Entry 20 May 23rd

22 Afghan Police Officers Are Killed in Attacks by Taliban

Rod Nordland

In Kabul it was a very bloody day for the police officers of Afghanistan. 22 officers were killed from 4 separate attacks around the country by the Taliban. One of the places hit was in the northern province of Badakhshan. This was where officers complained the the U.S. military was no where to help them. The officers in Afghanistan have always had high casualties but this was one of the worst.  In Yangan part of Badakhshan is where the government has been battling the Taliban for 2 days in a government complex. Up to 40 security guards and government workers are stuck in a bunker under the facility. 16 police officers have been killed so far. The people in the bunker are now running low on supplies and ammo. Their plan was to interrupt the soon coming government election.

The attacks that are going on in Afghanistan are truly outrageous and have to be stopped. The Taliban have been given too much power and should not go unpunished  for their crimes. The officers that were killed were only doing their jobs. The Taliban were not targeting them but they got in cross hairs. I am sorry for the families of the police officers and my deepest condolences.  

Entry 19 May 21st

Stabbing spree leaves 4 dead in Taiwan subway

Johnson Lai

In the capital of Taiwan the killing of 4 people in a subway took place. At at the 21-year-old second-year student at Tunghai University in the central city of Taichung was wielding a knife on a subway leading to the southwestern suburbs of Taipei. The boy killed four people and injured 21 others during the attack. Photos of the attack showed blood splattered subway car and video of men using umbrellas to restrain the attacker. Security guards quickly called police who then apprehended him and said he reeked of alcohol. The man told the police the he wanted to do something "Shocking" and had been planning this since childhood. He there were no other motives involved and he did not suffer from any mental health problems. 

He boarded the train two stations earlier and started stabbing people when they passed the first. The attacker was using a 10 centimeter knife and was carrying another that was 30 centimeters longs. He stuck victims in the stomach and chest. Attacks like this are very rare in Taipei.

I cant imagine how someone could think that stabbing a bunch of people on a subway would be a good idea with having any sort of mental instability. The people on the subway were innocent and should not have hurt or killed from stupidity. The security guards on the subway should have been more aware of what was happening and should have intervened. Also they should station a guard on all of the subways so this wont happen again.   

Entry 18 May 13th

‘All options open’ to rescue schoolgirls, says Nigeria

 Bloomberg

In Abuja, Nigeria a government official said "all options open" help save the girls. 300 hundred girls were abducted by the Boko Haram last month from their school Borno state. The U.S has sent air reconnaissance to help in the search effort.  The Boko Haram's leaders was seen in a video that they released he said “I swear to almighty Allah, you will not see them again until you release our brothers that you have captured.” He was also seen threatening to sell the girls in the slavery. Parents of the girls who have been captured are being asked to watch the video to see if they can identify any of the girls in them. The Nigerian government originally decided they were not going to negotiate with them  but that might be relaxed. Mike Omeri said that the government will use whatever type of action it takes to free the girls. This has not been the first attack by the Boko Haram and people started a protest in the streets of Abuja for the government to do more about finding the girls and stopping the Boko Haram. 

The Boko Haram has been terrorizing the people of Nigeria to help project their mission. The government of Nigeria has not been doing nearly enough to track down them before more people get killed. The Boko Haram have killed hundreds of people in Nigeria and we can't let the girls be the next victims. Taking the girls from the school will prove to be worthless to their mission and will have been a waste of time. I hope that the girls will be returned to their families without being harmed.

Entry 17

Bus Crashes and Burns in Mexico, killing at least 36

The Associated Press

In Mexico a passenger bus slammed into a broken down truck which caused it to burst into flames with the people inside. This killed at least 36 people on Sunday morning in southern Mexico. Official say the 4 people survived the crash which happen after midnight in the southern state of Veracruz. The people on the bus were business people travelling from Villahermosa in Tobasco State to Mexico City. The victims were burned to death alive inside the bus.  Bus crashes cause hundreds of deaths in Mexico each year. 

It is the bus drivers fault for the crash of the bus. Even though the bus hit a tractor trailer it was parked on the side of the road and the driver should have been able to avoid the tractor trailer. I am very sorry for the families if the people who died in the crashes. Things like these should not happen and there should be more precautions. 

Entry 16

Chileans flee from burning port city after 2,000 homes destroyed

Graciala Ibanez and Marianela Jarroud

After two days of trying to control the blaze Chilean fire fighters that have killed 12 people, injured 500, destroyed 2,000 homes and have forced 10,000 people to leave the dense hills where they live. They thought the fires had been contained after 24 hours but started up again after the winds picked up and started to spread the fires to different neighbourhoods. Having no fire hydrants it was very difficult for fire fighters to bring water to the fires and often had to watch neighbours hoods burn. 20 air planes and helicopters we deployed to drop water a hot spots but even with that they could no completely put out the fire. The fire began in a forested ravine next to ramshackle housing and quickly spread because of the wooden housing.

I am very sorry for the people who live in Chile and I hope that the fire goes out as quickly as possible. I hope that something like this doesn't happen again. I think that the Chilean government should invest in some better way of fighting fires in the neighbour hoods where they are likely going to start. This stuff does happen and I want the people to not give up. 

 

Entry 15

Blast at Nigerian bus station kills scores

Associated Press

In Abuja, Nigeria a large explosion tore through a local bus station during the morning rush hour. The explosion killed at least 71 people and wounded 124. This marked the largest terrorist attack ever to hit Abuja. President Goodluck Jonathan visited the horrifying scene and blamed the Boko Haram responsible for the attack on the bus station. The Boko Haram is an Islamic extremist group that operates in Northern Nigeria and has been threatening to attack the capital. Authorities thought that the bomb was either planted in the ground or hidden in a car. The blast destroyed 16 luxury buses and 24 minibuses and cars. 

The Boko Haram organization has done some truly terrible things to the people of Nigeria. The Nigerian police have to get ride of them from their country before they become even more deadly then they are already. Doing this to innocent civilians is truly despicable. The government has to do something about the problem before more lives are lost.

Entry 14

Man suspected of cannibalism arrested in Pakistan; police say he and brother are repeat offenders

Associated Press

In Islamabad police arrested a man on Monday who is suspected of being a cannibal. Body parts had been found in his house including a skull of a small child. The man's neighbours had complained about a foul smell coming from his house which gave the police a reason to mount a raid on his house. The police believe that the man and his brother had been digging up graves in a nearby graveyard where people had seen the men lurking. The body parts that were found appeared to be a skull of the child but are sending them in for further testing. The police are looking for the man's brother. The man had just recently been let out of jail after dehumanizing a body. In Pakistan there is no law against cannibalism. Many cooked human body parts were found in the brothers homes and are now sentences to 2 years in prison. 

It is truly unthinkable that two people could even think about eating another human being even if they had already passed away. I think that sending them away for 2 years is not long enough and they should have been given life sentences for their crimes. Eating another person is beyond imaginable and it should not be allowed anywhere.