Pope Francis on Sunday announced a Catholic Church-wide celebration of grandparents and the elderly, to be marked each year in July.
-Grandparents are often forgotten- the 84-year-old said as he led the weekly Angelus prayer from the Apostolic Palace, adding that "old age is a gift".
-Grandparents are the link between generations, to pass on to the young the experience of life and faith.-
The Argentine pontiff said the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly would be held on the fourth Sunday of July each year. 
Francis will preside over the evening mass on July 25 at St Peter's on the first World Day, subject to coronavirus restrictions, the Vatican said.

World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly would be held on the fourth Sunday of July each year

Pope Francis: Grandparents are the link between generations, to pass on to the young the experience of life and faith

Pope dedicates world day to 'forgotten' grandparents

B&amp;H Presidency Chairman Milorad Dodik's attack on B&amp;H Foreign Minister Bisera Turković for protecting B&amp;H's access to the high seas is his new contribution to undermining the position and interests of Bosnia and Herzegovina and all its citizens, the Democratic Action Party (SDA) said.

- The Republic of Croatia has initiated the proclamation of an exclusive economic zone on the Adriatic, excluding Bosnia and Herzegovina from it, which again, after the Pelješac Bridge, is trying to deny the maritime status of our country. After Minister Turković, in a diplomatic way, without wanting to raise tensions in the public, opposed that, Dodik stood up for the protection of Croatia, and against the rights and interests of the state guaranteed by the UN Convention - the SDA states.
They add that Dodik has shown many times so far that he is ready, for the interests of neighboring countries, to betray the interests of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and that is exactly what he is doing now, wanting to flattery to Zagreb.

- Also, the impression remains that he is trying to take revenge on Minister Turković for the case of icon, even if he causes economic damage to the whole of Bosnia and Herzegovina and all its citizens.
Milorad Dodik is the last person who should call on the Prosecutor's Office of B&amp;H to react to Minister Turković. He should have to go to the Prosecutor's Office and the Court of B&amp;H. Due to the unconstitutional referendum, due to the collapse of a number of banks in RS, due to the icon affair, insult to the president of the CEC and numerous other corruption scandals - it is written in the statement of the SDA.

The impression remains that he is trying to take revenge on Minister Turković because of the Icon case, even if he causes economic damage to the whole of Bosnia and Herzegovina and all its citizens, according to the SDA

The SDA says that Dodik is the last person who should call on the Prosecutor's Office of BiH to react to Minister Turković

SDA: Dodik stood again in defense of Croatia, and against the rights and interests of B&H

Members of the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) are checking the threats that members of the Trial Chamber, who sentenced Sakib Mahmuljin to ten years in prison for war crimes, reported to the Prosecutor's Office of B&amp;H, the police agency told us unofficially.
The threats were reported at the end of the week, and SIPA members were in the Court of B&amp;H on Friday to verify the judges' allegations.
The judges informed SIPA and the Prosecutor's Office of B&amp;H that they felt threatened because a text was published on one portal calling for the lynching of the judges of the Court of B&amp;H who tried in this case.
The acting judges, including Mira Smajlović, actually reported a text written and published on one portal by Muhamed Mahmutović, a journalist from Cazin who lives and works in Sweden. He also shared this text on his Facebook profile.
After the verdict, Mahmutović published an article entitled - "Bosniak Pillar of Shame" and emphasized that "Sakib Mahmuljin was convicted by a three-member council", that "the president of the Council is a Serb Zoran Božić, and the other two members are Bosniaks".
In the disputed text, he posted photos of the judges of the Court of B&amp;H, Mira Smajlović and Mediha Pašić.
- Those two ladies with a clear conscience raised their hand for the verdict according to which the Army of RB&amp;H was equated with the aggressor armies in which, according to the indictment, "a civil war was being waged"! If the indictment had been compiled by the infamous SANU, they would not have compiled it that way, and the prosecutor is also a "Bosniak", Sedin Idrizović, who was promoted to a higher level for his heinous evil act! After this mounted process, he was appointed to the HJPC FB&amp;H! If these two judges had done that to the Albanians, who knows what would have happened to them, and it would not have been well written about Idrizović, who did not have the courage to file an indictment for evident genocide against Bosniaks, proven by international courts - Mahmutović wrote.

