SUBSCRIPTION SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2014 JAMADA ALTHANI 26, 1435 AH No: 16147 Russia accused In Cairo, one Barcelona of seeking to family’s story ex-coach trigger ‘third shows rise of Vilanova world war’7 radical threat9 dies48 at 45 Drunk passenger Max 41º 150 Fils sparks hijack alert Min 21º Security forces storm airport; Australian detained DENPASAR: A drunk passenger sparked a hijack alert on a Virgin Australia flight heading for the Indonesian resort island of Bali yesterday when he attempted to break into the cockpit, officials said. Security forces rushed to the air- port when the Boeing 737-800 touched down on the pop- ular island, after the pilot reported the Brisbane to Bali flight had been hijacked, Indonesian authorities said. However, Virgin Australia said the drunken passenger had sparked a false alarm when he banged on the cockpit door. Indonesian police later arrested Matt Christopher Lockley, an Australian national. “This is no hijacking, this is a miscommunication,” said Heru Sudjatmiko, a Virgin Australia official in Bali. “What happened was there was a drunk person... too much alcohol consumption caused him to act aggressively.”“Based on the report I received, the passenger tried to enter the cockpit, through the cockpit door, by banging on the door.” He said the man was stopped by crew, handcuffed and placed in a seat at the back of the plane, which was carry- ing 137 passengers and seven crewmembers. After landing the passenger, who was unarmed, was taken off the air- craft and detained. Officials said he did not try to resist arrest. Transport ministry official Herry Bakti said the alert was triggered when the pilot sent a signal to Bali airport that the plane had been hijacked, and then followed up with a verbal confirmation. “We then guided the flight to land as they were flying close to the airport,” he said. A Virgin Australia spokes- BALI: Armed Indonesian Air Force soldiers secure the Virgin Australia 737-800 woman said the pilot had entered the code for “unlawful plane at the tarmac of Denpasar airport in the resort island of Bali yesterday. interference”, which was “standard operating procedure, (Inset) Indonesian Air Force soldiers arrest Matt Christophers Lockley of based on the threat they perceived at the time”. Australia at Ngurah Rai airport yesterday. — AFP Continued on Page 12 Diabetes research - good Mideast peace talks news for caffeine addicts? stare into the abyss PARIS: People who boosted their coffee “Changes in coffee consumption habit appear intake by “moderate to large” doses in a US- to affect diabetes risk in a relatively short WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John didn’t work,” said Aaron David Miller, a veter- based study had a lower risk for adult-onset amount of time,” concluded the team led by Kerry’s single-minded and relentless efforts to an diplomat who worked for six secretaries of diabetes than those with stable consumption, Shilpa Bhupathiraju of the Harvard School of drag reluctant Israelis and Palestinians state on the Middle East peace process. researchers said yesterday. An analysis of stud- Public Health in Boston. Those with the high- towards peace hit rock bottom Thursday, “It’s never dead. It’s like rock and roll, it will ies that tracked the diet and lifestyles of more est coffee consumption, three cups or more although analysts warned it was too early to never die,” the analyst, now with the than 120,000 health sector workers, showed per day, had the lowest risk of type 2 diabetes sound the death knell. Plagued by mutual sus- Woodrow Wilson International Center said. that those who increased their daily caffeine — 37 percent lower than those who con- picion, hamstrung by domestic politics and The latest crisis was sparked when rival dose by about 1.5 cups a day over a four-year sumed a cup or less per day, said the paper, lacking in strong leaders on both sides, grow- Palestinian factions moved to set up a recon- period had an 11-percent lower chance in the backing other studies that linked coffee to ing fears that Kerry’s nine-month labor may ciliation government including the militant subsequent four years of developing type 2 lower diabetes risk. be stillborn appeared to be coming to fruition. Hamas movement, outlawed since 1993 as a diabetes, the team found. The findings were based on monitoring But even though Israel-angered by terrorist group by Washington. But analysts This was in comparison to those whose more than 95,000 women enrolled in two Palestinian moves to form a unity govern- said the Palestinian moves were a sign of frus- intake remained constant. “Furthermore, nurses’ health studies in the United States, ment-announced it was pulling out of the tration at “fruitless and bankrupt” talks which those who had moderate to large decreases in and nearly 28,000 male participants in a sepa- beleaguered process, experts said there was have come to focus more on the process itself intake (about two cups a day) had an 18 per- rate health professionals’ study. It measured still the faintest glimmer of hope. “Now is not rather than on the stated outcome of a two- cent higher risk,” a research team in their consumption patterns for four years, and the time to declare anything dead-now is the state solution. Diabetologia, the journal of the European then looked at subsequent diagnoses of type time to understand fundamentally why this Continued on Page 12 Association for the Study of Diabetes. 