ANKARA — Turkish police detained 88 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group, the country’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Friday.

The suspects were detained in 23 provinces during operations dubbed “GURZ-15,” which were carried out over the past five days, Yerlikaya stated on the social media platform X.

The minister also shared a video of the raids in which the suspects were apprehended.

The Turkish government designated IS as a terrorist organization in 2013, blaming it for a spate of deadly attacks in the country since 2015, including the January attack on a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul that killed one person.

XINHUA

DAMASCUS — A senior commander of Iraq’s Hezbollah Brigades, known as Abu Haidar, was killed Friday in a suspected Israeli drone strike near Damascus International Airport, according to reports from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

The attack targeted the commander’s vehicle early in the morning on a road adjacent to the airport in the Sayyida Zeinab area. His bodyguard sustained injuries.

The Britain-based war monitor indicated that the absence of large explosions typically associated with air raids implies the strike was a precise missile attack on the vehicle.

Since the beginning of 2024, Israel has executed 67 strikes in Syria, comprising 50 airstrikes and 17 ground operations, targeting 142 facilities and resulting in 211 military casualties, alongside 23 civilian fatalities, including a child and four women, the observatory said.

Hezbollah Brigades, an Iraqi Shiite paramilitary group integrated into Iraq’s security apparatus, has been deploying troops to Syria to support the Syrian government against insurgents.

Neither Israel nor Syria has issued an official statement regarding this incident.

XINHUA

JERUSALEM — Israeli media reported that more than 100 rockets were launched from Lebanon towards northern Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Friday afternoon, prompting the Israeli army to advise civilians in the region to stay close to bomb shelters.

Among the damage, a direct hit was reported on a building at a dairy farm in Kibbutz Ortal, located in the northern Golan Regional Council, an Israeli settlement in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. A power outage also occurred in Safed in Israel’s Northern District due to the barrage.

Sirens warning of rocket fire were activated in Safed, several nearby towns around the Sea of Galilee, and in Ortal in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Social media posts showed multiple interceptions by the Iron Dome defense system during what appeared to be a significant rocket attack from Hezbollah.

The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah sharply escalated on Thursday, with both sides exchanging deadly attacks and vowing further retaliation after explosions from pagers and handheld radios across Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday resulted in 37 fatalities and left 2,931 individuals injured. Hezbollah attributed the explosions to Israel, while Israeli officials have not commented on the incident.

XINHUA

BEIRUT — Two Hezbollah members were killed late Thursday night in a clash with Israeli forces along the border fence separating Lebanon and Israel, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua on Friday.

The sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, reported that a Hezbollah military group attempted to plant an explosive device at a border point when they were discovered by the Israeli army, which subsequently imposed a siege on the area.

The clash lasted about half an hour, and as the Hezbollah group attempted to withdraw, an Israeli drone targeted them with an air-to-ground missile, resulting in the deaths of two members. Hezbollah has not yet commented on the incident.

On Friday, Israeli warplanes and drones conducted eight airstrikes on six border towns and villages in southern Lebanon, while Israeli artillery shelled 11 towns and villages in the eastern and central border areas with approximately 40 shells.

Lebanese military sources reported the launch of about 140 surface-to-surface missiles from Lebanon into northern Israel and claimed the missiles were not intercepted by the Iron Dome.

Hezbollah claimed responsibility for several missile attacks on northern Israel in response to Israeli strikes on southern Lebanese villages. The group stated it bombed key military sites, including the Northern Command’s air defense missile system in Berea Barracks and the headquarters of Armored Brigade 188 in Al-Aliqa barracks.

Meanwhile, Israeli media reported that more than 100 rockets were launched from Lebanon toward northern Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Friday afternoon, prompting the Israeli army to advise civilians in the region to stay close to bomb shelters.

On Thursday night, Israeli warplanes conducted around 60 airstrikes on Hezbollah positions in southern and eastern Lebanon, dropping about 150 air-to-ground missiles. The results of these raids, described as the most intense since last October, are not yet known.

These developments follow two waves of explosions from communications devices in Lebanon earlier in the week, which resulted in 37 deaths and 2,931 injuries.

The Lebanese government condemned the explosions, calling them a serious violation of sovereignty, and requested an urgent Security Council meeting. Hezbollah held Israel “fully responsible” for the explosions, which they claimed targeted party units, and threatened retaliation.

XINHUA

SHENYANG — A Chinese court on Friday sentenced Xu Wenrong, former deputy general manager of the China National Petroleum Corporation, to 14 years in prison for accepting bribes.

Xu was also handed a fine of 3.5 million yuan (about 496,000 U.S. dollars), and his illegal gains from bribery will be recovered and turned over to the state treasury, according to a statement issued by the Intermediate People’s Court of Shenyang in northeast China’s Liaoning Province.

