Beirut hostage talks overshadowed by diverging claims
Syria denied setting a sundown deadline for the release of U S journalist Charles Glass and Ali Osseiran and his driver in Lebanon and Hezbollah denied involvement. Amal militia said gunmen fired at its commander Arel Hamieh’s car in Bir el Abed as tensions rise in south Beirut where 25 foreigners are missing. Glass, Osseiran, and the driver were seized in Ouzai amid a broader Lebanese crisis.
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Lebanon
Syria
U.S
Charles Glass
Hezbollah
Party of God
Ghazi Kennan
Kennan
Amal
Glass
Ali Osseiran
Osseiran
Kenaan
Suleiman Salman
Ouzai
Arel Hamieh
Bir el-Abed
West Beirut
Tankers Collide on Seine River Near Rouen
Two tankers collided on the Seine near Rouen France causing a fire and explosion on the 16 000 ton Vitoria. One sailor was killed two injured and five missing as the vessel split in two and sank. The blast shattered windows up to two miles away and the Vitoria was Panama registered.
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Rouen
France
Seine River
Panama
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