Monday, 17 March 2014

What in the world (March 18th)

Article: 

  • http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/12/world/europe/spain-lebanon-mayor-organ-allegations/index.html?hpt=imi_c2
  • http://www.netkafa.com/2014/03/12/804496/mayor-arrested-accused-of-attempted-organ-trafficking

·         A wealthy mayor from Lebanon offered $55,000 to poor people for liver tissue. The mayor, 61, was arrested on January 30 at an airport in Valencia, Spain. Authorities would not name the mayor because of an ongoing court investigation. Accomplices allegedly recruited nine people to have liver compatibility tests at a clinic. Spain is considered a world leader in legal organ transplants, and under its rules, human donors must do so only for altruistic reasons and must be family members or close friends of the recipient. The mayor eventually got his liver transplant in Barcelona, using tissue donated by his son, who had earlier been turned down as a donor in Lebanon. The combines tests cost $16,000 , which the mayor's aides allegdely paid. Some of the nine people also received small sums of money for taking part. 

Questions: 

1. What happened in Peru? (http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/15/world/americas/peru-earthquake/index.html?hpt=wo_c2)
- A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck about four miles from the coastal city of Sechura in northern Peru on Saturday. No damage or injuries were reported in the quake, which happened at a depth of six miles. The quake happened in a region that marks the boundary between two tectonic plates, where the oceanic crust of the Nazca Plate moves under the South American Plate. 

- The incident took place in Changsha city, the captial of the province. According to an official statement fro the city's police department, at around 10.15am, local time, two vendors got into a fight after a quarrel inside the Shahuqiao wet market in the Wuijialing neighborhood of Kaifu District in Changsha City. One person was hacked to death The fleeing perpetrator then stabbed at four innocent bystanders two of whom died on the scene. Police quickly responded and killed the perpetrator upon arrival at the scene. The two injured later died after being sent to the hospital. The two vendors were Hebir Turdi and Memet Abla. It is said Turdi killed Abla before stabbing four people as he fled, adding that he eventually shot dead by police. They used kitchen knives. 

- Police in Spain and Morocco arrested seven suspected Islamist militants who recruited and sent fighters for al Qaeda terrorist organizations in Syria and Mali. 

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