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Bombing of U.S. embassy draws mixed response BY ROBERT SCHRADER Staff Reporter
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The red tarp was placed over the area where police shot and killed the active shooter, identified as Thomas Matusiewicz.
Three dead, two wounded after shooter opens fire in Wilmington courthouse BY KELLY LYONS & BO BARTLEY Managing News Editors
Across from the New Castle County Courthouse in Wilmington, Krish Sundaram’s colleague heard a woman’s yell. Sundaram rushed to the window to see police officers with guns drawn and people fleeing from the building. “The whole place just went
crazy,” Sundaram said. “It looked like all the cops in Delaware were there.” Sundaram witnessed the aftermath of a shooting in the courthouse around 8:15 a.m. yesterday, which left three dead and two police officers wounded. Among the dead were the as-of-yet officially unidentified male shooter and two women.
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When Aytaç Karabay lived in Ankara, Turkey, he worked as a psychologist, helping children with special needs, family issues and drug problems. He described the capital city of Turkey as composed of “lots of buildings, families, poor people and rich people,” and one where “70 percent of people lead an ordinary life.” Karabay, now a psychology graduate student in the English Language Institute at the university, lived near the U.S. embassy during his five years in Ankara. When he heard about the suicide bombing that took place at the U.S. embassy on Feb. 1, he said he called his brother to see if everyone was safe. His brother told him that two people died, but his friends and family were okay. “This kind of violence is usual,
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Lack of student interest in a trip to Turkey caused Professor Brian Peasnall and Professor Robin Underhill to cancel a Winter Session trip this year. like so many things,” Karabay said. “It’s still ok to visit the country.” Professor Brian Peasnall and Professor Robin Underhill, both professors at the Associate in Arts Program at Delaware’s Georgetown campus, planned to take students to study in Turkey during the 2013 Winter Session. The lack of student interest in
the trip forced them to cancel it, Peasnall said. The trip would have included studying “Western Civilization to 1648” and “Early Civilizations of the Old World,” an excursion to the site of Troy and appreciating the history of Istanbul, Peasnall said.
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Pope Benedict XVI announces resignation BY MATT BITTLE Copy Desk Chief
Pope Benedict XVI yesterday became the first pope to step down since 1415. Benedict, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, has been in the position since 2005, following the death of Pope John Paul II. Philosophy professor Katherin Rogers said Benedict, who is 85, resigned due to health concerns. “The pope nowadays really needs to be able to travel and his doctor admitted that he just couldn’t anymore,” Rogers said. Benedict will officially step down on Feb. 28. Rogers said the rest of the month will have a good deal of buzz in anticipation of the
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choosing of a new pope. A Vatican spokesman said a replacement will be selected before Easter. Physics professor Stephen Barr, a member of the Catholic Scholars of Delaware, said he considers Benedict to be a successful pope and a very accomplished theologian. He also said the pope achieved a great deal during his time as pontiff. “I think his greatest accomplishment is probably to help reform the liturgy,” Barr said. “I think he has left a body of writings and sermons that are very valuable. He’s also done a good job in picking bishops and picking the people that pick bishops.” Barr and Rogers said Benedict’s decision came as a shock. The last pope to resign was Gregory XII in
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the Late Middle Ages. Rogers said Benedict had big shoes to fill as pope, given that he was succeeding John Paul, who held the position for 27 years and is recognized by scholars as helping end communist rule in Europe. As pope, Benedict was a traditionalist, she said. “My impression is that Benedict was trying to consolidate a lot of the gains that John Paul II made and it will be super interesting to see what his successor does,” she said. Barr said Benedict attracted a lot of undeserved criticism, particularly over several sexual abuse scandals involving priests.
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Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation due to age and lack of strength yesterday. He is the first pope to do so in over 600 years.
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