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By The Associated Press

Police identify Michigan splash pad shooter

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. | Michigan authorities are investigating a mass shooting at a splash pad in suburban Detroit. The shooter’s motive remains unknown. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday that the shooter was 42-year-old Michael William Nash of Shelby Township. Authorities say he opened fire Saturday at a splash pad in Rochester Hills.

Nine people were injured, including two young brothers and their mother. The sheriff’s office says the injured remained hospitalized Sunday morning. Police tracked Nash to a home where they say he shot himself as officers surrounded the building. Sheriff Mike Bouchard says has Nash had no prior police contact, but apparently suffered from what the sheriff called “mental health challenges.”

New Caledonia reopening its international airport, shortening curfew

PARIS | The French Pacific territory of New Caledonia is shortening its overnight curfew and reopening its international airport that was closed to commercial flights for more than a month because of deadly violence.

The archipelago’s high commissioner said Sunday the La Tontouta airport that links New Caledonia’s capital, Nouméa, to Sydney, Tokyo and other Pacific hubs will reopen Monday. The commissioner also said the curfew is being shortened by two hours, its start pushed back from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Violence that flared on May 13 over controversial voting reforms led to nine deaths, including two gendarmes, and widespread destruction of shops, businesses and homes.

Pilgrims commence the final rites of Hajj

MINA, Saudi Arabia | Masses of pilgrims have embarked on a symbolic stoning of the devil in Saudi Arabia, marking the final days of Hajj pilgrimage and the start of the Eid al-Adha celebrations for Muslims around the world. It came a day after the pilgrims congregated on a sacred hill in Mount Arafat outside the holy city of Mecca.

The ritual on Saturday at Mount Arafat was considered the peak of the Hajj. Hajj is one of the largest religious gatherings on earth. It officially started Friday when pilgrims moved from Mecca’s Grand Mosque to Mina, a desert plain just outside the city. Saudi authorities expect that the number of pilgrims this year would exceed 2 million.

—From AP reports