The moment bystanders battled plane crash inferno in desperate attempt to rescue family trapped inside

Miraculously, no one else was hurt as the plane blazed in busy downtown Anchorate

Heroes: Police said the lives of four people on board - including a two-year-old child - were saved by the Good Samaritans

Rescue attempt: Bystanders try to lift the burning wreckage of a Cessna 206 plane as they search for survivors shortly after it crashed in a busy business district near downtown Anchorage on Tuesday

This is the moment that horrified Good Samaritans risked their lives in a desperate attempt to rescue a family trapped on board a burning plane.

The small Cessna 206 crashed in a busy business district near downtown Anchorage, Alaska, during rush hour on Tuesday evening.

A four-year-old boy was killed - but miraculously, four others were pulled from the plane alive.
Brave bystanders raced to help those onboard after the plane clipped the roof of a motel and crashed in front of an unoccupied former car lot office.

Israel dumps British activists in Turkey without passports or money after bloody Gaza raid

Irish activist Shane Dillon arrives back at Dublin Airport after he was deported from Israel. Dillon can't hide his emotions as he hugs his girlfriend

Crossing Jordan: Pro-Palestinian activists who were aboard the Gaza-bound aid flotilla raided by Israel arrive in Jordan

Release: Pro-Palestinian activists who were aboard the Gaza-bound aid flotilla raided by Israel on Monday are bussed into Jordan from the Israeli-controlled Allenby Bridge which links Jordan with the West Bank

Daddy's home: Palestinian aid flotilla attack survivor Hasan Nowarah is greeted by his son at Glasgow Airport. He was the first of 42 Britons detained in Israel to be allowed to return home

Bestselling Swedish author Henning Mankell, who was also on board the aid convoy, speaks to media upon arriving at Landvetter Airport, outside Gothenburg, after being deported from Israel

British activists seized during the bloody raid on Gaza aid ships were kicked out of Israel last night and flown to Turkey without passports or money.

The 29 Britons had no choice but to fly to Istanbul, from where they will have to find their own way home.

They were among 700 protesters from the ships set free from an Israeli desert prison.
Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein declared that 'keeping them here would do more damage to the country's vital interests than good'.

The release followed days of terrible PR for the Jewish state after its deadly commando raid on six ships carrying humanitarian aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip. At least nine people died in Monday's bloodbath on the Mavi Marmara.

Israel claims its commandos were forced to shoot after being attacked with knives and clubs.

What has our dad done? Anguish of mass murderer's sons as family feud is blamed for massacre which left 13 dead

In shock: Derrick Bird's sons Jamie, 16, and Graeme, 28, outside their mother's home in Cumbria today

Victims: Garry Purdham (left) and Susan Hughes were both killed by Derrick Bird

Shot down: (left to right) Taxi driver Darren Rewcastle, Jane Robinson and mole catcher Isaac Dixon

Wounded but alive: Whitehaven taxi driver Don Reed was shot and injured by Bird

* Killer Derrick Bird had held gun licence for 20 years
* Police face questions about why he wasn't stopped sooner
* Victims include his own twin brother and family solicitor
* Six still in hospital - 2 'stable but serious', 4 'comfortable'
* Cameron warns against 'knee-jerk' gun crackdown

Grief etched across his ashen face, the son of mass murderer Derrick Bird today appeared barely able to contain his anguish.

As Graeme Bird spent 90 agonising minutes with his stunned mother Linda - the gunman's ex wife, police were struggling to piece together what turned a 'quiet' cabbie into a killer.

The 52-year-old's bloody spree before he killed himself left 12 people dead yesterday across a string of usually peaceful Lake District towns.

Bird's younger son Jamie, 16, was later also seen outside his mother's home in Lamplugh. His fringe swept across his face, he looked shell-shocked following the events of the last 24 hours.
Detectives are now probing claims that the 52-year-old grandfather had been embroiled in a furious feud with his family about his financial affairs.

It appears clashes with fellow taxi drivers may have been the trigger than sent Bird, who was described by friends as a quiet, unassuming man, over the edge.

Turkish Ship Activists Funeral, Israel Defiant-Israel rejects int'l probe into raid as new Gaza Flotilla about to sail-Turkey flies activists home after Israeli raid-Raw Video: Flotilla Activists Return to Turkey

Turks pray for Gaza victims as activists fly home

Turks pray for Gaza victims as activists fly home.


