The London-based Progress Wrestling promotion has reached a deal of sorts to work with World Wrestling Entertainment with the announcement at their show today that two of the qualifying matches for the Global Cruiserweight series would take place on the 4/24 Progress show.

Progress founder Jim Smallman made the announcement of the partnership on Sunday afternoon at the company’s show at the Electric Ballroom in north London.  His announcement confirmed a report on the Gorilla Position podcast and talkSPORT that Progress was the leading contender to have matches in the tournament.

While no names were mentioned as participating, a story on the show listed Kent-born regular Zack Sabre Jr., Will Ospreay and Marty Scurll who are three of the top stars with the group, although noted Ospreay, who debuts in two weeks for New Japan Pro Wrestling, may not be politically able to participate while keeping his New Japan commitments.

I took in the opening show of the Champion Carnival for All Japan. It was a really hot show, and even though I’m a big supporter of current AJPW even I was surprised by the attendance they did. Korakuen was not far off being packed. Had to be the best crowd they’ve drawn there in a while.

The undercard was fun with the stand-out actually ending up being The Bodyguard vs young Naoya Nomura. The rookie stepped up huge and gave a great performance en route to getting a big upset win. He looked alot more ready for the spot than Jake Lee who faced Atsushi Aoki in the opener. Jun Akiyama vs Super Tiger was on it’s way to being fantastic match when it ended abruptly at the 8 minute mark after Akiyama was KO’d and referee Kohei Wada called for the doctor and the bell rang. Can’t say for sure that it was a work but my instinct tells me it was Akiyama trying to get the outsider over for the tour. It was really well played by Wada and Jun especially. Felt very legit.

The novelty match of the undercard was an 8 man legends tag with a combined age of 436 and 10 months! It was amazingly my second time seeing Dory Funk Jr. wrestle this week. The star of the match was Masanobu Fuchi.

This show was all about the main event though. An absolute classic 30 minute draw between Triple Crown champ Kento Miyahara and Kengo Mashimo. This may have been the best performance of both men’s careers. Miyahara is stepping up in a big way since the departure of Go Shiozaki and Akebono, and the injury of Suwama. The company has been put on his back and he’s carrying it. He looked every bit the ace they need here.

Mashimo was off the charts good. New Japan really missed the boat on him in 2013. He has such a command over the situation when he’s in the ring. His facial expressions are perfect for a greasy heel with a chip on his shoulder trying to knock off a pretty boy ace. This performance he had with Miyahara would have been perfect for a title match with Okada.

The story of the match was Mashimo going at Miyahara’s arm like a pitbull, but the champ firing back with knee strikes and kicks to get a reprieve. It built and built to the point around the 25 minute mark when you realised they were fighting the clock as well as each other. The final few minutes were frantic as a result and the crowd was losing its mind.

Post match, Mashimo glared at the title, and he deserves a shot after this match. A rematch after the tournament could easily do a great crowd because everyone in Korakuen tonight lived and died with this match.

NJPW Invasion Attack Thoughts:

– There was a crazy amount of Naito support. We were seeing Los Ingobernables de Japón shirts from the station by our hotel all the way to Sumo Hall and then at the venue, it was covered in them.

– The line was wrapping around the building which regulars noted was not a normal occurrence.

– The merch was flying off the tables in the building. The scene down by the LIJ section was crazy, and really came across like a super hot product.

– The crowd was insane live, and was really heated the whole way through the show.

– Not many in the crowd knew Will Ospreay going in, but he was a star by the time he left. Many people were asking me about him after his match. In our section, a bunch of the Japanese fans were trying to chant for him, although they found the name a bit tricky!

-All of the confrontations to set up future matches got big reactions, particularly Omega vs. Elgin.

-The atmosphere for the main event was off the charts. The crowd was firmly behind Naito but they were never disrespectful to Okada. Naito’s post-match promo got over big.

