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Monday 29 July 2019

7 Israeli teens freed after woman recants Cyprus rape report

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Monday.
Associated Press Habaris and another de-
PARALIMNI, Cyprus (AP) fense lawyer, Nir Yavlovitzh,
— Seven Israeli teenagers told reporters they intend
were freed from custody to sue the young woman
in Cyprus on Sunday after on behalf of those she ac-
a British teen admitted her cused, who were detained
report of being raped by a for 11 days.
dozen people was untrue, "We will proceed with legal
defense lawyers and a Cy- action against the individ-
priot official said. ual that made the false al-
Investigators concluded legations, for damages, for
the 19-year-old accuser's every day and every mo-
allegations "didn't stand to ment they were in prison
reason," Yiannis Habaris, a falsely," Habaris said.
lawyer for two of the Israe- Yavlovitzh said the seven
lis, said. The young woman ranged in age from 15 to
was arrested and faces a 18 and the young wom-
public nuisance charge, an "needs to think clearly
he said. about what she (did) to the
A law enforcement official An Israeli teenager is embraced by relatives after being released from Famagusta police head- boys who stayed in jail."
told The Associated Press quarters in southeast town of Paralimni, Cyprus, Sunday, July 28, 2019. The Israelis' parents wept
the woman voluntarily re- Associated Press and where "shocked" when
canted during questioning they learned Sunday morn-
just after midnight, say- tion of anonymity because woman allegedly told in- edly recorded video of her ing that their sons would be
ing there had been sexual he was not authorized to vestigators she filed a rape having consensual sex with freed from police district
contact with the suspects discuss details of the case. report because she was a number of them. headquarters in the town
but she wasn't raped. The state-run Cyprus News "angry and insulted" that The woman has a custo- of Paralimni, according to
The official spoke on condi- Agency reported that the some of the Israelis alleg- dy hearing scheduled for Yaslovitzh.q

Blast, gunbattle at Afghan VP candidate's office, 2 dead

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — lah Saleh, was "evacuat- among those killed in the
The first day of the Afghan ed from the building and attack, said Wahidullah
presidential campaign be- moved to a safe location," Mayar, the health ministry
gan with a large bomb and Rahimi said. Some 85 other spokesman.
gun attack in the capital, civilians were also rescued Ferdous Faramarz, the
Kabul, targeting the office from inside. spokesman for Kabul's po-
of the president's running At least two gunmen were lice chief, said the explo-
mate, officials said, leaving trapped for hours in the top sion was likely a suicide car
at least two people dead floor of the four-story build- bomb.
and 25 wounded. ing, exchanging fire with The blast was large enough
Several gunmen remained security forces, he said. to be heard throughout the
holed up inside the building Three other attackers were capital.
for over six hours before be- killed in the fighting. No one immediately
ing killed by security forces, President Ashraf Ghani claimed responsibility for
said Nasrat Rahimi, the in- tweeted that Saleh was un- the attack, but both Tal-
terior ministry spokesman. harmed during the "com- iban insurgents and the Is-
The attackers' potential plex attack" targeting the lamic State group are ac-
Afghan security forces arrive at the site of attack in Kabul, Af- target, vice-presidential Green Trend party head- tive in the capital and have
ghanistan, Sunday, July 28, 2019. candidate and former quarters. carried out attacks there in
Associated Press intelligence chief Amrul- One civilian woman was the past.q