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UNITED STATES

Dock collapse leaves 7 dead in Georgia

At least seven people died from the partial collapse of a ferry dock on Sapelo Island in the US state of Georgia on Saturday, according to local media. It was reported that a gangway at the dock collapsed after being struck by a boat, plunging people who had gathered there for a celebration into the water. Multiple people were taken to hospitals and authorities continued to search for survivors, said Tyler Jones, spokesperson for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources said the incident was under investigation and did not offer possible causes of the collapse.

JAPAN

Governing party HQ attacked, suspect held

A man threw several firebombs into the headquarters of Japan's governing party in Tokyo on Saturday, then crashed his car into the fencing of the prime minister's residence, police said. There were no reports of injuries. The man, identified by police as Atsunobu Usuda, 49, was arrested on the spot. Although the motive for the attack was not immediately clear, Japanese media reports said social media posts believed to be Usuda's showed him complaining about the sums of money required to run for office under Japanese law, implying Usuda had political ambitions.

Agencies - Xinhua