PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A Kensington man was arrested Sunday and charged with one of two murders that occurred in Philadelphia over the weekend.
Joseph Lopez, 29, was charged with fatally shooing Filipe Montero, 29, in the neck outside a bar at about 2 a.m. on Saturday, police said.
Montero was pronounced dead at Temple University Medical Center.
Police said they were also looking for the suspect in the murder of Sherif Himallari, 33, who was shot in the chest early Saturday morning.
Himallari was pronounced dead at Hahnemann University Hospital.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Veterans held a ceremony at the Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial Sunday in honor of its 15th anniversary.
Many of the Korean and Vietnam Veterans in attendance said the country should support President George W. Bush's plans for war in Iraq. They said they were frustrated by the anti-war protests around the nation.
"I don't think (anti-war protesters) understand," said Bob Martin, 54, a Marine who served in Vietnam. "(Hussein) gets these bombs and what are we going to do? Wait for another Pearl Harbor or Sept. 11? We can't wait for something else to happen."
About 300 people attended the ceremony at the memorial.
Keynote speaker Ronald D. Castille, a Vietnam veteran and Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice, said: "Once again America is being called to shoulder the burden of a new war. We will be sadly burdened to build new memories."
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - SEPTA has announced it will run a special Broad Street Line Sports Express train service to the Eagles-Giants game Monday night at Veterans Stadium.
The game was scheduled to begin at 9 p.m.
The express train will run at 10 minute intervals from 6:25 p.m. to 8:35 p.m. Extra local trains will be added to the Market-Frankford Line service as well.
The service will be available again after the game.