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Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News The VICE News Capsule is a news roundup that looks beyond the headlines. Today: rare suicide bomb attack in Iraqi Kurdish capital, Indian police detain fugitive guru after week-long standoff, Indonesian capital gets first non-Muslim governor in almost half a century, and Hong Kong police clash with protesters trying to storm the government headquarters. IRAQ Car Bombing Kills at Least Five in Kurdish Capital Officials have blamed the Islamic State for the assault on the governor’s compound in Erbil. Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region had so far repelled major attacks that have plagued other parts of the country. INDIA Police Detain Controversial Guru in Haryana State Thousands of Guru Rampal’s followers were evacuated from the heavily fortified compound on Wednesday. The 63-year-old had ignored 40 court summons that demanded he face charges related to a 2006 murder case. INDONESIA President Appoints Christian Governor Despite Resistance Joko Widodo picked the capital’s first ethnic Chinese governor, who goes by the nickname ‘Ahok’, despite calls by hardline Islamists for the most powerful political jobs to be reserved for Muslims. HONG KONG Police Confront Protesters During Attack on Government HQ Six people were detained and the government has promised many more arrests of the protest movement’s ‘violent radicals’. Check out the VICE News beta for more: http://vicenews.com Follow VICE News here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vicenews Twitter: https://twitter.com/vicenews Tumblr: http://vicenews.tumblr.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/vicenews
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