Four injured in attack in Surgut are in serious condition, one in extremely grave. TASS on Sunday, August 20, reported in Department of public relations of the Governor of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous district. “The condition of two more is estimated as moderate severity, one person yesterday [Saturday] released home”, — said there. On the morning of Saturday, August 19, armed with a knife man attacked passers-by in the city centre. The culprit was a local resident born in 1994, presumably a native of Central Asia. Seven of the injured were taken to the Surgut trauma hospital, children among them. Banned terrorist group “Islamic state” has claimed responsibility for the incident. The police considers the incident as a terrorist attack. On Saturday in Surgut there arrived the Governor of Ugra Natalia Komarova. She said about a stable situation in the city.
Day: August 20, 2017
The king of Morocco pardoned 415 convicted of terrorism
Mohammed VI King Mohammed VI of Morocco has pardoned more than 415 convicted of terrorism. This is the Agency “Xinhua” with reference to the statement of the Ministry of justice. Among the pardoned several people who were convicted for the attacks in Casablanca in 2003. Then killed 45 people including 12 suicide bombers. Convicted monarch commuted the death penalty 30 years to life in prison. In the statement the Ministry of justice emphasizes that all pardoned “officially declared its commitment to the enduring values and national institutions, stated their rejection of extremism and terrorism, and demonstrated good behavior in prison.” The announcement of the pardon was signed the day before the 64th anniversary of the Moroccan revolution. In late July, the king pardoned nearly 1200 people, was placed under arrest for participating in protests in the North of the country.
World champion in powerlifting Andrey Drachev beaten to death in Khabarovsk
Andrey Drachev The world and European champion in weightlifting in the category up to 120 kilograms Andrey Drachev, killed in Khabarovsk. It is reported AmurMedia. According to media reports, the athlete succumbed to the provocation of a drunken bully in one of the cafes, and then there was a group of young people who brutally beat Drachev. The ambulance took the victim to the hospital, where he died in the intensive care unit. This information was confirmed in his Facebook the chief editor of the program “Vesti-Khabarovsk”, presenter of “Vesti-sport” Artem Basnin. The police have refused to comment on the incident. 29 July on the coast of lake Baikal, was killed 20-year-old champion of Europe on free-style wrestling Yury Vlasko. According to the investigation, after a wrestling tournament, which was held in Buryat capital, several athletes from different regions of the country decided to go by car to the lake.
Four injured in attack in Surgut are in serious condition
Four injured in attack in Surgut are in serious condition The condition of two people is estimated as moderate severity. TASS, August 20. Four of the seven injured on Saturday in the attack of a man with a knife in Surgut are in serious condition, told TASS on Sunday in the public relations Department of the Governor of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous district. “Four of the injured are in serious condition, one in extremely grave. Condition two is assessed as moderate, one person yesterday [Saturday] released home”, — said there. On Saturday a man with a knife attacked passers-by in Surgut, wounds of various severity level have received seven people, all of the victims were hospitalized. In place of promptly there arrived the staff of the PPP, the attacker was eliminated. As reported by the official representative SK the Russian Federation Svetlana Petrenko, the investigators have established his identity. According to preliminary
World champion in powerlifting Andrey Drachev beaten to death in Khabarovsk
World champion in powerlifting Andrey Drachev beaten to death in Khabarovsk The world and European champion in weightlifting in the category up to 120 kilograms Andrey Drachev, killed in Khabarovsk. It is reported AmurMedia. According to media reports, the athlete succumbed to the provocation of a drunken bully in one of the cafes, and then there was a group of young people who brutally beat Drachev. The ambulance took the victim to the hospital, where he died in the intensive care unit. This information was confirmed in his Facebook the chief editor of the program “Vesti-Khabarovsk”, presenter of “Vesti-sport” Artem Basnin. The police have refused to comment on the incident. During the download an error has occurred. 29 July on the coast of lake Baikal, was killed 20-year-old champion of Europe on free-style wrestling Yury Vlasko. According to the investigation, after a wrestling tournament, which was held in Buryat capital,
French firefighter accused in seven intentional arson
In French Lorraine the fire was arrested, suspect in series of arson of cars and houses. About it reports TV channel BFM TV. The first of his suspected colleagues. According to them, volunteer each time was to a fire. Law enforcement authorities have charged 19-year-old firefighter-volunteer in seven episodes of arson since April of this year in the Vosges. The pyromaniac confessed to six fires, refusing to take the blame just burned his own apartment. At the end of November last year the police of Yekaterinburg established signs and was declared wanted by the pyro, staged arson on the territory of two dozen urban kindergartens. Fires broke out at night on the terraces of kindergartens. Arsonist was shot by a surveillance camera.
