The French actor Gerard Depardieu has been accused of assault after an alleged road rage incident in central Paris. The incident occurred when the 63-year-old actor's
scooter
narrowly avoided a car on Wednesday. French police say an argument followed which ended Gerard Depardieu allegedly
punching
the car driver in the face. The actor has admitted he overreacted.
BBC news.
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The South Africa President Jacb Zuma has announced a commission of inquiry after police officers opened fire on several thousands striking miners on Thursday. Police said 34 people were killed in the incident, described it as one of the worst of its kind since the end of apartheid. President Zuma said now was not the time for recriminations.
周四南非警察向数千名罢工矿工开枪,随后南非总统雅各布·祖玛宣布成立调查委员会。警察称34人在事故中死亡,称这是自种族隔离以来最严重的此类暴行。祖玛总统说现在还不是反恐的时候。
"I have decided to institute a commission of inquiry. Inquiry will enable us to get to the real cause of the incident and to derive the necessary lessons too. However, today is not an occasion for blame, finger-pointing or recrimination."
“我已决定成立调查委员会,调查将帮我们弄清楚事故的真正原因,并从中吸取可能的教训。然而,现在还不是谴责、指责、反恐的时候。”