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The threats were reported at the end of the week, and SIPA members were in the Court of B&H on Friday to verify the judges' allegations

Mahmuljin was sentenced to ten years in prison

SIPA is investigating threats made to judges of the Court of B&H over the Mahmuljin verdict

The crime has been caught like a rabbit and cannot move, it will be handed over on Tuesday through criminal charges. This is just the beginning.
This was said by the Mayor of Banja Luka, Draško Stanivuković, in today's address to the public, presenting reports on, as he stated, crime in the past period in the City Administration.
He said that 372 billboards exist in Banja Luka, of which 159 do not pay the utility fee, which damaged the budget by 17 million KM.

- When we started the action, we found over 50 billboards for which they say that they are nobody's. Everyone has to be discovered and everyone has to pay. The deadline is Monday for companies to pay. There are criminal charges against the chief of the communal police because he was silent. That's it - said Stanivuković.
He said that Dragan Lukač's godfather ran the business. He stated that he signed his own supervision.
- Who cleaned the Crkvena river, and why. He wants to go back to work. That is not happening, he will return when I'm not here - stated Stanivuković.
He also showed a photograph of the fence, which costed 120,000 KM, and was estimated at 25,000 KM.
- There is a charge for everyone who hunted. When you go to Čučun's office you can see how it looks like. I call on everyone to arrest this, but also me if something is not true. Go through all public procurements - said Stanivuković, talking about the abuse of official cars for personal purposes.
He said that he also knew that a vehicle was following him, but that nothing would stop him.
He also spoke about receiving contracts for the work of those people who are already employed. He gave them a deadline to cancel those contracts by Monday.
- There are controversial diplomas obtained in a very short time. We will send all institutions to declare their credibility. There are also some in FB&amp;H. There are also mayors, one of them is Neven Stanić - said Stanivuković.

He said that these reports stop crime in other institutions as well, because "they know that we will win there as well."
He also mentioned the names of the companies that received the most jobs from the City Administration.
- Economic genocide was committed in "Aquana", money was extracted. We have ten million in debt - said, among other things, Stanivuković.
He called on all citizens to write to their audit team and that they will continue regardless of pressure and obstruction.

Stanivuković spoke about illegal billboards, illegally obtained diplomas, work contracts, embezzlement in public procurements...

Stanivuković: There will be criminal charges against the chief of the communal police

Stanivuković: Crime has been caught like a rabbit and cannot move

Russia has begun supplying its Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine to the rebel-controlled region of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine despite a ban by Kyiv, a local news outlet said on Sunday.
Ukraine’s government is planning to receive shipments of Western-made vaccines from February and has prohibited the use of Russia’s Sputnik V.
But it has little control over Donetsk on its border with Russia, where conflict between Ukrainian troops and Moscow-backed separatist rebels has killed more than 13,000 people since 2014.
Denis Pushilin, head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk republic, was quoted by the region’s news agency DAN as saying vaccinations would soon begin thanks to Russian supplies.
-A couple of thousand doses were supplied. Such deliveries will come on a regular basis- he said. -We are grateful to Russia that it supports us in every field.-
It was not clear which institution supplied the doses.
On Saturday, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which markets the Sputnik vaccine abroad, said it did not supply the Donetsk or Luhansk breakaway regions.
Pushilin said health workers and teachers were among those being vaccinated first and free of charge.
There was no immediate reaction from the governments in Kyiv or Moscow on the DAN report.

Ukraine’s government is planning to receive shipments of Western-made vaccines from February

A view shows vials during the production of Gam-COVID-Vac, also known as Sputnik-V, vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a facility of BIOCAD biotechnology company in Saint Petersburg, Russia December 4, 2020.