Bellator 153 : Koreshkov vs Henderson is on Spike TV Friday night at 8 pm eastern from Connecticut. The show airs one hour earlier than usual and features  the Bellator debut of former WEC and UFC lightweight champion Benson “Smooth” Henderson. He challenges Bellator welterweight champion Andrei Koreshkov in the main event. Bellator mainstay Patricio “Pitbull” Freire fights in the co-main and the show also features the return of “MVP” Michael Venom Page. Mr Cyborg even makes an appearance!

Show opens with a video package with clips of various MMA media talking about the signing of Benson Henderson, including Ariel Helwani, Bas Rutten and Kenny Rice. They made the signing feel very important. This led to footage of Andrey Koreshkov just destroying dudes. Really good opening that made the main event of tonight’s show feel like a big deal.

Like last week’s show, they are airing the fighter walkouts, which is a nice  touch that separates Bellator from UFC. Sean Grande even talks about the MVP “character” but also puts over his fighting ability and style, saying that he vows to do something that fans have never seen before.

Welterweights Michael Page (9-0) vs Jeremie Holloway (7-1) (John McCarthy – ref)

Page has a huge height and reach advantage, as he usually does a 6 ft 3 welterweight. Holloway rushes MVP and gets floored with a punch flush on the face but he recovers quickly. Page with his hands down at his knees and throwing wild punches while Grande says he’s part Anderson Silva and part Bugs Bunny, which gets a chuckle from Jimmy Smith. Holloway clinches up on the cage and the fans boo so Big John breaks them up. Actually it was a low blow by Holloway during the clinch. MVP with a huge  right and then throws Holloway to the floor. MVP with a reverse ankle lock and gets the quick tap. He then gets in Holloway’s face trash talking him after he releases the hold.

WINNER – MICHAEL PAGE (10-0) by submission (toe hold) at 2:15

Page gets some interview time after the fight. Says he’s working on his all around game. Jimmy Smith announces that it will be MVP vs Fernando Gonzalez on July 16th in London, which is the undercard of the Kimbo Slice/James Thompson fight. 

Lightweights Brent Primus (6-0) vs Gleristone Santos (27-5) (Bryan Miner – ref)

No walkouts aired for these two. Ref Miner bears a slght resemblance to Scott Coker. Santos gets a couple early knockdowns and Primus seems to want to keep it on the ground but Santos stands up to get it back to the feet. Primus has 3 first round subs in Bellator so that would explain it. Primus does get it to the ground at 1:15 and working for a sub from his back. Santos to his feet and landing kicks to the body so Primus gets up as well. Santos is defintely landing more on the feet. Primus misses a takedown attempt badly at 2:30. Santos already tired 4:00 in as he’s been throwing a lot of punches. Primus starting to connect with leg kicks. 10-9 Santos but close

SAntos controlling the cage to start the round and still more active early. Primus hit with a low blow 2:30 in but doesn’t seem to  want to stop fighting. Ref warns Santos and they start fighting again right away. Both guys throwing a ton of shots on the restart. Primus with a takedown attempt but defended well by Santos at 4:00. Primus with a nice punch combo, his best of the fight, at 4:15. Santos with a nice combo right before the bell. That was almost a 10-10 round but I’d give the slight edge to Primus so 19-19 after 2

Jimmy Smith has Santos up two rounds. Primus pulls guard early in round 3. Santos stands up and Primus tries to grab his foot but Santos gets away and they’re both standing again. Primus starting to land more punches and connects with a spin kick. Santos with a punch combo of his own at 1:45 that staggers Primus. Primus stuffed on another takedown attempt at 2:45. Santos lands a couple hard rights followed by a body kick and Primus is stumbling. Santos lets up, giving Primus time to recover and Primus gets a takedown at 3:45 and Primus takes his back. Santos rolls out but Primus still in his guard. Primus landing punches and elbows. Santos with a heel hook attempt but Primus escapes and postures up and then lands a hammer fist before going back into Santos’ guard. Primus ends the round on top to take the round definitively. 10-9 Primus, 29-28 overall but either guy could take it.

