Turquie: au moins quatre morts et de nombreux blessés dans une explosion à Istanbul

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Un attentat a visé dimanche le coeur battant d’Istanbul, principale ville et capitale économique de la Turquie, faisant au moins six morts et des dizaines de blessés…

Un attentat a visé dimanche le coeur battant d’Istanbul, principale ville et capitale économique de la Turquie, faisant au moins six morts et des dizaines de blessés dans l’artère commerçante très fréquentée d’Istiklal.

L’explosion de forte puissance est survenue vers 16H20 (13H20 GMT), au moment où la foule était particulièrement dense dans ce lieu de promenade prisé des Stambouliotes et des touristes.

Dans une déclaration devant la presse et en direct à la télévision, le président Recep Tayyip Erdogan a dénoncé un “vil attentat” qui a fait “six morts et 53 blessés”.

“Les premières observations laissent subodorer un attentat terroriste”, a affirmé le chef de l’Etat, ajoutant qu’”une femme y serait impliquée”, sans autre précision.

Des rumeurs ont couru immédiatement après l’explosion évoquant une attaque suicide, sans aucune confirmation ni preuve.

L’attaque n’avait pas été revendiquée en début de soirée.

“Les auteurs de ce vil attentat seront démasqués. Que notre population soit sûre (qu’ils) seront punis”, a promis M. Erdogan qui avait déjà été confronté à une campagne de terreur à travers le pays en 2015-2016.

Revendiquée en partie par le groupe Etat islamique, elle avait fait près de 500 morts et plus de 2.000 blessés.

Un premier bilan du gouverneur d’Istanbul, Ali Yerlikaya, avait fait état de quatre morts et 38 blessés.

“assourdissant”

La police a aussitôt établi un large cordon de sécurité pour empêcher l’accès à la zone meurtrie par crainte d’une seconde explosion. Un imposant déploiement de forces de sécurité barrait également tous les accès au quartier et aux rues adjacentes, a constaté la vidéaste de l’AFP. 

“J’étais à 50-55 m de distance, il y a eu soudain un bruit d’explosion. J’ai vu trois ou quatre personnes à terre”, a déclaré à l’AFP un témoin, Cemal Denizci, 57 ans.

“Les gens couraient en panique. Le bruit était énorme. Il y a eu une fumée noire. Le son était si fort, presque assourdissant”, a-t-il rapporté.

Selon des images diffusées sur les réseaux sociaux au moment de l’explosion, celle-ci, accompagnée de flammes, a été entendue de loin et a déclenché aussitôt un mouvement de panique.

Un large cratère noir est visible sur ces images, ainsi que plusieurs corps à terre gisant à proximité.

Le maire d’Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu s’est rapidment rendu sur place: “J’ai été briefé par les équipes de pompiers sur Istiklal. Ils poursuivent leur travail en coordination avec la police” a-t-il indiqué sur Twitter, en présentant ses condoléances aux victimes et à leurs proches.

Dans le quartier voisin de Galata, beaucoup de boutiques ont baissé leurs rideaux avant l’heure. Certains passants, arrivés en courant du lieu de l’explosion, avaient les larmes aux yeux, a constaté un journaliste de l’AFP.

Diffusion d’images interdite

A la nuit tombée, les terrasses des restaurants de ce quartier très touristique restaient en partie vides.

Le Haut conseil audiovisuel turc (RTUK) a rapidement interdit aux médias audiovisuels de diffuser des images de la scène, décision justifiée par le directeur de la communication présidentielle et proche conseiller du président Erdogan, Farhettin Altun, pour “empêcher de semer la peur, la panique et l’agitation dans la société et (risquer) de servir les objectifs d’organisations terroristes”. 

“Toutes les institutions et organisations de notre État mènent une enquête rapide, méticuleuse et efficace concernant l’incident” a-t-il promis dans une déclaration.

L’émotion est intense à Istanbul, déjà durement éprouvée par le passé. Les matches des grands clubs de foot stambouliiotes, dont le Galatasaray, ont été annulés.

