Tag: Plane
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32 dead as Russian plane crashes in Syria
A Russian transport plane crashed on landing at Russia’s Hmeimim airbase in Syria, killing all 32 on board, the defence ministry said in a statement carried by RIA Novosti. There were 26 passengers and 6 crew, the ministry said. “The reason for the crash according to preliminary information could have been a technical fault,” the…
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Foiled plot to blow up plane, unleash gas revealed in Australia
Police describe twin terror plots, one involving the bombing of a passenger plane and the other a potential poison gas attack, as the “most sophisticated” ever attempted on Australian soil. A senior ISIS commander sent parts — including weapons-grade explosives — by air cargo from Turkey intending to build an improvised explosive device, Australian Federal…
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Alleged new plane acquisition: Tinubu blasts This Day Newspapers, says ‘your report is fake’
The Media Office of former Lagos State Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has refuted reports that he has purchased a new plane. A statement by the former governor’s Special Assistant Ademola Oshodi described the report as “fake news’. The statement reads: “The THISDAY story of Sunday, July 23, 2017 claiming…
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I didn’t leave Gambia with looted funds on Tinubu’s plane – Jammeh
Ousted president of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh has denied leaving the country with stolen funds as reported in some sections of the media on Monday. According to reports, Jammeh left the country with $11million cash after he was forced to go on exile in Guinea on Monday. TheNewsGuru.com had reported that following a meeting with…