WINNER – BRENT PRIMUS (7-0) by split decision (29-28 x 2; 28-29)

Jimmy Smith scored all 3 rounds for Santos, which is questionable. Primus gets some mic time and asks for a top 10 fighter to help him move up in the rankings. He thanks God and Scott Coker for believing in him and letting him fight on the main card. Charisma isn’t exactly his strong suit. 

Good pre-fight video package for the next fight. Ward is promising a quick explosive fight in front of his hometown fans. Bellator is back in this venue in October and Ward will get a title shot with a win tonight. 

Welterweights Brennan Ward (13-3) vs Evangelista Santos (20-16) (Todd Anderson – ref)

These guys are big enough stars to get televised walkouts. Santos is better known as Mr Cyborg and is the ex-husband of Cristiano Justino aka Cris Cyborg. He is a former Strikeforce fighter making his Bellator debut and he once fought Nick Diaz. He’s also fought in Pride. Ward is a big star to the locals and comes out to Irish folk music with Irish flags everywhere like he’s on a Conor McGregor undercard. When Bellator did their UK vs USA tentpole show last year, he was on the UK “team” before turning American in his post-fight interview. This should end quickly as between the two of them, they’ve got 28 stoppages  in 33 career wins, most of those coming in the first round.

Ward catches a Santos kick and takes him down right away. Cyborg with a heel hook and gets the quick tap.

WINNER – EVANGELISTA SANTOS (21-16) by verbal submission at 30 seconds (heel hook)

Cyborg says he’s after the belt and not much more in his post fight promo.

The “Fighters First” promo from last week aired again and it’s still great. Matt Mitrione’s debut was announced for Dynamite 2 in June against a Samoan fighter that I’ve never heard of. They are running tentpole shows in each of the next 3 months with regular shows mixed in as well so it’s going to be a big few months of fights for Bellator as well as UFC.

Featherweights Patricio Freire (24-3) vs Henry Corrales (12-2) (Kevin MacDonald – ref)

Both guys get walkouts with Pitbull getting AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck” as his song, preceded by barking pitbulls. Pitbull controlling the cage early. Corrales landing single punches from distance but neither guy doing much through 2 minutes. Pitbull with a takedown attempt at 2:15 and ends up taking the back of Corrales standing. He completes it at 2:30 and into mount quickly. Pitbull working for an arm triangle but gives it up quickly. Corrales works him back into guard but  eats some elbows. Corrales to his feet at 3:45. Crowd booing heavily at 4:30 as neither guy has done a thing since they stood up. They have a quick punch exchange right before the bell. 10-9 Pitbull

Carl Seumanatafa is the name of Mitrione’s opponent in June. Announcers saying that Pitbull may have suffered a rib injury in the first round. He does seem to be very tentative. Nice punch combo from Corrales at 1:30. Crowd booing again at 1:45. Pitbull with cage control but neither guy doing much of anything, much like the main event of last week’s show, although this one has slightly more action. Pitbull connects with a flying knee at 3:00. Pitbull with a nice punch combo at 3:15 and then gets a takedown. Pitbull landing light punches to the body from the top but then stands up and locks in a standing guillotine and gets the quick tap.

WINNER – PATRICIO FREIRE (25-3) by submission (guillotine choke) at 4:09 of the 2nd round

In his post-fight interview, Pitbull says he was a “little hurt” after round 1 but he took his corner’s advice and submitted his opponent in Round 2. Says he’s the most complete fighter in the division and vows to take his belt back from Daniel Straus. 

A prelim fight between Djamil Chan and Richard Patishnock aired next. Chan moves to 13-2 with a first round KO and looked really good. 