An investigation revealed that between 1998 and 2023, Xu took undue advantage of his various positions to assist individuals and organizations in matters related to project contracting, equipment purchases, business operations and job promotions. In return, he accepted money and valuables worth a total of 53.29 million yuan.

The court stated that Xu’s actions had constituted the crime of bribery, and had involved an exceptionally large amount of money, warranting lawful punishment. Xu’s truthful confession of his crimes, his expression of remorse and the return of his illicit gains were taken into consideration, and the court handed down a lenient sentence.

XINHUA

SHANGHAI — China’s financial hub, Shanghai, had evacuated 112,000 people as of Friday morning due to Typhoon Pulasan, which brought record-breaking rainfall to parts of the city.

According to the municipal flood control office, 649 vessels have either been evacuated or returned to port to seek shelter, 54 train services have been suspended, and 26 ferries’ operations have been halted.

Rainfall began intensifying across Shanghai from 2 a.m. on Friday, with the city’s average precipitation reaching 73.28 mm by 9 a.m. Out of 614 weather stations, 151 recorded heavy or extreme rainfall levels.

The Yangjiazhai meteorological station in Fengxian district and the Nicheng Park meteorological station in Pudong district recorded over 300 mm of rainfall within six hours, breaking historical records for both districts since meteorological observations began.

Pulasan, the 14th typhoon of the year, made its second landfall in Fengxian of Shanghai at about 9:45 p.m. on Thursday after its first landfall earlier the same day in Zhejiang Province.

Bebinca, the 13th typhoon of this year, churned ashore at Shanghai on Monday. It is believed to be the strongest typhoon to hit the metropolis in 75 years.

XINHUA

GAZA — Two Palestinian citizens were killed this morning as a result of Israeli airstrikes targeting Gaza City and the town of Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip.

Local sources reported that one individual was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza, while another was reported killed following strikes on several civilians in the al-Sha’af Street, east of Gaza City.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in 41,272 documented Palestinian fatalities, with over 95,551 others injured.

Thousands of victims are feared trapped under rubble, inaccessible to emergency and civil defense teams due to Israeli attacks.

WAFA

QUẢNG BÌNH — The effects of Storm Soulik have injured one person and damaged 93 houses in central Việt Nam, according to the Disaster and Dyke Management Authority on Friday.

A total of 2,322 households were evacuated due to high risks of flooding and landslides.

Heavy rains on Thursday evening and night led to significant flooding across parts of the central province of Quảng Bình, with water levels in the Gianh River rising sharply.

In Thanh Thạch Commune, Tuyên Hóa District, dozens of homes were inundated.

According to local officials, the rainfall was brought on by Storm Soulik, which had weakened from a typhoon into a tropical depression after making landfall earlier on Thursday.

The storm triggered a surge in upstream water levels, submerging over 20 homes in villages three and four of Thanh Thạch, with some properties facing water levels as high as four metres. Fortunately, all residents were safely evacuated.

By Friday morning, the rain had ceased, and water levels showed signs of receding, said Đoàn Xuân Long, chairman of the Thanh Thạch People’s Committee.

Local authorities are now assisting residents in the clean-up process as the floodwater gradually recedes.

The National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting reported that, after hitting Quảng Bình and Quảng Trị provinces, Typhoon Soulik has significantly weakened but still left areas vulnerable to flash floods and landslides.

The provincial hydrometeorological centre noted that the tropical convergence zone over the central region has continued to bring heavy downpours, especially in the mountainous communes of Tuyên Hóa and Minh Hóa districts, where rainfall exceeded 400mm, with some areas reaching 633mm.

These heavy rains have caused river levels across Quảng Bình to rise.

The Gianh River surpassed warning level 2 by 1.39 metres, while both the Kiến Giang and Nhật Lệ Rivers exceeded warning level 1. The severe weather has also resulted in landslides and flooding in various parts of the province, leading to localised disruptions.

At severely flooded locations, authorities have set up roadblocks and posted warning signs to prohibit movement.

Border guards are working with local officials to ensure public safety, urging residents to avoid crossing fast-moving waters.

In preparation for the storm and anticipated flooding, Quảng Bình province had already evacuated nearly 900 households, totalling more than 3,000 people, from high-risk areas to safer places.

Heavy rain has also caused widespread flooding in Nghệ An and Hà Tĩnh provinces, prompting urgent relief efforts from local authorities.

As of 7am on Friday, the Hà Tĩnh Province’s Flood and Storm Prevention and Search and Rescue Committee reported that water levels on the Ngàn Sâu and Ngàn Phố rivers are approaching warning level 2, while the La River is currently at warning level 1.

There is a significant risk of flooding in low-lying areas, along with flash floods and landslides in mountainous regions. Urban areas are also under threat.

Authorities in Hương Khê, Cẩm Xuyên and Thạch Hà districts are taking proactive measures, relocating residents from flood-prone areas to safer locations.

In Nghệ An Province, flooding has affected several riverfront communes, including Bích Hào and Thanh Lĩnh communes in Thanh Chương District.

