Breaking News on Terrorism

The next attempt of insurgents of the Palestinian grouping Hamas to attack territory of Israel has come to the end with that extremists have fired own areas.
As it was found out, the rockets forwarded by insurgents have not reached the purpose, and have fallen in northern part of Gaza Strip. As a result of this mistake the local resident, the Palestinian, was killed. Hamas has not make comments yet.
Meanwhile, the head of Palestinian government Mahmoud Abbas has agreed to meet Israeli leader Olmert on April, 7th. It is supposed, that the parties will discuss processes of peace settlement in the Near East

On the specified data, there are 30 members of crew onboard of French cruise vessel, which has been grasped on the eve by pirates n the Gulf of Aden off the Somali coast.
The majority of hostages of pirates are the citizens of France. The crew included 22 French citizens, including six women, French Defense Minister Herve Morin said. Military spokesman Cmdr. Christophe Prazuck said that other members included Ukrainians.
As it has become known, the pirates attacked the 288-foot Le Ponant on Friday, when it was returning without passengers from the Seychelles, in the Indian Ocean, toward the Mediterranean Sea.
France considers an opportunity of carrying out of operation on rescue of the citizens. In Gulf of Aden at present there are some French fighting ships, which usually accompany with transports with the humanitarian help.

US President Georges Bush has declared, that the situation in Iraq is still dangerous and that Washington will keep enough of armies in this country for maintenance of success of the Iraq campaign. Such information has been given at the joint press conference with the prime minister of Australia in Washington.
Thus Bush has emphasized, that in all questions, American armies concerning to number in Iraq, he will listen to opinions of Defense Minister Robert Gates and the commander of the American armies in this country.
The similar application limited has been given on a journalists question about the terms of withdrawal of American troops form Iraq. Bush has specified that any concrete schedule of armies’ withdrawal does not exist. In this question he is also measured to listen to opinions of the maximum military leaders of the USA.
Earlier this month Bush, addressing to the US Defense Ministry, has declared that the withdrawal of additional armies from Iraq is impossible as it will damage to safety in region and will cross out all last years’ achievements.

In the USA in state of Kentucky the 37-year-old woman has shot two children and then has directed to the next college, where she has handed over fire-arms to one of medical employees.
After that the woman has been has been neutralized, policemen have checked up her house and have found out there bodies of two teenagers - children. The woman will stay under the guard, she will be charged in murder, and also in terrorist threat as in college she threatened one of workers with the weapon.
According to inhabitants of the region, where a vein with the children lived, she was a good neighbor.
Earlier on Thursday in a Columbus (state Georgia) the unknown person has opened shooting at a building of local hospital. Two persons were killed; two more have received gunshot wounds.
According to the police, the attacked has been wounded by the employee of law enforcement bodies, who saw how the armed man has left hospital. The criminal has been delivered to hospital.

Today the government of the USA has declared about introduction of sanctions concerning of some foreign companies for illegal re-export of the American planes to Iran.
Registered in Great Britain Balli Group Plc and it affiliated structures, Armenian Blue Airways and Iranian Mahan Airways have got under the sanctions of government.
US administration representatives have informed that the specified British and Armenian companies have purposely resold three American planes to Iran, having broken the law on the export control of the United States.
Let’s remind that the USA accuses Iran of intentions to create a nuclear bomb under covering of the program of peace atomic engineering development. Iran rejects these charges and declares that the international sanctions will not force it to suspend the program of uranium enrichment.
On March, 3rd, UN Security Council has approved the third resolution against Islamic Republic for refusal to enter the moratorium on uranium enrichment. According to the new resolution if Teheran will not stop enrichment of uranium within 90 days, bank deposits of some Iranian companies and officials will be frozen.

