Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Aug. 24-Xinhua

PYONGYANG — The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Saturday test-fired two improved types of new air defence missiles in a bid to examine their combat capabilities, with Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, overseeing the event, the Korean Central News Agency reported Sunday. (DPRK-Missile Test)

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ABUJA — At least 35 suspected terrorists were killed Saturday morning during a series of airstrikes by Nigeria’s military at a town in the country’s northeastern state of Borno, which borders on Cameroon, the Nigerian Air Force said.

Ehimen Ejodame, the air force’s spokesman, said in a statement that the airstrikes were carried out following reports of an attempted attack on ground troops in Borno’s Kumshe town. (Nigeria-Terrorists)

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TUNIS — A light truck rollover on Saturday afternoon left three people dead and 11 others injured, private radio station Mosaique FM reported.

The accident took place in the Shokat area in the southeastern province of Sfax, a source from the Civil Protection told the radio. (Tunisia-Truck Accident)

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TEHRAN — Iran’s Intelligence Ministry said on Saturday its forces had smashed a “terrorist” team in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, killing six of its members and arresting two others.

Members of the “terror” team, seven non-Iranian nationals, had entered Iran through the country’s eastern border during the past days and sought to perpetrate “precarious and targeted terrorist operations,” according to a statement published on the ministry’s website, which did not specify the date of the operation. (Iran-Terror-Operation)

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CAIRO — Six students died and 24 others were injured in a drowning accident on Saturday at a beach in Alexandria governorate, northwest of Cairo, Egypt’s Health Ministry said in a statement.

The victims were part of a student group on a field trip organized by an academy specializing in air hospitality, the ministry said. The incident occurred at Abu Talat beach in Alexandria’s Agami district. (Egypt-Drowning Accident) ■