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyễn Thế Anh confirmed that many rural roads are submerged, leading to school closures for thousands of students.

Several hydropower plants in two provinces have started releasing water to manage rising levels.

Initial assessments of Hà Tĩnh Proivnce reveal that 14 homes in Kỳ Xuân Commune, Kỳ Anh District have suffered roof damage.

Strong winds have exacerbated the situation, damaging 39 houses and auxiliary structures, downing 10 streetlight poles and uprooting hundreds of trees in Cẩm Dương and Nam Phúc Thăng communes.

In Lộc Hà and Can Lộc districts, four homes in Thịnh Lộc and Sơn Lộc communes have lost roofs, with numerous power poles also reported down in Quang Lộc Commune.

Local authorities are mobilising community organisations to address immediate disaster-related damage and support affected residents. The erratic heavy rainfall continues to cause localised flooding in various areas.

Hà Tĩnh Province has urged local units to raise awareness, set up warning signs and restrict access to flooded roads to mitigate further damage. They are also tasked with monitoring the situation and ensuring effective storm and flood prevention measures are implemented. — VNS

KANGAR – Jawatankuasa Fatwa Negeri Perlis memutuskan kepercayaan dan ajaran dalam GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) mengandungi unsur ajaran sesat khususnya batiniah.

Ia menjadikan Perlis negeri pertama mengisytiharkan organisasi berkenaan sebagai kumpulan ajaran sesat.

Mufti Perlis, Datuk Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin, berkata fatwa dikeluarkan selepas menerima bukti meyakinkan untuk jawatankuasa berkenaan memutuskan bahawa organisasi berkenaan sesat.

“Unsur ajaran batiniah itu adalah kesinambungan daripada ajaran al-Arqam yang difatwakan sesat.

“Setelah jawatankuasa berbincang, diputuskan kumpulan GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd yang mengkultuskan pemimpin mereka atau tokoh agama yang mereka percaya sehingga melampaui batasan ke tahap seakan menyamakan kedudukan pemimpin atau tokoh agama setaraf Nabi SAW atau mempunyai keajaiban atau mengetahui perkara yang ghaib seakan Tuhan, adalah fahaman yang bersifat batiniyyah, menyeleweng dan sesat.

“Kesan dan akibat pengkultusan itu melahirkan ketaksuban melampau sehingga mentaati pemimpin atau golongan agama.

“Ini sekali gus jelas bercanggah dengan al-Quran dan al-Sunnah,” katanya dalam satu kenyataan, hari ini.

Mohd Asri berkata, GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd juga didapati mengikut secara membuta tuli dan mematuhi arahan pemimpin atau golongan agama sekalipun bercanggah dengan ajaran Islam.

“Malah, mereka juga dilihat mengambil keberkatan secara melampau dari sisa tubuh badan pemimpin mereka.

“Mereka juga mengaitkan pemimpin yang dikultuskan dengan unsur yang dapat menjustifikasikan tindakan mereka yang salah, dengan menggunakan nama Imam Mahdi, jelmaan Rasulullah, karamah wali, keberkatan dan seumpamanya.

“Mereka juga mempercayai pemimpin mereka yang sudah mati sebenarnya masih hidup dan masih dapat memberi panduan kepada mereka.

“Malah, mereka mewujudkan hukum-hakam syarak baharu untuk menjustifikasi aktiviti mereka yang bercanggah dengan syarak hukum-hakam solat, pernikahan (munakahat) dan muamalat,” katanya.

Beliau berkata, selepas meneliti pengoperasian aktiviti ekonomi GISBH, jawatankuasa menyimpulkan model ekonomi yang diamalkan bukan model ekonomi Islam sebenar.

Malah, katanya, ia bercanggah dengan prinsip ekonomi Islam kerana mempunyai unsur penindasan dan perhambaan terhadap mereka yang terbabit serta eksploitasi ke atas ahli, kanak-kanak, wanita dan keluarga demi kepentingan pihak yang dikultuskan.

“Oleh itu, segala ajaran, aktiviti dan apa sahaja yang boleh membantu GISBH dilarang dan jawatankuasa ini mencadangkan masyarakat Islam membantu pemulihan ahli GISBH yang ingin keluar daripada kesesatan ini.

“Peruntukan zakat boleh digunakan untuk pemulihan mereka seperti pembiayaan pendidikan yang betul, pembinaan semula kehidupan, perlindungan keselamatan, bantuan guaman yang mempunyai kaitan untuk pembebasan diri daripada organisasi ini dan pembiayaan dakwah pemurnian akidah,” katanya.

Mohd Asri berkata, peruntukan zakat mengikut fisabililah, al-Riqab dan fakir miskin boleh digunakan untuk tujuan ini.

“Sekolah yang mempunyai manhaj pengajian Ahli Sunnah Wal Jamaah yang sebenar hendaklah membantu mengambil anak bekas ahli GISBH untuk diberikan pendidikan yang sepatutnya.

