(Eagle News)–No Filipino was reported hurt in the attack in a concert hall in Moscow, the Department of Migrant Workers said on Saturday, March 23. DMW officer-in-charge Hans Leo Cacdac said this was based on information provided by Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Ed de Vega. “Our deepest sympathies and prayers for the families of the victims of the attack,” Cacdac said. Russian authorities said at least 60, including children, were reported killed after at […]
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Gun attack at Moscow concert leaves more than 60 dead
KRASNOGORSK, Russia, March 23, 2024 (AFP) – Gunmen who opened fire at a Moscow concert hall killed more than 60 people and wounded over 100 while sparking an inferno, authorities said Saturday, with the Islamic State group claiming responsibility. Attackers dressed in camouflage uniforms entered the building on Friday, opened fire and threw a grenade or incendiary bomb, according to a journalist for the RIA Novosti news agency at the scene. Fire quickly spread through […]
Philippines accuses China of water cannon attack on supply vessel
MANILA, March 23, 2024 (AFP) – The Philippines accused the China Coast Guard of blocking and firing water cannon at a Filipino supply vessel Saturday morning off a remote and contested South China Sea reef. The Philippine military said the attack occurred off Second Thomas Shoal, where Chinese ships have unleashed water cannon and collided with Filipino vessels in similar stand-offs in recent months. The military released video clips that showed a white ship […]
Pasig Ferry operations suspended from March 28-30
MMDA says provincial buses also allowed on Edsa until April 2 (Eagle News)–The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has announced temporary changes related to the Pasig Ferry and Edsa in time for the upcoming holidays. The MMDA said Pasig Ferry operations will be suspended from March 28 to 30. Regular ferry operations will resume on April 1. Meanwhile, MMDA Acting Chair Don Artes said provincial buses will be allowed on Edsa until April 2, from 5 […]
PAGASA: Easterlies affecting the PHL
(Eagle News)–The easterlies are affecting the country. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said, as a result, Aurora, Quezon and Camarines Norte will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms. According to the weather bureau, the […]
Putin receiving updates on Moscow attack: spokesman
MOSCOW, March 22, 2024 (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is receiving “constant” updates about the attack on a concert hall outside Moscow that left dozens dead on Friday, his spokesman said. “The President is constantly being informed by all relevant services about what is happening and the measures being taken,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian news agencies.
Russia will destroy Kyiv officials if linked to Moscow attack: Medvedev
MOSCOW, March 22, 2024 (AFP) – Russia will find and destroy Ukraine’s top officials if they are linked to the gun attack outside Moscow that left dozens dead on Friday, former president Dmitry Medvedev said. “If it is established that these are terrorists of the Kyiv regime … all of them must be found and ruthlessly destroyed as terrorists,” Medvedev wrote in a post on Telegram, adding that “official representatives of the state that committed […]
Catherine, Princess of Wales, announces cancer diagnosis
A message from Catherine, The Princess of Wales pic.twitter.com/5LQT1qGarK — The Prince and Princess of Wales (@KensingtonRoyal) March 22, 2024 By Phil HAZLEWOOD LONDON, March 22, 2024 (AFP) – Catherine, Princess of Wales, on Friday announced that she has cancer and is in the early stages of chemotherapy, asking for “time, space and privacy” as she completes her treatment. Kate, as she is widely known, said the discovery of cancer, after successful abdominal surgery […]
At least 40 dead, over 100 injured in Moscow attack: FSB
MOSCOW, March 22, 2024 (AFP) – At least 40 people were killed and more than 100 injured in an attack Friday on a concert hall outside Moscow, Russia’s Federal Security Service said. “According to preliminary information, 40 people were killed and more than 100 were injured as a result of a terrorist attack in the Crocus City Hall,” the Interfax news agency reported, citing the FSB.
BREAKING: Ukraine had ‘nothing to do’ with Moscow attack: presidency
KYIV, Ukraine, March 22, 2024 (AFP) – Ukraine had ‘nothing to do’ with a gun attack on a concert hall outside Moscow on Friday, presidential aide Mykhailo Podolyak said on Telegram. “Regarding the events in Crocus City in the Russian suburbs, where certain events took place today, some shooting, some terrorist actions by unidentified persons, let’s be clear, Ukraine absolutely has nothing to do with these events,” he said.
Gun attack at Moscow concert leaves at least 40 dead: authorities
MOSCOW, March 22, 2024 (AFP) – MOSCOW, March 22, 2024 (AFP) – Gunmen opened fire at a rock concert in a Moscow suburb Friday killing at least 40 people, wounding 100 and setting off an inferno in the theatre, authorities said. Attackers dressed in camouflage uniforms entered the building, opened fire and threw a grenade or incendiary bomb, according to a journalist for the RIA Novosti news agency at the scene. Fire quickly spread through […]