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SecurityThe two Italian girls kidnapped in Iraq are free (5): they are going to arrive in Rome even this night
Rome, Italy - The antiterrorism pool attorney is waiting for them
Simona Pari and Simona Torretta could arrive in Rome at night. Rome's antiterrorism pool Attorney is waiting for them. Meanwhile, it would have been revealed that Italian Premier Berlusconi will talk about... more
SecurityThe two Italian girls kidnapped in Iraq are free (4): Berlusconi confirms the event
Baghdad, Iraq - Releases occurred in different places
Even the two Iraqi hostages kidnapped by the group responsible for hiding Simona Pari and Simona Torretta would have ben freed. All the releases would have happened in different places anyway. Rome's Prefect... more
SecurityThe two Italian girls kidnapped in Iraq are free (3): Berlusconi confirms the event
Rome, Italy - Now they would be together with the Italian Red Cross
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has confirmed the occurred release of the two Italian girls kidnapped in Iraq. Berlusconi has underlined how Simona Pari and Simona Torretta are together with the Italian... more
SecurityThe two Italian girls kidnapped in Iraq are free (2): half of the ransom has been paid
Baghdad, Iraq - The "Al Rai al Aam" newspaper revealed it
It seems that has been paid the half of a ransom of USD 1m in order to free the two Italians girls: the daily paper of Kuwait "Al Rai al Aam" reveals it. At the moment in which we write Simona Pari and... more
SecurityThe two Italian girls kidnapped in Iraq are free: they are going to arrive in Rome by a special flight tomorrow
Baghdad, Iraq - They would have directly been brought to the Italian diplomatic delegate by their kidnappers
The two Italian girls kidnapped in Iraq, Simona Pari and Simona Torretta, would have been freed. It would have been revealed by Al Jazeera, putting into evidence how they would have been brought to the... more
SecurityThe two Italian girls kidnapped in Iraq are free (6): from several years they were engaged with the "Un ponte per" association
Baghdad, Iraq - Both have taken care of plans about children
Simona Pari and Simona Torretta both volunteers of the association "Un ponte per" have been seized in Baghdad the last September 7. Simona Pari is born in Bologna on June 6, 1975, is graduated in philosophy... more
SecurityOlympic flight: it was false the bomb alert
London, United Kingdom - "The flight 411 for America carries a bomb for Iraq"... "America will see": this is the message of the anonymous calls to the Greek newspaper "Ethnos"
No bomb aboard the Olympic Airways flight Athens-New York, forced yesterday afternoon to make an emergency landing, because of three anonymous telephone calls perceiving about the presence of a device... more
SecurityIsrael: union announces the end of strike
Tel Aviv, Israel - The air traffic will be resumed
Few minutes ago Histadrut, the Israeli union, would have announced the end of the general strike that for two days has paralyzed the country. In Israel many categories of workers have crossed their arms... more
SecurityEU approves the cancellation of the embargo against Libya
Brussels, Belgium - The measure to be ratified at Luxembourg on October 11 by EU's Foreign Office ministers
European Union approved after the USA (see for details AVIONEWS) the cancellation for the embargo against Libya this morning. The decision was considered by Coreper, the Committe of representatives for... more
SecurityAbolition sanctions to Libya: Bush says yes
Washington, USA - Line and charter flights will return to travel from and to Tripoli
It’s arrived as preannounced (see news AVIONEWS) the President George W. Bush signature which puts a stop to trade embargo to Libya: the sanctions already had been suspended the last April 23, when Gheddafi r... more
SecurityDemonstration occurred at Fiumicino
Fiumicino, Italy - Several employees of the air station operating at the Cargo City moaned about the lack of activities efficiency
A spontaneous protest by the employees of a shipping company linked to Alitalia occurred at Fiumicino Airport this morning. Starting at about 06:30 am, a group of at least 60 cars and lorries would have... more
SecurityThe Mi-8s are firing against terrorists escaping from Beslan's school (4): it is a massacre
Beslan, Russia - The first partial news indicate more than 100 victims and at least 200 children among the injured persons
Helicopters and special forces go on trying to find the terroristic group barricaded in a side of the school structure, the theatre of a serious Checen terroristic action (see for details AVIONEWS 1, 2... more