“Badan swasta boleh membantu untuk memberi peluang pekerjaan supaya mereka dapat hidup seperti masyarakat Islam yang lain dan masyarakat Islam seluruhnya hendaklah ambil sikap positif dalam usaha membantu bekas ahli GISBH keluar daripada belenggu kesesatan ini,” katanya.

Beliau berkata, dalam masa yang sama, semua pihak hendaklah bersama memantau bagi memastikan mereka tidak kembali kepada ajaran sesat itu.

BH ONLINE

KENINGAU – Niat baik seorang lelaki membantu jiran membuat laporan polis berakhir tragedi apabila ditetak dalam kejadian di Jalan Lingkudau di sini, malam tadi.

Mangsa berusia 58 tahun maut akibat cedera parah di tangan selepas ditetak suami jiran yang dibantunya kira-kira jam 9.30 malam.

Pemangku Ketua Polis Daerah Keningau, Deputi Superintendan Alizam Dalaman, berkata terdahulu berlaku pertengkaran antara suspek iaitu lelaki berusia 40 tahun dan isterinya.

Katanya, isteri suspek dikatakan lari ke rumah mangsa yang juga jirannya sebelum dibawa membuat laporan di Balai Polis Keningau.

“Mangsa dan isterinya membantu isteri suspek membuat laporan polis di Balai Polis Keningau.

“Namun setibanya di balai, mangsa dihubungi anaknya yang berusia 25 tahun dan memaklumkan suspek dalam keadaan marah di hadapan rumah mereka,” katanya ketika dihubungi, hari ini.

Alizam berkata, mangsa kemudiannya bersama seorang lagi anak lelakinya yang berusia tujuh tahun pulang ke rumah menaiki kenderaan untuk melihat keadaan sebenar.

Katanya, isteri suspek turut pulang ke rumah dengan berjalan kaki bagi meredakan kemarahan suspek.

“Ketika dalam perjalanan balik ke rumah, mangsa berjumpa dengan suspek dan berlakunya pertengkaran antara mereka.

“Suspek dilaporkan terus menetak tangan mangsa di hadapan anak mangsa yang duduk di tempat duduk penumpang menyebabkan berlaku pendarahan teruk,” katanya.

Alizam berkata, isteri suspek yang tiba bersama anggota peronda unit kereta peronda (MPV) kemudiannya menemui mangsa yang parah.

Katanya, anggota MPV juga segera memaklumkan kepada pihak hospital untuk memberi bantuan sebelum mangsa disahkan meninggal dunia di lokasi kejadian.

“Suspek bertindak melarikan diri dan usaha memburunya sedang giat dilakukan pihak polis.

“Punca pergaduhan antara suspek dan mangsa adalah disebabkan rasa tidak puas hati atau cemburu suspek terhadap mangsa yang menolong isterinya.

“Kes disiasat di bawah Seksyen 302 Kanun Keseksaan dan mayat mangsa dihantar ke hospital untuk tujuan bedah siasat,” katanya.

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KUALA LUMPUR – Pempengaruh Islamik, Alif Teega didakwa di Mahkamah Sesyen di sini, hari ini, atas dua pertuduhan menyalahgunakan dana awam lebih RM63,000 menerusi dua program infaq, April dan Jun lalu.

Bagaimanapun, Alif atau nama sebenarnya Mohd Hazalif Mohd Hazani, 30, tidak mengaku bersalah sebaik pertuduhan dikemukakan di hadapan Hakim Azura Alwi.

“Saya mohon bicara,” katanya ringkas.

Alif yang sebelum ini mencetuskan kontroversi rumah tangga ditemani isterinya, Aisyah Hijanah Azhari kelihatan tenang ketika berada di kandang tertuduh.

Mengikut pertuduhan pertama, Alif didakwa secara tidak jujur menyalahgunakan harta iaitu wang tunai berjumlah RM36,047.35 bagi tujuan Infaq Iftar di Mekah, Syria, Palestin di sebuah bank di Jalan Kerinci, Gerbang Kerinci Lestari, di sini, pada 26 April lalu.

Bagi pertuduhan kedua, pempengaruh itu didakwa secara tidak jujur menyalahgunakan harta iaitu wang tunai berjumlah RM27,558.13 bagi tujuan JOM! SERTAI INFAQ DAGING QURBAN di bank yang sama pada 15 Jun lalu.

Oleh itu, Alif didakwa mengikut Seksyen 403 Kanun Keseksaan yang boleh dihukum penjara tidak kurang enam bulan dan maksimum lima tahun dan dengan sebat dan denda.

Terdahulu, Timbalan Pendakwa Raya Farah Yasmin Salleh memohon jaminan RM50,000 hingga RM100,000 dengan seorang penjamin bagi kedua-dua pertuduhan dan syarat tambahan pasport perlu diserahkan kepada mahkamah dan melapor diri di Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) sebulan sekali.