In the Pacific ocean discovered a sunken in 1945, the us cruiser
The researchers found at the bottom of the Pacific ocean, the wreckage was destroyed in 1945 by a Japanese submarine USS “Indianapolis”. About it reports CNN TV channel. The team, headed by co-founder of Microsoft Paul Allen was able to detect heavy cruiser at a depth of 18 thousand feet (5.5 thousand feet). The USS Indianapolis was the last major American ship sunk during the Second world war, 30 June 1945. The cruiser sank within 12 minutes. On Board were killed in 883, 316 sailors survived. A few days before death ship brought to the base, the U.S. air force on Tinian island components for the nuclear bomb “Little boy” which was dropped on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945. In December 2016 research underwater robot has taken a picture of the remains of the U.S. battleship Arizona, destroyed in an attack by Japanese aircraft at the main base of the
Putin instructed to allocate 150 billion for modernization of BAM and Transsib
Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the government to provide funding for the modernization of the Baikal-Amur and TRANS-Siberian mainlines. This was reported on the Kremlin website. Following the meeting on the implementation of major investment projects in the far East, the head of state ordered to allocate for these purposes from the funds of the national welfare Fund 100 billion rubles in 2017, and to 50 billion in 2018. The report on this assignment should be submitted before November 1, 2017, after which the responsible person will be required to report every six months. On July 13, the Deputy head of the Department of rail transport research, Institute of natural monopolies research (IPEM) Alexander Polikarpov said that the financing of projects of reconstruction of BAM and Transsib set at 562,2 billion rubles, of which 260.2 billion roubles allocates the state budget, and 302 billion rubles, Russian Railways. On 7 August,
Lavrov will meet with Secretary of state of the Vatican
Photo: RIA Novosti The Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov next week will hold a meeting with state Secretary of Vatican Pietro parolin, at which the parties will discuss the situation in Syria, Libya and other international issues, said at a briefing on Thursday the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. “From 20 to 24 August in Russia on a working visit will be the Vatican Secretary Mr. Parolin” , — said Zakharov. According to her, during the visit of Vatican’s Secretary of state provided for his meeting with Lavrov. “It is planned to discuss topical international issues, including in countering new challenges and threats and the settlement of regional conflicts. Special attention will be paid to the situation in Syria, Libya and other countries in the Middle East and North Africa, primarily in the context of the peaceful resolution of crises, coping with humanitarian catastrophes,
Playwright Janusz glowacki died at the age of 78 years
Playwright Janusz glowacki died at the age of 78 years Polish writer, playwright and screenwriter Janusz glowacki died on Saturday, August 19, at the age of 78 years. This was reported by his wife, actress Olena Leonenko-glowacki. The cause of death has not been disclosed. As writes the American edition of Time, it is not known where and when the burial ceremony. Popularity Glowacki brought the play “Antigone in new York”. For her statement and for the play “the Fourth sister”, he was awarded high honors was also the winner of the Guggenheim fellowship. He was born in 1938 in poznań. Wrote the screenplay for the film of Andrzej Wajda “Hunting flies”, which was released in 1969. In 1981 went to new York for permanent residence. In Warsaw, he returned nine years later after the fall of the socialist system in the country. The writer has a daughter, Suzanne glowacki.