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The Reformatory and Penalty Institutions Department at the Ministry of Interior (MoI) has welcomed a group of students from the Police Sciences Diploma Programme at the Police Institute, as part of efforts to strengthen academic and practical co-operation between security agencies and educational institutions within the ministry.According to a post by MoI on X, the student delegation was received by Major-General Nasser Mohammed Isa al-Sayed, the director of the Reformatory and Penalty Institutions Department, who stressed the importance of such visits in reinforcing professional values among them, and familiarise them with the nature of work within the reformatory and penal institutions and their role in the overall security system.During the visit, Colonel Youssef Bilal al-Abdullah, the assistant director of the department, delivered an introductory lecture outlining the department’s role in the rehabilitation and reform of inmates.He reviewed its responsibilities and assigned duties, in addition to its efforts to provide a safe and motivating environment that encourages positive change.The students undertook a field tour of facilities within the institution, and were briefed on the services provided to inmates and the resources available to support rehabilitation and reform programmes.

Australian police announced that 20 people were injured in a shooting incident on a busy street in Sydney. Police said the suspect was shooting indiscriminately at passing vehicles, including police vehicles, before being arrested. Stephen Parry of the New South Wales Police said that there were between 50 and 100 shots fired, adding that police arrested a man in his 60s, the suspected shooter, and he was transferred to hospital for treatment of injuries he sustained during the arrest. Police reported that one of the injured was in critical condition, while 19 other people were treated for injuries caused by glass shards. Mass killings and random shootings are rare in Australia, where gun laws are extremely strict. In 1996, 35 people were killed in Port Arthur, Tasmania.

US authorities announced that three police officers were killed, and two others seriously injured in a shooting carried out by a gunman in the eastern US state of Pennsylvania before police were able to neutralize him.State Police Commissioner Christopher Paris confirmed at a press conference that five officers were shot on Thursday, three of whom were fatally wounded, while two were taken to the hospital and are in critical condition.