Bagaimanapun, peguam Mohd Shahrullah Khan yang mewakili Alif memohon mahkamah mengurangkan jumlah ikat jamin dengan alasan kesemua harta dan wang anak guamnya sudah dibekukan SPRM.

“Sepanjang siasatan dijalankan, tertuduh memberikan kerjasama yang baik dan hari ini dia hadir sendiri ke mahkamah, tertuduh hanya ada RM10,000.

“Berhubung dengan melapor diri di pejabat SPRM, pihak kami tidak membantah dengan permohonan itu,” kata peguam berkenaan.

Selepas mendengar hujah kedua-dua pihak, Azura membenarkan tertuduh diikat jamin RM50,000 bagi kedua-dua pertuduhan dan syarat tambahan seperti diminta pendakwaan.

Tarikh 21 Oktober ini ditetapkan sebutan semula kes.

Sementara itu, Aisyah ketika ditemui selepas prosiding berkata, dia dan suami memberikan kerjasama penuh kepada SPRM berhubung pertuduhan ke atas mereka.

“Kita akan bagi kerjasama penuh sehingga kes selesai,” katanya.

Ditanya mengenai status perkahwinannya dengan Alif, Aisyah enggan mengulas mengenai perkara itu.

Sebelum ini, media melaporkan, Aisyah memfailkan tuntutan cerai di Mahkamah Rendah Syariah Daerah Gombak pada Ogos lalu.

Pada Julai lalu, Alif dan isterinya yang juga pempengaruh popular direman selama empat hari di Mahkamah Majistret Putrajaya berhubung kesalahan salah guna kuasa untuk mendapatkan suapan.

Turut direman ialah dua lagi lelaki yang disyaki terbabit dalam kes berkenaan.

Perintah reman itu dibuat selepas membenarkan permohonan Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) untuk menahannya.

Sebaik direman, pasangan itu kemudian membuat permohonan semakan kehakiman di Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur bagi mencabar penahan reman itu mengikut Seksyen 23 SPRM berhubung kesalahan salah guna kuasa untuk mendapatkan suapan.

Bagaimanapun Hakim Datuk Muhammad Jamil Hussin menolak permohonan semakan pasangan itu apabila mendapati Mahkamah Majistret Putrajaya mematuhi peruntukkan mengikut Seksyen 117 Kanun Tatacara Jenayah.

Sebelum ini pempengaruh terbabit menerusi peguamnya menafikan semua dakwaan penyelewengan dan pecah amanah membabitkan dirinya seperti yang tular di media sosial sejak kebelakangan ini.

Pasangan suami isteri itu turut menegaskan mereka tidak pernah menggunakan wang itu untuk tujuan peribadi.

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ALOR SETAR – “Mulanya saya nampak benda terapung, ingatkan anak patung, rupanya cucu saya.

“Saya angkat cucu ke tepi longkang dan cuba memanggil namanya berulang kali tetapi tiada tindak balas… wajahnya pucat dan bibirnya sudah kebiruan,” kata Mohd Hamidan Hashim, 38.

Mohd Hamidan, datuk kepada kanak-kanak perempuan, Nur Aisha Misya Afifah Abdul Fattah, 2, yang ditemukan lemas dalam longkang di kawasan kampung berhampiran rumahnya di Lorong Seri, Jalan Langgar di sini malam tadi.

Menurutnya, ketika kejadian dia berada di tempat kerjanya berhampiran Stadium Darulaman sebelum dihubungi anak sulungnya yang juga ibu mangsa, Siti Nurfarhana Abdullah, 18, yang memaklumkan anaknya hilang dipercayai terjatuh dalam longkang.

Katanya, ketika kejadian, kawasan kampung itu dinaiki air disebabkan limpahan air Sungai Kedah selain air pasang besar yang berlaku kira-kira jam 3 petang semalam.

“Saya terima panggilan daripada anak kira-kira jam 4.30 petang sebelum terus ke lokasi untuk mencarinya di sekeliling kawasan itu tetapi tidak jumpa kerana air sangat dalam ketika itu.

“Dengan bantuan penduduk kampung, ada yang cuba menyelam mencarinya tetapi tak jumpa sebelum jasad cucu saya timbul kira-kira jam 8 malam tadi,” katanya ketika ditemui di Jabatan Forensik Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah (HSB) di sini hari ini.

Mohd Hamidan berkata, cucu keduanya itu seorang yang aktif dan sangat rapat dengannya dan memanggilnya dengan panggilan abah.

Katanya, ketika menerima panggilan telefon anaknya, dia tidak sedap hati apabila dimaklumkan cucunya hilang.

“Kawasan ini tak pernah banjir pun, tetapi semalam bila air pasang berlaku dan bertembung dengan limpahan air sungai menyebabkan banjir kilat berlaku sehingga menenggelamkan longkang ini.

