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Newsline: Congo Brazzaville embassy in Paris petrol bombed
The embassy of the Republic of Congo in Paris, France, was petrol bombed by unidentified attackers. According to French website Jeune Afrique which quoted a Congolese diplomat, the attackers run their car into the front gate of the embassy at Paul Valery road in the 16th district of Paris. “Inside the building, they threw petrol bombs at the reception sparking a small fire that did not reach the offices of the building. Before fleeing, they set their car on fire,” the diplomat told Jeune Afrique. They added that there was no Congolese security available during the attack. The French police are reported to have opened investigation into the matter as no one has yet claimed responsibility. The Congolese embassy in Paris has been a target of attacks over the years. The latest was in October 2015 when a group of eight opposition supporters stormed the embassy causing damage to property.
http://www.africanews.com/2016/06/21/congo-brazzaville-embassy-in-paris-petrol-bombed/
Newsline: Spanish Embassy Denies Nigerian Team Visas
The 2016 FIBA U-17 World Championship will dunk off today in Spain without Nigeria’s team following the refusal of the Spanish Embassy in Lagos to give the team travelling visas. Shockingly too, the Embassy officials offered no explanation for their action. The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) had presented every document ranging from travelling insurance, birth certificates, sworn affidavits by the players parents which the Foreign Affairs Ministry endorsed since they are minors as demanded by the embassy but yet the Spaniards denied them visas. The Spanish Embassy which had promised to issue the visa, started shifting grounds from Thursday to Friday last week before they finally returned the players passports to the protocol officer of the Youth and Sports ministry without visas on them.
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