Terror bid foiled in Pak
Peshawar: Pakistani security forces on Saturday foiled a terror bid by defusing a 5.5 kg bomb planted on a roadside in northwest Pakistan.
The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) after an intelligence information recovered a remote-controlled bomb planted on a roadside in Janikhel area of Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and neutralised the explosive.
The bomb was planted for a big terror activity by unknown terrorists, however quick action by the security forces averted the sabotage attempt, police said. (PTI)
Typhoon Haishen en route to Japan
Tokyo: A powerful typhoon, the second in a week, was barrelling toward the southern cluster of Japanese Okinawa islands on Saturday, prompting warnings about torrential rainfall and fierce wind gusts.
Weather officials have cautioned about Typhoon Haishen for the last several days, urging people to brace for what could be a record storm and be ready to take shelter and stock up on food and water.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said Haishen, packing sustained winds of up to 198 kilometers per hour early on Saturday, was on course to hit Okinawa by Sunday, and later the main southern island of Kyushu. (AP)
Toddler killed in shooting
Baton Rouge (US): A toddler was fatally shot while riding in a vehicle along a Louisiana road late on Friday in a shooting that was condemned by the city’s mayor.
Ivorie Combs, 4, was identified early on Saturday as the child who was killed, Baton Rouge Police Sgt. L’Jean McKneely Jr. said in a news release. Detectives believe a passing vehicle opened fire on the vehicle Combs was riding in, and the child was struck. Combs was pronounced dead at the scene. A description of the passing vehicle wasn’t immediately available. (AP)
Iran begins new school year
Tehran: Iran on Saturday opened the new school year after nearly seven months of closure.
In a video conference, President Hassan Rouhani said the education of 15 million students is as important as the health system.
Education will not be closed in our country even under the worst situation, he said, urging authorities to implement health measures in schools to the level of those in military garrisons. The reopening of schools came as many expressed concern over a possible increase in infections, including medical professionals. (AP)