“Namun saya reda dengan pemergian cucu walaupun sehari sebelum kejadian dia menunjukkan perubahan sikap tidak mahu makan dan mendiamkan diri,” katanya.

Sementara itu, penduduk kampung, Yahmin Sairin, 70, berkata, dia ternampak orang ramai mengerumuni kawasan itu pada jam 6 petang sebelum dimaklumkan ada kanak-kanak terjatuh.

Katanya, dia cuba menjolok longkang itu dengan kayu untuk mencari mangsa disebabkan kedalaman longkang itu lebih dua meter.

“Masa tu arus longkang sangat deras dan saya turun berenang dalam longkang itu tetapi tak jumpa sebelum dimaklumkan penemuan mayat kanak-kanak itu sekitar jam 8 malam.

“Longkang ini saya yang bina kira-kira 12 tahun lalu dan sebab itulah saya tahu kedalaman longkang ini tetapi tak sangka banjir yang berlaku semalam agak dalam,” katanya.

Siti Nurfarhana berkata, ketika kejadian dia sedang tidur dalam rumah kira-kira 30 meter dari longkang berkenaan.

Katanya, pada mulanya dia menyangka anak bongsu daripada dua beradik itu pergi ke rumah nenek mereka tidak jauh dari lokasi kejadian.

“Anak sulung yang juga abang mangsa berusia tiga tahun ketika itu ada dalam rumah dan saya tak sedap hati dan terus menghubungi ayah sebelum keluar mencari anak.

“Tidak lama kemudian, ada orang kampung beritahu anak saya jatuh longkang yang ketika itu dinaiki air sungai yang melimpah,” katanya

Jasad kanak-kanak itu dihantar ke Jabatan Forensik HSB untuk tindakan lanjut dan dijangka dikebumikan di Tanah Perkuburan Islam Masjid Al Irfan, Derga, Jalan Langgar di sini petang ini.

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FAIZABAD, Afghanistan – Three miners of a gold mine lost their lives due to a mudslide in northern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province on Thursday, Provincial Director for Information and Culture Hekmatullah Mohammadi said Friday.

The ill-fated miners were busy extracting gold from a gold mine in Khwahan district on Thursday afternoon when a hilltop slipped suddenly, killing the three on the spot, the official added without providing more details.

A similar incident killed two miners in Badakhshan’s neighboring Takhar province a couple of months ago.

Lack of safety measures, unskilled miners, absence of necessary pieces of machinery, and extracting mines by traditional and old-fashioned methods often lead to the death of mine workers in poverty-stricken Afghanistan, according to locals.

XINHUA

FREETOWN – A total of 15 people have been killed after a seven-story building collapsed in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, the National Disaster Management Agency of Sierra Leone confirmed late Thursday.

The accident, which occurred on Monday, left dozens of residents buried under the rubble, according to eyewitnesses.

The agency said that eight survivors have been found as of Thursday, while 15 people have lost their lives.

The management agency added that rescue teams have made significant progress in clearing the rubble while working downwards to reach the floors where more residents are believed to be trapped.

Investigation into the cause of the accident is still underway.

XINHUA

DAR ES SALAAM – At least three people have died, and 84 others have fallen ill following a cholera outbreak along the shores of Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania’s Katavi region, a local health official reported on Friday.

Katavi Regional Medical Officer Ramadhani Karume told Xinhua that since the outbreak was first reported in the region two weeks ago, 19 of the 84 cholera patients have been admitted to isolated health centers, while the others were treated and discharged.

He noted that the hardest-hit areas were Kalema and Ikola wards, where many residents were drinking untreated water from Lake Tanganyika.

Katavi Regional Commissioner Mwanamvua Mrindoko has instructed all district commissioners to enforce strict hygiene measures in their areas to prevent the further spread of the disease, which thrives in unsanitary conditions.

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BEIRUT – Israeli warplanes launched on Thursday about 60 airstrikes on Hezbollah strongholds in southern and eastern Lebanon, according to Lebanese military sources.

The sources, who spoke anonymously, said “the planes dropped about 150 air-to-ground missiles,” adding that the casualties and damage caused by the intensive raids, “the most violent since Oct. 8,” are not yet known.

The Israeli military said the Air Force had struck “100 rocket launchers, consisting of approximately 1,000 barrels.”

After hours of intensive strikes that began in the afternoon, the Israeli military announced just before midnight that the operation was complete.

The Lebanese sources said that about 50 Katyusha rockets were launched from southern Lebanon into northern Israel.

The exchange of fire occurred amidst two consecutive days of deadly explosions of pagers and communication devices across Lebanon allegedly carried out by Israel, which resulted in at least 37 fatalities and 2,931 injuries.

These developments marked the latest escalation of ongoing conflict on the Israel-Lebanon border that began on Oct. 8, 2023, when Hezbollah launched rockets at Israel in solidarity with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, prompting Israel’s retaliatory artillery fire and airstrikes into southeastern Lebanon. The conflict has already caused heavy casualties and displaced tens of thousands on both sides.

