About 200 troops from the two countries will take part in the two-week long military drills called as ‘Friendship 2016’, which have been termed as a sign of growing military ties between the former rivals of Cold war era. Source: The Indian Times
“The British committed piracy and we responded to it,” Larijani said in Sunday’s open session of the Parliament, making a one-sentence remark in reference to the Friday’s seizure of a British oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz.
The remark came as Member of Parliament Hosseinali Hajideligani criticized the Parliament for not issuing a statement in support of the IRGC’s measure. “We expected that the Parliament would talk about the honorable measure of IRGC and Navy in seizing the English oil tanker.” Source Fras News
Called in reinforcement by firefighters who had to intervene on fire in a city, the policemen were copiously pebbled.
On the night of Friday to Saturday, the police were called to come to protect firefighters who intervened in the city La Beaucaire in Toulon (Var). Fire men were required to extinguish car fires but were prevented from advancing by arsonists. Source Actu17
Rennes: Ambulance firefighters receive rain of projectiles: The false distress call was a real ambush by several individuals on the sidelines of Algeria’s victory at the African Cup of Nations. This Friday around 11 pm, the Ille-et-Vilaine fire station has received a call for urgent intervention, Rue de Suede in Rennes. Relief arrived to help a person in distress, but it was a trap. Source Actu17