La rue Istiklal, qui signifie “l’Indépendance”, dans le quartier historique de Beyoglu, est l’une des plus célèbres artères d’Istanbul, entièrement piétonne sur 1,4 km. Sillonnée par un vieux tramway, bordée de commerces et de restaurants, elle est empruntée par près de 3 millions de personnes par jour durant le week-end. 

Elle avait déjà été touchée, en mars 2016, par une attaque suicide qui avait fait cinq morts.

En Grèce, avec laquelle Ankara entretient des relations tendues, le ministère des Affaires étrangères a “condamné sans équivoque le terrorisme et exprime ses sincères condoléances au gouvernement et au peuple turcs”.

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Businessman, senior citizen both killed in downtown Kgn gun attack Loop Jamaica

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A businessman is among two men who were shot and killed by gunmen in downtown Kingston on Saturday.

The deceased are 61-year-old Neville Tate of West Bay, Garvey Meade in Portmore, St Catherine, and 43-year-old Michael James, a businessman of Luke Lane, Kingston.

Police reports are that about 8am on Saturday, the two men were at a juice outlet when they were pounced upon by armed men, who opened gunfire, hitting them.

The attackers then fled the scene.

Tate reportedly died at the scene, while James who was assisted to the hospital, succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment.

The police are investigating the development.

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PM cites lack of suitable lands to adequately address housing needs Loop Jamaica

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In acknowledging that the demand for housing in Jamaica far exceeds the current supply levels, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has indicated that a lack of suitable lands for development is among the roadblocks being faced by the Government in its quest to adequately address the supply issues.

Holness is also pointing to a need for more local developers to embark on large-scale housing projects.

In addressing the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of 248 studio apartments at Howard Avenue in South West St Andrew on Wednesday, Holness said the Government is taking steps to address the current challenges relative to housing, pointing to the efforts of the National Housing Trust (NHT).

He said the trust continues to create more innovative ideas, projects and programmes, to provide more housing solutions that are affordable.

The 248 new studio apartments at Howard Avenue, said Holness, represents another story in the NHT’s quest to build affordable homes while addressing the needs for housing locally.

Still, the prime minister said several challenges exist, despite the efforts of the Government.

“It is one thing to say that everybody must get land and everybody must get house, but it is another thing to actually do it,” he declared

“We have a supply problem in housing, and the real supply issue is that… we don’t have enough readily available, developable land. That’s challenge number one,” the prime minister continued.

“… And I have taken some bold steps to get lands into housing. It has not been without its unfair share of criticisms, but we have taken positive steps in that regard to bring land into the housing market,” he added.

Holness on Wednesday pointed to the lack of housing developers as the second challenge facing Jamaica’s housing needs.

“The other shortage factor is that we do not have enough local housing contractors, developers that can take on housing developments at what I like to describe as enterprise scale.

“We need more housing developers who can take on housing estates in excess of 5,000 units per development. We don’t have many of those in Jamaica,” he stated.

“There are some other issues as well, but those are the two key ones that we have to address,” Holness indicated.

The development of the apartment units on Howard Avenue is a joint venture with Centauri Real Estate Company Limited (CREC) under the NHT’s Guaranteed Purchase Programme (GPP).

The complex is to include a children’s play area, drying yard, laundry area, roof garden, jogging trail and other amenities.

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COVID-19: Saint Lucia Records 14 New Cases – St. Lucia Times News

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On Friday November 11, 2022 the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs reports a total of 14 new cases of COVID-19 from samples processed on Saturday November 5, 2022 to Friday  November 11, 2022.

This is from a total of 536 samples collected from November 3, 2022 to November 9, 2022. This number of positive cases makes up 2.6% of all the samples processed on these dates.

These new cases bring the total number of cases diagnosed in country to date to  29,684.

Confirmation was also received of the recovery of 14 individuals diagnosed with COVID-19.

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This brings the number of active cases in country to date to 12. Currently, there is 1 positive case of COVID-19 admitted at the Respiratory Hospital.

Vaccination continues at various Wellness Centres as per the published COVID-19 vaccination schedule. Vaccination will be available from 9 am to 4 pm.

The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs will continue providing frequent updates  to the public as new information becomes available.

