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Day: December 24, 2018

Police handling of Gatwick drones a mess up
24Dec By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Police handling of Gatwick drones a mess up

    Home Secretary Sajid Javid also took part in the call, along with representatives from the Cabinet Office, the Ministry of Defence and Sussex Police. The disruption, which began at about 9pm on Wednesday, affected about 1,000 flights and ruined the travel plans of more than 140,000 people. Ministers have labelled the police handling of communications surrounding the Gatwick Airport drone sightings as a mess-up, Sky News understands. After an hour-long conference call on Monday chaired by Transport Secretary Chris Grayling, it was acknowledged police have not handled their communication response well. Detective Chief Superintendent Jason Tingley said on Sunday that there were some persons of interest and denied the investigation was back to square one. There is a ...
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The Indonesia tsunami washed away a pop band as it played
24Dec By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Asia, Featured

The Indonesia tsunami washed away a pop band as it played

    The band was revving up the crowd at the private, beachside concert, the lead singer punctuating musical notes with pumping fists We. Are. Seventeen! unaware of the approaching danger. As he walked across the stage Saturday night, a tsunami hit the shore of Tanjung Lesung beach on the western tip of Java, Indonesia, knocking the stage out from under the band and bringing the concert to a sudden and tragic end. According to Reuters, four people connected to the band were killed: bassist M. Awal Bani Purbani, road manager Oki Wijaya, guitarist Herman Sikumbang and crew member Ujang. The band’s drummer was still missing, as was the lead singer’s wife. The private concert by pop band Seventeen was part of an end-of-year celebration for Perusahaan Listrik Negara, the c...
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