■UNITED STATES
Man shoots fiancee dead
A man in the state of Florida shot and killed his bride-to-be on the eve of their wedding after he mistook her for an intruder, local media reported on Saturday. John Tabbut and his fiancee Nany Dinsmore, both aged 62, had been due to walk down the aisle on Saturday. On Friday night, Tabutt grabbed his gun and fired into the darkness when he heard a suspicious noise in their home. Tabbut has not been charged for what police said appeared to be no more than a tragic accident, the reports said.
■BOLIVIA
Morales defends jets
President Evo Morales denied on Saturday his country was engaged in a regional arms race, insisting the purchase of six Chinese light military aircraft would serve to fight drug trafficking. “The aircraft purchase is aimed at the fight against drug trafficking and not ... any arms race,” he said. Bolivia plans to buy the Chinese K-8 Karakorum jets at a cost of US$57.8 million after a similar order of Czech planes was blocked by the US.
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