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| arnico |
Posted
on 09-Nov-01 12:42 PM
Hi, in case you have not seen yet... the following is from asia.cnn.com
Note two things:
1) Post-September 11 madness threatens us much more than the Subhash Gurung case!
2) Where is Kathmandu, India? Will anyone in the US call up CNN to have them correct things?
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Hijack threat forces Nepal airport alert
November 9, 2001 Posted: 8:39 PM HKT (1239 GMT)
Extra security personnel have been drafted in to increase checks on passengers
KATHMANDU, India -- Security at Nepal's only major airport has been put on a heightened state of alert after authorities received a threat of a planned terrorist hijacking.
A letter received by authorities in the past week reportedly warns that supporters of Osama bin Laden may already be in Kathmandu.
It details a possible plot to hijack a plane and crash it into one of three possible targets in the Indian capital, New Delhi.
According to the Kathmandu Post newspaper, which said it had seen a copy of the warning, the letter said a terrorist cell connected to bin Laden was already in the Nepalese capital.
It said the targets in New Delhi included the U.S. embassy, the office of India's prime minister or his home.
The English-language daily said the handwritten letter was mailed from the southern Indian city of Chennai.
'Alarming'
It warned authorities of a "possible plot by members of Osama bin Laden's group" to hijack an airliner flying from Kathmandu.
"The message is very alarming and we are all concerned, but we think it could be a hoax," Bishnu Subedi of the Board of Airlines Representatives was quoted by the Associated Press as saying.
Nonetheless extra personnel have been drafted in to carry out security checks at Kathmandu airport, with every passenger being frisked.
In 1999 Muslim militants hijacked a plane from Kathmandu and eventually landed in the Afghan city of Kandahar.
One passenger was killed in the hijacking and the rest were freed after a week in exchange for the release of three militants held in Indian jails.
Both Nepal and India have given their backing to the U.S.-led strikes on Afghanistan and offered use of their facilities for aircraft taking part in operations.
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| Biswo |
Posted
on 09-Nov-01 12:56 PM
Kathmandu, India?Huh.
Shame to these people.
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| sparsha |
Posted
on 09-Nov-01 02:09 PM
I have sent an email to CNN pointing out the error. Let's see if they notice their mistake.
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| krishna |
Posted
on 09-Nov-01 02:23 PM
I, too, emailed CNN and asked them to correct the error, which Nepalis find "deeply offensive". I wonder if CNN would, say, claim "Los Angeles, Mexico".
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| villageVoice |
Posted
on 09-Nov-01 10:53 PM
Only today an ABC anchor interviewing foreign students (I was one of them) on student visa/proposed move to track foreign students in US had to be explained what J-1 visa is.
No wonder a lot of stuffs we get to see on TV are misleading and are completely devoid of subtleties. In New York alone, there are hundreds of students on J-1 visa and one expected a porgram anchor based IN NEW YORK to do some homework.
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| sn |
Posted
on 12-Nov-01 04:07 PM
Looks like the error is corrected. Now it reads "Kathmandu, Nepal..."
http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/south/11/09/gen.nepal.warning/index.html
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| Dekhio |
Posted
on 12-Nov-01 04:19 PM
Yes, it is corrected. You see what collective letter writing can do! Everyone makes mistakes, big and small. Correcting the error is wise. Lets hope they do not make the same mistake again.
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| Kathmandu, Nepal |
Posted
on 12-Nov-01 05:36 PM
I still see Kathmandu, India. What the hell........
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| dekhio |
Posted
on 12-Nov-01 05:38 PM
Click on the link in the first message to see that it is corrected.
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| sn |
Posted
on 13-Nov-01 08:59 AM
This is the email that I received from CNN. The error is corrected.
Subject: RE: Error
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 13:19:08 -0500
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This is what I had written to CNN:
www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/south/11/09/gen.nepal.warning/index.html
Target: CNN
Comment: Dear sir/madam,
Nepal is an ever independent sovereign nation. I am wondering why the
news (please refer to above URL) starts with Kathmandu, India.
Kathmandu is the capital of the kingdom of Nepal. What has India got
to do with Kathmandu? I beleive it should have read Kathmandu, Nepal.
I sincerely request for the correction of the above mentioned error.
Sincerely,
submitTime: Fri Nov 9 14:15:01 EST 2001
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