SecurityThe Mi-8s are firing against terrorists escaping from Beslan's school (3): the helicopters overfly the temporary refuge of the militiamen
Beslan, Russia - 13 among them sheltered themselves in another building but the Russian forces have already surrounded it
The group probably consisting of 13 among the members of the Checen terroristic commando has barricaded inside a building after escaping from Beslan school, whose roof fell down and whose structure would... more
SecurityThe MI-8s are firing against terrorists escaping from Beslan's school (2): aerial vehicles overfly the area searching for the fugitives
Beslan, Russia - Terrorists would have tried to escape by putting on hostages' dresses in order to hide within the crowd
Russian military helicopters are overflying the area around the Beslan's school in order to find the escaping terrorists. It seems that at least ten among them are close and that the men and women of the... more
SecurityThe MI-8s are firing against terrorists escaping from Beslan's school
Beslan, Russia - The final assault against the Chechen militiamen who have kidnapped hundreds people has really started
The Russian armed forces and Police's blitz against the Chechen terrorists, who have kidnapped hundreds children and young persons together with their parents and teachers, at a Beslan school, in Northern... more
SecurityMalpensa: hijacking fear on an Alitalia flight
Varese, Italy - Emergency measures soon sprang, a half hour traffic stop
This morning at international airport of Malpensa has been a hijacking alarm on the Alitalia flight AZ-637 from Miami. It seems hijacking hypothesis circulated for a signal from French flight assistant's... more
SecurityNew battle in Najaf
Najaf, Iraq - Iraqi temporary Government appears anyway willing to peacefully put the struggles to an end as soon as possible
Even the last night the US Air Force's strikers would have performed several bombing missions on the Iraqi holy city of Najaf. In the morning, struggles between the Moqtada Al-Sadr's militiamen and the... more
SecurityStruggle in Najaf started again (2): bombing in Iraq occurred also in the morning
Najaf, Iraq - US strikers would have also hit an industrial plant at Falluja
American strikers would have carried on bombing activities in Iraq also during the morning, hitting several targets in many cities of the country. Najaf would be still involved in sporadic struggles between... more
SecurityStruggle in Najaf started again: the USA resort to the AC-130 Spectres
Najaf, Iraq - New bombing and gunfire began yesterday in the evening and went on all night long
Starting from yesterday in the evening, the Iraqi city of Najaf turned into a target again and it was bombed by US Air Force. Moqtada Al-Sadr decided to avoid to surrender and he is carrying on his fighting,... more
SecurityRebels attack Italian soldiers in Iraq: an Italian Air Force's HH-3F helicopter repulses the militiamen
Nassiriya, Iraq - No one was injured among the Italian troops
A new attack by the rebels in Iraq against the Italian forces occurred today. An Italian Army convoy moving north from Nassiriya would have been attacked at about 12:05 am (local time) by several men endowed... more
SecurityAttack against Carabinieri in Nassiriya
Nassiriya, Iraq - Three injured and one appears serious so that he would have been carried to Kuwait City by an Italian Air Force's helicopter
Three Italian contingent's Carabinieri stationed in Nassiriya (Iraq) were wounded last night during two attacks against three vehicles, occurred within about 20 minutes. Carabinieri were performing a territorial... more
SecurityItalian-Lybian agreement: the repatriation by airplane for 2500 illegals already started
Rome, Italy - Italian-Libyan air, naval, and land patrols to fight illegals boats
An agreement between Rome and Tripoli has been reached yesterday, aiming to the counter-immigration training and patrolling of two countries borders by air, naval and land units, in order to prevent in... more
SecurityAl-Sadr wounded during USA's strikes
Najaf, Iraq - Nevertheless, cures provided would have enabled him to escape while the holy city is under US control
Moqtada Al-Sadr would have been wounded during the strike activities performed in the last 24 hours by the US F-16 and AV-8B fighter-bombers on the holy city of Najaf. It would have been unveiled by his... more
SecurityAl-Sadr under siege in Najaf (2): American soldiers control the holy city again
Najaf, Iraq - USA's F-16s hit Moqtada Al-Sadr's house
US F-16 Fighting Falcon multirole light fighters would have hit the Shiite leader Moqtada Al-Sadr's house in Najaf, even if he would be far from his house, barricaded together with some hundreds rebels... more
