Friday 21 April 2017

Man United fans electrocuted in Calabar, Cross River state, Nigeria.

At least seven Manchester United fans were killed and several more injured in a mass electrocution in Nigeria on Thursday night while watching their team's 2-1 Europa League victory over Anderlecht.
Police said seven supporters at a viewing centre in the port city of Calabar in Cross River State when a electrical cable fell on the structure. 10 more are being treated in a local hospital for serious injuries.
A police statement read: “Around 10pm we were called that an incident that has happened so immediately our men went there.
“Until this morning we have about seven persons dead, we have 10 that have been admitted to hospital and another one in intensive care.
“According to the information gathered the high tension electric cable that was very close to the viewing centre fell on the building.”
Manchester United issued a statement concerning disaster on Friday morning, tweeting: “Our thoughts go out to the United fans, thmaeir friends and families affected by the tragedy in Calabar, Nigeria, yesterday.”

Ugo Ehiogu: Former England defender dies after suffering cardiac arrest

Former England international Ugo Ehiogu has died at the age of 44 after collapsing at Tottenham Hotspur’s training ground on Thursday.
The former Aston Villa, Middlesbrough and Rangers defender suffered a cardiac arrest before being rushed to hospital, where he passed away in the early hours of Friday morning.
Ehiogu, who was the U-23 coach at Spurs, was capped four times by England.
"Words cannot express the shock and sadness that we all feel at the club," said Tottenham's head of coaching and development John McDermott. "Ugo's immense presence will be irreplaceable."
Ehigou started his professional career with West Bromwich Albion in 1989 before moving to Aston Villa in 1989, where he lifted two League Cups. After nearly ten years at Villa Park, Ehigou moved to Middlesbrough in 2000, where he again claimed the League Cup, before featuring for Leeds United, Rangers, and Sheffield United.
In four appearances for England, Ehigou recorded one goal, scoring against Spain in a 3-0 friendly victory at Villa Park, Birmingham in 2001.

Thursday 20 April 2017

Another Terror Attack in Paris

ISIS claimed responsibility for an attack on police officers on the Champs-Élysées in Paris this evening that left one officer dead and two others wounded.
The terrorist group released a message through its news agency Amaq saying that the attacker was "one of the fighters for the Islamic State."
The assailant was killed but has not been publicly identified, a police spokesperson said.
French President François Hollande said that one bystander was injured during a shootout between police and the attacker and that the leads so far indicated the attack was of a "terrorist nature."
French Interior Ministry spokesman Pierre-Henri Brandet said during a press briefing that a man exited his car and started a shooting at a police car with an automatic weapon around 9 p.m. The attacker continued shooting at police as he attempted to flee the scene and and was killed by police in an exchange of gunfire, Brandet said.
A terrorism investigation into the attack had been opened, the Paris prosecutor's office said.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said that Parisians would not not give in to the threat of terrorism.
"Faced with this ordeal, I know that the determination of Parisians to defend their way of life and their values is complete," Hidalgo wrote on Twitter hours after the attack.