Main Event for the Bellator Welterweight Championship – Champion Andrei Koreshkov (18-1) vs Benson Henderson (23-5) (John McCarthy – ref)

Henderson got to take his “Awesome God” entrance music with him from UFC and Koreshkov is out to the Russian national anthem followed by what sounded like the Imperial Death March. It would’ve been a great entrance song for Rusev when he was a Russian sympathizer. After bringing in Road Warrior Hawk a couple years ago, I was very disappointed that Nikolai Volkoff was nowhere to be found. Henderson is the huge crowd favorite and his “notable wins” record is the best lineup I’ve ever seen in Bellator.

Henderson giving up a lot of size here, although it’s not as bad as when he fought Brandon Thatch last year. Henderson staying on the outside, landing body kicks from distance. Koreshkov pushing the pace early. Henderson connecting with leg kicks as well. Koreshkov catches a kick and pushes Henderson to the ground at 2:15 but lets him back up. Koreshkov lands a hard body kick right after that. Koreshkov with a punch combo that backs Henderson up at 3:15. Henderson misses badly on a takedown attempt. Henderson continuing to connect with leg kicks, which could come into play later. Koreshkov knocks Henderson down with 10 seconds left and all over him with punches as the round ends. 10-9 Koreshkov

Koreshkov advancing again and Henderson with his back to the cage early. Koreshkov lands a spinning head kick and Henderson misses on another takedown attempt. Flying knee by Koreshkov and then a punch combo but Henderson weathers it. Another weak takedown attempt by Henderson. Henderson continuing to land leg kicks, but that’s all he’s connecting with. Another failed takedown attempt from Henderson at 3:15. That one was closer. Henderson missing wildly on his punches as well. Henderson with a body punch that seemed to hurt Koreshkov a bit and he gains cage control for a short bit. Body kick by Koreshkov staggers Henderson at 4:30. Cage clinch with 10 seconds left and Koreshkov landing punches to the body and head. 10-9 Koreshkov, 20-18 overall

LETS GO BENSON chants from the crowd to start round 3. Left hook staggers Henderson and he shoots for a takedown. Koreshkov landing elbows and punches to the head but Henderson won’t let go of his waist. Koreshkov with his back on the cage and Henderson just holding him there, not landing anything. Henderson with a couple of elbows to the head that connect. Koreshkov sprawls and landing hard knees to the body. They separate at 3:30. Koreshkov landing hard leg kicks as the crowd starts a USA chant. Spinning head kick from Koreshkov with 10 seconds left. Another round for Koreshkov, 30-27.

Koreshkov advancing to start again and landing leg kicks early. Henderson with a takedown attempt and Koreshkov sprawls out. Henderson ends up on his back and just misses with a hard upkick and Koreshkov backs off, forcing Henderson to his feet. Henderson wtih a takedown attempt that ends up in a cage clinch at 2:00. Henderson landing a lot of leg kicks from the clinch. Koreshkov gets seperation at 3:00. Koreshkov continuing to advance. Koreshkov knocks Henderson down with a punch but stays on his feet, landing punches while Henderson is sitting on the canvas. Koreshkov with a standing guillotine at 4:30 and drags him to the canvas but lets go quickly. Henderson to his feet at 4:45. 10-9 Koreshkov, 40-36

Benson’s corner told him “we’re down a lot” between rounds. Henderson with leg kicks to open and connects with a head kick. Henderson landing more this round as he has to go for it. Koreshkov looks as fresh as he did in the first and lands another spinning head kick. Henderson with a takedown attempt and Koreshkov sprawls out again. Koreshkov with a massive body kick as Henderson was shooting for a takedown. Henderson stayed down but Koreshkov backed off, forcing him to his feet. Henderson with another weak takedown attempt. Henderson landed a couple of kicks from his back and Koreshkov backed off. Henderson misses wildly with a punch and then drops to his back but Koreshkov having none of it and backs off. Koreshkov still advancing at 4:00 and lands a spinning back fist. Koreshkov drops Henderson with a punch but doesn’t go to the ground with him. Henderson connects with an upkick but Koreshkov in with a vicious knee to the body with 10 seconds left. Koreshkov with a guillotine right before the final bell. 10-9 Koreshkov, 50-45