SecurityAl-Sadr under siege in Najaf
Najaf, Iraq - The area related to the monumental cemetery of the holy city would have been surrounded by USA's forces
The final attack by American forces and Iraqi national guard against Moqtada Al-Sadr's militiamen in Najaf would have started last night, while the rebels remain in the holy city, barricading themselves... more
SecurityFiumicino Airport: El Al security's warning signal at Terminal C
Fiumicino, Italy - It occurred at 09:00 but such alarm ended after 15 minutes only
At about 09:00 am this morning, a warning signal occurred at Rome-Fiumicino "Leonardo da Vinci" Airport. All the persons in the departure hall of the Terminal C would have immediately been made evacuate,... more
SecurityStruggles in Najaf have started again
Najaf, Iraq - American combat aircraft are overflying the city while cannons and mortars go on firing
Iraqi city of Najaf goes on being a theatre of heavy and constant fighting. Starting from 08:00 am local time, a new battle between the militiamen of Moqtada Al-Sadr and the US units is affecting the city... more
SecurityAn aircraft left from Forlì in Italy destined to Black Sea obliged to land in the Caucasus
Moscow, Russia - Russian soldiers skyjack the flight for preventive reasons anti-Chechen guerrilla activity
A flight took off at 11:30am from "Ridolfi" airport of Forlì and destined to Krasnodar, in the Black Sea, has been skyjacked by Russian soldiers in the Majkop base, in the south-western Russia. Aircraft... more
SecurityIraq: heavy struggles occur again in Najaf with the intervention of USA's aerial vehicles
Najaf, Iraq - Artillery, heavy guns and cannons fire intensively
Today, at 06:00 am Italian local time (04:00 am Iraqi local time), struggles between American soldiers and the militiamen of the Shiite radical leader Moqtada Al-Sadr started again worsening. In such battlefield... more
SecurityHeathrow: plan for attack averted was in its final stages
London, United Kingdom - According to the Times, the Pakistani had passed coded information to Al Qaeda
The attack fear aimed to London airport would led to elevation of alert level in New York e Washington too. London Times reports the Pakistani computer scientist plan was in its final stages: he had visited... more
SecurityUSA's fighter-bombers attack Samarra and Najaf
Samarra, Iraq - Rebels would have been hit with guided munitions by US Air Force starting from last night
The Iraqi city of Samarra would have been involved since the last night by a constant fighting activity between US forces anf the rebels. Samarra, some 125 km north from Baghdad, would be considered by... more
SecurityHolland aids African Union by sending troop-transport airplanes to Darfur
Addis Abeba, Ethiopia - 308 soldiers to arrive in the region next week
A release has been spread from African Union's headquarter in Addis Abeba, unveiling that next week Dutch Government will send planes which are necessary in order to transfer 308 soldiers belonging to... more
SecurityBelgium: also 5 helicopters are employed for the emergency produced by gas main explosion
Ghislenghien, Belgium - Presently, 14 dead and about 200 injured persons have been caused by such blast
Among the victims of the tragic explosion occurred at Ghislenghien this morning, nearby Ath, south Belgium, in an industrial area where a facility was being built, several workers, security personnel members... more
SecurityBrazil, civil helicopter crashes: six died and three missing in the sea
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - It transports technicians on oil platform
A helicopter crashed today off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, while it was carrying some technicians on oil platform, sink in the sea. In total nine the people on board, according to the first excited news,... more
SecurityFabrizio Quattrocchi's body is going to arrive in Rome-Ciampino Airport (2): Italian Red Cross's airplane has landed at Roman Airport
Rome, Italy - Particularly difficult medical analyses are being forecasted
Italian Red Cross's airplane carrying Fabrizio Quattrocchi's body has landed at Rome-Fiumicino Airport. His brother and his girlfriend (together with her father) have waited there for him. The remains... more
SecurityFabrizio Quattrocchi's body is going to arrive in Rome-Ciampino Airport
Rome, Italy - His arrival is forecasted at 01:00 pm
Fabrizio Quattrocchi's body is currently on board of an Italian Red Cross flight towards Italy. This aircraft, after taking off from Baghdad, should arrive at Roman Ciampino Airport more or less at 01:00... more
SecurityRockets target Italian base in Iraq
Tallil, Iraq - Two Rpgs were fired this morning at dawn
