OVERSEAS PRESS- Kalistan Edition
An Eye on the World with a View to HomeDeath to Terrorists bombs Orphanage
Attributes destruction to declaration of Socialist StateCosta Golden, Keymon
March 2, 6770Fire rages as Costa di Oro Home for Special Needs Children after its destruction by Terrorist BombExplosions rocked downtown Costa Golden yesterday, as one of Keymon's largest orphanages was engulfed in flames. The Costa di Oro Home for Special Needs Children was utterly destroyed by three coordinated bombs. A letter was released, where notorious narcotics smuggling cartel and terrorist organization "Death to Terrorists" claimed responsibility for the bombing. Three children were killed, as were fourteen caregivers, and two children were listed as missing, but believed to be dead. All residents of the home suffer from physical disabilities, and the three deceased children were said to have died from smoke inhalation because they could not escape in time. Many of the caregivers died at the point of the blast and were subsequently horribly burned from the resulting fire.
In the letter claiming responsibility, terrorist leader Giovanni Francalucci said "We hold the Communist rebels who have seized control of this area and declared it a 'people's republic' responsible. The man who we refer to as Jeb!, Sr. Micheli Romani, has set himself up in opposition to the law and order of this state, and as such, has declared that rather than being a friend of the people, he is an enemy. Until the conflict is settled, and until the usurper leaves Keymon, the people of this island know no peace. This target was selected to send a very specific message to the terrorist Sr. Romani: The people here are not your puppets, and anyone who interrupts the legitimate activities of the people will know no peace."
In declaring Romani a "terrorist" Francalucci and his organization has added yet another name to his enemies list, which now includes many people including Prince Carlu and the Queen of Keymon. They have also vowed to strike against any other nations who wish to intervene in the conflict, arguing that intervention will escallate the violence in Keymon.
It is believed that Death to Terrorists have been responsible for more than 6 targeted assassinations, usually of low level individuals, in pursuance of their mission to deal drugs to addicts in Keymon. The source of Death to Terrorists' narcotics has been confirmed to be the ODEN robbery from last year, which has not been reported in the Kalistani press, but which we covered in an earlier story here in
Overseas Press. Various quality and organic markers consistent with ODEN product has been found in illicit narcotics sold in Keymon on the Black Market.
In other news, three people believed to be affiliated with Death to Terrorists, Phillipe George, Gugglielmo San Denis, and Rika Campania were killed by local security agents as they attempted to scout a local bank believed to be a target for a planned robbery. All three were lightly armed, and their visual identities matched those of these three terrorists. It was, until yesterday, unclear what effect the death of these three members of the organization will have on the operational power of Death to Terrorists, but the attack yesterday suggests that Death to Terrorists remains active and very dangerous. Local law enforcement armed that they had discovered actionable intelligence about the organization from the three dead terrorists. But it unclear about the nature or significance of the information.
A day of mourning is being organized by the survivors of the attack, to commemorate the death of their charges.