9 killed, 25 injured in shootings in southern Russia

STORY: 9 killed, 25 injured in shootings in southern Russia SHOOTING TIME: June 23, 2024 DATELINE: June 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: DAGESTAN, Russia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a shooting site in southern Russia 2. various of street view STORYLINE: Nine people, including seven law enforcement officers, were killed and 25 others injured in shootings in southern Russia's Republic of Dagestan on Sunday, RIA Novosti reported, citing the muftiate of the republic. The shootings occurred at two Orthodox churches, a synagogue and a traffic police post in the coastal city of Derbent and Dagestan's capital city of Makhachkala, according to media reports. The Russian Investigative Committee has initiated criminal cases under the article related with terrorist attack on the shootings and a counter-terrorist operation regime was introduced in Dagestan, according to the National Anti-Terrorism Committee. Four of the attackers involved in the shootings have been eliminated and security forc

First batch of stranded Tunisians evacuated from Sudan

STORY: First batch of stranded Tunisians evacuated from Sudan DATELINE: April 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a military plane landing 2. various of Tunisian evacuees stepping off the plane STORYLINE: A Tunisian military plane, carrying the first batch of Tunisian nationals evacuated from the Sudanese capital Khartoum, arrived at a military air base in the northern suburbs of the Tunisian capital Tunis on Wednesday evening, reported the Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP). "A total of 46 Tunisian citizens, including men, women, and children returned home on board a military plane," the TAP quoted Tunisian Ambassador to Sudan Chafik Al Hajji as saying. There were about 150 Tunisian citizens in Sudan, of whom about 20 had left before the outbreak of armed clashes, the ambassador said, noting the situation in Sudan is "very difficult, after the disruption of all living facilities." Deadly armed clashes between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forc

Ceremony held for Japan's 8th contingent of troops for Iraq

Ceremony held for Japan's 8th contingent of troops for Iraq

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Defense Agency chief Yoshinori Ono hands a flag to Takaaki Tachibana, commander of a Ground Self-Defense Forc contingency to be sent to Iraq for reconstruction assistance, during a ceremony held prior to its departure at a garrison in the southwestern Japanese city of Kumamoto on Oct. 22. ''We expect you to do wonderful jobs to build a bridge of friendship between Japan and the people in Samawah,'' Ono said.

Ceremony held for Japan's 8th contingent of troops for Iraq

Ceremony held for Japan's 8th contingent of troops for Iraq

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Defense Agency chief Yoshinori Ono hands a flag to Takaaki Tachibana, commander of a Ground Self-Defense Forc contingency to be sent to Iraq for reconstruction assistance, during a ceremony held prior to its departure at a garrison in the southwestern Japanese city of Kumamoto on Oct. 22. ''We expect you to do wonderful jobs to build a bridge of friendship between Japan and the people in Samawah,'' Ono said. (Kyodo)