BBC Monitoring International Reports articles from August 2006, page 8

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Rebel Kurds speak of ceasefire, continue bombing - press.
August 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of commentary by Derya Sazak, headlined "What ceasefire?", published by Turkish newspaper Milliyet website on 31 August: For a week now the PKK [Kurdistan Workers' Party] has been...

Nepal press selection list 31 Aug 06.
August 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) THE RISING NEPAL 1. During the visit of deputy prime minister K.P. Sharma Oli, China has pledged continued development assistance, while Oli reiterated Nepal's unwavering support for the...

Russian emigre tycoon voices hope Kommersant will stay independent.
August 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Russian Ren TV on 31 August [Presenter] It became known yesterday [30 August] that one of Russia's oldest publishing houses, Kommersant, had been sold to billionaire...

Putin stresses best practices in message to Russia-Islam forum.
August 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian news agency ITAR-TASS Kazan, 31 August: The meeting of the Russia-Islamic World strategic vision group will open up new opportunities to set up fruitful contacts...

Uzbek Senate names new Supreme Economic Court judge.
August 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Uzbek newspaper Xalq Sozi on 31 August A resolution by the Senate of the Republic of Uzbekistan's Supreme Assembly [parliament] on a personnel change in the Supreme...

Chinese company pledges investments for Tajik land reclamation.
August 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Tajik Avesta website on 30 August Dushanbe, 30 August: Cooperation issues were discussed by the Tajik Ministry of Land Reclamation and Water Resources and...

BBC Monitoring Quotes from Pakistan's Urdu Press 31 Aug 06.
August 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following is a selection of quotes from editorials published in 31 Aug editions of Urdu-language Pakistan newspapers available to BBCM. No-confidence motion against Shaukat Aziz ...

Pakistanis said planning New York protest against tribal leader's death.
August 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Khalid Hasan carried by Pakistani newspaper Daily Times website on 31 August Washington: A number of Pakistani groups, which are likely to be joined by others, are...

Suspected Tamil Tigers reportedly destined for Australia detained in Indonesia.
August 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Indonesian Tempo Interaktif website on 30 August Serang: As many as 20 illegal immigrants, allegedly from Sri Lanka, were washed ashore at Ujung Kulon, Sumur Subdistrict,...

Saudi Arabian embassy in Indonesia declared safe after bomb threat.
August 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report attributed to Chazizah Gusnita entitled: "Bomb threat: Saudi Arabian embassy declared clear", carried by Indonesian Detikcom website on 30 August Jakarta: The Saudi Arabian...

US, UK embassies said conducting "illegal courses" in Burma.
August 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Burmese newspaper The New Light of Myanmar website on 31 August Yangon [Rangoon], 30 August: As is known to all that diplomats of the US and the British...

Iraqi minister says Abu-Ghurayb prison officially handed over.
August 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Khulud al-Amiri in Baghdad entitled: "Iraqi justice minister to Al-Hayat: Abu-Ghurayb Prison was officially handed over to us. Stressed coming weeks will see release of large...

Bangladesh: Third of population have no media access, paper.
August 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Bangladesh newspaper The Daily Star website on 30 August Research suggests that only 10 per cent of all Bangladeshi households can access satellite or cable broadcasts....

German minister urges Iran to accept offer for talks.
August 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has said Iran must be prevented from making a nuclear bomb but he "does not see" a military conflict with Iran. "No-one can want such a...

Australia denies "suppressing" expert's advice on Iraq weapons search.
August 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Radio Australia on 31 August [Newsreader] The Australian government denies covering up concerns from its own experts about the hunt for weapons of mass destruction in...

Somali Islamists delegation leaves for Sudan peace talks.
August 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Somali independent Shabeelle Media Network website on 31 August A delegation from the Union of Islamic Courts left Mogadishu International Airport at about 12 noon....

Kenya defends regional body's role in Somalia talks.
August 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Somali independent Shabeelle Media Network website on 31 August The Kenya government has said the regional body IGAD [Inter-Governmental Authority on Development] is not...

German-Spanish government consultations to be held 12 Sep.
August 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by dpa, entitled "German-Spanish government consultations", published by German newspaper Die Welt on 31 August Berlin: The first German-Spanish government consultations since...

Kazakh minister bullish about ties with Turkmenistan.
August 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency Asgabat, 31 August: Today, Turkmen President Saparmyrat Nyyazow received Kazakh Foreign Minister Kasymzhomart Tokayev, who is in...

Brother of former Chechen rebel leader surrenders to authorities.
August 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Chechen GTRK Vaynakh TV on 30 August [Presenter] Abdul-Azim [Sadulayev], a brother of the former president of [the Chechen Republic of] Ichkeria, Abdul-Khalim Sadulayev,...

