Officials in Chile say they have detained an Israeli tourist they suspect of having caused a forest fire in a nature reserve in the south of the country. More than 100 sq km of
pristine
forest has already burnt in the Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia. Hundreds of firefighters continue to fight the
blaze
.
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The Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in some parts of the country following a series of bomb attacks on Christmas Day. The Islamist group Boko Haram said it carried them out. President Jonathan has described the group as a "cancerous" growth attempting to destroy Nigeria. Tomi Oladipo reports from Lagos.
由于圣诞节发生的一系列爆炸袭击,尼日利亚总统古德勒克·乔纳森宣布本国一些地区进入紧急状态。伊斯兰博科圣地组织称实施了这些袭击事件,总统乔纳森该组织像癌细胞一样快速蔓延,试图毁灭尼日利亚。Tomi Oladipo在拉各斯报道。
In a live address to the nation, President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in some areas in the north of the country, which have become scenes of violence. The president also announced that the borders of these states would be closed to prevent what he described as terrorist elements from getting in. A special military unit will also be set up under the chief of defence staff to overcome the security challenges. President Jonathan has been under increasing pressure to address the violence that has plagued many parts of northern Nigeria, and this announcement reveals his toughest stance so far.