WINNER – ANDREY KORESHKOV (19-1) by unanimous decision (50-45 x 3)

Both guys get interview time. Koreshkov says that his coach told him that he would win every round and he did. Henderson says he’s sad cause he doesn’t like losing. When asked what’s next, he was supposed to say he’s going back to 155 but instead said “I dunno, whatever the bosses say”. Announcers were pushing potential fights with Josh Thomson and Michael Chandler. Koreshkov will probably get the Koscheck-Daley winner next. 

I’m at the Orlando National Guard Armory for NXT Live in front of approximately 300 people.

– Nia Jax and Mandy Rose beat Aliyah and Daria

The faces were able to work over Mandy, but once Nia got involved, her power was just too much. Tree Slam by Nia on Daria for the win.

– Josh Woods beat Kishan Raftaar

Kishan kept Josh grounded for most of this one until Woods was able to catch Raftaar with a grapevine ankle lock.

– In ring interview w/ Mikey Nicholls and Shane Veryzer. They proclaim that they are the best team on the planet and the world.

– Elias “The Drifter” Samson beat Cezar

Massive booos for Samson tonight, and he couldn’t even finish his song, drowned out by “You need lessons/your song sucks” chants. There were a few good hope spots by Cezar (including a standing rana), but The Drifter won it with his spinning neck breaker.

– Tino Sabbatelli beat Angelo Dawkins

Good showing by both men. Tino was the face tonight and had the crowd on his side. Some great rope running and leapfrogs, and Tino hit a cross body to finish off the sequence. Tino picked up the win with a running power slam.

– Patrick beat Dan Matha

Big power moves by Dan early on, throwing Patrick around. Roll through with a bridge for Patrick to score the win.

– Adrienne Reese beat Peyton Royce

Fast paced match. Adrienne was flying around the ring, Peyton taunted her flower and by ducking out of the ring. Adrienne used her off the top rope rotating stunner for the win.

– The Vaudevillains beat The Revival

Early grappling and mat work. Gotch worked with both Dash and Scott before Aiden tagged in to pick up the pace. Revival used dastardly tactics to take the ref and get the advantage at all turns. Heat segment working over English before Gotch could make the hot tag and run wild. Great sequence with an attempt at the Vauds finish yet Revival pulled Gotch out, some roll up attempts, and finally they hit their Whirling Dervish for the win.

The sharp divisions within the European Union over migrant policy were clearly visible in Berlin on Thursday as German chancellor Angela Merkel held talks with Viktor Orban, the Hungarian prime minister.

Mrs Merkel did her best to be diplomatic. “There were common points of view, but also opposing ones, as was to be expected. We see the migration issue very differently,” she told a joint press conference.

Mr Orban was blunter. “What we already knew has become clear: the chancellor and I see the world differently. Nevertheless, we strive for a common solution,” he said.

Mrs Merkel, who narrowly survived a rebellion within her own government over migrant policy this week, has been pushing for a common EU solution to relieve the pressure on frontline countries such as Italy and Greece.

But Mr Orban has led resistance from a bloc of central European countries who have refused to accept any form of quotas, and has sealed Hungary’s borders against migrants.

“If you will allow me to say a sentence about solidarity, it hurts us when Germany accuses us of showing no solidarity,” he said.

Hungary is “taking an immense load off Germany’s shoulders” by guarding its southern border with Serbia and Croatia, he added. “I told the Chancellor she can count on the fact that the southern Hungarian border is protected: migrants are not coming to Austria or Germany. And it will stay that way.”

Mrs Merkel countered: “The problem I see, and the difference between us, is that we always have to remember that it is people who are coming to us. It is a question of Europe’s basic humanity. Europe cannot simply decouple from hardship and suffering.”

