In Nigeria insurgents have damaged oil pipeline and have killed 11 militarians

Filed under:General — posted by webmaster on May 26, 2008 @ 12:44 pm

Insurgents in Nigeria have damaged oil pipeline and have killed 11 militarians in firing, which has followed diversion. Under the insurgents’ application, incident has occurred today in the morning on oil pipeline belonging British-Holland oil company Royal Dutch Shell PLC. Official sources have not confirmed given information.
In territory of Nigeria the various extremist groupings, fighting for redistribution of oil incomes recovery, operate.
Extremists on a regular basis attack oil objects and abduct employees of the oil companies, including foreigners. Actions of insurgents for last two years have led to significant reduction of oil recovery in Nigeria, thousand foreign workers have been compelled to leave the country, two oil refining factories have been closed, and also the system of electro supply of region has been broken.
In the middle of 2007 regular attacks of insurgents have led to that volumes of export of Nigerian oil have reduced on 25 %.
Let’s note that the new attack of Nigerian insurgents can promote a rise in prices for oil. For last five years the world prices for oil have grown more than twice, and really supersonic turns have typed rates of growth of quotations in current year.


British authorities evacuated hundreds of people because of false threat

Filed under:General — posted by webmaster on February 11, 2008 @ 4:23 pm

In Northern Sea British authorities evacuated 539 people from oil platform Safe Scandinavia, from which the signal about the incorporated explosive has acted. As it was found out, threat of explosion has appeared false.
According to coast guard representatives, no explosive has been found on the platform Safe Scandinavia, threat of gas outflow or ignition has not also proved to be true. Evacuation of people has been lead as a safety measure.
Earlier it was informed, that one of Safe Scandinavia employees has told about the bomb ostensibly incorporated on a platform. British Defense Ministry has directed13 helicopters of the British Air Forces and a coast guard, and also one plane Forces and a coast guard, and also one plane to corresponding area of Northern Sea.
All 539 people, who were on the oil platform, have been forwarded on the next sea objects.


Explosion in Istanbul: 17 people are dead, 40 are wounded

Filed under:General — posted by webmaster on January 31, 2008 @ 4:46 pm

In result of explosion, which has occurred today in Istanbul, 11 people were killed, 40 more have received wounds.
Incident has occurred at tailoring factory.
In result of explosion the five-floor building has partially fallen, the flame has captured the top floor. Fire and saving brigades work on the place of incident. According to “Beacon”, from 15 up to 20 person are under blockages.
The police inform nothing on the reasons of explosion, it can be both act of terrorism, and technogenic accident. Turkish armies conduct rigid fights with Kurdish separatists, who spend acts of terrorism to the answer across all Turkey. Their last large action was undermining of the bus with Turkish militaries in the southeast of the country, in result of which five people were killed and nearby seventy the people were wounded.
 


Iran has sent Canadian ambassador from the country

Filed under:General — posted by webmaster on December 5, 2007 @ 6:29 pm

Iranian authorities have sent Canadian ambassador from the country. Such decision has been accepted by Teheran in reply to refusal of Ottawa to approve the offered by Iran in ambassadors Canada.
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister has declared that Canada regrets for the Iranian government’s decision to send their diplomat from the country, which is regarded by Canada as not having the justification. Canada couldn’t accept those nominees on post of the Iranian ambassadors in Canada and they believe that exactly it became the reason of dispatch of our diplomat.
Diplomatic relations between Iran and Canada have deteriorated in 2003, when the Canadian journalist of Iranian origin has died in military hospital in Iran under the strange circumstances.

 


Terrorist has grasped hostages at Hillary Clinton’s campaign office

Filed under:General — posted by webmaster on December 1, 2007 @ 6:18 am

In the USA the criminal, who grasped hostages at Hillary Clinton’s campaign office in Rochester in state of New Hampshire, has been arrested.
Initially criminal said that he had an explosive and grasped four hostages. The man has entered into the campaign office at 13:00 on local time and, having unbuttoned the coat, has shown an explosive, attached by an adhesive tape to a breast.
Then he has released two hostages - mother with the child, who have informed on capture. Two hours later one more hostage, accompanied by fighters of special division from a building, was released.
Later the criminal has been surrendered by police authorities. On preliminary data, the terrorist is mentally sick person.
During the moment of capture Hillary Clinton was not at the office.