Bangladesh court upholds death sentences of seven militants.
August 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The Bangladesh High Court has upheld the death sentences of seven senior militants of banned Jamiat-ul-Mojahedin Bangladesh (JMB) who were convicted by a lower court of killing two judges in...

Chinese PM to visit UK, Finland, Germany, Tajikistan.
August 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 31 August: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will visit Finland, the United Kingdom, Germany and...

Sweden's Goeran Persson opens Lebanon aid conference.
August 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Swedish SVT Europa TV on 31 August [Presenter] Representatives of 60 different countries are currently at the Grand Hotel in Stockholm. The donor conference for the...

Iran press: Culture minister has failed to address press problems.
August 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of commentary by Behruz Behzadi, entitled: "'Even the president had to raise his voice regarding the problems of the press'"by Iranian newspaper E'temad website on 30 August The...

Nepal Maoists collect taxes for the upkeep of troops.
August 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Nepalese newspaper Kantipur on 31 August Surkhet [district in midwestern Nepal], 30 August: The united district council of the Maoists' Bheri-Karnali autonomous...

Iran: 200,000 unemployed in West Azarbayjan.
August 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Iranian Fars News Agency website West Azarbayjan, 31 August: The deputy head of the Labour Office in West Azarbayjan Province has said: A section of the province's...

Pakistan defence sources say tribal leader's body located in cave.
August 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Muhammad Saleh Zaafir carried by Pakistani newspaper The News website on 31 August Islamabad: The body of slain Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti has been found in...

Thailand to work with Chinese firm to produce influenza vaccine.
August 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Piyaporn Wongruang entitled: "Thailand to use Chinese expertise", published in English by Thai newspaper Bangkok Post website on 31 August Thailand will adopt Chinese...

Saudi schools instructed to recite national anthem, hang leader's portrait.
August 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Sa'id al-Thubayti in Al-Ta'if entitled: "Schools instructed to recite the national anthem, hang the leader's portrait"; published by Saudi newspaper Al-Watan website on 30...

Iran: Nuclear negotiator says no link between heavy water plant and plutonium.
August 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of interview with Mohammad Sa'idi on Iranian newspaper Kayhan website on 28 August Dr Mohammad Sa'idi, the deputy head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organisation for planning and...

Taleban claim responsibility for suicide attack in southern Afghan province.
August 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency Peshawar, 31 August: The Taleban claim responsibility of suicide attack in Zabol Province. Speaking to Afghan Islamic...

Iraqi court sentences state employees for squandering public funds.
August 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Abd-al-Wahid Tu'mah in Baghdad entitled: "Two Municipalities Ministry employees jailed by 'Integrity Court' for squandering public funds"; published by London-based newspaper...

Australian forces chief says East Timor rebel leader wanted "day in court".
August 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Radio Australia on 31 August [Newsreader] The commander of Australian forces in East Timor, Brig Mick Slater, says a group of prisoners who escaped from Dili's jail...

North Korea reports 180 cases of US aerial espionage in August.
August 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by North Korean news agency KCNA Pyongyang, 31 August: The US imperialists committed more than 180 cases of aerial espionage against the DPRK [Democratic People's...

Leading Russian paper sold to steel firm.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following is an excerpt from report by Russian external TV service NTV Mir, a write-up of report by Russian Ekho Moskvy radio and a write-up of reports by Russian news agency Interfax on 30...

New gunboat ready for handover to Russia's Caspian flotilla.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Russian news agency Interfax-AVN website St Petersburg, 30 August: The C-in-C of the navy, Vladimir Masorin, will begin a visit to St Petersburg on Thursday [31...

BBC Monitoring quotes from Russian press for Thursday 31 August 2006.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following is a selection of quotes from articles published in the 31 August editions of Russian newspapers, as available to the BBC at 2300 gmt on 30 August. Beslan remembered on eve of...

Your poaching must stop, Lavrov tells Japanese diplomat.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian news agency Interfax-AVN website Moscow, 30 August: During a meeting with Japan's senior vice minister of foreign affairs, Katsutoshi Kaneda, on Wednesday [30...

Yemeni foreign minister discusses bilateral ties with UAE ambassador.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Yemeni news agency Saba website Sanaa, 30 August: Minister of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs Abu Bakr al-Qirbi met here on Wednesday [30 August] with the United...

Yemen, Mauritania discuss fisheries cooperation.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Yemeni news agency Saba website Sanaa, 30 August: Minister of Fisheries Wealth Ibrahim Saghiri held a meeting her on Wednesday [30 August] with the Mauritanian...

Yemeni official, Tunisian ambassador discuss ties.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Yemeni news agency Saba website Sanaa, 30 August: First Deputy Minister of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs Ministry Muhy al-Din al-Dhubi, met here on Wednesday...