Despite Ukraine ban, Russia gives Sputnik V doses to rebel-held area

Most travelers entering Cuba as of Feb. 6 will be quarantined for up to a week, the government announced on Saturday, and flights from the United States and some other countries reduced to no more than one per week per airline.
Tourists will have to remain in hotels at their own expense and residents in special centers free of charge until a test at five days comes back negative.
Visitors already must arrive with proof of a negative test for the new coronavirus and take another one at the airport.
Some resorts isolated from the population may have looser rules, and diplomats, businessmen, foreign students and journalists will each have their own locations and protocols.
COVID-19 cases have surged in the country since airports began reopening in November with more than 13,000 cases so far in January, more than four times the monthly toll last year, with deaths now at 213, for a rate of 0.87%, less than half the international and regional percentages.
The government says more than 70 percent of the cases are directly or indirectly linked to travelers, mainly Cubans living abroad visiting family, who disregard home-based quarantine rules.
Flights from the United States, Mexico, Panama, the Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Haiti and a few other countries, and which carry many Cubans, had already been reduced this month and now will be cut back further.

Visitors already must arrive with proof of a negative test for the new coronavirus and take another one at the airport

Tourists from Russia, staying in a beach resort, walk in downtown during a day trip to Havana, Cuba, January 6, 2021.

Cuba to quarantine travelers amid COVID-19 surge

Next week, the B&amp;H Central Election Commission will file criminal charges against members of polling stations at polling stations in Mostar, Doboj and Srebrenica where irregularities have been identified.
At yesterday's session, Vanja Bjelica-Prutina, a member of the CEC, suggested that next week preparations and instructions be filed with the prosecutor's office against members of polling stations at those polling stations where irregularities were found.
"We must set a deadline within which our services will register members of polling stations at those polling stations where irregularities have been identified, which we estimate contain features of a criminal offense against the right to vote," she said.
Željko Bakalar, president of the CEC, revealed at the continuation of the session that a large part of the criminal charges for Mostar are already ready.
The conclusion was adopted by a majority of votes.

The conclusion was adopted by a majority of votes

The CEC will file criminal charges against individual members of polling stations

The Ministry of Civil Affairs of B&amp;H confirmed today that the first doses of coronavirus vaccines produced by "Pfizer" and "BioNTech", 23,400 of them, will arrive in mid-February.
At the same time, 437,214 citizens have been vaccinated in neighboring Serbia so far. Serbia is one of the best in Europe, and even in the world in terms of the number of vaccinated.
In Europe, Serbia is second in the number of vaccinated per million inhabitants, right after Great Britain. After Serbia are Malta, Iceland, Denmark, Slovenia, Romania, Ireland, Spain and Portugal.
When it comes to the region, Serbia ranks first in the number of vaccinated per million inhabitants. Behind them, there are Slovenia, Romania, Hungary, Croatia and Bulgaria.

<h2>Small amount of doses and for priority groups</h2>

According to the total number of vaccinated, Serbia is in the second place in the region, after Romania.
The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, announced this morning that another million doses of vaccines should arrive in Serbia by the end of March and February.
Dr. Rifat Rijad Zaid, president of the Union of Doctors of Medicine and Dentistry of the Federation of B&amp;H, from which, let us remind you, have put strong pressure on the authorities to start direct purchases with vaccine manufacturers, commented for "Avaz" on the arrival of vaccines in our country.

- Those doses of vaccines, in general, are not enough. If we are talking about 23,000 doses of "BioNTech" vaccine, that is for approximately 11,000 people, and, let's take the best case of 259,000, that is for approximately 125,000 people. In the Federation of B&amp;H alone, there are 38,000 health workers in the public sector,and if we want to normalize the current situation in the whole B&amp;H, then we must vaccinate not only health workers, but also the police, all priority professions and occupations, public services, and, of course, journalists, but above all, the top priority must be the elderly, because they have the highest mortality rate- warned Dr. Zaid.

