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.
 


Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez: Colombia prepares for the armed intrusion into Venezuela

Filed under:Conflicts — posted by webmaster on January 28, 2008 @ 4:31 pm

Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez has declared that Colombia is going to make the armed intrusion into Venezuela. Thus he has emphasized, that intrusion is planned at support of the USA.
Chavez has advised Bogotá not “to provoke Caracas” and has warned, that in case of any aggression Venezuela will stop oil deliveries to Colombia.
In the beginning of January, 2008, Hugo Chavez has played a leading role in clearing by grouping FARC of two hostages. After that the Venezuelan leader, whom the government of Colombia accuses of excess of the role of the intermediary in negotiations with extremists, has called Bogotá to remove a label of “terrorists” from insurgents, having named it as the main condition of the conclusion of the long-term peace in Colombia.
However Chavez’s appeal has not found understanding. After that the Venezuelan leader has named the President of Colombia Alvaro Uribe the hostage of policy of the USA and has declared, that that he accepts a role the Mafiosi, rather than heads of the state.
Earlier the leader of Venezuela has accused Colombia of plot with the purpose of his murder.
 


Security measures are strengthened across all Belgium: authorities are afraid of acts of terrorism

Filed under:Europe — posted by webmaster on January 6, 2008 @ 5:37 pm

On the eve it became known about a series of arrests of the people, suspected of communications with Al-Qaeda. At search plenty of an explosive was revealed at arrested people.
Bright red suits in streets of Bruxelles belong at all Fathers Christmas. Belgium risks meeting this Christmas in a mode of extreme situation. Policemen with the organic weapon can be seen everywhere. Tens objects, from stations of the underground and stations up to buildings of Euro Parliament and Eurocommission, are under the strengthened protection.
Belgians have already informed what exactly occurs. they were shocked that Al-Qaeda’s group with a lot of bombs and weapon is acting in the country; that by means of these bombs they tried to release their members from the Belgian prison; also the employees of special services have opened plot of insurgents, but there was a danger, that now bombs will apply against the peace population.
The prime minister of Belgium has told that the government has bases to believe, that malefactors planned or plan acts of terrorism for territories of Belgium.



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