 

 
 


Iran has managed to finish a full cycle of nuclear fuel creation

Filed under:General — posted by webmaster on November 25, 2007 @ 5:08 pm

Iran has made concentrated uranium fuel pellets for construction of reactor on heavy water. According to the official IRNA news agency Vice President Gholam Reza Aghazadeh said that Iran has produced its own nuclear fuel pellets of uranium oxide for the first time to power its heavy water research reactor currently under construction. Reza Aghazadeh has stressed that “Fuel pellets to be used in the 40-megawatt Arak research reactor (in central Iran) have been produced”.
If the application corresponds to the validity, it testifies that Iran has managed to finish a full cycle of creation of nuclear fuel.
The high-ranking official has also informed that Iran has already lead tests of the fuel pellets, created on the base on manufacture of nuclear fuel in Isfahan.
At this Aghazadeh has rejected an opportunity of a suspension of the program on uranium enrichment, he has noted that ”Nuclear fuel pellets for use in heavy water reactors are produced from uranium oxide, while the pellets for use in light water reactors are produced from enriched uranium, but the technology to produce nuclear fuel pellets are almost the same”.
Gholam Reza Aghazadeh has declared that last IAEA’s report is “the big victory” as it removes suspicions from the Iranian nuclear program.
Let’s remind, European Union’s and Iran’s representatives will carry on negotiations under the nuclear program of Teheran in London on November, 30th 2007, where they will discuss possible ways of Iranian nuclear problem’s solving.
Earlier Saudi Arabia has offered Iran to create the international uranium consortium, called to weaken intensity around of the Iranian nuclear program. The consortium would distribute uranium according to needs and would provide its use only in the peace purposes.

 

 

 


The number of victims of explosion in parliament of Philippines has increased

Filed under:General — posted by webmaster on November 13, 2007 @ 4:23 pm

The number of victims of explosion in the building of parliament of Philippines (in Manila) has increased up to two people.
Right after incidents it has been informed on death of the driver of one of politicians. About ten people have received wounds; two of them are seriously wounded.
Explosion has thundered right after the termination of session of the lower chamber of parliament - the Congress, its epicenter was in a southern wing of a building, in which the Congress is located.
The chief of Manila’s police has told that explosion was deliberate and it was caused by bomb, most likely, attached to one of the motorcycles parked in several meters from a southern wing of the building. The police are continuing investigation.

 

 


Finnish schoolboy, who has killed 8 people, has died in hospital

Filed under:General — posted by webmaster on November 8, 2007 @ 3:05 pm

The young man, who on November, 7th, has shot 8 people at school Jokela High School in Finland, has died in hospital. Such information has been represented by Associated Press.
The 18-year-old pupil of school, whose name is not informed, has opened shooting from a pistol of 22nd caliber then he has tried to be shot. He has shot himself at a head; however, he did not die and has been hospitalized in hospital in extremely grave condition.
The school, where the incident took place, is in 50 km to the north from Helsinki. In general in the school there are 400 pupils. According to eyewitnesses, the young man went on a corridor, opening doors of classes and shooting anywhere. Director of an educational institution was also among victims.
The young man has legally got the weapon, having received license on October, 19th, 2007, and earlier had no problems with the law. Before tragedy he has placed the message on forthcoming actions in the Internet.


Act of terrorism can occur anywhere

Filed under:General — posted by webmaster on November 1, 2007 @ 4:44 am

Moscow militia warns of possible acts of terrorism and asks them to show the maximal vigilance in places of the big congestion of people and in transport
The head of department of the information and public relations of the Municipal Department of Internal Affairs of Moscow has informed on it on Wednesday.
The representative of the Municipal Department of Internal Affairs has reminded of necessity of performance of the basic safety measures. Having found out a suspicious or explosive subject, it is necessary to phone to police. It is impossible to allow for casual people to touch it or to try neutralizing it.
Making trips by public transport, it is necessary to pay attention to any ownerless subjects, in which there self-made explosives can be. In no event it is impossible to open the found out packages and bags, to touch them. It is necessary to warn people about possible danger. If someone will remember signs of the person who has left a suspicious subject, he should inform police about it.

 


Explosion in the bus in Tolyatti: 8 people are killed; more than 50 people are wounded

Filed under:General — posted by webmaster on October 31, 2007 @ 3:32 pm

In Tolyatti on Wednesday morning explosion has thundered in the trip bus. 8 people, including 1 child were killed. Besides 51 people have received burn injury of a various degree, three of them are children.
According to Department of public health services of the Samara region, five adults are delivered into the center, 41 - in hospital N2 of Tolyatti. At explosion victims have received basically craniocereberal traumas, and also contusions. Thus four wounded men are in the dangerous state, now they on an operational table.
Explosion in the trip bus has thundered today at 8:17 a.m. on local time in the Central area of city, on a crossroads of streets. The blast wave has beat out glasses on the first and second floors of the located nearby house. Some tenants of the house have also addressed for medical help.
Eyewitnesses of morning explosion inform that an explosive has been, probably, filled by metal balls. About it speaks character of wounds, which were received by passengers. 
Many students have suffered in result of explosion. 17 pupils and some teachers of the Tolyatti institute are hospitalized.    
 


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