Monday, October 7, 2013

6 Soldiers Killed in Egypt

On Monday, unknown assailants attacked a state run TV station, in Cairo.

The assault began with rocket propelled grenades being fired at the building and it's dishes.

Gunfire followed the grenades, but the assailants disappeared as security forces approached.

There were no reports of injuries, due to the attack.

Near the Suez Canal, six soldiers were killed by a suicide bomber.

Both incidents point to a rise in terrorist activity, in Egypt.

No one has claimed responsibility for either attack, however the government is blaming the Muslim Brotherhood.

10 Explosions Tear Through Baghdad

Ten explosions tore through Baghdad, on Monday.

Eight of the ten were aimed at Shiite areas, of the city.

Thirty-eight people were killed, between the ten attacks.

No one claimed responsibility for any of the attacks, however Al Qaeda is being blamed.

Bombing at Pakistan Polio Clinic Kills 6

Six people were killed when a bomb exploded at a polio clinic, in Peshawar, Pakistan.

Four police officers and two medical workers were killed, while fifteen other people were injured in the blast.

Police found and safely diffused a second bomb, found near the scene.

A Taliban group claimed responsibility for the bombing.

Maldives Election Rejected by Court

The Supreme Court of the Maldives has ruled that the elections of September 7 were invalid.

No candidate was able to reach the required fifty percent for a victory, forcing a run off ballot.

However, the court decided that there was election fraud and that a new vote was needed.

They scheduled the new vote to take place on October 20.

Per the constitution the new president must take office by November 11.

North Korea Puts Military on Full Alert and Threatens US

On Tuesday, North Korea placed it's military on the highest alert status.

They also released a statement threatening the US with a "horrible disaster".

As part of the threat they warned of the use of nuclear weapons.

According to the North it will be retaliation for a fleet of US ships docking in South Korea.

USMC: Lance Corporal Jeremiah M. Collins Jr.

Lance Corporal Jeremiah M. Collins Jr., nineteen of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, died on October 15.

He was killed during combat in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

Collins was assigned to the Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.