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Standoff at public prosecution ends, woman arrested
Standoff at Public Prosecution ends, woman arrested Amira Agarib & Marie Nammour / 2 September 2013 A woman who threatened to blow herself up with her five-year-old son at the Dubai Public Prosecution headquarters has surrendered and was taken into custody, police said early on Monday. Police said they reached a breakthrough in the negotiations with the Uzbek woman a little after 1am on Monday morning. Officials negotiating with the woman. – Courtesy Twitter The woman had entered the department at noon on Sunday and claimed she was wearing an explosives belt and the Government of Dubai Media Office said she “threatened to blow herself up if she doesn’t receive help to end a personal dispute to prove the fatherhood of her child. “Dubai Police immediately evacuated the building and the surrounding area taking all precautionary measures to secure the place and ensure the safety of all individuals who are in the vicinity of the building,” the Press statement by the Government of Dubai Media Office said. “Preliminary assessment of the incident shows that the woman resorted to this extreme action in an attempt to attract attention and win sympathy that may help her put an end to this family dispute,” the statement said. Sources said the woman entered the building around midday and wanted to meet senior officials to explain her plight. The sources said she had previously visited the prosecution headquarters several times and that problems with her husband drove her to this desperate act. A picture of the evacuated building main hall was circulated by an unknown source after the incident was first reported. An advocate told Khaleej Times that if the woman was indeed carrying explosives, she would get a stiff penalty. The penalty would depend on whether the act results in the damage of public or private property. “She disrupted a public department after the authorities had to evacuate it. The staff had to be put out of work. Besides, her talk about carrying explosives and her threats of using them could have resulted in a public panic and disorder. – news@jkhaleejtimes.com Continue reading
Arabs urge UN, world to take ‘deterrent’ steps on Syria
Arabs urge UN, world to take ‘deterrent’ steps on Syria (AFP) / 2 September 2013 Arab League foreign ministers on Sunday urged the United Nations and the international community to take “deterrent” action against the Syrian regime over alleged chemical attacks near Damascus. But they fell short of calling for military strikes as proposed by the United States, amid divisions in Arab ranks with several countries opposed to foreign intervention in Syria. “The United Nations and the international community are called upon to assume their responsibilities in line with the UN Charter and international law by taking the necessary deterrent measures” following the August 21 suspected chemical attacks, they said in a statement. The ministers, meeting in Cairo, said the Syrian regime was “responsible” for the attacks which the United States says killed hundreds of people with the use of sarin gas. US President Barack Obama said he will seek congressional approval to launch a punitive strike on the regime in Damascus over last month’s attacks in suburbs of the Syrian capital. UN chemical weapons inspectors have carried out a probe in the suspected sites and collected samples which will be sent to European laboratories from Monday. The UN has refused to announce its timeline for finishing the analysis. “We have learned through samples that were provided to the United States and that have now been tested from first responders in East Damascus, (that) hair samples and blood samples have tested positive for signatures of sarin,” US Secretary of State John Kerry told NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday. The Arab foreign ministers said those responsible for unleashing the poison gas in Syria must be tried before an international court “like other war criminals.” They also called for “all forms of support needed by the Syrian people” but without explicitly calling for military strikes as proposed by the United States and France. Continue reading
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