Israel: the Zionist state and its Palestinian neighbours


Around three thousand demonstrators gathered in the Cape Town city centre to protest against Israel's attack


Tens of thousands of people take part in the funeral service in Istanbul

Tens of thousands of angry Turks chanted anti-Israeli slogans at funeral prayers for victims of the Gaza aid flotilla attack, after activists detained in the raid flew home to a heroes' welcome.

Meanwhile the Jewish state suffered a new diplomatic blow when South Africa recalled its ambassador in protest at Israel's commando assault Monday in which nine people were killed.

And a new boat carrying Malaysian and Irish activists was set to arrive off Gaza at the weekend.

He looked straight at me and fired, he seemed so calm: Survivor recalls moment she came face to face with killer

Survivor: Carol Youngs, pictured with her husband Jed, feared she would be killed by Derrick Bird

Shocked: A policewoman stands guard over the body of one of Derrick Bird's victims, a fellow taxi driver, in Whitehaven

Shock: A police officer lays a floral tribute in Whitehaven, close to where Mrs Youngs was confronted by Bird after he shot a taxi driver

Crime scene: Police inspect a taxi cab in Whitehaven, where two people were killed

For several terrifying seconds, Carol Youngs stared directly into the eyes of Derrick Bird and then down the barrel of his gun.

There was no time to think or move. As they returned glances, he pressed the firearm - complete with sight - into his shoulder and took aim.

Mrs Youngs, 48, was leaning over the body of Bird's first victim, a taxi driver, in Duke Street, Whitehaven, attempting to save the man's life, despite his terrible injuries.

Her phone was clamped to her ear as she spoke to an emergency operator.
Then the mother of four saw Bird and her heart stopped. Moments later he pulled the trigger and, as the noise of the gunshot rang out, he claimed his second victim of the morning.

The bullet she believes was intended for her hit a passer-by standing on the pavement only feet from where she was crouching.

Showing not a flicker of emotion, Bird - wearing a black fleece and black trousers - lowered the gun and walked away around the corner.
It was utterly terrifying,' Mrs Youngs told the Mail yesterday. 'He looked straight at me and fired.

VICTIMS: Twelve who died in a three hour bloodbath in Taxi Driver murderous gun rampage in Cumbria by Derrick Bird

Killed: Jane Robinson, 66, was shot after Bird beckoned her over to his car

Killed: Jane Robinson, 66, was shot after Bird beckoned her over to his car

Shot down: Taxi driver Darren Rewcastle was one of the people killed in Bird's shooting rampage

Easy target: Garry Purdham, pictured with his son Flynn, was killed as he worked on a farm

Twelve victims lost their lives at the hands of Derrick Bird during three hours of mayhem. They were:

DARREN REWCASTLE
A fellow taxi driver in his 30s described as 'a loveable rogue' by other cabbies, he was shot as he walked to a cafe in Whitehaven.

Well-liked by many who used the town's cab ranks, Bird is believed to have accused him of 'touting' by ignoring queues to pick up fares first.

David Nicholson, 56, said: 'He was a quiet lad, never caused anybody any trouble. He used to love playing on slot machin

KEVIN COMMONS

The 60-year-old local solicitor, who had offices around West Cumbria, is thought to have been shot at his farmhouse near Frizington.

He lived with his wife Helen and ran KJ Commons solicitors with branches in Workington, Whitehaven and Carlisle specialising in probate, clinical negligence and personal injury.

Police are seeking to establish whether Bird targeted him after being represented by him or whether he was picked out at random.

DAVID BIRD
Derrick Bird's twin brother, a former mechanic who is believed to have been working as a lorry driver. According to neighbours he was shot in his car close to his home in Frizington.

Friends and relatives said he was far more outgoing than his brother.

Slaughter in the Lake District: Taxi driver Derrick Bird's first victim was his twin brother

A forensics team inspects a taxi in Coach Road, Whitehaven

Killed in cold blood: Father-of-two Garry Purdham was trimming a hedge when Bird gunned him down from point-blank range

Cumbria Police handout of a map identifying the roads on which Derrick Bird travelled during his shooting spree that left a dozen people dead.Victims: Bird struck across Cumbria leaving 11 dead in a deadly killing spree

A forensics team inspects a taxi in Coach Road, Whitehaven

Rampage: Derrick Bird killed 12 people on his shooting spree through Cumbria, including his twin brother

A trivial row over rivals stealing fares is believed to have sparked a taxi driver's horrific killing spree which left 13 dead yesterday.

