The violence has scared off merchants, with oil giant BP joining container shipping company Maersk in rerouting transits away from the Red Sea. The redirected transits could force vessels to take a much longer hike around Africa and dent the pace of commercial shipping.
The Kottayam police have lodged a First Information Report under Section 302 (murder) and 309 (suicide attempt) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against Krishnachandran.
Three killed and multiple injured in the terror attack at the entrance to Jerusalem in Israel. The two terrorists were neutralised by off-duty military personnel.