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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Simulated Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz


The Iranian military simulated closing Hormuz and destroyed targets successfully programmed with self-produced missile Qader (land-sea) and Nour (ground-ground). As reported by the RT website, the artifacts are capable of hitting targets at a distance of about 200 kilometers, while a long-range missile has a maximum range of 13,000 kilometers, according to the international classification. Whereupon, most experts both complexes qualifies as short-range missiles, those who can reach a distance of between 150 and 800 kilometers. The naval commander Habibollah Sayyari said that the maneuvers will end on Wednesday and will also be developed in the Gulf of Oman and the northern Indian Ocean, according to official agency appropriated  Iranian news  IRNAThe intention of the maneuvers, according Sayyari, is to show the " military capability of the Armed Forces "and send a message of peace and friendship to neighboring countries. The  news portal  RT detailing the fleet participating in the maneuvers include various types of heavy and light submarines , logistic support vessels, ships and missile frigates and destroyers and Sabalan Alborz. In recent maneuvers, Velayat 90, held in December 2011, the Navy successfully tested its first stealth missile national development: Mehrab ('altar'). Much of the international community, with the United States and Israel to the head, believes that these maneuvers are a  show of force of the Iranian Navy, which has repeatedly warned it  will block the Strait  if further economic sanctions against the Islamic Republic over.

Sixty killed and 200 injured in a stampede near a stadium in Abidjan


A stampede near a stadium in the economic capital of Ivory Coast, Abidjan , has claimed the lives of 60 people and left over 200 injured, as reported by the emergency services to the Ivorian official radio. "There have been about 60 killed and 200 wounded, is a provisional balance , "said a member of the rescue team told Reuters. The avalanche occurred near a stadium in the central Plateau district, where he had concentrated a large audience attending a fireworks display to welcome the New Year, he told public television responsible for firefighters, Issa Sako, reports France Presse. The wounded have been evacuated to various hospitals in Abidjan and among them are many childrenBefore the gate of the stadium created a stampede among the "flow of people" who had come to watch the fireworks display, Sako said, adding that during the incident, " many people were trampled and crushed by the crowd." Images broadcast on public broadcaster RTI this Jan. 1 showed the dead bodies on the floor, with clothes and shoes scattered on the scene.

Symbol of a country reborn

On Tuesday, police and military Ivorians have taken up positions around the stadium and 'blue helmets' members of the UN mission in Ivory Coast. For the second consecutive year, the city of Abidjan had offered a fireworks show to kick off the new year. This festival is presented as asymbol of the rebirth of the country conducted by the president, Alassane Ouattara, after the post-election crisis of 2011, which killed 3,000 people.

Pakistan l Bomb blast in the market, 4 killed

At least 4 deaths and scores of people were injured in an explosion caused by a bomb planted in a market in Karachi, Pakistan's southern metropolis. The explosion and 'took place in a crowded area of the city' port, the financial capital of the country. The bomb was planted on a motorcycle.Police are trying to figure out if it 'was detonated by remote control or whether it was equipped with a device to time.