Afghanistan plane crash: U.S. military plane crashes in Taliban territory

A spokesman for U.S. forces in Afghanistan said there were no indications that the crash was caused by enemy fire.
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The plane was a U.S. Bombardier E-11A, an electronics surveillance aircraft that helps boost tactical communications on the battlefield.

The province where it crashed is one of Afghanistan’s most volatile, with Taliban forces controlling or contesting several of its districts. In 2018, the insurgents overran Ghazni’s provincial capital, and that same year a Taliban-claimed roadside bomb killed three American soldiers there.

Police suspect hospital bomb linked to Hong Kong protests, as Telegram message warns of ‘more to come’ and demands border closure amid Wuhan virus crisis

No injuries reported at Caritas Medical Centre, but online message warns of ‘more real bombs to come’, calling for strike and closing of borders with mainland to stop Wuhan virus outbreak.
— Read on www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3047744/home-made-bomb-explodes-hong-kong-caritas-medical