Montreal police have arrested a “Quebecois” named Sofiane Ghazi and charged him with first-degree murder. Mr. Ghazi allegedly stabbed his eight-months-pregnant wife multiple times. She survived the attack, and doctors performed an emergency C-section on her to deliver the baby, who came into the world alive, but died some hours later. Hence the murder charge.
In other news, 143 migrants were rescued at sea and brought safely to the island of Cyprus, an EU member state. This incident may mark the opening of a new migration route across the Mediterranean to Europe.
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