<h2>Congratulations to the neighbors</h2>

He stressed that this situation only confirms that B&amp;H and its entities have not done what was expected of them.
- The Council of Ministers and the entity governments should have signed separate contracts for the procurement of vaccines much earlier, and not just be a silent observer and rely on the COVAX mechanism or the alms of the European Union. Isn't it a sad fact that we in B&amp;H have not had any vaccine so far, not even at the experimental level? I think we are unique in the world for that.
A shining example in that story, indeed, is Serbia, led by Vučić. We must not run away from congratulating our neighbors on the successful purchase of vaccines - said Dr. Zaid.

The Council of Ministers and the entity governments should have signed separate contracts for the procurement of vaccines much earlier, and not just be a silent observer and rely on the COVAX mechanism or the alms of the European Union, says Dr. Zaid

Dr. Zaid: I think we are unique in the world because of vaccines

Our authorities boast that the first 23,400 doses of vaccines will arrive in 15 days, and Serbia has already vaccinated half a million inhabitants

On the main road M-17 in the town of Grabovica, north of Mostar, a serious traffic accident occurred in the afternoon, in which two people died, it was confirmed to us from the Ministry of the Interior of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton.
The Herzegovina-Neretva Canton Ministry of the Interior only said that they received the notification about the serious accident at 4.40 PM and that they immediately sent police teams to the scene and informed the duty prosecutor, and that they had no more information at this time.
Due to this accident, the traffic was completely blocked, and an investigation is expected soon, after which more information will be known.

Due to this accident, the traffic was completely blocked, and an investigation is expected soon, after which more information will be known

Investigation at the scene of the accident

Terrible accident in Grabovica near Mostar, two killed

The Vatican Museums, including the Sistine Chapel, said they will reopen on Monday after being closed for 88 days due to coronavirus restrictions -- the longest closure since World War II.
The world-famous collections will open their doors to the public from Monday to Saturday, but visitors must pre-book tickets and will be given timed entry slots.
Curators used the closure, sparked by Italian government measures introduced to stem the spread of Covid-19, to carry out maintenance and refurbishment works.
That included careful dusting of 15th-century frescoes in the Sistine Chapel, which normally attracts six million visitors a year.
-The Pope's Museums await you with pleasure!- a statement said.
The news comes amid an easing of coronavirus restrictions, with all but five Italian regions put in the low-risk "yellow" category from Monday.
That allows bars and restaurants to reopen during the day, alongside museums.
Rome's Colosseum and the Forum were also set to reopen on Monday, although they are to remain closed on weekends.
The Italian islands of Sicily and Sardinia and regions of Umbria, Puglia and the autonomous province of South Tyrol are the only areas still subjected to tighter curbs in mid-risk "orange" zones.
The entire country remains subject to a night-time curfew however, while table service at bars and restaurants must end at 6:00pm.
Italy was the first European country to face the full force of the pandemic early in 2020. 
A nationwide lockdown, the collapse of the tourist trade and widespread closures since then have plunged the economy in a deep recession, while almost 88,000 people with the virus have died.

This is the longest closure since World War II

The deserted entrance of the closed Vatican Museums during a lockdown aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19, March 24, 2020, Vatican City

Vatican Museums to reopen Monday after virus closure

The Ministry of Civil Affairs received a notification from the GAVI Secretariat today stating that the delivery of coronavirus vaccines to B&amp;H will begin in mid-February.
According to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the letter states, among other things: "We are very happy to share with you a letter from the Director of COVAX, which contains the latest information on the distribution of vaccines for B&amp;H through the COVAX mechanism. This letter refers to a dedicated distribution created directly for B&amp;H ".
- The letter also emphasizes gratitude for all the effort that the Ministry of Civil Affairs has continuously invested in order for vaccines to reach B&amp;H. At the moment, this is only the first allocation for B&amp;H. These are vaccines that have received the necessary approval from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and which have been approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) - the Ministry of Civil Affairs announced.
The number of doses of vaccine produced by "BioNTech" - "Pfizer" that B&amp;H will receive in mid-February is 23,400 doses, while the number of doses of vaccine "AstraZeneca" / "SKBIO" that B&amp;H will receive in mid or late February is from 153,600 to 259,200 doses.

