On Thursday (15th), the Tokyo Electric Power Company of Japan provided further clarification on the cause of the nuclear waste water leakage at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, stating that it was due to human error on Wednesday (7th). Last Wednesday, about 5.5 tons of radioactive contaminated water leaked from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant's water purification system. According to Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), the leak occurred on Thursday morning in the high-temperature incinerator building while the facility was cleaning and treating contaminated water from the reactor building with the "second cesium adsorption system" to reduce radiation levels in preparation for maintenance. The system is connected to the external wall's exhaust vent, through which the contaminated water leaked. According to TEPCO, two operators from collaborating companies failed to notice the open state of a valve and missed relevant reminder signs before starting t...
One Death Resulting from Attack by 2 Masked Gunmen on an Istanbul Church The Catholic Church of Our Lady was attacked. On Sunday (28th), two masked gunmen in Istanbul opened fire and killed one person during a Sunday Mass in a church. Authorities are currently pursuing the suspects. The Islamic extremist group "Islamic State" (IS) claimed on social media that two of their members carried out the attack and stated that the two have safely fled the scene. The Turkish Minister of the Interior, Yellickaya, denounced the attack, stating that it occurred at 8:40 Greenwich Mean Time in the Italian Santa Maria Catholic Church located in the Salleyel district. According to Yerlikaya, on a social network, the first letters of the victim's name were written as follows: "Among the crowd attending the service, C.T. was unfortunately targeted by two masked gunmen and died." It is common for Turkish officials not to disclose the full names of victims or perpetrators in attack...