BAGHDAD Iraq’s military says explosives experts with its naval forces successfully dismantled a mine that was discovered stuck to an oil tanker in the Persian Gulf.
The statement says Iraqi authorities have opened an investigation into the incident. No group has claimed responsibility for placing the mine.
The announcement came a day after Iraq confirmed reports by private security firms that a mine had been discovered attached to the side of a tanker rented from Iraq’s Oil Marketing Company, known as SOMO, as it was refueling another vessel. It said that Iraqi teams were working to dismantle the mine.
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BEIRUT: Lebanon faces a coronavirus “catastrophe,” health chiefs warned on Saturday, after thousands of people defied health warnings and enjoyed Christmas and New Year parties.
Hospitals are overwhelmed, intensive care units are almost full and medical authorities fear a surge in cases to 5,000 a day when the full consequences of the holiday “party season” strike home.
Lebanon has recorded 183,888 coronavirus cases since February, including 1,466 deaths, and last week it hit a daily record of more than 3,500 new cases.
After imposing tight restrictions in November to curb the spread of the pandemic, the government relaxed rules before the December holidays, pushed a curfew back to 3 a.m. and allowed nightclubs and bars to reopen.
Medics warn of coronavirus catastrophe in Lebanon Sat 02nd January 2021 | 04:54 PM
Lebanon s hospitals are being overwhelmed by coronavirus cases, medics warned Saturday, as infection rates surge in the wake of end of year holidays
Beirut (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 2nd Jan, 2021 ) :Lebanon s hospitals are being overwhelmed by coronavirus cases, medics warned Saturday, as infection rates surge in the wake of end of year holidays.
The national Covid-19 task force was to meet later the same day and expected to advise a three-week lockdown, said Petra Khoury, its head.
Lebanon, with a population of around six million, has recorded 183,888 coronavirus cases, including 1,466 deaths, since February.