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Brussels and Paris Links; Video Beating Goes Viral; Philadelphia Population Growth Lagging

by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/24/16 11:20 am | updated: 03/24/16 11:20 am

Investigators are finding that there are links between the bombings in Brussels this week and last year's deadly attack in Paris. ISIS has claimed responsibility and now a second suspect is being sought in connection with the Brussels attack.

West Deptford police are an investigating a fierce beating captured in a video that has gone viral online. The video, has been viewed more than 2.3 million times since it was posted to Facebook on Tuesday. It shows a man punching, dragging and kicking a teenage boy who had been curled up on a couch. The assailant warns the victim not to move, and threatens to kill the teen if police are called. It wasn't clear who filmed the attack or how the Facebook user, who posted the video with a #STOPBULLYING2016 hashtag, obtained it. Both parties have been identified, police said, and the juvenile victim is safe. Authorities said the investigation remains ongoing. No arrests or charges had been announced as of Thursday morning.

The Philadelphia metropolitan region is lagging well behind the rest of the nation in population growth, new census numbers show. Only a decade ago, the Philadelphia region was the fourth largest in the nation. In the last five years, Philadelphia and its neighboring counties have lost tens of thousands of residents, but birthrates and an influx of immigrants have resulted in modest population increases. Still, the Philadelphia metro area - No. 4 a decade ago - has fallen to No. 7 in the U.S. population rankings, surpassed this year by Washington. If current rates continue, Philadelphia is set to drop even further within the next five years, overtaken by Miami and Atlanta.

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