Germany: Twenty-five people were injured, four of them severely, during an explosion that destroyed an apartment building in the western German city of Wuppertal. Police said the explosion produced a large bang and rocked the multi-storey building, frightening people nearby so badly they ran out into the streets. The cause and nature of the explosion was under investigation, German news agency dpa reported. The blast had so much force it destroyed the attic and top three floors of the building, dpa said. Fires broke out in several areas of the structure, while firefighters had trouble dousing the flames ceilings, walls and floors kept collapsing. They located four severely injured people in the wreckage who were hospitalised. Another 21 were treated at the scene for less serious injuries. Emergency personnel picked up bricks and furniture on the street. A car was destroyed, buried under window frames that were blown onto it by the explosions' impact.
United States: A man opened fire on police and firefighters at a San Diego condominium, wounding two officers and sending bullets into nearby units before he was found dead, authorities said. Police Chief David Nisleit said the two male officers were expected to recover, with one in serious condition and the other with less serious injuries. "It's the worst call you can ever get," Nisleit told reporters. "When you get that call, your stomach just sinks, and you're just hoping that nobody dies." Three officers had responded to a report of a violent disturbance and knocked on the door. They got no response but smelled what they believed was smoke and called the fire department, police said. They forced open the door, and "they were met by gunfire," Nisleit said. Two officers fired back in a gunbattle that sent bullets into nearby condos. Authorities evacuated people from the complex and sent in a robot to check on the suspect, whose name wasn't released.
Jordan: Prince William praised "historic ties and friendship" with Jordan and the kingdom's commitment to Syrian and Palestinian refugees, as he began a historic five-day tour that also includes Israel and the Palestinian territories. Though billed as non-political, it's a high-profile visit for William, 36, second in line to the throne. He is meeting with young scientists, refugees and political leaders in a tumultuous region Britain controlled between the two world wars. In Jordan, the prince was hosted by Crown Prince Hussein, 23, a member of the Hashemite dynasty Britain helped install in then-Transjordan almost a century ago.
United States: Minnesota state authorities are investigating after Minneapolis police shot and killed a black man they say was firing a handgun as he walked outside. A demonstration was planned at a police precinct headquarters and a vigil near the north Minneapolis shooting scene. Some witnesses have disputed the police account of the shooting, saying the man did not have a gun. Authorities say two emergency calls reported that a man was firing a handgun into the air and the ground. When officers arrived, they pursued a suspect on foot and the chase "ended in shots being fired," police said. Among the witnesses who said the man did not have a gun was Eva Watson. She told the Star Tribune that the man was starting to comply with officers when police shocked him with a Taser. Watson said he then started running and yelling, "Don't shoot!" and she then heard more than a dozen shots. "He didn't have a gun or anything," Watson said. "He was just sitting there. He got killed for nothing."
