ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Monday 12 August 2013 5 Shawwal 1434 - Volume 18 Number 5789 Price: QR2 Some Egypt Usain Bolt firms thrive regains 100m despite chaos world title Business | 17 Sport | 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 11 injured as Celestial beauty bus slams into commuters Driver steps on accelerator, not brakes BY RAYNALD C RIVERA SERIOUSLY INJURED DOHA: At least 11 people were Some of those seriously injured, some seriously, when a injured were standing ready Karwa bus ploughed into com- muters at the waiting area of to board the bus while the the Mowasalat bus terminus in bus was still on its way. Al Ghanim yesterday. The bus driver acciden- tally stepped on the accelera- operating buses eight years ago. tor instead of the brakes which The bus terminus receives from caused the mishap, say sources. 80,000 to 100,000 commuters on The bus suddenly zoomed at a a daily basis and the number speed so high that it tore down increases during weekends and two steel benches where some of national holidays. the victims were sitting, said an “Nobody expected it to hap- eyewitness. The waiting shed also pen. I think the driver was quite nearly crashed due to the strong stressed out. It has been a busy A multiple exposure picture taken in the early hours of yesterday shows a Perseids meteor shower in the sky, near the municipality of La Hiruela, impact of the collision. week for us because of Eid Al on the mountains of the Sierra Norte de Madrid, in Spain. Among those injured were a Fitr,” said another bus driver. Filipino, some Bangladeshis and An eyewitness said some of Nepalese, who were immediately those seriously injured were rushed to the hospital, according standing ready to board the bus to sources. while the bus was still on its way. “The freak accident happened “Commuters should stay far Two youth sentenced to death for murder at around 5pm and since it was from this area and wait several still Eid holidays, a lot of people metres away until the bus makes DOHA: A lower criminal court told the security guard that a ball guard had died, the three young- showroom, so they drew up a plan were waiting in the area,” said an a full stop. Only then they should has handed out the death sen- they were playing was acciden- sters dragged his body to one of and acted on it. They said they eyewitness working in a nearby approach the bus,” advised one of tence to two young men for tally lodged inside the showroom. the brand new cars on display in went to the showroom carrying a shop. the bus drivers, “but this rarely killing in cold blood a security The unassuming guard, taking the showroom and locked it in. knife which they didn’t use. The bus, which was driven by happens because everyone rushes guard of a famous automobile their story to be true, took them They then made their way to The defence has gone in appeal an African national according to to get a seat in the bus.” showroom and stealing a brand in, while one youngster stayed out another brand new car and drove pleading that their sentences be eyewitnesses, was numbered 11 This newspaper tried to con- new car for a fun ride. keeping a watch. it out. They later managed to get changed into jail terms. and was plying around the Matar tact the Philippine Embassy Another two youngsters who As soon as the three youth were hold of a scrapped number plate The defence, according to Al Qadeem area route. regarding the Filipino who was were minors and accomplices in inside, they locked the door of the which they used on this stolen car. Sharq, has argued that the inten- “The driver might have mis- injured but the Embassy said the hair-raising crime, have been showroom from inside and began They drove the car briefly and tion of the convicts was not to kill takenly stepped on the accelera- it was not yet informed of the sentenced to five years in jail by a kicking the security guard. They later abandoned it in a deserted but to steal the car. tor instead of the brakes,” said a incident. juvenile court, Al Sharq reported forced the guard on to the ground area. Also the fact that they had a bus driver. Mowasalat officials were also yesterday. and one of them began strangling The youth were caught and knife but didn’t use it to kill the This was the first time such an not available for comment. The foursome, according to him as the other two kept kicking said during interrogation that security guard showed they had incident happened in the bus ter- THE PENINSULA details of the case, went to the him until the guard died. they were friends and had decided no intention of killing him, said minus since Mowasalat started Pictures on page 2 showroom when it was closed and After making sure that the to steal a car from the famous the defence. THE PENINSULA Indian stabbed to death at labour camp Mursi camps face action CAIRO: Egyptian police step along the way,” an interior DOHA: A 31-year-old Indian are expected to start taking ministry general said. Once the expatriate died, reportedly action against supporters of siege begins, the protesters will after being stabbed by an Asian ousted President Mohammed be “surrounded”, no one will be let man in a labour camp in Al Mursi today who are gathered into the sit-ins and the protest- Sailiya area on the outskirts in crowded protest camps in ers will be given several warnings of Doha a little after midnight Cairo, security and government to leave, another security official on Saturday. The deceased has sources said, a move which could said. been identified as Shameer, who trigger more bloodshed. “State security troops will be hailed from the southern Indian The sites are the main flash- deployed around the sit-ins by state of Kerala and was based points in the confrontation dawn as a start of procedures that here for the past five years. between the army, which toppled will eventually lead to a dispersal,” Full report on page 3 Mursi last month, and supporters a senior security source said, add- who demand his reinstatement. ing that the first step will be to The dispersal of Cairo sit-ins surround the camps. Israel expands West will be “gradual”, with protesters Army chief General Abdel Bank settlements given “several warnings” before Fattah Al Sisi has come under police moves in, senior security pressure from hardline military JERUSALEM: Israel moved officials said. officers to move against the pro- forward yesterday with plans “There will be a series of grad- testers, security sources say. Supporters of deposed President Mohammed Mursi chant slogans at Rabaa Adawiya Square yesterday. to build nearly 1,200 homes for ual steps. We will announce every AFP/REUTERS Jewish settlers, holding fast to a defiant settlement policy as cab- inet ministers met to approve a release of Palestinian prisoners ahead of a new round of peace talks. Full report on page 5 Norway PM turns taxi driver to find out ‘what people think’ Curfew in Colombo OSLO: Norwegian Prime taxi,” he said in a video posted on — one afternoon in June and recognised Stoltenberg urged Asked by tabloid Verdens Minister Jens Stoltenberg Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. picked up passengers in a black him to do something about “the Gang if he would like to be a taxi after mosque attack revealed yesterday that he The video was released while Mercedes in the Norwegian salaries of bosses”, complaining driver if he lost the elections, COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police has gone undercover as a taxi campaigning was in full swing capital. that “they should not make mil- Stoltenberg said: “I think that clamped a fresh curfew on a driver for an afternoon, in for the September 9 general elec- A hidden camera fitted in the lions like that”. the country and Norwegian taxi Colombo neighbourhood yester- a bid to find out voters’ real tion, which Stoltenberg’s ruling cab recorded reactions from the Beyond revelations from the passengers are better served if I day, a day after a Buddhist-led concerns. leftist coalition appears likely passengers, including one who clients, Stoltenberg himself had were a prime minister and not a mob vandalised a mosque in an “It’s important for me to hear to lose, according to the latest remarked: “From this angle, one to give away, admitting to a taxi driver.” incident that raised religious what people really think. If opinion polls. he really looks like the prime passenger who recognised him According to the tabloid, the tensions and sparked US con- there’s one place where people Stoltenberg wore an Oslo Taxi minister.” that he had not driven in eight passengers did not have to pay cern. Full report on page 10 say what they think, it’s in the uniform — complete with a badge An elderly woman who also years. for their journeys. AFP MONDAY 12 AUGUST 2013 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME 11 hurt in freak bus accident The damaged Karwa bus and (right) the waiting area of the Mowasalat bus terminus in Al Ghanim after an accident yesterday. At least 11 commuters were injured after the driver accidentally stepped on the accelerator instead of the brakes. Expat workers upset over closed cinemas Holidays without fun as Doha, Gulf theatres are yet to open BY AZMAT HAROON as there were no seats left for them.