Briefs, January 1, 2013
The body of the man who killed 26 people in the second-largest school shooting in US history has been claimed by his father. A spokesman for the family said yesterday Peter Lanza had claimed the remains of Adam Lanza, 20, who shot himself after the rampage in Newtown, Connecticut, on December 14 in which he killed six adults and 20 children after slaying his mother.
HARTFORD - The body of the man who killed 26 people in the second-largest school shooting in US history has been claimed by his father. A spokesman for the family said yesterday Peter Lanza had claimed the remains of Adam Lanza, 20, who shot himself after the rampage in Newtown, Connecticut, on December 14 in which he killed six adults and 20 children after slaying his mother. AP
BEIRUT - Thirty bodies were found in a district of Damascus that has been the scene of regular clashes between regime troops and rebels, a watchdog said yesterday. "Thirty bodies were found in the Barzeh district," the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. "They bore signs of torture and have so far not been identified." AFP