Retired American serviceman allegedly commits suicide in Egyptian jail
NBC News
By Ayman Mohyeldin, Correspondent
October 13, 2013
An American citizen who had been detained for violating the Egypt's curfew has apparently committed suicide in his jail cell, an Egyptian security source said Sunday.
James Henry Lunn, a 66-year-old retired American military serviceman, was found dead in his jail cell in a prison in the city of Ismaliya, according to Security Director of Ismaliya General Mohammed el Anani.
Officials said they discovered the body hanging after the came to deliver breakfast and it appeared that Lunn had hung himself with either his belt or his shoelaces. The body was transported to a nearby hospital for autopsy, the officials said.
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Showing posts with label Cairo Egypt. Show all posts
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Soldiers leaving Fort Hood for deployment into Egypt?
400 US troops to deploy to Egypt
RT News
June 24, 2013
More than 400 US soldiers are preparing for their deployment to Egypt in anticipation of violent protests, riots, and the possibility of having to protect the country’s border with Israel.
Training at Fort Hood for a nine-month deployment in the “near future” concluded on June 20, KCEN-TV reports, noting that the soldiers encountered Molotov cocktails and “other dangerous items” in their training.
“Just what I’ve seen over the course of the past week, this unit is already far more ready for this type of threat than we were last week,” Lt. Matthew Wilkinson told the television station. According to KDH News, the training lasted about six months.
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RT News
June 24, 2013
More than 400 US soldiers are preparing for their deployment to Egypt in anticipation of violent protests, riots, and the possibility of having to protect the country’s border with Israel.
Training at Fort Hood for a nine-month deployment in the “near future” concluded on June 20, KCEN-TV reports, noting that the soldiers encountered Molotov cocktails and “other dangerous items” in their training.
“Just what I’ve seen over the course of the past week, this unit is already far more ready for this type of threat than we were last week,” Lt. Matthew Wilkinson told the television station. According to KDH News, the training lasted about six months.
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
Actors shocked by what "Bacile" did to movie
Who is Sam Bacile? Mystery swirls around anti-Islam film
By Moni Basu and Chelsea J. Carter
CNN
Thu September 13, 2012
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
A man who identified himself as Sam Bacile says he is responsible for the movie
A CNN search of public records turns up no information about the man
Bacile is a pseudonym, says an anti-Muslim activist who worked on the film
The cast and crew of the movie say their original lines are dubbed
(CNN) -- The murky account of a man who says he is responsible for a film that ridiculed the Prophet Mohammed is raising questions about everything -- from his identity to the production.
In telephone calls with news agencies, a man identifying himself as Sam Bacile said he was the man who made the movie that roiled the Islamic world.
In Egypt and Libya, mobs targeted U.S. missions and blamed America for the film. In the end, U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and three other Americans in the Libyan city of Benghazi were dead, though it is not clear whether the attack was solely incited by the film.
In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Bacile identified himself as a 52-year-old Israeli-American real estate developer from California.
By Moni Basu and Chelsea J. Carter
CNN
Thu September 13, 2012
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
A man who identified himself as Sam Bacile says he is responsible for the movie
A CNN search of public records turns up no information about the man
Bacile is a pseudonym, says an anti-Muslim activist who worked on the film
The cast and crew of the movie say their original lines are dubbed
(CNN) -- The murky account of a man who says he is responsible for a film that ridiculed the Prophet Mohammed is raising questions about everything -- from his identity to the production.
In telephone calls with news agencies, a man identifying himself as Sam Bacile said he was the man who made the movie that roiled the Islamic world.
In Egypt and Libya, mobs targeted U.S. missions and blamed America for the film. In the end, U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and three other Americans in the Libyan city of Benghazi were dead, though it is not clear whether the attack was solely incited by the film.
In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Bacile identified himself as a 52-year-old Israeli-American real estate developer from California.
But the 80 cast and crew members involved in the making of the movie said they were "grossly misled" about its intent. "The entire cast and crew are extremely upset and feel taken advantage of by the producer," they said in a statement to CNN. They said they were "shocked by the drastic rewrites of the script and lies that were told to all involved. We are deeply saddened by the tragedies that have occurred."
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Saturday, September 6, 2008
Rockslide kills at least 18 in Egyptian shanty town
Rockslide kills at least 18 in Egyptian shanty town
Story Highlights
Rockslide hits Egyptian village on outskirts of Cairo, at least 18 people killed
At least eight boulders, estimated to weigh at least 70 tons, bury 50 homes
NEW: Official: Locals say up to 500 people may be buried under rubble
In 1994, some 30 people were killed in another rockslide in the same area
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Massive boulders peeled away from a cliff and buried dozens of homes in an Egyptian shanty town Saturday, killing at least 18 people, authorities said. Rescuers were digging by hand to reach any survivors
At least eight boulders, some the size of a small house, fell from the towering Muqattam cliffs outside Cairo and buried about 50 homes in the village of Manshiyet Nasr, one of many densely populated slums ringing Africa's most populous city.
The official said 35 people were injured and, according to residents, there could be up to 500 people buried under the hundreds of tons of rock that fell. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the press.
"My whole family is underneath the rock," sobbed Anwar Ragab by phone to the Associated Press as he watched a body being pulled from under the rock. "I don't know what to do, I can't do anything -- I just want my children back."
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Story Highlights
Rockslide hits Egyptian village on outskirts of Cairo, at least 18 people killed
At least eight boulders, estimated to weigh at least 70 tons, bury 50 homes
NEW: Official: Locals say up to 500 people may be buried under rubble
In 1994, some 30 people were killed in another rockslide in the same area
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Massive boulders peeled away from a cliff and buried dozens of homes in an Egyptian shanty town Saturday, killing at least 18 people, authorities said. Rescuers were digging by hand to reach any survivors
At least eight boulders, some the size of a small house, fell from the towering Muqattam cliffs outside Cairo and buried about 50 homes in the village of Manshiyet Nasr, one of many densely populated slums ringing Africa's most populous city.
The official said 35 people were injured and, according to residents, there could be up to 500 people buried under the hundreds of tons of rock that fell. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the press.
"My whole family is underneath the rock," sobbed Anwar Ragab by phone to the Associated Press as he watched a body being pulled from under the rock. "I don't know what to do, I can't do anything -- I just want my children back."
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http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/06/egypt.rockslide.ap/index.html
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