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Seis turistas españoles mueren en un atentado en Yemen
Según informan las agencias Europa Press y Reuters, al menos seis turistas españoles han muerto en un atentado terrorista perpetrado en las cercanías de un antiguo templo en el noroeste de Yemen. Se trataría de un coche bomba que hizo explosión al paso de vehículos todo terrerno. No ha trascendido aún la nacionalidad de los otros dos muertos.

Spanish rescue team shot at during post-quake rescue
Updated at 0755 PST
ICA: A Spanish team helping with rescue efforts in quake-hit southern Peru was shot at Saturday, sparking alarm but resulting in no injuries, a member of the squad said.

The K9 team, which was using sniffer dogs to try to find any bodies in the rubble of a collapsed building near the centre of the town of Pisco, was shot at "twelve times" by an unknown person or persons, member Loli Marquez was quoted as saying by telephone.

The team had initially thought of pulling out of Peru as a reaction to the incident, but later changed its mind.

"There is no need for us to leave," Marquez said, but added that the team would be seeking increased protection from police or soldiers on future deployments.

It was the first report of the rescue teams coming under attack.

Gunplay, however, has been on the rise as property owners in the disaster zone try to scare off looters, some of whom are also said to be armed.

Naval Forces
Kitty Hawk, allies complete Malabar 07 naval exercise
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Sep 10, 2007

USS KITTY HAWK, At sea: The USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Carrier Strike Group and embarked Carrier Air Wing 5 completed exercise Malabar Sept. 9 with USS Nimitz (CVN 68 ) Carrier Strike Group, Carrier Air Wing 11, and ships from the Indian Navy, Royal Australian Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and the Republic of Singapore Navy.

The six-day exercise began Sept. 4 and took place in the Bay of Bengal. It involved more than 20,000 personnel on 28 ships and 150 aircraft.

This year was different from previous exercises because India expanded invited Japan, Singapore and Australia to join the exercise, increasing its scale and complexity.

The five nations worked together to improve their anti-submarine warfare, anti-piracy, humanitarian and combat skills, in an effort to be prepared should a real-life situation call them to work together in the future.

[Malabar] is an exercise for bringing maritime professionals together and learning from each other,� said Vice Adm. Doug Crowder, U.S. 7th Fleet commander, in a press conference held on Kitty Hawks flight deck, Sept. 7.

Numerous foreign officers from the participating navies were also on board to learn about and observe carrier flight operations.

The ability to work together quickly and effectively doesn�t happen by accident. It happens because of exercises like Malabar, where our navies can get together, learn and practice our ability to work together on short notice,� said Rear Adm. Nigel Coates, Australian Fleet commander.

I think you can never over-estimate the importance of being called together at short notice to work together and be able to understand each other,� said Republic of Singapore Navy Col. Wellman Wan, commander of the First Flotilla and navy operations manager.

A team of 14 Sailors from the Kitty Hawk Strike Group embarked all foreign ships to set up and maintain CENTRIX communications equipment, which enabled all participating units to communicate with each other.

MALABAR 07-2 is the strike groups final major exercise of its summer deployment. The strike group is the U.S. Navys largest and includes the carrier, seven ships of Destroyer Squadron 15, two Aegis weapons system equipped guided-missile cruisers and Carrier Air Wing 5. The ships operate from Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, and the air wing operates from Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan. Together, they serve as the 7th Fleets combatant force.