The number of doses of vaccine produced by "BioNTech" - "Pfizer" that B&H will receive in mid-February is 23,400 doses

The first doses of coronavirus vaccines arrive in B&H in mid-February

After inmates of the new state prison in East Sarajevo, where inveterate criminals, convicted of aggravated murder, terrorism, rape and war crimes have been serving long prison sentences since the end of 2020., sent a letter to B&amp;H Justice Minister Josip Grubeša a few days ago, complaining food prices in the canteen and telephone services, "Dnevni avaz" publishes the price list from the canteen from "B&amp;H Alcatraz".

The prisoners wrote to Minister Grubeša that food prices were higher than in large shopping malls and that they had to pay five marks for a kilogram of oranges. They also pointed out that chocolate costs 5.85 KM, a kilo of lemon three KM...
When you look at food prices, based on the price list we got to see, it is obvious that individual items are much more expensive than in stores. The convicts claimed to Grubeša that the food prices in the entity institutions were much more affordable and that they thought that "in addition to hotel accommodation" in East Sarajevo, they would also have better nutrition.
We bring only some of the prices of groceries and other necessities in the canteen of the new state prison.
For 300 grams of cheese pie, prisoners must pay 2.50 KM, and for the same weight of meat pie three KM.
Integral sliced loaf of bread which weights 400 grams costs 1.50 KM, and sandwiches with chicken three KM.
Cigarette boxes, depending on the manufacturer, cost from 5.50 KM to 9 KM.
One hundred grams of finely chopped tobacco costs 21 KM.

<h2>Pâtés cost from 1.75 to 2.50 KM</h2>

When it comes to water and juices, "Fanta Orange" of two liters costs 2.65 KM, orange juices 2.50 KM. For a kilogram of "Cedevita", it is necessary to set aside 10.95 KM. Water and iced teas cost from 0.90 KM to 1.20.
For five liters of water, because the prisoners complain that the ordinary one has a strange taste, it is necessary to set aside 2.20 KM.
The price of coffee in the canteen, depending on the weight and the manufacturer, costs from 1.95 KM to 7.25 KM. Teas cost from 2.65 to 5.30 KM. Snacks cost from 0.65 KM to 4.80 KM and that's how much Pringles Hot Chips up to 165 grams cost.
Milk and yoghurts cost from 1.35 to 2.15 KM. A liter of "Meggle" milk of 3.2 milk fat is 1.80 KM. Sirloin of 70 grams costs 3.80 KM, and dry pork sirloin 5.40 KM.
Chicken pâtés costs from 1.75 to 2.50 KM. Shampoos for hair 5.40 KM, body creams 3.50 KM, shower baths of 750 milliliters 8.85 KM, kilogram of bananas three KM, oranges five, garlic costs 5.50 KM, apples three, condoms 5.40 KM, chocolates from 2.20 to 5.85 KM.

When you look at the prices of food, based on the price list we received, it is obvious that some items are much more expensive than in stores and shopping malls

These are the prices in the state prison: How much are meat pie, dried meat, coffee, condoms...

Austrian police have found 96 foreigners from across Europe at the ski resort of St Anton am Arlberg in breach of pandemic-related rules on entering the country and the national lockdown.&nbsp;The mayor of St Anton, one of Austria’s top resorts, said this week that dozens of young tourists from across Europe had recently come to his town and circumvented lockdown rules under which ski lifts are open but hotels are closed to tourists.
-Among others Britons, Danes, Swedes, Romanians, Germans, Australians, Irish people and Poles were checked and fined- the police force of the western province of Tyrol said in a statement issued on Friday night.
The operation was carried out on Friday evening with 15 officers, and those found in breach face fines of up to 2,180 euros ($2,650), the statement said.
Austria, a country of just under 9 million people, has recorded 413,208 cases and 7,703 deaths in the pandemic so far. Daily new cases have dropped to roughly 1,500 from a peak of more than 9,000 in November but are now falling only slowly.
It has been in its third national lockdown since Dec. 26, with non-essential shops closed. In addition, from Dec. 19 to Jan. 10 even stricter rules on entering the country were put in place largely to discourage skiers, forcing arrivals from almost every country in Europe to go into quarantine.
In recent weeks, however, the public has been stunned to learn of loopholes, often involving work or training. Although regular skiers cannot stay overnight at a resort, coronavirus clusters emerged at ski teacher training courses, which were allowed to be held for visitors from across Europe.
Tourist accommodation is only available to business travellers, and St Anton’s Mayor Helmut Mall has said new arrivals there have registered a local address saying they are looking for work even though there are no jobs available.
The police did not say exactly what offences had been committed but said the foreigners had breached lockdown and immigration regulations as well as the law on registering an address.