BBC Monitoring News Diary for Wednesday 30 August 2006.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Main stories at 0100 gmt MIDEAST: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan meets Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, other top Israeli officials in Jerusalem; later meets Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas...

BBC Monitoring quotes from Russian press Wednesday 30 August 2006.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following is a selection of quotes from articles published in the 30 August editions of Russian newspapers, as available to the BBC at 2300 gmt on 29 August Israel-Lebanon ...

Russian TV reports handover of detained fishermen to Japanese side.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Russian NTV on 30 August [Presenter] Today two Japanese fishermen from the poachers' boat Kisshin Maru 31 were handed over to the Japanese side. In Proliv Izmeny...

Summary of Russian press for Wednesday 30 Aug 06.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Kommersant 1. Nataliya Grib article comments on the agreement signed by Russia's Gazprom, German EON and multinational BASF to run the North European gas pipeline project. The author notes...

Russia releases two Japanese fishermen, keeps skipper in custody.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Japanese news agency Kyodo Nemuro, Japan, 30 August: Russia released on Wednesday two fishermen from a Japanese fishing boat detained two weeks ago for alleged...

Kenyan, Ethiopian leaders hold talks during brief visit.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Francis Openda entitled "Kibaki and Zenawi hold talks on Somalia" published by Kenyan newspaper The Standard website on 30 August Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi met...

Kyrgyzstan, Iran set to boost economic ties.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Kyrgyz AKIpress news agency website Bishkek, 30 August: An Iranian-Kyrgyz business council will be set up in Kyrgyzstan. This was stated at a meeting between Kyrgyz Finance...

Kenya: Death row inmates on hunger strike over "inhumane" searches.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Cyrus Kinyungu entitled "Death row inmates on strike" published by Kenyan newspaper The Standard website on 30 August A crisis is looming at Kamiti Maximum Prison after...

BBC Monitoring Pan-Arab TV headlines 0500 gmt 30 Aug 06.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following is a selection of Pan-Arab TV headlines from bulletins broadcast at 0400, 0430 and 0500 gmt on 30 August: AL-JAZEERA TV HEADLINES 0400 GMT: UN chief urges Israel to lift...

Rwanda, China sign cooperation agreement.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report in English by Rwandan radio on 30 August [Presenter] A Chinese delegation in Rwanda to mark the 35th anniversary of the Rwanda-China cooperation last evening met with...

Pakistan PM leaves on four-nation tour.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) news agency Islamabad, 30 August: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz left here Wednesday morning [30 August] for a five-day visit to four...

Kenyan trade minister joins partly linked to President Kibaki.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Andrew Teyie and Beauttah Omanga entitled "Kituyi abandons Ford-K for Narc-Kenya" published by Kenyan newspaper The Standard website on 30 August Ford-Kenya is on a...

Bangladesh protesters continue strike against British company - TV.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Bangladeshi television NTV on 30 August Protests in Phulbari [in northern Bangladeshi district of Dinajpur] continue, as residents observe an indefinite strike for the...

Yemen, Mauritania seek closer media cooperation.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Yemeni news agency Saba website Sanaa, 28 August: Minister of Information Hassan al-Lawzi held talks on Sunday [] with Mauritanian Ambassador to Sanaa Al-Khadar...

Kyrgyz police seize banned Islamic group leaflets in capital.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Kyrgyz AKIpress news agency website Bishkek, 30 August: According to a report by the Kyrgyz Interior Ministry, leaflets of the Hezb-e Tahrir [banned] religious extremist...

China says Japan "making new troubles" on East China Sea issue.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 30 August: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang voiced opposition here Wednesday [30...

Uzbekistan, Japan to coordinate antiterror actions.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Uzbek TV on 29 August Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi began an official visit to our country today. [Passage omitted: known details of talks between...

BBC Monitoring quotes from Malaysian, Singaporean press 30 Aug 06.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following is a selection of quotes from editorials and commentaries carried in 29-30 August 2006 website editions of Malaysian and Singaporean Malay, Chinese and English-language newspapers...

BBC Monitoring quotes from Indonesian press 30 Aug 06.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following is a selection of quotes from editorials and commentaries published in 30 August editions of Indonesian newspapers available to BBC Monitoring: Turkey bombings Jakarta's...

Armenian minister, Belgian senator discuss bilateral relations.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Armenian news agency Arminfo Yerevan, 29 August: The secretary of the Armenian national security council under the president and defence minister, Serzh Sarkisyan, met the...

Japan launches sixth Aegis warship.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Japanese news agency Kyodo Nagasaki, 30 August: The Maritime Self-Defence Force on Wednesday [30 August] launched its sixth Aegis destroyer at a ceremony in a...

Turkey: Rebel Kurds free captive.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Turkish news agency Anatolia Bingol, 29 August: One person who was kidnapped by a group of terrorists in Genc town of southeastern city of Bingol five days ago,...

