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Who killed India’s most talented and courageous photojournalist Danish Siddiqui? Taliban denies role News Network July 17, 2021 The Taliban has denied any role in the death of Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, who was killed while covering a clash between Afghan security forces and the insurgents. “We are not aware during whose firing the journalist was killed. We do not know how he died, Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid told CNN-News18. “Any journalist entering the war zone should inform us. We will take proper care of that particular individual. We are sorry for Indian journalist Danish Siddiqui’s death, he said. ....
The Health Ministry has not provided an official account of the cause of the fire. The new ward, opened just three months ago, contained 70 beds, said two medical officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations. Ammar al-Zamili, spokesman for the Dhi Qar health department, told local media there were at least 63 patients inside the ward when the fire began. Maj. Gen. Khalid Bohan, head of Iraq s civil defense, said in comments to the press that the building was constructed from flammable materials and prone to fire. It was the second time a large fire has killed coronavirus patients in an Iraqi hospital this year. At least 82 people died at Ibn al-Khateeb hospital in Baghdad in April when an oxygen tank exploded, sparking the blaze. ....
The Associated Press BAGHDAD A fire swept through a coronavirus ward in southern Iraq, killing at least 50 people and injuring dozens more, Iraqi medical officials said late Monday. The officials said all those who died suffered severe burns during the blaze at al-Hussein Teaching Hospital in the southern city of Nasiryah. At least 50 people were killed and others were in critical condition, they said. The officials said the fire was caused by an electric short circuit, but did not provide more detail. Another health official in Dhi Qar province, where Nasiriyah is located, said the fire erupted when an oxygen cylinder exploded. ....
Updated: 20:06 ET, Jul 12 2021 Invalid Date, AT least fifty people have died in southern Iraq after a fire swept through a coronavirus isolation ward last night. Dozens of people suffered severe burns as the blaze engulfed the ward at the Al-Hussein hospital in the city of Nasiryah. 4 Smoke rises after fire broke out for an unknown reason in a COVID-19 isolation at the Al-Hussein hospital in the city of NasiryahCredit: Getty 4 At least 50 people have been killed in the blazeCredit: Getty Officials said the flame was sparked by an electric short circuit, but did not provide more detail. Another health official said the fire erupted when an oxygen cylinder exploded. ....