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NEW DELHI -- Two people were killed and six others wounded after a man fired on people outside his house following an argument with a neighbor over pet dogs in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, police said Friday.

The incident took place Thursday night at Krishna Bagh Colony in Indore district, about 188 km west of Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh. (India-Shooting-Deaths)

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BEIRUT -- Five people were killed, and six others were injured in a car accident on the Qalamoun highway in northern Lebanon, LBCI local TV channel reported.

The accident happened as two cars collided, causing one to hit a utility pole. (Lebanon-Car Accident-Casualty)

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NEW DELHI -- Three members of the Kuki community were killed by gunmen Friday in India's northeastern state of Manipur, police said.

The men were gunned down during the wee hours at Thowai Kuki village in Ukhrul district, about 33 km northeast of Imphal, the capital city of Manipur. (India-Manipur-Violence)

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JAKARTA -- At least three people were killed and three others injured after a fire broke out at a hotel building in the southern part of Indonesia's capital Jakarta late Thursday, an official said on Friday.

According to the local police, the fire started at around 11:50 p.m. local time on Thursday at the F2 Hotel in the subdistrict of Kebayoran Baru, and was extinguished by 2:40 a.m. on Friday. (Indonesia-Jakarta-Fire) Enditem

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