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Showing posts with label National News. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 06, 2024

Devastating Toll Climbs: Over 50 Lives Lost in Liberia Fuel Tanker Explosion

Devastating Toll Climbs: Over 50 Lives Lost in Liberia Fuel Tanker Explosion

 Following the fuel tanker crash and explosion in Liberia on Tuesday, the death toll has risen to 52, with an additional 12 individuals succumbing to their injuries, according to Health Minister Dr. Wilhelmina Jallah.The tanker overturned along a road in Totota town, about 130 km (80 miles) from Monrovia, the capital, igniting into flames as people hurried to collect fuel from the scene, eyewitnesses reported.Tragically, some bodies were reduced to ashes, as confirmed by a health official.Dr. Jallah also revealed to the BBC that approximately 89 others, currently receiving treatment in the hospital, are in a critically unstable state.The cause of the crash remains uncertain.Video footage depicts a sizable crowd, including children, gathering around the overturned tanker before it erupted in flames. Some individuals had buckets and jerrycans, while others were on top of the tanker when the incident occurred.Liberia's President George Weah expressed condolences to the families of the de...

Australia Approves Release of Incarcerated Terrorist Amid Rigorous Oversight

Australia Approves Release of Incarcerated Terrorist Amid Rigorous Oversight

 A convicted terrorist whom Australia had wanted to strip of his citizenship and deport will be released into the community on Tuesday under strict conditions.Algerian-born Muslim cleric Abdul Benbrika will be released from prison on a supervision order for 12 months following a ruling by Victoria state Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Hollingworth. Police had argued for the order to last for three years.Benbrika must wear an electronic ankle bracelet to track his movements and abide by a nightly curfew.The 63-year-old was convicted in 2008 of three terrorism charges related to a plot to cause mass casualties at a public event in Melbourne. No attack took place.He was sentenced to 15 years in prison and would have been released in 2020. But his sentence was extended by three years under a recent law that allowed the continued detention of prisoners convicted of terrorism offenses if a judge ruled they posed an unacceptable risk to the community if released.In 2021, Benbrika lost a High C...