The operation was carried out on Friday evening with 15 officers, and those found in breach face fines of up to 2,180 euros

Skiers wear protective face masks and practise social distancing as they pass a sign on the way to a chairlift as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Flachau, Austria January 13, 2021.

Austria finds 96 foreigners in breach of lockdown rules at top ski resort

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Friday ratifying the extension of New START, a key arms control treaty with the United States, a week before it was due to expire, the Kremlin said in a statement.
The nuclear arms control agreement has been extended for five years until February 5, 2026, the Kremlin said. It is the last major pact of its kind between Russia and the US after the US pulled out of a separate nuclear arms control agreement with Russia, the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), under the Trump administration in 2019.
Putin and US President Joe Biden spoke on the phone on Tuesday expressing "satisfaction" over the exchange of diplomatic notes between both countries on extending the treaty. The Russian Parliament voted to ratify the five-year extension on Wednesday.
The landmark treaty was first signed for a period of 10 years by former US President Barack Obama and former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in 2010. It took effect on February 5, 2011.
The treaty limits the number of strategic offensive weapons both countries can have.The treaty limits each side to no more than 700 deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) and heavy bombers; no more than 1,550 warheads on deployed ICBMs, deployed SLBMs and heavy bombers for nuclear armaments; and a total of 800 deployed and non-deployed ICBM launchers, SLBM launchers, and heavy bombers.
-Renewing the Treaty meets the national interests of the Russian Federation, makes it possible to maintain the transparency and predictability of strategic relations between Russia and the United States and to support global strategic stability; it will have a beneficial effect on the international situation, and contribute to the nuclear disarmament process- the Kremlin said in the statement published Friday evening.
Last week, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters "that the New START Treaty is in the national security interests of the United States, and this extension makes even more sense when the relationship with Russia is adversarial, as it is at this time."
She added that it was the "only remaining treaty constraining Russian nuclear forces and is an anchor of strategic stability between our two countries."

The treaty limits the number of strategic offensive weapons both countries can have

The extension was signed into law by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday

Putin signs law extending nuclear arms treaty between US and Russia

France will not enforce a new lockdown but will close borders for non-European Union countries beginning Sunday in a bid to control rising coronavirus infections, the prime minister announced late Friday. 
Jean Castex announced the border decision after a last-minute health defense council meeting organized with top ministers and President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee.
-Any entry into France and exit from our territory to or from a country outside the EU will be prohibited, unless there is a compelling reason, from midnight on Sunday- he said, adding entry will be “conditional requiring a PCR test, with the exception of cross-border workers."
Travel from EU countries was allowed earlier by presenting a negative COVID-19 test taken not prior to 72 hours before travel.
The new decision was provoked by British and South African coronavirus variants which pose a high risk of accelerating the epidemic, said Castex.
Also, non-food shopping centers of more than 20,000 m² (65,600 ft²) will also remain closed from Sunday and the government urged private companies to encourage “teleworking.” Authorities will strengthen security to crack down on illegal gatherings, parties and openings of restaurants.
France was bracing for stricter lockdown measures in view of the steadily rising daily infections.
A total of 22, 858 new cases were recorded Friday with 355 deaths in hospitals.
Top ministers within the Macron administration, however, have opposing views on the need for a new lockdown.
Worsening psychological conditions, fatigue and the possibility of mass civil disobedience have been cited as reasons to not move in the direction of stricter restrictions.
Castex said the question of confinement arises legitimately but “we know the very heavy impact for the French from all points of view.”
-We can still give ourselves a chance to avoid it- he said, while still leaving the door open.

