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ASIA TODAY Three dead in an assault in Shanghai on the 75th anniversary of the People’s Republic

Today’s news: Israeli troops in Lebanon, “limited” operation (but settlers are already “selling” properties). Militias attack army headquarters in Mandalay. The Afghan Taliban announce the arrest of Isis militiamen responsible for attacks in Bamiyan and Kabul. A Thai court authorizes the extradition from Hanoi of a mountain activist accused of “terrorism.”

HONG KONG – CHINA

Just on the day when China celebrates the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic and all districts are decorated with patriotic themes, in Shanghai in an attack with knife three people died and 15 were injured; The attacker, a 37-year-old man named Lin, was arrested. Also in Hong Kong, a 51-year-old citizen surnamed Chiu was arrested on September 29 for “damaging” the decorative lights at the Sheung Shui subway station celebrating the national holiday. According to the police, he wanted to express “his discontent” with society for “personal reasons.”

ISRAEL – LEBANON

The Israeli army (IDF) launched a ground operation “limited” with “precise targets” in southern Lebanon to hit Hezbollah launch sites and weapons depots, while airstrikes continue in the southern suburbs of Beirut and other areas against militia bases. In the Land of the Cedars there are already more than a thousand dead and 120,000 civilians displaced. Meanwhile, the group of settlers Uri Tzafon calls for construction – and is already putting up for “sale” – properties in southern Lebanon, with properties – even luxury ones – on offer starting at $80,000.

MYANMAR

Militias of the Front fighting against the coup military junta fired 107 mm rockets at the army headquarters in Mandalay. The attack is the latest in a series of operations at the heart of the command structure. According to unconfirmed sources, there were injuries among the government soldiers, while the perpetrators, belonging to the Brave Warriors for Myanmar (Bmw), fled.

AFGHANISTAN

The Taliban government announced the arrest of (alleged) members of an Islamic State cell (Khorasan, IS-K), suspected of murdering three foreign tourists in Bamiyan in May and participating in the mid-September attack in Kabul. Among those detained was a Tajik citizen from Pakistan. Islamabad rejected earlier accusations of harboring militants.

THAILAND – VIETNAM

A Bangkok Criminal Court judge ruled yesterday that activist Montagnard Y Quynh Bdap He must be extradited to Vietnam to stand trial on terrorism charges. For the court, there would be sufficient reasons to approve Hanoi’s request. The final decision on the litigation rests with the Bangkok government. In case of repatriation, he risks being tortured or killed.

RUSSIA

The Moscow Provincial Court confirmed on appeal the 17-year prison sentence of Crimean Tatar Imam Raif Fevziev. An opponent of Vladimir Putin, who has already been in prison for three years, is accused of organizing a terrorist group with the aim of violently overthrowing the Sevastopol government, in association with other international organizations.

AZERBAIJAN

The new Metropolitan of Baku of the Russian Orthodox Church, Aleksij (Smirnov), has imposed on all priests the recitation of the prayer for Russia’s victory in the Ukrainian war. Under penalty of suspension and reduction to secular status if they refuse, despite the fact that the faithful are citizens of Azerbaijan, a nation that would maintain a neutral stance towards the war.



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