Coalition forces "Killed" 18 insurgents in Afghan Urozgan Province.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Afghan independent Pajhwok news agency website Kabul, 29 Aug: At least 18 Taleban fighters were killed when they attacked a coalition convoy in the Char Chino...

Chechen PM denies territorial claims to neighbouring republics.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian news agency RIA Novosti Groznyy, 30 August: Chechen Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov believes that the unification of Chechnya and Ingushetia is not a topical issue....

Kurdish People's Congress condemns bomb attacks in Turkey.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Copenhagen-based Kurdish Roj TV on 29 August The leadership of thew People's Congress has condemned the bomb attacks in [the Turkish towns of] Antalya, Marmaris and...

Suicide attack on Iraq recruitment centre kills 12 - Kuwaiti agency.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report in English by Kuwaiti news agency Kuna website Baghdad, 30 August: A suicide bombing attack killed at least 12 people and wounded 38 others in the town of Al-Hillah,...

Turkey pleased with appointment of US envoy to counter rebel Kurds.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Turkish news agency Anatolia on 29 August Ankara: The Foreign Ministry has expressed its pleasure with the appointment of Retired General Joseph Ralston as the US special...

Palestinian militant commander dies of wounds in Jordanian hospital.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Palestinian Ma'an News Agency website Jenin, 30 August: Husam Jaradat, aged 43, Al-Quds Brigades commander in the West Bank, was martyred early this morning in a...

BBC Monitoring quotes from Slovak press 30 August 06.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following is a selection of quotes from editorials and commentaries published in the 30 August editions of the main Slovak newspapers: Tensions in Slovak-Hungarian relations ...

Dagestani leader tells Putin of fewer terrorist acts in North Caucasus republic.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Dagestani television RGVK TV on 29 August Russian President Vladimir Putin met Dagestani President Mukhu Aliyev at his residence in Sochi today. The head of our republic...

Bulgarian migrants will not "endanger" UK labour market - minister.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Bulgarian news agency BTA website Sofia, 29 August: Bulgaria will not endanger the labour or social market in Great Britain in any way, Foreign Minister Ivaylo...

Serbian parties expect assembly to send out message of unity on Kosovo.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Serbian radio on 29 August [Studio presenter] The Serbian government will be making a request on Thursday [31 August] for convening the Serbian Assembly session devoted...

BBC Monitoring quotes from the Romanian press 30 Aug 06.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following is a selection of quotes from editorials and commentaries published in 30 August Internet editions of the main Romanian newspapers. UK/Romanian immigrants Evenimentul...

Israeli soldiers held by Hezbollah and Hamas "alive" - US religious leader.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report on telephone interview with Reverend Jesse Jackson by Mikha Fridman, in Beirut on 29 August; Jackson speaks in English; broadcast by Israel Defence Forces Radio on 30 August...

Turkish troops to stay in Lebanon "at least one year" - minister.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Turkish news agency Anatolia Ankara, 29 August: Turkish troops, planned to be sent to Lebanon, will stay in this country for at least one year, Justice Minister...

Kenyan paper calls for resolution of "legal hitch" in Ugandan peace process.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of editorial entitled "Fix legal hitches in Uganda truce" published by Kenyan newspaper The Standard website on 30 August The truce between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels and...

Turkish government not concerned about vote on sending troops to Lebanon.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Turkish news agency Anatolia Ankara, 29 August: Turkish Justice Minister and government spokesman Cemil Cicek has announced that the government will ask the...

Slovak soccer fans with anti-Hungarian banner remanded in custody.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Czech news agency CTK Banska Bystrica, central Slovakia, 29 August: Two Slovak soccer fans who unfolded a banner with the inscription "Death to Hungarians" at a...

Israeli troops kill Palestinian said to be mentally ill.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report in English by Palestinian Ramattan News Agency website Gaza, 30 August: Israeli troops killed on Tuesday night [29 August] a mentally deranged man near the border line...

Azeri, Armenian ministers fail to meet in Slovenia - agency.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Azerbaijani news agency APA Baku, 29 August: Azerbaijani and Armenian foreign ministers, Elmar Mammadyarov and Vardan Oskanyan, have not met to discuss a settlement to the...

Ugandan LRA rebels clash with DRCongo army.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Emmy Allio entitled "LRA clash with DRC forces" published by Ugandan newspaper The New Vision website on 30 August Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels have clashed with...

China voices opposition to Japan over East China Sea gas field.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 30 August: Replying to a reporter on the issue of China's gas exploration operations in the East China...

Afghan security official escapes blast unhurt in south.
August 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency Kabul, 30 August: An explosion has hit a district security chief's vehicle in Logar Province. Confirming the incident...