Terrorists turn violence into plain murderPort Andalay, Andalay (LCN)- What was supposed to be a glorious day for Lodamun and the international community did not end with a good tone.
The United Nations of Terra was supposed to have its grand opening tonight at 7:00pm, when the General Assembly met for the first time since its foundation. However, shortly after 6:30pm, a car bomb exploded outside the building. The blast was powerful enough to cause extensive damage to the two lower floors and create panic in the building. The details of how the car made it close to the building are not yet known.
Picture taken by a bystander:
At the time of the explosion, all the diplomats from the different countries who were attending were gathered at the General Assembly's immense conference room, among them President Jonathan Kynes and his daughter, Foreign Affairs Minister Elizabeth Kynes. Soon after the terrorist attack was perpetrated, a swarm of Secret Service agents and security detail stormed into the room and evacuated everyone, including President Kynes, who was escorted out through the back door, according to reports.
Secret Service in full alter waiting for the President behind the UNT building:
The building designed for the United Nations was almost finished but the upper floor were still being worked on, thus the building is still considered under construction. Delays due to technical problems with the interior of the building caused the construction to be delayed for a month. However, the General Assembly Meeting had been scheduled a year ahead and it was decided to proceed with the meeting even though the construction of the building was not completely done.
It is also being reported that the attack at the fuel depot was not the cause of the massive power outage but rather a result of another coordinated attack to the main power lines. Though proving unsuccessful, the attack caused massive power outages. As this moment it is being reported that more than three million residents are still without power.
Earlier reports that the attack at the fuel depot had cause considerable damaged was dismissed by government officials with knowledge of the situation. They did not provide any specifics into the situation but did confirm that some damage had occurred.
The reported attacks near the Parliament and the Defense Ministry have been confirmed as well. Preliminary reports indicate that one person died and five others were injured in the incidents. Authorities believe that the attack to the Defense Ministry was targeted at the NATO Military Headquarters in the East Wing of the Ministry.
Early this morning at a press conference, President Kynes alongside some of the diplomats attending the General Assembly Meeting issued a sharp response to Nova Terra and the terrorists:
"On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord. I am very saddened for what happened yeterday. It is certainly a tragedy. There is only one organization to blame for this: Nova Terra. It is disgraceful that they had to incur in such violent actions. They have reached a level of aggression that is no longer tolerable. Not only do they try to damage our institutions but also kill our people and the leaders of other countries. They are certainly despicable actions by Nova Terra.
Lodamun will not stand by nor will NATO. Our neighbors and allies know what Nova Terra is capable of and together and we will work, as one, to defeat them. Violence has no place in this world.
Yesterday, they tried to create panic, they try to scare us away into seclusion and isolationism. But we are stronger, more will-minded. We will get passed this, our people are going to recover, and once again we will pursue those responsible for this. To all of you, dear friends standing behind me, I give you my word that we will call the General Assembly Meeting to order one week from today. We will not let down.
Listen to me very carefully Nova Terra and all the others who seek to destroy us and society as we know it: We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.
Thank you."
With those words, the President concluded the press conference.
In related news, the Defense Minister announced that FPCON level had been upgraded to DELTA for the capital city of Port Andalay and that it will remain at CHARLIE for the rest of the country. The Minister of Internal Affairs also upgraded the level of a potential terrorist attack to Red (Severe).
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