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A. TERRORIST ATTACKS

Toll climbs in Egyptian attacks
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak vowed to continue the "battle with terrorism" as he visited the sites of the attacks, the worst in Egypt's recent history. At least 88 people have been killed in bomb attacks in the Egyptian resort of Sharm al-Sheikh, hospital staff say. Most of the dead are Egyptians, but foreigners are among the victims too. The first, in the Old Market, was followed by two more in Naama Bay, where a hotel was badly hit. Some 200 more were injured in the overnight blasts.

Israelis on living with bombers
Britain is adjusting to the news that four of its own citizens carried out suicide bomb attacks on London's transport network last Thursday - the first attacks of their kind on British soil. In the wake of the London bombings, the BBC News website received a large number of emails from Israelis, who spoke of their familiarity with suicide attacks. Here some of them describe their own experiences and how they deal with the threat of suicide bombings. “I have spent my entire teenage years living with these kind of attacks. At the height of the current wave of violence in 2002, bus bombings and attacks became routine. I have been very close to some bombings which occurred in my neighborhood - Abu Tor - between my house and my school, although I have not witnessed one directly. They say every Israeli knows someone who has been killed or injured in a suicide bombing.”

Turkish resort blast kills five
An explosion on a minibus in the Turkish Aegean resort of Kusadasi has killed at least five people, including one British and one Irish woman. At least 13 other people were wounded, including five other Britons, three of them seriously. Turkish officials are investigating the possibility that the blast was caused by a parcel bomb. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the blast a "terrorist attack" without laying specific blame. "The government will naturally take the necessary measures accordingly," he added. No group has said it carried out the bombing.

• Unfortunately, only five people were killed.
• Many people suffered a serious injury.
• Turkish Prime Minister put the blame on terrorists.
• The government knows who carried out the bombing.

London blasts: At a glance
At least 38 people have been killed and hundreds injured in a series of explosions across London. The BBC News website is covering events as they unfold (all times in BST): 08.49 An incident on the Metropolitan Line between Liverpool Street and Aldgate is reported to British Transport Police.
09.15 Press Association reports emergency services called to London's Liverpool Street Station after reports of an explosion.
09.24 British Transport Police say the incident was possibly caused by a collision between two trains, a power cut or a power cable exploding. Police report "walking wounded".
09.33 Passengers are told that all London Underground services are being suspended because of a power fault across the network, PA reports.
09.33 London Underground reports "another incident at Edgware Road" station, PA reports.
09.40 British Transport Police say power surge incidents have occurred on the Underground at Aldgate, Edgware Road, King's Cross, Old Street and Russell Square stations.
10.02 Scotland Yard says it is dealing with a "major incident"…………………..

B. NATURAL DISASTERS

US battles to save storm victims
Emergency teams in the southern US are battling to reach survivors of Hurricane Katrina, the most destructive storm to hit the country in decades. Hundreds of people are feared dead in Mississippi, and the Louisiana city of New Orleans is badly flooded. The city mayor said rescuers were unable to retrieve the dead. "They're just pushing them aside," he said. Amid worsening conditions, officials plan to evacuate a New Orleans stadium where up to 20,000 people took shelter. The Superdome stadium is without power, and toilets are overflowing.

C. AIR CRASHES

Small plane crashes in central Berlin
A small single-engine ultralight aircraft (crash) on a lawn between the Reichstag building, the seat of the German parliament, and the Bundeskanzleramt, the seat of the chancellor, in Berlin. The aircraft (crash) at approximately 20.00 CET. Amateur footage aired by the ARD (show) the plane rapidly descending before (crash) on the lawn and (burst) into flames. Witnesses at the scene were inconclusive about the heading of the plane. Some stated that it (target) the Reichstag while others said that the pilot (try) to steer away from it. He was killed in the crash. People near the scene attempted to fight the fire with hand-held extinguishers, however the aircraft (be) mostly destroyed by the time the emergency services arrived.
The German authorities have ruled out terrorism. Police are saying that the pilot's wife (be) missing since Monday and they had suspected that he might have something to do with the disappearance. It is possible that he might (commit) suicide to avoid prosecution.

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