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An Australian teenager holidaying in Bali was fatally electrocuted by live wires, officials said Sunday, with reports his f
stanley cup riends initially thought it was a prank. HT Image Jake Flannery, 18, died on Saturday after touching live wires on the popular Indonesian island s Jalan Legian tourist strip, where he was celebrating finishing high school with friends, according to Australian media reports. The foreign office confirmed that they were provid
stanley cup ing consular assistance to the family of a teenager from New South Wales who died in Bali on 26 November as a result of accidental electrocution. The Australian Consulate in Bali will facilitate the return to Australia of the teenager s remains, in close consultation with his family, Indonesian authorities and funeral directors in Bali and Australia, a foreign office spokesman told AFP. Friends who had been holidaying with Flannery were also being offered support, he added. Flannery was out celebrating on the well-known Kuta strip when he received the electric shock at about 3:00 am, according to local media reports. I heard he went up against a pole and there was a live wire up aga
stanley cup inst it, his mother, Cheryl, told the Sunday Telegraph newspaper. He was being electrocuted and his friends thought he was playing a joke. The teenager graduated from school last week and his mother said she had been so stressed out about the trip, his first overseas, but he was very excited and sent her a message on Thursday saying he Trwg Wikileaks exposes US diplomats unflattering views of allies
Afghan police and the US-led coalition forces killed over two dozen insurgents in Kandahar province of southern Afghanistan, while Afghan officials accused US forces of killing seven police officers in eastern province. HT Image Policemen
stanley cup and coalition soldiers were patrolling in Shah Wali Kot district on Monday when militants ambushed them, the statement said. The combined force returned the fire, killing several militants and forcing others to retreat, it added. Five hours later, over 30 attackers attempted to ambush the same patrol again. The forces fought back and requested close air support. Over two dozen enemy fighters were killed, the statement said, adding one Afghan police officer was injured.
mizuno Meanwhile, US forces mistakenly killed seven Afghan policemen and injured five in Nangarhar province of eastern Afghanistan, an official s
nike dunk aid Tuesday. US troops opened fire and dropped bombs on a police post in Khogyani district on Monday night, a police officer in the district Nasiz Ahmad said, adding three police vehicles were also damaged. Local officials said apparently there was a misunderstanding. Meanwhile, the US-led coalition forces said in a statement that some coalition soldiers were conducting a patrol in the district when they were suddenly ambushed. The forces requested air support, which killed seven Afghans of unconfirmed identities, according to the statement. Due to rising Taliban-linked insurgency, over 2,000 persons, most of whom were Ta