SOURCE: Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs. Headline photo: Stock image 

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Cadet Corps Taking Flood Relief To Hundreds Of Affected Families – St. Lucia Times News

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Members of the Saint Lucia Cadet Corps are fanning out across the North of the country to bring relief supplies to hundreds of families affected by recent devastating floods.

“Right now, we are catering for some 300 families from Corinth, Grande Riviere, Assou Canal, Monchy, and Bexon, ” the Chairman of the National Supplies Committee, Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Hyacinth, told St Lucia Times.

On Saturday, he disclosed that the Cadet Corps members were delivering supplies obtained from corporate donors and the government.

“So far, we have delivered more than 150 packages, and we are working on trying to get the other 150 – hopefully by Monday into Tuesday,” Hyacinth stated.

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He explained that the Cadet Corps collaborates with the National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) and other volunteers in getting relief supplies to affected families.

“Today, Saturday, it just happens that it is only the Cadets. The other volunteers were not working, so only the Cadets are out in the Assou Canal, Grande Riviere, and heading towards Monchy as well to deliver family packs,” Hyacinth stated.

He said the packages include mattresses, food, blankets, pillows, and baby items.

According to Hyacinth, the Cadet Corps members were trying to reach as many families as possible.

He told St Lucia Times that although some families lost appliances, NEMO could not replace them.

Nevertheless, Hyacinth, the Cadets are assisting NEMO in distributing government vouchers.

“We are the boots on the ground for NEMO, doing the assessments, doing the deliveries,” the Chairman of the National Supplies Committee observed.

He said in the past week, some twenty Cadets daily were involved in assessments and distribution.

However, Hyacinth revealed a challenge in ensuring full community coverage through collaboration with District Disaster Committees.

“We have not been able to work together with the District Disaster Committees in ensuring that we cover every nitty gritty within the communities because we have found that there are a number of areas that were never covered,” he stated.

But he indicated that steps are underway to address the issue.

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Saint Lucia Remembers Its Ex-Servicemen – St. Lucia Times News

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The Annual Remembrance Day Parade is scheduled for Sunday, November 13, 2022 at the Derek Walcott Square in Castries.

The Parade will consist of both armed and unarmed contingents from various local and foreign organizations. The Parade will commence at 8:15 a.m. and will march north along Bridge Street, right onto Brazil Street, left onto Bourbon Street, and onto Derek Walcott Square via the west side of Bourbon Street.

Preceding the Parade, government and other officials will participate in prayers and the laying of wreaths at the Cenotaph at the Derek Walcott Square.

Following this ceremony, officials will move to George the V Park for the French Wreath Laying Ceremony and immediately after to the Choc Cemetery to lay wreaths at the Commonwealth War Graves.

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Remembrance Day in Saint Lucia is observed annually on the second Sunday in November to remember the role of our servicemen in World Wars II. Mr. Reginald Cherubin, SLPM(B), MBE, and Mr. Haynes Cyril, SLMH(S) OSJT.J CPM., QPM, both Past Presidents of The Saint Lucia Branch of the Royal Commonwealth Ex-Service League and surviving servicemen will be present at Sunday’s Remembrance Day Service.

SOURCE: Office of the Prime Minister. Headline photo (Stock image)

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Twelve People Hospitalised After Choiseul Road Accident – St. Lucia Times News

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Twelve People Hospitalised After Choiseul Road Accident – St. Lucia Times News

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The Saint Lucia Fire Service (SLFS) transported twelve people to St. Jude Hospital on Saturday after an accident involving a minibus and a van at Balenbouche, Choiseul.

The Vieux Fort fire station received a call for assistance at about 3:45 pm and dispatched emergency personnel to the scene.

The responders assessed and treated the twelve injured individuals who had sustained various injuries.

And they transported the patients to the hospital in stable condition for further medical attention.

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T20 World Cup: England beat Pakistan to win pulsating final

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(BBC) England beat Pakistan by five wickets in a pulsating final in Melbourne to win the Men’s T20 World Cup and become double world champions.

Chasing 138 in front of a raucous Pakistan-supporting crowd, they fell to 45-3 and 84-4 amid electric fast bowling.

But, under intense pressure at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, Ben Stokes wrote himself further into the folklore of English cricket by finishing on 52 not out.

