Plane Carrying 152 Crashes In Pakistan
A domestic passenger jet carrying 152 people crashed into the hills surrounding
Pakistan’s capital on morning, officials say.
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“The cause of the Airblue crash was not immediately clear, said Pervez George, a civil aviation official.”
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-10786215
28 July 2010 Last updated at 06:27 ET
Blast hits Japanese oil tanker near Oman
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A Japanese oil tanker has been damaged by an explosion in the Strait of
Hormuz near Oman, causing a minor injury to one crew member.
Japanese officials say the blast might have been caused by an attack,
although piracy in the area is rare.
There are no reports of any oil leaking from the tanker, the M Star.
The Strait of Hormuz links the ports of oil-rich states such as Saudi Arabia
and Kuwait with export markets. It is operating normally, officials say.
‘Flash of light’
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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/07/28/world/main6720507.shtml
July 28, 2010
Blast Rocks Japanese Tanker, Attack Suspected
Ship Damaged but No Oil Leak Near Mouth of Persian Gulf, U.S. Navy
Investigating Cause
(AP) An explosion, possibly caused by an attack, damaged an oil tanker
Wednesday near the mouth of the Persian Gulf, Japanese shipping company
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines said.
The company said the blast on its tanker M. Star caused one minor injury but
did not cause an oil leak.
The ship was damaged due to “an explosion from a suspected attack from the
outside” in the waters off Oman, near the strategically important Strait of
Hormuz, the company said.
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