The two leaders clashed as Horst Seehofer, the German interior minister, held talks with Sebastian Kurz, the Austrian chancellor, to defuse a row over plans to set up transit camps for migrants at the German-Austrian border.

Austria reacted furiously this week after Germany announced the plans as a compromise between Mr Seehofer and Mrs Merkel, warning it would take steps to protect its own borders with Italy and Slovenia, and raising fears of a domino effect across Europe.

Mr Kurz and Mr Seehofer played down the dispute on Thursday, claiming they had found common ground.

They announced they wanted to close the southern migrant route to Europe across the Mediterranean, and planned to hold discussions with Italy on the issue.

“It is in the interest not only of Italy, but also Austria and Germany, if the migration pressure on this route is less,” Mr Kurz said.

In part, this was an attempt to show that Mr Kurz’s “axis of the willing”, made up of Austria, Italy and Bavaria, is still united on the migrant issue. But the two men offered no concrete proposals on how to stop migrants crossing the Mediterranean.

Nor did they appear to resolve the issues that divide them over the planned transit camps in the German-Austrian border.

Mr Seehofer wants to use the camps to refuse entry to migrants who are already registered in another EU state. But several countries including Italy have refused to take back migrants stopped at the camps, leading to Austrian fears it will be forced to accept them.

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“We will neither now nor in the future make Austria responsible for migrants who aren’t their responsibility,” Mr Seehofer said. “That was never our intention, and I can rule it out today and for the future.”

He offered no explanation of what Germany would do with migrants it could not deport to other EU countries. 

1937

Kansas City, Kansas:
– George Zaharias beat Lou Thesz

1961 

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– Larry Hennig as special referee; Verne Gagne beat AWA Champion Gene Kiniski on a 3rd fall DQ
– Wilbur Snyder double count out with Hard Boiled Haggerty

1967 

Chicago, Illinois:
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne no contest Lou Thesz
– Devils Duo Angelo Poffo & Chris Markoff beat Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher via DQ
– Wilbur Snyder ddq The Destroyer 
– Johnny Valentine beat Rene Goulet

1976 

Davenport, Iowa:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Mad Dog Vachon
– The Crusher beat Baron Von Raschke by DQ 
– Bobby Duncum & Bobby Heenan beat Larry Hennig & Jos Leduc

1977 

Fukuoka, Japan:
– Seji Sakaguchi & Strong Kobayashi defeated Tiger Jeet Singh & Umanosuke Ueda for the NWF North American Tag Team Titles

1978 

Denver, Colorado:
– In a Texas Death Match, AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Nick Bockwinkel & Bob Orton Jr
– Wahoo McDaniel beat Blackjack Lanza
– Mighty Igor Vodik beat Roger Kirby 
– Bobby Heenan beat Steve Olsonoski via DQ

1980 

Sioux City, Iowa:
– Dino Bravo no contest with Nick Bockwinkel
– Mad Dog Vachon beat Adrian Adonis 
– Tito Santana drew Jesse Ventura

Memphis, Tennessee: 
– Killer Karl Krupp & El Mongol defeated Ken Lucas & Ricky Morton to win the AWA Southern Tag Team Titles

1983

Mexico City, Mexico:
– Satanico defeated Ringo Mendoza for the NWA World Light Heavyweight Title 

1985 

Osaka, Japan:
– The Cobra defeated Hiro Saito for the WWF World Junior Heavyweight Title 

1987 

Trinidad:
– Wendi Richter defeated Monster Ripper (Bertha Faye) for the WWC Women’s Title

1995 

Middletown, New York:
– Eddie Guerrero defeated Dean Malenko to win the ECW World Television Title

Princeton, West Virginia:
– Boo Bradley defeated Killer Kyle
– SMW Tag Team Champion the Dirty White Boy defeated Unabom
– Robert Gibson & Boo Bradley defeated the Headbangers
– Brad Armstrong defeated Buddy Landel

1997 

Charleston, West Virginia:
– Alex Wright defeated Chris Jericho for the WCW Cruiserweight Title 

2011

Austin, Texas:
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– Crimson defeated Jeff Jarrett 
– A.J. Styles pinned Mr. Anderson

Beate Zschäpe, the sole survivor of postwar Germany’s deadliest neo-Nazi terror cell, was on Wednesday sentenced to life in prison for the murder of ten people in a seven-year campaign of shootings and nail bombings across Germany.