Two Rpgs (Rocket Propelled Grenades) have been fired today at dawn inside Tallil Italian base, nearly 30km from Nassiriya. It is the first time that this base has been targeted by Iraqi militians. Col.... more
SecurityMatteo Vanzan's body to arrive today at Rome-Ciampino Airport
Rome, Italy - He should arrive at 04:00 pm in front of President Ciampi
Matteo Vanzan's body will arrive this afternoon at Rome-Ciampino Airport after he died during military defence operation in Iraq. Its unit together with representatives by other Italian military units... more
SecurityItalian soldier injured after yesterday attack in Nassiriya died during the night (3): nine injured Italian soldiers have just arrived at Ciampino Airport
Rome, Italy - Also Chief of General Staff, Adm. Giampaolo Di Paola
An AMI C-130 Hercules carrying nine Italian soldiers injured during activities performed in Iraq has landed at Ciampino Airport. Three among these ones had been involved by fighting against Shiite warriors... more
SecurityItalian soldier injured after yesterday attack in Nassiriya died during the night (2): Italian Government is ready to report in front of Parliament tomorrow
Rome, Italy - Defence Minister Martino to recount to Parliament while Premier Berlusconi is going to do it not before next Thursday
After tragic events on last night in Nassiriya, Italian Government has announced its intention for reporting in front of Parliament during two different occasions. In fact, an intervention by Defence Minister... more
SecurityItalian soldier injured after yesterday attack in Nassiriya died during the night
Nassiriya, Iraq - Matteo Vanzan, 23, was in Iraq just from last Wednesday
The young Italian 23 years old soldier, Matteo Vanzan, died at 04:35am local time due to wounds caused by the explosion of mortar grenade, after yesterday fighting between Italian units and Shiite warriors... more
SecurityLeader in 1986 Palestinian air hijacking is sentenced to life
Washington, USA - The Jordanian told the court he was "brainwashed" into doing horrible actions
Zayd Hassan Abd al-Latif Masud al-Safarini, the leader of a group of Palestinian terrorists who took over a Pan Am jet and killed 22 people was sentenced to three consecutive life terms plus 25 years on... more
SecurityThe calendar of strikes in the air transport field in Italy
Rome, Italy - The dates are subject to changes
Following we communicate the calendar of the strikes announced in the air transport field until on Thursday May 6: the Ministry of Infrastructures and Transports is the source. March 12, general strike... more
SecurityMilitary aircraft crashes in Slovenia
Ljubljana, Slovenia - The pilot died
The General Staff of the Slovenian defence has announced in a note that a Pilatus 9 aircraft has crashed near the village of Spodnja Zerjavica during military exercises. The causes and details of the accident... more
SecurityArrested alleged killer of air traffic controller
Zurich, Switzerland - Police doesn't provide details
Alleged killer of the air traffic controller who was in service when two aircraft: a Russian commercial and a Dhl cargo, collided causing the death of 71 people, most of them schoolchildren (see AVIONEWS),... more
SecurityLybia admit guilt
London, Great Britain - A British Government spokesman announced new informal declarations
Informally, British Government received assurance that Lybia no more denies guilt for the Lockerbie disaster and the death of the English police agent Ybonne Fletcher. more
SecurityMacedonian President died
London, UK - Irish Premier announced it
Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski has been involved in an incident this morning and died. Announced it Irish Premier Bernie Ahern who was supposed to meet him. Even all the assistants should be died.... more
SecurityBosnia: aircraft with Macedonian president crashed
Tirana, Albania - It was going to Mostar
An aircraft with on bard the Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski crashed nearby Stolac in south of Bosnia. The President was going to Mostar for a Balkan summit. On board, not only the President but... more
SecurityLibya denies guilt in 1988 Lockerbie bombing (2): Britain wants to "clarify"
London, UK - A Tony Blair speakerman intervened
Tony Blair speakerman said Britain wants to "clarify" Libyan Prime Minister's comment over 1988 Lockerbie disaster and concerning which Libya accepted to pay a compensation to the victims to improve relationships... more
SecurityAlitalia affair (10): Mengozzi called by Letta
Rome, Italy - As revealed by press sources
Alitalia's chief executive, Francesco Mengozzi, has been apparently called by Under-Secretary of State Gianni Letta. Press sources revealed it. more