8 tourists killed, 40 injured in bus accident in Egypt

CAIRO: Survivors of a bus crash near an Egyptian Red Sea resort that killed eight tourists, said on Sunday that the driver was speeding and lost control of the vehicle.

The accident happened early on Saturday on a winding mountain road near Hurghada.

The bus rolled over several times.

40 people were injured, many were recovering in hospital on Sunday.

“On our way back, the driver was going very fast. He stepped on the gas, very fast, he was not able to control the vehicle and the bus turned over,” said a Russian tourist injured in the crash.

Egypt’s official news agency confirmed that eight died in the accident.

Three Russians and a Ukrainian woman were among the dead and the identities of the others were still unknown.

The seriously injured were airlifted to hospitals in Cairo around 315 miles (500 kilometres)

Eiffel Tower evacuated after bomb scare

The Eiffel Tower in Paris has been evacuated after an anonymous bomb threat sparked panic in the French capital.
Around 2,000 were led to safety and police combed through the world famous landmark.
A second tourist hub – the Saint-Michel subway station near Notre Dame cathedral – was also evacuated after a similar threat. The station was the target of a terrorist attack in 1995 that killed eight and injured dozens of people.
French media has reported that the scare was a false alarm – and there have been no immediate claims of responsibility. The Eiffel Tower attracts around 6.6 million visitors every year.

The Longest Day Of 2010 today

KARACHI: The Summer Solstice 2010 the longest day of the year is today, June 21st 2010.

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Suicide bomber kills 8 in north Iraq

BAGHDAD: A suicide bomber killed eight people, including six policemen, and wounded 10 in a market in the northern Iraqi town of Shirqat, an Interior Ministry source said.

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Villagers kill eight dacoits

TOBA TEK SINGH: In an act of self-defence villagers killed eight dacoits during an encounter. According to police, eight robbers came in two cars in a village of Toba Tek Singh and held hostage family of a Saudi return and snatched jewellery and other valuables.

Later, they entered house of Allah Datta and injured four family members upon resistance.

Villagers gathered after bullets were fired and killed eight of them during an armed clash.

Arms Sale To Pakistan Held Up: France

France’s plan to sell 1.2 billion euro ($1.6 billion) worth of military equipment for Pakistan’s JF-17 combat aircraft has been held up, a source at President Nicolas Sarkozy’s office said on Friday.

Newspaper Le Monde had reported earlier that France decided to suspend the sale of electronics and missiles — the first section of a 6 billion euro contract — under pressure from India and uncertainty over Pakistan’s finances.

“It’s a deal that’s not ready from the Pakistani side,” the source said, without giving further details. “For now, the state of the dossier doesn’t allow us to carry on with it.”

A consortium made up of French company ATE, arms group Thales and missile manufacturer MBDA was supposed to produce the equipment, Le Monde said. Thales declined to comment.

France was also worried over insufficient protection of its technology, with Pakistan pushing to assemble the equipment on its soil, the paper said.

In February, MBDA said it planned to upgrade India’s Mirage 2000 fighters and was looking to expand in India.

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Arms Sale To Pakistan Held Up: France was first posted on April 3, 2010 at 10:14 am.
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Peshawar: 11 Including 8 POs, 3 Cops Killed In Crossfire

Some 11 people including 8 proclaimed offenders (POs) and three cops killed in a crossfire in Peshawar, Dunay News reported on Saturday.

On a tip off, the police conducted raid at a house. On seeing the police the Pos opened fire which claimed SHO Riaz, ASI Markalam Marwat and Constable Shakirullah Jan, while an FC personnel also got injured.

The retaliatory fire by the police killed eight POs.
The injured have been shifted to hospital.

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Peshawar: 11 Including 8 POs, 3 Cops Killed In Crossfire was first posted on April 3, 2010 at 11:42 am.
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Suicide Attack in Kabul 8 kiledt, Wounds 40

KABUL: A suicide attack near a foreign guesthouse in the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday killed eight people, including four women, and wounded another 40, interior ministry officials said.

“Eight people have been killed. Four are women. Four others are male and 40 other people have been wounded. It was a suicide bombing,” interior ministry spokesman Zamarai Bashary told foreign news agency. Another government official confirmed the same death toll.

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Suicide Attack in Kabul 8 kiledt, Wounds 40 was first posted on December 15, 2009 at 1:40 pm.

US Drone Raids in N Waziristan, 8 killed

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan:A US drone attack killed eight people and injured two others in Machi Khel area of North Waziristan on Friday.
It couldn’t be confirmed that the dead were militants or civilians. Death toll is feared to increase. Two missiles were fired in the attack however target has not been disclosed yet. Three drones are still hovering over the area while local militants have sealed the ways.
Earlier, a US drone had killed four in Norak area.

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US Drone Raids in N Waziristan, 8 killed was first posted on November 20, 2009 at 2:09 pm.