Mes: agosto 2019

NAIROBI, Kenya — At least six people were killed, including two children, after a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle outside a district headquarters in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, authorities said Sunday. Capt. Mohamed Hussein said the bomber tried to speed through a checkpoint but was stopped by security forces, prompting him to detonate the vehicle near the gate of Howlwadag district headquarters. The three soldiers who stopped the truck were killed instantly and the three others killed were civilians, said the Mogadishu mayor’s spokesman, Salah Hassan Omar. Fourteen people, including six children, need intensive care, said the Aamin Ambulance service. Among the wounded was deputy district commissioner Ibrah Hassan Matan. Many victims were students at a nearby Islamic school. Officials warned there could be more casualties as the blast brought down nearby buildings including a mosque. “I saw bodies strewn on the ground after the explosion before the ambulances and the paramedics reached the scene and the whole scene was very ugly,” witness Halima Mohamed said. The attacker “literally failed to achieve their goal of inflicting maximum casualties,” police captain Hussein said, accusing the al-Qaida-linked extremist group al-Shabab of carrying out the attack. Al-Shabab later claimed responsibility for the explosion, which shattered a period of calm in seaside Mogadishu. The Somalia-based al-Shabab often targets the capital with bombings, including a truck bombing in October that left at least 512...

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NEW YORK — Officials say traces of Legionnaires’ disease have been found in a New York City police precinct where an officer was hospitalized with symptoms of the disease.    The health department says they were informed that preliminary results of some tests conducted by an independent contractor at the precinct in Harlem showed traces of the bacteria.    The New York Times reports health officials began investigating the water at the precinct Friday night after they were notified that an officer had been diagnosed with the disease. The officer is recovering at a hospital outside of the city. The hot water supply at the precinct has been temporarily shut down. One police officer told CBS New York that he and his colleagues are on edge, wondering how long the bacteria has possibly been in their workplace. Legionnaires’ disease is a form of pneumonia that’s spread by inhaling mist from water tanks, cooling towers, hot tubs and 광주콜걸 whirlpool spas contaminated with the Legionella bacteria. It can be especially dangerous for the elderly and those with underlying health conditions. It’s not spread by person-to-person contact. Police said the precinct’s cooling tower is new and has not yet been turned on, CBS New York reports. Last week, the Southern Nevada Health District announced it is investigating two cases of Legionnaires’ in guests who stayed separately at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino...

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