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The Department of State Services said it had uncovered a sinister plan by suspected terrorists to stage series of coordinated attacks using explosives in different cities across the country during the Eid-el-Fitr. The aim of the suspected terrorists was to hit soft targets such as markets, public parks, public processions, recreation centres, as well as worship areas during the Sallah celebration. The agency said that the terrorists’ plan was to unleash mayhem on Kano, Sokoto, Kaduna and Maiduguri. Director in the agency, Mr. Nnana Nnochiri, who briefed journalists in Abuja on Friday, however, said Nigerians should not worry about the planned attacks, saying they had been nipped in the bud. Nnochiri said, “In the past few weeks, this service has uncovered a sinister plot by terrorist elements to stage series of coordinated attacks using explosives in different cities across the country.

Five chinese were found dead and over 120 missing hours after a massive landslide buried a mountain village in southwest China on Saturday as rescuers scoured through rocks for survivors. A couple and a baby were rescued and taken to hospital after dozens of homes in the village of Xinmo were swallowed by boulders when the side of a mountain collapsed, according to the local Maoxian, or Mao county, government.  Fourth survivor was found but rescuers were still trying to get to him hours after heavy rain triggered the avalanche of rock in Sichuan province, officials said.  Wu Xiaobin, captain of the local fire department, told state broadcaster CCTV that five bodies were pulled from the rubble. The early morning landslide, which occurred following heavy rains in the region, struck 62 homes and blocked a two-kilometre (one-mile) stretch of river and 1.6 kilometre of road, according to state media.  Rescuers used ropes to move a massive rock while d...