An alligator attacked its handler at the Scale & Tails reptile petting zoo during a child’s birthday party in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. A man accompanying children watching the event jumped in the water and saved the woman whose hand was grasped in alligator’s jaws. The handler was taken to the hospital.

After the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, the 102nd Independence Day celebrations turned into anti-Taliban protests. Gunshots were heard during the march where the protesters were waving Afghanistan flag. It is not known who the shooters were or if any of the marchers were killed or injured.

A forest fire broke out in the mountainous area near the village of Solguca in the Gabala province of Azerbaijan. With the effect of the wind and the rough terrain, it is reportedly difficult to respond to the fire. The extinguishing efforts continue with the participation of 2 helicopters, many firefighters and local residents.

A man in his 20s has built a self-driving bicycle in Guangdong, China. The bicycle’s designer, Peng Zhihui, is an architect of Chinese company Huawei. He refitted a fixed gear bike with a self-driving system in just four months. The bike can move forward, avoid obstacles, and turn corners on its own. Peng named the […]

Hurricane Grace, which formed in the Atlantic Ocean, hit Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula after Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. In the state of Quintana Roo, many hotels in the area were evacuated. Authorities ordered the closure of all workplaces and declared a curfew. The hurricane affected the supply of electricity, internet, telephone and drinking water.

A fire broke out on a small truck on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in California, USA. The cylinders loaded with propane gas caught fire, which caused two explosions. The bridge was closed to traffic. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene, and no casualties or injuries were reported.    

The Turkish Air Force participated in the training at Malbork Air Base, which belongs to the Polish Air Force. Within the scope of NATO Enhanced Air Policing, 5 Polish Mig-29 aircraft and 2 Turkish Air Force F-16 aircraft conducted jointly planned Composite Air Operations (COMAO) training flights.

In Pakistan’s Punjab province, 3 people were killed, and at least 50 injured in an explosion that took place at the Shiite memorial service for the martyrs of Karbala. A bomb placed nearby the road exploded during the ceremony where hundreds of people attended. The injured were taken to the hospital by ambulances.

An A400M type transport aircraft owned by the Turkish Armed Forces took off from Kabul Airport with more than 200 Turkish citizens aboard. The aircraft will land in Pakistan and the evacuated passengers will be brought from Pakistan to Turkey by Turkish Airlines scheduled flight.