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GEORGETOWN – Mayat dua pelancong China yang menjadi mangsa pokok tumbang di pekarangan Rumah Agam Pinang Peranakan, Lebuh Gereja, di sini semalam, akan dituntut keluarganya secepat mungkin.

Ketua Polis Daerah Timur Laut, Asisten Komisioner Razlam Ab Hamid berkata, pihaknya sudah menghubungi waris mangsa menerusi telefon.

“Mereka juga sudah maklum (dengan kejadian). Mereka akan datang tuntut mayat secepat mungkin,” katanya hari ini.

Beliau berkata, laporan bedah siasat ke atas mayat mangsa di Jabatan Forensik Hospital Pulau Pinang (HPP) mendapati kedua-duanya mati akibat sesak nafas dihempap objek berat.

Razlam juga berkata, mangsa tiba untuk melancong di negara ini pada 14 September lalu dan mendaftar masuk ke hotel di sini sejak Selasa lalu.

“Mereka dijangka mendaftar keluar dan pulang ke China pada hari ini,” katanya lagi.

Semalam, media melaporkan kejadian malang itu yang membabitkan bapa dan anak perempuan yang masing-masing berusia 50-an dan 30-an.

Mangsa lelaki ditemui berada di tempat duduk belakang, manakala mangsa wanita dijumpai di tempat duduk penumpang hadapan.

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KUALA LUMPUR – Beberapa pemimpin kanan termasuk Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif (CEO) GISB Holdings (GISBH) dan isterinya antara ditahan polis dalam Op Global susulan laporan rumah amal kendalian syarikat itu didakwa melakukan penderaan, pengabaian serta salah laku seksual.

Penahanan itu disahkan Ketua Polis Negara, Tan Sri Razarudin Husain dan maklumat lanjut akan diumumkan nanti.

Polis dijangka mendapatkan perintah tahanan reman terhadap suspek hari ini.

Sementara itu menurut laporan Harian Metro yang memetik sumber, difahamkan setakat ini seramai 19 orang termasuk pemimpin jemaah itu ditahan dalam operasi dijalankan Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah (JSJ) Bukit Aman di beberapa lokasi.

“Selain CEO terbabit, turut ditahan isterinya serta dua anaknya bagi membantu siasatan.

“Turut difahamkan, individu lain yang ditahan adalah anak kepada bekas pemimpin Al-Arqam, Ashaari Mohammad,” katanya.

Sumber berkata, mereka yang ditahan itu membabitkan 12 lelaki dan tujuh wanita berusia 30 hingga 65 tahun.

Terdahulu BH melaporkan polis mengesahkan lima suspek yang ditahan di Bukit Kayu Hitam, Kedah dalam perjalanan ke Thailand dengan menggunakan kenderaan rekreasi (motorhome) berlogo GISBH direman tujuh hari, bermula hari ini.

Perintah reman terhadap semua mereka berusia 30 sehingga 41 tahun itu dilakukan sebaik permohonan dibuat polis di Mahkamah Majistret Shah Alam, Selangor hari ini.

Razarudin berkata, mereka direman bagi melengkapkan siasatan yang sedang dilakukan polis terhadap syarikat berkenaan.

“Reman bermula hari ini sehingga Rabu ini (25 September),” katanya.

Sebelum ini polis berjaya menyelamatkan 402 kanak-kanak berusia antara satu hingga 17 tahun yang dipercayai dieksploitasi di 20 rumah kebajikan di Selangor dan Negeri Sembilan dalam Op Global pada 10 September lalu.

Razarudin sebelum ini memaklumkan ujian saringan kesihatan terhadap 392 kanak-kanak yang diselamatkan dari rumah amal GISBH dalam Op Global itu mendapati mereka mengalami penderaan fizikal dan emosi serta eksploitasi buruh, termasuk dipaksa bekerja menjual barang.

PDRM juga sudah membekukan 96 akaun milik syarikat terbabit bernilai lebih setengah juta ringgit.

Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim pada Selasa lalu menitahkan PDRM supaya menjalankan siasatan segera dan menyeluruh berkaitan isu jenayah serta penganiayaan kanak-kanak yang dikaitkan dengan rumah amal GISBH.

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BESUT – Kanak-kanak lelaki berusia enam tahun ditemukan lemas selepas dipercayai tergelincir ke dalam parit di sebuah taman di Kampung Renek, di sini, malam tadi.

Difahamkan semalam keluarga mereka mengadakan majlis sambutan hari lahir sebelum mangsa, Ibrahim Adham Muhammad tiba-tiba disedari hilang tiada dalam rumah kira-kira jam 6.30 petang.

Ketua Polis Daerah Besut, Superintendan Abdul Rozak Muhammad, mengesahkan bapa mangsa datang ke balai polis untuk membuat laporan berhubung kehilangan kanak-kanak itu.

