Showing posts with label Mali. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mali. Show all posts

Sunday, July 27, 2014

Photos from the scene of Air Algerie plane crash which claimed 116 lives in Mali



Two days ago an Air Algerie plane crashed in Mali, killing all 116 on board. According to reports, the Algerian bound flight couldn’t proceed because of the horrible weather,the pilot was forced to turn around and lost contact shortly after. The first images from the wreckage have emerged and no one survived as the plane burst into flames on impact.
Ten members of a single French family were also killed in the disaster.They were on ‘the trip of a lifetime and had travelled to Burkina Faso because a relative had married a Burkinabe.
110 passengers and six crew were on board. According to the breakdown, 8Lebanese, 51 French, 27 Burkina Faso nationals, 6 Algerians, 5 Canadians, 4 Germans,2 Luxemburg nationals, one Swiss, 1 Belgian, one Egyptian, one Ukrainian, 1 Nigerian, 1 Cameroonian and one Malian.
Just so many lives lost via air crashes in the space of one week.

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Sheik Gumi Explodes: Nigerian Govt Is Fighting Muslims By Sending Troops To Mali, Labels Ihejirika S




Prominent Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmad Mahmoud Gumi has raised an eyebrow over the Nigerian government’s decision to send troops to fight on the side of France against so-called “Islamic terrorists” in Mali which he warns “…can seriously be dangerous for the nation and more so for the government.”
In a post Facebook post yesterday, the cleric argued that there was no justifiable reason to send troops.
He wrote:
“Today Nigerian troops are committed in Mali to fight ‘Islamic terrorists’ without intellectually looking at the repercussion of such an adventure. We all know that the ‘War against terror’ which Islam also fights can easily be turned into war against Islam. There is a thin line between the two. And if caution is not taken, the situation can seriously be dangerous for the nation and more so for the government.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Gen Gen Action: Jonathan orders deployment of war planes to Mali



Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Alex Barde, said the Nigerian Airforce will commence deployment of Nigeria war planes to check the activities of jihad fighters in Mali on Thursday morning. Barde said the action was in compliance to President Jonathan’s directive that military contingent be sent to assist the country to contain the jihad fighters in Mali.

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