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Here's What Happened Today: Saturday

Right2Water protest in Dublin, a man killed in a collision in Meath and arrests made in Sweden – It’s the Fix

NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round-up of today’s news.

IRELAND

RIGHT 2 WATER PROTEST Large crowds protested in Dublin city this afternoon for the 9th national Right2Water demonstration. Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

WORLD

New York Protest Syria Police arrest protesters during a rally against the U.S. missile strikes in Syria in New York. Hundreds of demonstrators took to New York City streets chanting Hands off Syria! and Money for jobs and education, not for war and occupation! AP Photo / Andres Kudacki AP Photo / Andres Kudacki / Andres Kudacki

#SYRIA: British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson cancelled a scheduled visit to Moscow, following the United States’ attack on Syria.

#BASQUE:  The Basque separatist group ETA provided France with a list of arms caches under its promise to completely disarm by today.

#SWEDEN: Police confirmed that a man arrested on “suspicion of terrorist crime” could be the driver of the truck that ploughed into a crowd of people in a busy Stockholm store department.

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    Jul 3rd 2011, 2:39 PM

    He threatened her over the phone too. Why didn’t the media dub him the “phone killer”? Mainstream media’s obsession with demonising modern technology is idiotic.

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    Jul 3rd 2011, 2:44 PM

    I find it bizarre that that’s all you took from that awful story!

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    Jul 3rd 2011, 3:42 PM

    Well he’s pointing out a trend in the media that has manifested itself in this story, is he not? I don’t think he’s claiming it’s the most awful thing about the story.

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    Jul 3rd 2011, 4:18 PM

    Maybe because phone call was only heard by 2 people (plus perhaps whoever was in the room) and Facebook post was possibly seen by hundreds..? Either way, small relevance to the main point of the story. Sickening.

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    Jul 3rd 2011, 6:30 PM

    Facebook, phone, text message…. Who cares. At the end was poor little girl who did not merit this abuse.

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    Jul 4th 2011, 1:59 AM

    Christ on a bike

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    Jul 4th 2011, 12:49 AM

    Face book should have alert system for dab

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    Jul 4th 2011, 12:51 AM

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