He was there at the end, as he was in the 2019 50-over World Cup final, as this current white-ball side provided another of English cricket’s greatest wins.

As the equation tightened, Stokes capitalised on a cruel injury to Pakistan left-armer Shaheen Afridi and took England to victory with six balls to spare.

The win, thanks in large part to a superb bowling performance from Sam Curran and Adil Rashid, means England become the first team to hold the men’s 20 and 50-over world titles.

It is also their second T20 world title following victory in the West Indies in 2010.

As Stokes pulled away after hitting the winning runs, he roared – his celebration reminiscent of his other iconic knock in the 2019 Ashes Test at Headingley.

He was soon mobbed by his team-mates before they ran to celebrate in front of the few England fans among this massive crowd of 80,462.

The pitch was tricky but England had looked strong favourites after their bowling performance restricted Pakistan to 137-8.

England, though, know finals are never easy. Their experience at Lord’s in 2019 showed that.

Pakistan have the best pace attack in the world and the crowd erupted as early wickets fell in the chase.

This is also a weekend in which England’s Red Roses lost a rugby union World Cup final and the men’s rugby league side were beaten in a World Cup semi-final.

But Stokes stayed calm throughout, even as the equation tightened to a situation where 41 runs were needed from 30 balls, to steer his side home with his first ever T20 international fifty.

His innings also banished memories of the 2016 T20 World Cup final, when he was crushed by Carlos Brathwaite’s four consecutive sixes in the final over as West Indies took the title.

After a shock defeat by Ireland and a washout against Australia in the group stage, England needed to win all their remaining games to lift the trophy, just as they did in the 2019 50-over World Cup.

Pakistan – and the crowd – sensed their moment when, with 54 needed from 45, Harry Brook sliced leg-spinner Shadab Khan straight to long-off.

But in taking the catch Shaheen, who had bowled Alex Hales in England’s first over, injured himself – a moment that proved crucial.

He returned to the field to bowl the 16th but after one delivery he limped off the field.

That left part-time spinner Iftikhar Ahmed to finish the over and Stokes took his chance, smacking a four through extra cover and a six over long-off to bring the game under England’s control.

Moeen Ali followed by hitting seamer Mohammad Wasim for three fours in the next over and the result was all but secure, even though Moeen was bowled in the 19th over.

Pakistan’s pace bowlers can take little blame. Haris Rauf had England captain Jos Buttler caught behind for 26 and Phil Salt taken at mid-wicket in a thrilling spell.

He and Naseem Shah, who somehow went wicketless in four sensational overs, did all they could to secure what would have been Pakistan’s second T20 title.

England were similarly impressive with the ball, albeit after a nervy start from Stokes, who began the match with a no-ball and then a wide.

Pakistan’s fearsome opening pair of captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were surprisingly cagey early on and Rizwan was bowled in the fifth over by Curran for 15.

Leg-spinner Rashid then had the dangerous Muhammad Haris caught at long-on with his first ball and in his third over delivered a crucial blow.

Babar had steadily reached 32 but Rashid foxed him with a googly and took a fine low return catch. Rashid followed that with five dots to Iftikhar to complete a remarkable wicket-maiden in the heat of a World Cup final.

From there, Pakistan did not recover. They lost seven wickets for 53 runs in the last nine overs.

Curran was deservedly named player of the tournament for a series of stunning performances and once again his mix of slower yorkers and bouncers proved almost impossible to hit – he conceded just 12 runs off his four overs.

Shan Masood was Pakistan’s highest scorer with 38 from 32. He chipped Curran to deep square leg in the 17th over, which allowed Chris Jordan to help close out the innings.

Jordan, who retained his place after Mark Wood failed to recover from injury, added the wickets of Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz as only 18 runs came from the last four overs.

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Two homeless after Berbice fire; arson suspected

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Two persons are now homeless after a fire Saturday evening fire completely destroyed a house at Number Two Village, East Canje, Berbice.

At the time of the fire, no one was at home.

Government part-time worker, Kashia Reid and her cousin who occupy the wooden building, had reportedly left on Saturday morning to attend a birthday celebration at West Demerara.

Residents say fire was seen in the house at about 19:00h.