After a heated argument on Tuesday night, Derrick Bird is said to have stormed off saying: 'There's going to be a rampage tomorrow.'

Bird, 52, awoke next morning to commit the worst massacre in Britain since Dunblane in 1996.

After shooting dead his twin brother, a solicitor and a taxi driver, he calmly unleashed carnage across the area to the west of the Lake District over the following three hours.

Storm blows a 200ft hole in Guatemala City, swallowing a building

Sink hole: This incredible picture shows a 200ft-deep hole in an intersection in downtown Guatemala City. In the top left of the intersection stood a three-storey building



Lucky escape: Neighbouring buildings are left untouched after torrential rain led to this huge crater forming in the capital. The area has been closed off and evacuated

Ash threat: Officials blame mudslides and sink holes in the capital on poor drainage, due to ash from the Pacaya volcano blocking drains. The volcano erupted last week, laying a blanket of ash on everything - including the runway at Guatemala City's international airport



At least one man was killed and others are missing after a three-storey building fell into a 200ft-deep sink hole in Guatemala City.

Tropical storm Agatha, the first named storm of the 2010 Pacific season, slammed into Guatemala and neighbouring El Salvador at the weekend, dumping more than three feet of rain in the region.

Pakistan lifts Facebook ban after page removed

Supporters of a Pakistani religious party hold a rally against an Internet Facebook page, in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, May 30, 2010. Pakistan government ordered Internet service providers to block the social networking site amid anger over a page that encourages users to post images of Islam's Prophet Muhammad. The banner bottom reads "government take immediately action against Face Book and boycott Norwegian and Swedish products




Supporters of Pakistani religious party Tanzeem-e-Islami participate at a rally against a Facebook page, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, May 29, 2010. Pakistan government ordered Internet service providers to block the social networking site amid anger over a page that encourages users to post images of Islam's Prophet Muhammad.Supporters of a Pakistani religious party chant slogans during a rally against an Internet Facebook page, in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, May 30, 2010. Pakistan government ordered Internet service providers to block the social networking site amid anger over a page that encourages users to post images of Islam's Prophet Muhammad. Placard on center reads "we are servants of Prophet Muhammad".


Pakistan lifted a ban on Facebook on Monday after officials from the social networking site apologized for a page deemed offensive to Muslims and removed its contents, a top information technology official said.

The move came almost two weeks after Pakistan imposed the ban amid anger over a page that encouraged users to post images of Islam's Prophet Muhammad. Many Muslims regard depictions of the prophet, even favorable ones, as blasphemous.

Gunmen attack Pakistan hospital in Lahore, kill 5

A policeman stands guard in a waiting room where pools of blood and clothing are left after gunmen attacked Jinnah Hospital in Lahore early morning


Policemen are photographed through a bullet hole left in a doorway after gunmen attacked Jinnah Hospital in Lahore early morning

 
Policemen are seen through the shattered glass of a door at Jinnah Hospital after it was attacked by gunmen in Lahore.


 
Policemen stand guard over the bodies of those killed after gunmen attacked Jinnah Hospital in Lahore early
morning.


Relatives weep outside Jinnah Hospital after it was attacked by gunmen in Lahore

At least four gunmen attacked a hospital in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday morning, killing up to a dozen people and holding several hostage before escaping, a senior doctor told Reuters.

"They barged into the hospital building and opened indiscriminate fire," said Javed Ikram, Chief Executive of Jinnah hospital.

He said at least 12 people were killed in the firing while some had been held hostage. However, other accounts put the number dead at five.

Senior city government official Sajjad Bhutta told Reuters, "They were four gunmen clad in elite police uniform, and entered the hospital building and opened fire. Then they ran toward the intensive care unit where their companion was being treated."

Police guards fired back, he said, and they fled. One of them was wounded.

The five dead included three policemen, a woman and a private security guard, he said.



 
Policemen take their positions outside Jinnah Hospital after it was attacked by gunmen in Lahore

Dozens of people wounded in Friday's attacks on two mosques of a minority religious community in the city were being treated in the hospital, which is a major institution in the city. More than 80 people were killed in those attacks.

The attackers were either trying to rescue or kill a wounded attacker from Friday's assault who was being treated in the Intensive Care Unit of Jinnah Hospital, said Punjab police chief Tariq Saleem Dogar.

A Reuters reporter saw the bodies of four policemen.