The verdict brought an end to a marathon five-year trial over the crimes of the National Socialist Underground (NSU) that raised serious questions about the German police’s failure to realise it was dealing with a homegrown terror cell, and over how much German intelligence knew about the group’s activities.

There was brief applause in the Munich court room as the verdict was handed down, but the 43-year-old Zschäpe showed no reaction.

She was found guilty of the racially-motivated murder of nine immigrants shot dead between 2000 and 2006, and the killing of a woman police officer who was shot with the same gun in 2007.

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She was also found guilty of a series of nail bombings which targetted immigrant communities, including one on in Cologne in 2004 in which 22 people were injured.

The court found Zschäpe was a fully active member of the NSU, a secretive three-person terror cell whose existence was only discovered after the other two members, Uwe Böhnhardt and Uwe Mundlos, died in a suspected suicide pact in 2011.

Lawyers for Zschäpe argued she was not involved in the murders. After refusing to speak for the first two and a half years of her trial, she admitted helping the two men and claimed it was because she was in love with Böhnhardt. But she claimed she knew nothing of the killings.

The court rejected her claims and found she was fully complicit in the group’s campaign of shootings and bombings.

The attacks could only have been carried out with the assistance of Zschäpe, and she was an accomplice of “essential importance”, Judge Manfred Götzl found.

The killings had “Nazi racist motives” and were designed to spread “fear and insecurity” among immigrant communities, the judge found. The NSU also hoped to inspire other extremists to carry out similar attacks.

Four others were found guilty of lesser offences of aiding the terror cell. Ralf Wohlleben was jailed for ten years for providing the group with the gun used as the murder weapon. Another defendant named only as Carsten S under German privacy laws was jailed for three years for helping provide the gun.

Holger Gerlach was jailed for three years and Andre Eminger for two and half years for providing help to the group’s terror campaign.

But critics argued the trial had left unanswered questions over how much German intelligence knew about the NSU, after it emerged in hearings that several intelligence informants were in contact with the group, and an intelligence officer was close to the scene of one of the killings.

“Today’s verdict is only one piece of the puzzle. As long as the extent to which the authorities knew and the involvement of the intelligence services is not cleared up, the state has failed,” Victor Perli, an MP from the opposition Left Party said.

Indonesian villagers armed with knives, hammers and clubs slaughtered 292 crocodiles in revenge for the death of a man killed by a crocodile at a breeding farm, an official said.

Photographs released by Antara news agency showed bloodied carcasses of the crocodiles in a large pile in the Sorong district of the eastern Indonesian province of West Papua.

The head of Indonesia’s Natural Resources Conservation Agency in West Papua said that the 48-year-old victim had entered the crocodile farm and was likely picking grass for animal feed when he was attacked.

"An employee heard someone screaming for help, he quickly went there and saw a crocodile attacking someone," Basar Manullang said in a statement.

After the burial of the man on Saturday, villagers entered the farm and killed all the crocodiles, said Manullang.

Manullang said the farm had been given a licence to breed protected saltwater and New Guinea crocodiles in 2013 for preservation and also to harvest some of the animals.

But one of the conditions was that the reptiles did not disturb the community, he said.

"To prevent this from happening again, farming licence holders need to secure surrounding areas," said Manullang.

He said his agency was coordinating with police in their investigation.

"Crocodiles are God’s creatures that need to be protected too," Manullang said.

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