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Man stuck in chimney of church
A man became caught in a chimney on church property and told officers he was trying to get in to worship in Santa Ana, Calif., Tuesday.
The 22-year-old, whose name was withheld by police, was found Tuesday night with his feet touching the fireplace floor but his torso stuck in the flue.
“He said he had been attending the church for the last couple of weeks and just wanted to get back to church,” Lt. Ken Hall said.
The man was in a house at the back of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church. Fire Capt. Russell Garcia said the man was given oxygen and firefighters extracted him through the top of the chimney. He was taken to Western Medical Center for mental evaluation.
Russians used Opium based gas
Russia’s top health official said Wednesday that the gas used in the storming of a Moscow theater held by Chechen gunmen was based on fentanyl, a fast-acting opiate with medical applications, Russian news agencies reported.
The announcement appeared to be an attempt to counter criticism, especially from foreign governments, that Russian officials were being too secretive and that the lack of information about the gas used in the special forces raid on Saturday may have increased the number of fatalities. At least 117 died.
The deaths were said to be caused by the use of the chemical compound on people who had been starved of oxygen, were dehydrated, hungry, unable to move adequately and under severe psychological stress.
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