In French-speaking Switzerland, it’s the story of the week, and it has made a lot of noise elsewhere in the world. Half a ton of cocaine was found in five containers of coffee freshly delivered to a Nespresso factory in Romont, in the canton of Fribourg, enough to satisfy the annual consumption of the canton of Vaud. The white powder, with a degree of purity of 80%, would have a value of more than 50 million francs, according to the Friborg public prosecutor, who opened an investigation. Nespresso employees say they immediately informed the cantonal police on Monday evening.
Olympic 100m champion Marcell Jacobs will ultimately not compete in the Nairobi meeting on Saturday. The Italian suffers from intestinal problems
“The Olympic champion made the decision this morning with his staff, due to intestinal problems that occurred yesterday (Friday) in Kenya,” writes the Italian federation (Fidal) on its website. Marcell Jacobs “remains under observation in the emergency room of Uhai Neema hospital, under the control of the Italian NGO + World Friends +”, underlines his trainer Paolo Camossi, quoted by the federation.
Marcell Jacobs (27) was due to compete in the Kenyan capital on Saturday for his first 100m since his surprise Olympic title obtained last summer in Tokyo. The European record holder in the straight line (9”80) then became world champion in the 60m indoors this winter. His next meeting is scheduled for May 18 in Savona (ITA), where he has planned to compete in a 200m.
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At least five people were shot Tuesday morning at a subway station in Brooklyn, Nueva YorkThe city’s fire department reported.
“At 8:27 a.m., police responded to a 911 call for an injured person on the subway” in Brooklyn, he told the Times. AFP a spokeswoman for the NYPD.
Firefighters responded to the 36th Street station for smoke reports and found several injured people, as well as unexploded devices.
City police said they were responding to reports of people being injured by gunshots or an explosion.
Police looking for suspect in shooting
The police department launched a search for a man, dressed in an orange construction vest and gas mask, as the alleged perpetrator of the shooting.
The police inspect “all stations and trains” for the shooting, while searching for the person responsible and witnesses offer information to local media regarding the chaotic moment of the attack.
According to some local media, the suspect was described by witnesses as an Afro-descendant man regarding 1.65 meters tall and regarding 80 kilos, although for now there is no official confirmation.
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The suspected shooter fled the scene. wearing an orange vest similar to those worn by construction workers and a gas mask and, at the moment, is the only person wanted in the shooting.
Images distributed on social networks show several people injured and covered in blood being treated on a platform at the 36th Street station in Brooklyn, in the neighborhood of Sunset Park, an area with a large Mexican population.
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No report of Mexicans dead following shooting
The consul general of Mexico in New York, Jorge Islas, reported that there are no reports of Mexicans dead following the shooting at the subway station in New York.
Through Twitter, the official had indicated that it is being investigated whether there were Mexicans affected in the shooting, since there are a large number of nationals near Sunset Park.
I meet the protection team at the scene. At the moment there is no report of deaths of members of our community. We have all communication channels open to offer all the necessary support. We will keep reporting.
– Jorge Islas (@Jorge_IslasLo) April 12, 2022
For his part, the Secretary of Foreign Relations, Marcelo Ebrard, assured that will be investigated and reported immediately regarding developments in the case.
The Consul in NYC, Jorge Islas, has instructions to investigate this fact and report immediately if there are affected compatriots. I keep you up to date. https://t.co/8pS50FWNEH
– Marcelo Ebrard C. (@m_ebrard) April 12, 2022
Subway service suspended in New York and alert for delays
The subway authority indicated that service was suspended on three subway lines (D, N and R) in Brooklyn and in some points in Manhattan, so trains on those lines and others are experiencing delays.
“What is happening? There is a major outage in service as the NYPD responds to an incident on 36th St.”
There is no D/N/R service in Brooklyn and some stations in Manhattan.
Expect major delays on B/D/F N/Q/R trains.
Take alternate subway or bus lines.
What’s Happening?
There is a major disruption to service while NYPD responds to an incident at 36 St.More info ???? pic.twitter.com/5uZMXkOOK7
— NYCT Subway. Wear a Mask. (@NYCTSubway) April 12, 2022
No active explosive devices: NYPD
The New York Police Department reported that no active explosive devices had been found to date and asked witnesses to provide information in this regard.
In addition, the police asked the population to avoid the area, located in the 36th Street and Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn. “Expect emergency vehicles and delays in the vicinity,” she tweeted.
In regard to the multiple people shot at the 36th Street subway station in Brooklyn, there are NO active explosive devices at this time. Any witnesses are asked to call @NYPDTips at #800577TIPS. Please stay clear of the area. More provided information when available. pic.twitter.com/8UoiCAXemB
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) April 12, 2022
“It was crazy”: witness
The incident occurred on a subway route that runs through South Brooklyn, regarding 15 minutes from Manhattan. Schools in the area closed upon learning of the incident..
Danny Mastrogiorgio, a Brooklyn resident, had dropped his son off at school when he saw the crowd rushing up the subway stairs. At least two people had visible injuries to their legs.
“It was crazy,” Mastrogiorgio told The Associated Press. “No one knew what was going on.”
Allan Lee was running his business, Café Nube, when half a dozen police cars converged on the street.
“They started evacuating people on this block and the next block, and they closed off access to the subway” near the cafe’s entrance, Lee said.
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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has questioned the UEFA Champions League final ticket quota of 20,000.
England’s Liverpool, who are on course for a quartet of trophies, advance to the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League final once morest Spain’s Real Madrid at the Stade de V. Rance, Paris, France, May 28
However, in this game, “Reds” fans will receive a share of the ticket to the match, just 20,000 seats, just like Real Madrid side, which have the same ticket. although the stadium has a capacity of 80,698 seats
Soccer Football – Champions League – Semi Final – Second Leg – Villarreal v Liverpool – Estadio de la Ceramica, Villarreal, Spain – May 3, 2022 Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp as Villarreal coach Unai Emery looks on REUTERS/Pablo Morano
Most recently, Klopp questioned UEFA on the issue: “When you see the ticket price and the number of tickets received Is it true that we only got 20,000 tickets, Real got 20,000, but there were 75,000 seats, and where did the other 35,000 tickets go?”
In addition, the German head coach added that meeting Real Madrid once more is a destiny.
“When we lost the 2018 final, my favorite solution was to play the 2019 final once morest Real Madrid, but we played once morest Tottenham Hotspur in Madrid which seemed like our destiny. If you beat Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Manchester City, you deserve to go to the final. it will be great I’m happy to go there. and we will try but in the meantime and following There are so many games to play.”