2 diabetes. — AFP LOCAL SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2014 NBK continues health awareness program KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) continues its annual health awareness program among its employees. The pro- gram aims to increase the employees’ awareness to avoid health problems and includes consultations and advice in order to raise awareness about their health. “The health awareness pro- gram comes as part of a compre- hensive agenda aiming at build- ing up a healthy lifestyle among NBK employees focusing on rais- ing awareness on serious health threats”, said Talal Al-Turki, NBK Public Relations Officer. Al-Turki added “The Health Talal Al-Turki awareness program is held under the supervision and direction of specialized doctors who constantly follow up with the employees and monitor their progress.” This program includes physical therapy awareness day KUWAIT: Thirteen officers and non-commissioned officers who attended a course for preparing and which aims to educate the employees about spinal injuries, organizing reports pose for group photograph with officials yesterday. The course was held under the ways to prevent them, and how to maintain proper posture patronage of Director General of Najda Police Directorate General Maj Gen Zuhair Al-Nasarallah. while working at a desk. The nutrition campaign offers a diet plan to achieve the perfect weight for each employee and raising awareness about serious threats caused by being over- weight, in addition to the awareness day on eye care, exami- Arab salesgirl escapes nation of healthy eyes and the treatment of eye diseases. NBK strongly supports health care awareness. Throughout the years, NBK also organized several social awareness pro- grams including blood donation drives and breast cancer kidnap bid in Salmiya awareness campaigns. Drunk Kuwaiti woman driver rams into patrol KUWAIT: An Arab salesgirl reported to Egyptian stolen verbal exchange ensued followed by a police that the driver of a black SUV vehicle An Egyptian working in a typing and fight. Onlookers were unable to inter- chased her and tried to abduct her when photocopying center reported to fere because it was a women’s fight, she was walking home from a Salmiya cos- police that an unidentified person while some women attempted to sepa- metics store. According to her, the man snatched KD186 cash from him and rate them until police arrived. The girls followed her in his car and offered her a lift fled. The man reportedly promised to refused to file charges, so an undertak- though she refused it. As she was crossing take all the change he had at the center ing was signed by them not to repeat an open ground, the suspect, dressed in in lieu of KD 20 banknotes. But when the fight. sportswear, approached her and stepped he took the money from the cashbox, out of the vehicle. He caught her arm and the robber snatched the money and Arms merchant tried to pull her into his vehicle. Totally fled, he reported. A citizen who trades in weapons got shocked and frightened, the girl screamed in trouble when he sold Salmiya detec- for help and the assailant released his grip Fake detective tives a pistol. Detectives received infor- Kuwait stressess and let her go. A case was filed. An Asian reported that a man in a mation about a young man who trades luxury vehicle stopped him at Fahad Al- in firearms so they sent one of their importance of 102 arrested Ahmed claiming to be a police detec- own to buy a pistol from him, then he An immigration raid in Jahra industrial tive. The man added that as he showed was arrested during the exchange. UNSC reform area recently resulted in the arrest of 102 his wallet for inspection, the suspect expats for various crimes including being stole KD 310 from it and vanished. Friend cheated NEW YORK: The State of Kuwait, on behalf of the Arab Group at the United fugitive, violating residency laws and An Arab expat stole KD 1100 from a Nations, asserted the significance of the Security Council’s role under the absconding. Bedoon missing friend after convincing him that he can UN Charter for the maintenance of international peace and security.