Section: Africa&ME
Armed man seizes bus, holds 10 people hostage in Ukraine
An armed man seized a long-distance bus and took people in it hostage in northwestern Ukraine on Tuesday launching an hours-long standoff with police, Ukrainian authorities said. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Gunman takes 20 Ukraine bus passengers hostage
Negotiations with bus hijacker underway after he claims he rigged bus with 20 civilians on board to explode. …read more Source:: Arutz...
Armed man takes 20 people hostage on bus in Ukraine
Lutsk, Ukraine – An armed man seized a bus and took some 20 people hostage in northwestern Ukraine on Tuesday, Ukrainian police said. Police sealed off the center of Lutsk, a city 400 kilometers (250 miles) west of Kyiv. The assailant is armed and carrying explosives, they said in a Facebook statement. Police officers are trying to get in...
Shots heard as bus passengers taken hostage in western Ukraine
A man claiming to be armed with weapons and explosives takes about 20 people hostage on a bus in the city of Lutsk. …read more Source:: AL...
Armed Man Takes 20 Hostages on Bus in Ukraine, May Have Explosives
Local Ukrainian police say a man armed with a firearm and possibly explosives has barricaded himself on a bus with around 20 people on board in the town of Lutsk in north western Ukraine. A statement from local police says police are on the scene. Ukrainian media report police received an emergency call saying a man with a gun and explosives had...
Armed man takes ‘around 20’ hostages on bus in Ukraine: police
…read more Source:: Al-Manar TV
Ukraine coronavirus cases exceed 60,000, 1,518 deaths reported
…read more Source:: The Jerusalem...
Voice data recovered from downed Ukraine jet, Canada sceptical about Iran explanation
Investigators examining the black boxes from the Ukrainian jet accidentally shot down by Iran have recovered its cockpit voice data, France’s BEA accident investigation bureau said on Monday, reported Reuters. Iranian forces say they downed the Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 jet on Jan. 8 after mistaking it for a missile amid...
Putin pledges to continue building new warships while on trip to annexed Crimea
Russia’s President :Russia holds military drills in southwest amid clashes between Azerbaijan and ArmeniaAs Putin orders snap military maneuvers, Ukraine follows suitPutin offers cash and apartments as Russians vote on constitutional changes …read more Source:: Al...
Canada’s FM doubtful over Iran’s report on downed Ukraine aircraft
Investigators examining the black boxes from the : Iran denies Ukrainian plane was hit by missile”I don’t put much credibility into that report. It’s not just the result of human error – I think that would be an oversimplification of what really happened,” he told Reuters by telephone.”We need to understand who...