Decision taken to curb spread of coronavirus

Travel from EU countries was allowed earlier by presenting a negative COVID-19 test taken not prior to 72 hours before travel

France to close border to non-EU travelers

Three Turkish crew members who survived a pirate attack on a Liberian-flagged ship returned to Turkey early Saturday. 
Fourth Captain Furkan Yaren, chief engineer Ilhan Suha Tatligul and greaser in the engine room Bahadir Yesilalan arrived at Istanbul Airport where they detailed their harrowing experience.
Yaren told reporters that he injured his leg in the attack and thanked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoglu for their interest.
-I hope other friends will be able to get back to their families as soon as possible- he added.
-We started to wait for help by closing the safety gates. Then they separated us. I don't remember how many people they are. They took our friends. We moved the ship to a safe point- he said,
We gave the necessary information to authorities. We lost a friend and we are so sorry, said Yaren.
-I'm so glad to be reunited with my family- he said.
Meanwhile, Tatligul said they locked themselves in the helm station during the attack and the pirates shot at doors like in a horror movie.
-They hit the doors with a sledgehammer for hours. They kept trying for six, seven hours. At that time, our Azerbaijani colleague died. I fell from a height and was slightly injured. Then they took the other friends. They didn't take me because they couldn't find me. Then they fled, leaving two wounded- he said.
-Unfortunately, 15 of our friends were captured. There is not much to talk about. We should not upset their families any more or remind them of their pain- said Yesilalan.
In a pirate attack last week, 15 of the Mozart cargo ship's 19 crew members were abducted, while an Azerbaijani national was killed.
Following the attack, Mozart anchored Sunday at the nearby Port-Gentil, but with only three of its surviving crew members on board.
On Wednesday, an Istanbul-based firm that provides technical management services for the vessel, said all 15 crew members are in good health and uninjured.
-Boden Shipping communicated with the crew members of the container ship Mozart, which was hijacked off Sao Tome on Jan. 23, 2021- said a statement by the firm.​​​​​​​

Fourth Captain Furkan Yaren, Ilhan Suha Tatligul, Bahadir Yesilalan detail experience

They arrived at Istanbul Airport where they detailed their harrowing experience

Pope dedicates world day to 'forgotten' grandparents

SDA: Dodik stood again in defense of Croatia, and against the rights and interests of B&H

SIPA is investigating threats made to judges of the Court of B&H over the Mahmuljin verdict

Stanivuković: Crime has been caught like a rabbit and cannot move

Despite Ukraine ban, Russia gives Sputnik V doses to rebel-held area

Cuba to quarantine travelers amid COVID-19 surge

The CEC will file criminal charges against individual members of polling stations

Our authorities boast that the first 23,400 doses of vaccines will arrive in 15 days, and Serbia has already vaccinated half a million inhabitants

Terrible accident in Grabovica near Mostar, two killed

Vatican Museums to reopen Monday after virus closure

The first doses of coronavirus vaccines arrive in B&H in mid-February

These are the prices in the state prison: How much are meat pie, dried meat, coffee, condoms...

Austria finds 96 foreigners in breach of lockdown rules at top ski resort

Putin signs law extending nuclear arms treaty between US and Russia

France to close border to non-EU travelers

Turkish sailors rescued after attack arrive in Turkey

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Pope dedicates world day to 'forgotten' grandparents

SDA: Dodik stood again in defense of Croatia, and against the rights and interests of B&H

SIPA is investigating threats made to judges of the Court of B&H over the Mahmuljin verdict

Stanivuković: Crime has been caught like a rabbit and cannot move

Despite Ukraine ban, Russia gives Sputnik V doses to rebel-held area

Cuba to quarantine travelers amid COVID-19 surge

The CEC will file criminal charges against individual members of polling stations

Our authorities boast that the first 23,400 doses of vaccines will arrive in 15 days, and Serbia has already vaccinated half a million inhabitants

Terrible accident in Grabovica near Mostar, two killed

Vatican Museums to reopen Monday after virus closure

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