Turkish Air Forces have struck on positions of the Kurdish working party (KWP) in northern part of Iraq. Such information has been given by agency Associated Press, referring to Turkish telechannel NTV.
Bombardment was preceded with prospecting flight during which pilots tried to define a site of camps of Kurdish insurgents and to avoid victims among local population. However, there is no information about real results of operation.
Let’s remind that last month Turkish army has carried out ground operation on territory of Kurdistan. The impressive military contingent, which purpose relied destruction of Kurdish terrorists’ infrastructure, managed to complete the operation. During 8-day’s operation Turks really managed to destroy some tens insurgents, however, under pressure of the world community Ankara had to go on withdrawal of armies and to return to tactics of aviaimpacts.
The government of Iraq more than once promised Turkey to join in struggle against Kurdish terrorists, however, actually Baghdad government does not supervise mountain areas on border with Turkey, where the main KWP’s bases are located, which are carrying out attacks on militaries and policemen in southeast areas of Turkish Kurdistan.
 

Strong explosion has thundered on Monday morning in area Saint Marti, located in the east part of Barcelona.
Incident has occurred at 7:30 on local time. Explosion has thundered in the bottom part of an eight-story building, therefore it has caused partial crash of the building.
Under the preliminary information, 3 people were killed, 8 more people have received various traumas. More than 20 people have been taken from under fragments during saving operation.
The exact reasons of explosion are still unknown; however, the firemen tend to the version of outflow of gas.
Casual handling of gas devices quite often leads to tragically consequences. For last two months similar incidents occurred in Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Great Britain, France and other countries.

House of Representatives of US Congress has submitted to consideration a draft resolution about entering Venezuela into the list of the countries-sponsors of terrorism. The given step has been made after detection of the documents, specifying support by Caracas FARC groupings.
The project has been worked out by members of House of Representatives. They suggest putting Venezuela in one number with China, Iran, Syria, Sudan and Cuba, which are being considered as sponsors of terrorism.
Earlier the US Secretary for State Condoleeza Rice has informed, that Washington continues to watch situation in Venezuela and at presence of incontestable certificates can enter Venezuela into the list of the countries - sponsors of terrorism.
Let’s remind, on March, 1st, 2008, Colombian divisions at support of aircraft have lead the operation directed on destruction of insurgents FARC in the south of the country, near to border with Ecuador.

The parliament of Canada has approved prolongation of fighting mission in Afghanistan up to 2011. Under condition of additional support of fighting operations in the south of this country from NATO allies.
Term of the Canadian mission in Afghanistan, according to law, expires in February 2009. Canadian government of conservatives presented in parliament by minority, has directed the offer on prolongation of mission in the beginning of February, 2008, together with inquiry about a vote of confidence to the government.
Thus, the disapproval of further military presence of Canada in Afghanistan threatened with dissolution of the government and carrying out of prescheduled parliamentary elections.
Meanwhile Canadian opposition complains, that military men of the country do not receive due support from coalition partners in southern province Kandahar, where resistance of movement “Taliban” is traditionally strong. Since 2001 nearby 2,5 thousand Canadian the soldier stay in Afghanistan, thus losses of a contingent have made already 80 person - only USA and the Great Britain have more victims.
The president of the USA Georges Bush has once again tried to convince the allies of NATO to send additional forces to Afghanistan. Formally all 26 members of the North Atlantic alliance are presented in this country, however, mostly military men from the USA, Canada, the Great Britain and the Netherlands serve on the advanced boundaries of southern Afghani provinces. Meanwhile Germany, France, Italy and Spain prefer to direct soldiers to quieter areas of the north and the West of the country.
The Afghani contingent of the USA is totaled with 29 thousand people in structure of a 40-thousand NATO coalition. In April, 2008, Pentagon is measured to send 3 thousand 200 sea infantrymen to Afghanistan.
 

US president Georges Bush has accused the President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez of support of the Colombian terrorists. Besides, the American President has called the Congress to approve the agreement on free trade with Colombia. Bush has declared, that the President of Venezuela positively responds about the leader of a terrorist grouping FARC and has reproached Chavez that he has directed armies to the Colombian border.
Earlier this week the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Venezuela has informed that Caracas restores diplomatic relations with Colombia after week crisis, which has hardly poured out in the military conflict between two neighbors.
Earlier at the South American summit Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia have signed the declaration on the diplomatic crisis termination. In the document, which was signed by leaders of 20 countries of region, it is marked, that Colombian president Alvare Uribe has apologized for infringement of border of Ecuador during special action against insurgents from FARC. Presidents of Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador have shaken each others hands, having marked the termination of one of the most complex for last years diplomatic crises in region.