Forces loyal to the Assad regime have attacked a grain depot in
Tell Rifaat, a city in northern Syria near Aleppo, which is under
control of the Free Syrian Army (FSA).
Sources said that 5 tonnes of barley were destroyed in the shelling of the depot compound.
Assad troops have also targeted 150 bread bakeries and killed more than a hundred people queuing to buy bread in a bakery last December.
A demolition crew set 100kg of explosives inside a disused silo, which was used to store malt for brewing beer in Brisbane.
However, crowds were left a bit bewildered when the controlled
explosion failed to fell the structure, which merely tilted to one side.
"There's always that chance that it does hold up like it did," Troy
McCracken from Southern Cross Demolition told Nine News, "so there's a
fine line between too much and not enough [explosives]."
Watch footage of the explosion here.
Pakistan has authorised the export of 100,000 tons of wheat to Iran in
trade not jeopardised by Western sanctions, to settle dues for
electricity supplied to Pakistan's energy-starved border areas, the
commerce ministry said on Friday.
The shipment of 100,000 tons was to have been delivered to Iran in
mid-February, but was delayed by preparations for May 11 elections.
"The wheat is being given to Iran against the outstanding payment of
$53 million for electricity supplied to Pakistani border areas from the
Iranian grid," said Mohammad Ashraf, ministry spokesperson.
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| English: Kamut Brand Khorasan wheat (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
