CNA Week 6

Germany shooting: Vigils held for victims of racist attacks

Tens of thousands of people atttended vigils for the nine victims of a far-right extremist who opened fire on two shisha bars in Hanau, Germany. At the vigils on Thursday in Hanau and Berlin people carrying candles and white roses gathered in silence. Wednesday evening’s attack is being treated by investigators as an act of terrorism.

Coronavirus: Ukraine protesters attack buses carrying China evacuees

Dozens of protesters in a Ukrainian town have attacked buses carrying evacuees from coronavirus-hit China. The evacuees were being brought to the hospital in Novi Sanzhary, in the central Poltava region, where they will be held in quarantine for 14 days. Many residents fear the virus could spread through the town, which has a population of about 10,000.

UK says Russia’s GRU behind massive Georgia cyber-attack

A huge cyber-attack which knocked out more than 2,000 websites in the country of Georgia last year was carried out by Russia, according to Georgia, the UK and the US. The UK government says that the GRU (Russian military intelligence) was behind the “attempt to undermine Georgia’s sovereignty”.