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- 21:02
Moscow also strikes Kyiv's North Bridge, orders foreigners to leave the capital
After days of attacks on the South Bridge, a Russian drone struck Kyiv’s North Bridge as well on Saturday morning, mayor Vitali Klitschko announced: two injured and traffic halted. The Russian Foreign Ministry claimed responsibility for the attack, stating according to Tass (Russian state agency) that the structure “facilitates the movement of” Ukrainian “troops,” and ordered diplomats and foreign nationals to leave Kyiv. During the previous night Russia launched 157 drones on Kyiv and Odessa, of which 131 were intercepted according to Ukrainian sources. Source: ANSA.
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- 21:02
US Coast Guard searches for missing medical jet off Nantucket
A Gulfstream G-100 air ambulance, which departed from Bermuda bound for Boston with six people on board, lost contact with the FAA around 1:20 a.m. on Saturday, October 3. The US Coast Guard deployed an HC-144 Ocean Sentry, an HC-130 Hercules, an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and two naval vessels in the search. Four of the people on board are Canadian citizens, Transport Minister Steve MacKinnon said. The National Transportation Safety Board is gathering information on the incident. Source: CBS News.
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- 21:02
Attack on FlyDubai flight: UAE confirms act of terrorism
The Attorney General of the United Arab Emirates, Hamad Saif al-Shamsi, confirmed on Saturday that the co-pilot’s assault on the captain aboard FlyDubai flight FZ1073 Dubai-Tel Aviv on September 30 was an attempted act of terrorism, carried out with an emergency axe. The flight, carrying 174 people, was diverted to an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. Sources cited by AP and the Wall Street Journal identify the attacker as Omani national Hamam al-Hammami, who had previously been dismissed from Oman Air over suspected ties to extremist circles. FlyDubai has suspended flights on the route to Israel. Source: Al Jazeera.
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- 12:02
US sends third aircraft carrier to Middle East, Trump does not rule out new strikes on Iran
The United States is sending a third aircraft carrier and approximately 9,000 additional troops to the Middle East, bringing the overall presence to more than 20,000 units — a level that the Associated Press describes as unusually high. With the USS George H.W. Bush and the USS George Washington already deployed, three aircraft carriers could simultaneously be in the region by the end of October. In an interview with Time, Trump stated: “Either Iran signs a very fair deal, or it won’t exist anymore” (transl. from English), adding that new strikes are possible after the November 3 midterm elections. Sources: CNBC, AP via Aletho News.
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- 12:02
Moscow strikes Kyiv bridges for third day, fears for nuclear plants
Russia has attacked bridges in the Ukrainian capital for the third consecutive day, with long traffic jams reported in the city. Ukrainian Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal informed European partners of a Russian plan that would aim to collapse the country’s electrical infrastructure by striking with missiles the substations connecting the three nuclear plants still operational in Ukraine to the grid. The news currently comes from a single source (the Ukrainian Energy Ministry); no independent confirmation available. Source: EA WorldView.
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