■ Canada
Refugee ends hunger strike
An Egyptian refugee with alleged links to Osama bin Laden and other terrorists has ended a 79-day hunger strike after the Ontario government agreed to meet his demands for medical treatment. Mohammed Mahjoub ended his strike late Friday after the government issued a written statement promising medical specialists would be sent to assess Mahjoub's health problems, including a knee injury and Hepatitis C, which he says he contracted in jail. Mahjoub, 44, was using the prolonged strike to protest his conditions at a Toronto jail. Mahjoub says he has been denied proper medical attention and visits from his family.
■ Florida
Policeman shot dead
A University of Central Florida police officer was shot to death by an Orlando police officer outside a sports stadium as fans were arriving for a college football game yesterday, authorities said. Authorities did not immediately release names or the circumstances leading to the shooting, but Florida Department of Law Enforcement spokesman Geo Morales said the shooting was under investigation. Witnesses told the Orlando Sentinel that the incident started with an undercover officer breaking up a tailgate party. When he encountered resistance, they said, he fired three shots into the air.
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