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Tokyo

Chopper crash on Okinawa

A US military helicopter crashed on Japan's southern island of Okinawa on Monday, Japanese officials said, an incident that could add to anger over the concentration of US military bases on the island. The crash took place at a maneuvering ground inside the US Marine's Camp Hansen in central Okinawa, an official said, adding that there were no casualties among local residents but that he had no information about the military crew.

Turkey

21 acquitted in coup trial

A Turkish court on Monday acquitted 21 suspects in the trial of 275 people including a former army chief accused of plotting to overthrow the country's government, the private NTV television reported. The high-profile case is seen as a key test in Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's showdown with secularist and military opponents.

United Kingdom

Police apologize for protest death

British police on Monday apologized to relatives of a man who died after being pushed to the ground during protests against the G20 summit in London in 2009, and confirmed a settlement had been reached with his family. Ian Tomlinson, 47, was hit with a baton and shoved by a riot policeman and later collapsed and died as thousands of protesters took to the streets.

Nepal

Six drown in swollen river

Six pilgrims drowned in northeastern Nepal on Monday while trying to cross a rain-swollen river, becoming the latest casualties of heavy monsoon downpours, a local police official said. The pilgrims were crossing the Kamala River, which flows through Nepal and northern India, after early morning prayers at a nearby Hindu temple, Manohar Jha, a district police official said.

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(China Daily 08/06/2013 page12)