At least 11 people were killed after a gunman opened fire during a ceremony at a synagogue in the state of Pennsylvania
At least 11 people were killed after a gunman opened fire during a ceremony at a synagogue in the state of Pennsylvania on Saturday, said an official.
The fatal incident occurred at the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue in Pittsburgh at around 10 a.m. local time (1400GMT), according to reports.
Police have taken the assailant into custody, said Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich at a press briefing.
"There were no children. There were additionally six injuries to include four of the police officers. That does not include the suspect," said Hissrich.
At least 11 people were killed after a gunman opened fire during a ceremony at a synagogue in the state of Pennsylvania on Saturday, said an official. 
US synagogue shooting leaves 11 dead, six injured
Multiple reports said the shooter has been identified as Robert Bowers, 46.
U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters in Indiana that "what happened today is a horrible, horrible thing" after earlier tweeting that the "events in Pittsburgh are far more devastating than originally thought."
"It looks definitely like it's an anti-Semitic crime," he said in Indiana. "That is something you wouldn't believe could still be going on. But it would seem to be an anti-Semitic crime."
The tragedy is being investigated as a hate crime by the FBI.
A $750 million jackpot, the fourth largest in U.S. history and the second astronomical jackpot this week, will be at stake during the Powerball drawing on Saturday.The drawing will be held at 11 p.m. EST.It comes after one ticket sold in South Carolina matched all six numbers on Tuesday in the United States' other main lottery, the Mega Millions, to win a jackpot of $1.537 billion, just short of a world record.No one has come forward to claim the Mega Millions prize.One winning ticket sold in South Carolina for $1.6 bln lottery jackpotIf someone wins the Powerball on Saturday they will have the option of an immediate cash payment of $428.6 million, or the $750 million prize paid out over 29 years, according to the lottery.The Powerball jackpot has rolled over since it was last won in August, the lottery said. Powerball lottery tickets are sold in 44 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.The odds of matching all five numbers and the Powerball is 1 in 292 million.States receive a percentage of lottery ticket sales and use the money to support public schools or to meet other needs. US lottery jackpots climb to $2.2 billion combined after no winners
Jackpot of $750 million, fourth largest in US history, at stake in Powerball lottery
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that the United States was isolated among its traditional allies in its confrontation with Iran, and that even Europe was siding with Tehran against the reimposition of U.S. sanctions."It does not happen often that the U.S. makes a decision and its traditional allies abandon it," Rouhani told parliament in a speech carried live on state television.Washington reintroduced sanctions against Iran’s currency trade, metals and auto sectors in August after the U.S. withdrawal from a multinational 2015 deal that lifted sanctions in return for limits on Iran’s nuclear programme.European countries have criticised the U.S. withdrawal from the accord and have been putting together a package of economic measures to help offset the U.S. pressures on Tehran, which have contributed to the economic volatility in the country.Saudi Arabia says it is beacon of 'light' against Iran despite Khashoggi crisisU.S. curbs on Iran’s vital oil exports are set to come into force on Nov. 4.Rouhani was speaking at the start of a parliament session to discuss a cabinet reshuffle which includes a proposed new economy minister, academic Farhad Dejpasand, who is widely seen as a technocrat, and three other economy-linked ministers.The proposed cabinet changes come as the government faces intense pressure over the economic instability mostly caused by the U.S. sanctions.The economy has markedly deteriorated in the past year, suffering rising inflation and unemployment, a slump in the rial currency and state corruption."A year ago no one would have believed ... that Europe would stand with Iran and against America," Rouhani said."Russia, China, India, the European Union, and some African and Latin American countries are our friends. We have to work with them and attract investments," Rouhani added.
Rouhani says US isolated against Iran