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Putin ordered plane to be downed in 2014

12Mar

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Putin ordered plane to be downed in 2014

Russia's President Putin ordered the shooting down of a passenger plane that was reportedly carrying a bomb and targeting the opening of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, he says in a new film. In the two-hour film, posted online, Mr Putin says he was told a plane from Ukraine to Turkey had been hijacked as the Games were about to start. It was found to be a false alarm, he says. The plane was not shot down. The film comes ahead of an election he is expected to win on 18 March. Mr Putin faces seven challengers but none are expected to attract widespread support and the most prominent opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, has been barred from standing. "I was told: a plane en route from Ukraine to Istanbul was seized, captors demand landing in Sochi," Mr Putin says in the film, Reut...

Scores killed in Isis bombing of Kabul news agency and Shia centre

At least 41 people killed and 80 wounded in sectarian attack in Afghan capital that UN said deliberately targeted children Islamic State has killed at least 41 people and injured more than 80 others in an attack on a Shia cultural centre and news agency that share a building in Kabul. The bombings were the latest in a particularly bloody year for the Afghan capital, even by the standards of a country inured to decades of conflict. The first explosion was detonated by a suicide bomber sitting among students at a lecture marking the 38th anniversary of the Russian invasion of Afghanistan. The death toll rose over the day as hospitals struggled to cope, and may climb further. “The hall was packed with the people when there was a blast at the back,” said Ali Abbas Qul, a university...

Egypt attack: Sri Lanka govt offers condolences to families of victims

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released a statement saying that the Government of Sri Lanka strongly condemns Friday evening’s terrorist attack on worshipers at a mosque in the Sinai region in Egypt. While expressing that it is inexplicably brutal to attack those at prayer, the government offered their condolences to the families of the victims and wished a speedy recovery on those who are injured. The Sri Lankan government conveyed solidarity with the Government of Egypt at this time of mourning, and urged the international community to join hands to effectively combat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. The death toll from the attack stands at 235.