud and cybercrime”.
Why is Texas Governor Greg Abbott in a wheelchair?
Jennifer Roback
Updated: Apr 30 2021, 14:36 ET
Jennifer Roback
REPUBLICAN Greg Abbott as been governor of Texas for nearly six years.
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Why is Governor Greg Abbott in a wheelchair?
Abbott has been in a wheelchair since he was 26 when a freak accident paralyzed him from the waist down.
Back in July 1984, Abbott was jogging after a storm and an oak tree fell on him, causing him to need two steel rods implanted into his spine and undergo extensive rehab at the TIRR Memorial Hermann in Houston, TX.
According to his website, the recovery process reminded him of his life lessons including perseverance. The accident has not stopped Abbott from having a successful career in politics.