Bagaimanapun, katanya mangsa dijumpai dalam parit berkenaan dan didapati sudah meninggal dunia dipercayai tergelincir.

“Salah seorang penduduk yang mencari mangsa di kawasan parit ternampak mayat mangsa terapung dalam air sebelum mengangkat kanak-kanak itu ke tepi parit.

“Mayat mangsa dihantar ke Unit Forensik Hospital Besut untuk bedah siasat,” katanya.

Abdul Rozak berkata, maklumat keluarga memaklumkan mangsa yang juga anak kedua daripada tiga beradik tidak pernah bermain di kawasan kejadian yang terletak kira-kira 20 meter di belakang rumah datuknya.

Kes diklasifikasikan sebagai mati mengejut.

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SEREMBAN – Tiga pembantu pengajar sebuah madrasah di Kuala Pilah yang terkait siasatan Op Global didakwa di Mahkamah Sesyen, di sini, hari ini masing-masing antara tiga hingga enam pertuduhan melakukan amang seksual fizikal terhadap kanak-kanak lelaki di pusat jagaan itu sejak 2022 hingga 2023.

Tertuduh, Muhammad Habib Noh Mohd Zairi, 21 yang berdepan lima pertuduhan, manakala Muhammad Khunnais Fathie Khabil, 20, enam pertuduhan dan Ahmad Nadzful Izham Azizan, 22, tiga pertuduhan masing-masing mengaku tidak bersalah selepas pertuduhan dibacakan secara berasingan di hadapan Hakim Datin Surita Budin.

Mengikut pertuduhan, kesemua mereka melakukan amang seksual fizikal dengan sentuhan fizikal secara seksual terhadap lima kanak-kanak lelaki yang tiga daripadanya adalah adik-beradik, berusia antara sembilan hingga 11 tahun.

Kesalahan itu dilakukan antara 2022 hingga 2023 di sebuah madrasah di Kuala Pilah.

Berikutan itu tertuduh melakukan kesalahan yang boleh dihukum di bawah Seksyen 14(a) Akta Kesalahan Seksual Terhadap Kanak-Kanak 2017.

Sabit kesalahan, boleh dihukum penjara maksimum 20 tahun dan boleh juga dihukum dengan hukuman sebatan.

Muhammad Habib Noh turut berdepan pertuduhan di bawah Seksyen 14(b) Akta Kesalahan Seksual Terhadap Kanak-Kanak 2017.

Mengikut pertuduhan itu, dia didapati melakukan suatu amang seksual fizikal ke atas mangsa berusia 10 tahun.

Timbalan Pendakwa Raya, Nurul Balkis Zunaidi tidak menawarkan jaminan, namun jika mahkamah membenarkannya, dia memohon jaminan ditetapkan sebanyak RM30,000 bagi setiap pertuduhan.

Keluarga tertuduh iaitu bapa dan abang masing-masing kemudiannya merayu jaminan minimum dikenakan kerana jumlah yang dicadangkan agak tinggi.

Mahkamah kemudian membenarkan setiap tertuduh diikat jamin RM12,000 bagi setiap pertuduhan dengan syarat tambahan perlu melapor diri di balai polis sekali sebulan.

Tertuduh juga diarahkan tidak mengganggu mangsa serta saksi, menyerahkan pasport kepada mahkamah serta boleh dihubungi bila-bila masa.

Kes ditetapkan untuk sebutan semula pada 30 Oktober depan bagi laporan perubatan dan lantikan peguam.

Terdahulu, mereka tiba di kompleks mahkamah pagi tadi dari Ibu Pejabat Daerah (IPD) Kuala Pilah menaiki van polis sebelum dibawa ke lokap mahkamah.

Ketua Polis Negara, Tan Sri Razarudin Husain sebelum ini berkata, kertas siasatan asal Op Global di Negeri Sembilan dipecahkan kepada empat mengikut pembabitan suspek bagi memudahkan pertuduhan.

“Seorang suspek berusia 21 tahun akan didakwa dengan satu pertuduhan mengikut Seksyen 14(b) Akta Kesalahan-Kesalahan Seksual Terhadap Kanak-Kanak 2017 (Akta 792) dan empat pertuduhan mengikut Seksyen 14(a) akta sama.

“Sementara dua lagi suspek berusia 20 dan 22 tahun masing-masing akan didakwa atas enam dan tiga pertuduhan mengikut Seksyen 14(a) akta sama,” katanya semalam.

Untuk rekod Seksyen 14 Akta 792 merujuk amang seksual fizikal atas kanak-kanak, dengan Sekyen 14(a) membabitkan kesalahan menyentuh mana-mana bahagian badan seseorang kanak-kanak, manakala 14(b) membuatkan seseorang kanak-kanak menyentuh mana-mana bahagian badan orang itu atau bahagian badan mana-mana orang lain.

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