The Lebanese army intelligence confirmed Thursday that Israeli occupation forces handed over Lebanese national Yassine Abdel Latif Yassine to the UNIFIL in Naqoura at dawn. The army is now questioning the man on his entry into occupied territories the day before.
Yassine was diagnosed with schizophrenia. The 35 year old crossed the border from an area near al-Abbad base. He takes tranquilizers and was in a psychiatric hospital before his discharge a month ago.
Four youths connected to so called ‘Jewish Defense League’ were arrested on suspicion of vandalizing a book store owned by a pro-Palestinian couple.
Some 300 people participated Wednesday evening in a show of support in front of the bookstore. The demonstrators called to dismantle the Jewish Defense League, whose members were allegedly involved in the attack on the store.
In the event that took place last weekend, five armed masked people broke into the store, smashed computers and set fire to books. The store owners accused the Jewish Defense League for carrying out the attack.
The fifth suspect has yet to be arrested.
“We saw here today for the first time solidarity of hundreds of people for the Palestinian nation, against the pro-Israeli French government. It seems as though the government here is starting to understand that we have power because today they also arrested some suspects,” Olivia and Nicolas Zamour, owners of the vandalized store said.
The couple added that beyond showing their solidarity, the demonstrators called to ban the JDL: “This is a fascist organization that does not hesitate to attack people and places. They have no fear because, until today, no steps have been taken against them. However, all of this is going to change. Three years ago, they attacked our bookstore in the middle of the night and broke windows. This time they did it in the middle of the day, fearlessly.”
At least 34 people were killed and 60 wounded in a double suicide attack in northern Iraq on Thursday, with women and children among the casualties, police and military officials said.
Two bombers blew themselves up just minutes apart in Tal Afar in an attack against a house used as a court annexe to interrogate suspects in “terrorist attacks,” police colonel Khaled Omar told AFP.
Another two bombs went off in a market in the mainly Shiite district of Sadr City in Baghdad, police and hospital sources said.
Tal Afar is a mostly Turkmen town has often been the target of attacks. In March 2007, it was hit by one of the deadliest single attacks in Iraq since the US-led invasion of 2003 when a suicide truck bomb killed more than 150 people.
The spate of bombings comes just over a week after US troops left Iraq’s towns and cities on June 30 under an agreement that paves the way for a complete American military withdrawal by the end of 2011.
KARACHI: Four people were killed and two others injured when unknown men opened fire in Landhi number 36-B near Khursheed School on Wednesday.
Those killed included a former councilor Haji Jalal and his two sons.
Police has termed the incident a result of target killing.
The bodies and injured have been shifted to Jinnah Post-graduate Medical Centre.
The petroleum product prices have been inflated again through president ordinance as the Petroleum Development Levy has been imposed on petroleum products with immediate effect, Geo news said early on Thursday.
Now, Rs.10 on petrol and Rs.8 have been raised on diesel.
The ordinance has been named as Petroleum Development Levy Ordinance 2009 which president signed early in the morning.
The president signed the written advice from Prime Minister to raise petroleum prices through president ordinance while their copies have been sent to Ministry of Petroleum and Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA).
It is pertinent to mention that Supreme Court (SC) suspended the carbon tax surcharge on petroleum products through its ruling on Tuesday.
Twelve militants killed and four hideouts were destroyed when security forces jets pounded militants’ positions in different areas of South Waziristan.
According to sources, in fresh action, forces jets targeted militants hideouts in Upper Kani Karam, Mordaralgat, Kacha Langarkhel, Momikaram, Zagawoi and Laddha. Twelve militants were killed and four hideouts were destroyed in the bombardment.
On the other hand, it has been revealed that Kifayatullah Anikhel, a close relative of Baitullah Mehsud had been killed in July 7 missile attack. He was the commander of militants in Zangra area. Eighteen militants including six foreigners were killed in the attack.
Local residents are migrating towards Tank, Dera Ismail Khan and other safer places.
At least 34 people have been killed in a double suicide bomb attack in northern Iraq, police and medics say.
They say about 60 people were injured when two bombers detonated their explosive vests in the town of Tal Afar, near Mosul.
The attack are the deadliest since the withdrawal last week of US combat troops from Iraqi towns and cities.
In Baghdad, at least seven people were killed and nearly 20 injured in two bomb explosions in Sadr City.
‘Judge targeted’
The attacks in Tal Afar, a mostly Shia town, happened early in the morning and in quick succession.
First, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives vest. The second blast followed as people gathered at the scene of the first explosion.
There are fears that the death toll will rise further, police say.
The target appears to have been the home of a local judge, the BBC’s Gabriel Gatehouse in Baghdad says.
This area of northern Iraq is rapidly becoming Iraq’s most dangerous region, our correspondent says.
On Wednesday, two explosions near Shia mosques in Mosul killed at least nine people and wounded many more.
In Baghdad’s Sadr City, a Shia area of the Iraqi capital, two roadside bombs exploded in a market, killing at least seven people.
The bombs were reportedly placed in rubbish piles in the area.
US combat troops pulled out from Iraqi towns and cities last week.
US President Barack Obama has described the handover to Iraqis as a milestone, warning that the country’s leaders would face “hard choices” on security and politics.
The withdrawal came ahead of the full departure of US forces by 2012.
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