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270 hurt in China metro train crash
Bill in US House to freeze all aid to Pak
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Gaddafi loses Sirte’s port
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270 hurt in China metro train crash
Beijing, September 27 The accident occurred when a metro train smashed into the rear of another one after the signal system went haywire, sending the busy suburban network in China’s largest metropolis and commercial hub into a spin, state-run CCTV reported. Four foreigners, including two Japanese, one each from Canada and the Philippines, also suffered minor injuries. The accident second of its kind attributed to faulty signal system took place as top Indian railway officials held talks with their Chinese counterparts to explore possibilities of using China’s high speed technology back home. Most of the injuries in today’s crash were bruises and bone fractures and there were also external head wounds, doctors said. The crash occurred following a signal system failure at one station on the Line 10 subway, Shanghai Shentong Metro Group Co said in a statement, adding that about 500 passengers had been evacuated from the trains. The signal system failure meant the trains had to be directed over the phone by subway staff rather than by electric signals and run at slower speeds, it said. Photos posted on weibo.com, China’s popular Twitter-like microblogging service, showed several passengers bleeding, with firefighters entering the train to rescue the injured. Meanwhile, the subway operator offered an apology. “Today is a dark day in the history of Shanghai Metro. We feel deeply sorry for the injuries and losses of the passengers no matter what the investigation results will be,” said a statement from the metro operator. “I was stunned, not knowing what happened. We tried to open doors and windows but couldn’t. I felt smoke in the car,” a passenger said shortly after being rescued from the train. “The train braked suddenly... some people fell and some cried, then the automatic alarm sounded,” another passenger told Xinhua news agency. Subway services at nine stations on the Line 10 has been halted. Local authorities have launched an investigation into the crash. Faulty signal systems continue to plague Chinese Railways, which resulted in the bullet train crash on July 24 in Wenzhou, eastern China in which 40 people were killed and over 200 injured. As a result of the crash, Chinese government has ordered all fast trains to cut down their speeds to give safety concerns a priority. — PTI Signal Pangs l
Faulty signal systems continue to plague Chinese Railways, which resulted in the bullet train crash on July 24 in Wenzhou in which 40 persons were killed and over 200 injured l The Chinese government has ordered all fast trains to cut down their speeds to give safety concerns a priority l The accident took place as top Indian railway officials held talks with their Chinese counterparts to explore possibilities of using China’s high speed technology back home
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Bill in US House to freeze all aid to Pak Washington, September 27 “Since the discovery of Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan has proven to be disloyal, deceptive and a danger to the United States,” Congressman Ted Poe said in a statement after tabling the resolution in the House on Friday. “This so-called ally continues to take billions in US aid, while at the same time supports the militants who attack us. “The United States must immediately freeze all aid to Pakistan,” said Poe, who is a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Pakistan has made it “painfully obvious” that they will continue their policy of “duplicity and deceit” by pretending to be US ally in the war on terror while simultaneously promoting violent extremism, the Congressman said. The resolution has been sent to the House Foreign Affairs Committee for necessary action. It is only after this key Congressional committee approves the resolution that it will be sent to the House of Representatives. Notably only a few resolutions enter the House of Representatives. — PTI
US wants to weaken Pak: Taliban
Islamabad: The Afghan Taliban on Tuesday batted for Pakistan over the issue of ISI-backed terror strikes in Afghanistan, claiming that the US “wants to spread chaos in Pakistan” and weaken its government. In a statement issued in the name of ‘Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate’, the Afghan Taliban claimed US officials had launched a campaign of blaming Pakistan for an “uptick in the thunderous strikes” in Afghanistan in order to divert attention from their “ignominious defeat”.
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Gaddafi loses Sirte’s port
Sirte, September 27 In their other main redoubt of Bani Walid, however, Muammar Gaddafi’s forces went back on the offensive after loyalist radio in the desert town broadcast a message from the fugitive strongman rallying resistance to a weeks-long siege by NTC forces. Hundreds of fearful civilians have fled Sirte, as the new regime’s forces have closed in from east, south and west. And as the NTC troops zeroed in on the centre of the city where Gaddafi diehards are believed to be holed up, the threat of intense street fighting hung over the remaining residents. — AFP
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Over 270 passengers were injured, many seriously, after two high-speed metro trains today collided in Shanghai due to signal failure, which was also blamed for the deadly bullet train crash in China two months ago that claimed 40 lives.