One neighbour who is also a cousin of both victims, Jermaine Lampkin, said he walked by the house and noticed nothing amiss but shortly after he reached home, he heard shouts of ‘fire’. He said, initially, he thought the fire was at Fort Ordinance.

The house on fire

“I just pass here and is not five minutes so I didn’t think that is her [house],” he said.

Neighbours say the building was completely destroyed within 8-10 minutes.

Reports are that when the fire was first seen, it was protruding from the ceiling and the entire building was quickly engulfed.

According to one neighbour, the door was opened and the padlock off when he went to the fire scene leaving many to believe that someone have gained access to the building and left shortly before the fire.

Reid reportedly claimed that two days prior, she received a phone call stating that there were plans being made to burn the building.

Divisional Fire officer Clive Mc Donald says that from initial investigations, it would appear that the fire was maliciously set.

The investigation is ongoing.

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Ligue 1: Paris s’offre une balade avant le Mondial

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Pour leur dernier match avant la Coupe du monde (20 novembre-18 décembre), le PSG et ses stars, sans doute soucieuses de ne pas se blesser, n’ont pas forcé leur talent mais ont écrasé de faibles Auxerrois (5-0) et sont toujours invaincus cette saison…

Pour leur dernier match avant la Coupe du monde (20 novembre-18 décembre), le PSG et ses stars, sans doute soucieuses de ne pas se blesser, n’ont pas forcé leur talent mais ont écrasé de faibles Auxerrois (5-0) et sont toujours invaincus cette saison, dimanche lors de la 15e journée de L1. 

Pour cet ultime rendez-vous avant le Mondial, la “MNM” (Messi, Neymar, Mbappé) a répondu présent au coup d’envoi mais n’a pas vraiment fait d’étincelles sur la pelouse du Parc des Princes. Au cours d’une partie disputée le plus souvent au petit trot et sans grande intensité, les trois vedettes de la capitale avaient apparemment déjà la tête ailleurs.

L’apathie du trio magique du PSG n’a cependant pas empêché les champions de France de dérouler et de s’offrir une démonstration avant une grosse pause en Ligue 1 jusqu’au prochain match programmé le 28 décembre contre Strasbourg.  

L’ouverture du score précoce des Parisiens, signée Kylian Mbappé à la suite d’une belle passe lobée de Lionel Messi relayée par Nuno Mendes (11e), a longtemps anesthésié la rencontre et les attaquants parisiens dans la foulée. 

Pas question de prendre le moindre risque pour les futurs mondialistes, alors que se profile dans à peine une semaine le plus grand événement de la planète football. Une problématique encore plus sensible pour Messi et Neymar, qui joueront peut-être leur dernière Coupe du monde au Qatar. 

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Si Messi a fait des efforts et a même trouvé le poteau sur une frappe enroulée du gauche (66e), Neymar a évolué sur un rythme de sénateur, s’écroulant au moindre contact et jouant au ralenti, sans aucune intensité, loin de la flamboyance de sa première partie de saison.

Au sein de la “MNM”, c’est Mbappé qui s’est montré le plus actif. Outre son but, son douzième en championnat, le prodige de Bondy ne s’est pas caché en multipliant les appels et les courses.

Avant que Paris ne corse l’addition grâce à Carlos Soler (50e), Achraf Hakimi (55e), Renato Sanches (80e) et Hugo Ekitike (84e), ce sont d’ailleurs les Auxerrois qui ont été les plus dangereux devant la cage de Gianluigi Donnarumma avec des tentatives de Mbaye Niang (16e) et de Lassine Sinayoko (21e).

En fin de rencontre, Galtier a donné un peu de temps de jeu à Presnel Kimpembe, touché au tendon d’Achille depuis fin octobre et entré à la 74e minute. Une bonne nouvelle pour l’équipe de France et Didier Deschamps à neuf jours de l’entrée en lice des Bleus au Mondial face à l’Australie, le 22 novembre.

Son arrivée sur la pelouse a coïncidé avec les sorties de Messi et Neymar (74e), pas mécontents pour une fois de quitter le terrain prématurément. La Coupe du monde vaut bien un petit sacrifice. 

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Presnel Kimpembe au Parc des Princes le 13 novembre 2022
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