Iraq, Mister Bretagne, road control going badly in Finistère: midday update – Le Télégramme

Iraq: Prime Minister unharmed after “assassination attempt” with drone

the Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kazimi emerged unscathed from “assassination attempt” in the night from Saturday to Sunday by means of a trapped drone which targeted his residence in Baghdad, a new escalation in the crisis that Iraq is going through. The United States immediately condemned an “apparent act of terrorism” and Iraqi President Barham Saleh referred to an “attempt to overthrow the constitutional order”.

The attack comes as political parties are negotiating to form parliamentary coalitions on the basis of the preliminary results of the October 10 legislative elections.

The Finistérien Guillaume Letur crowned Mister Bretagne 2021

Guillaume Letur, domiciled in Commana in Finistère, was crowned Mister France Bretagne 2021, this Saturday, November 6, in Lannion. His runners-up are Théo Soulier, from Plouër-sur-Rance (22), and Léo Bonnin, from Quimper (29).

Increase in vaccination appointments before Macron’s speech

No less than 63,000 vaccination appointments were made on Doctolib on Friday for a third dose of anti-covid-19 vaccine. A record for a 3rd dose, the very day we learned that Emmanuel Macron was going to speak on Tuesday evening at 8 p.m. As of November 3, 3.4 million people had received their booster dose, out of the 8.3 million who are eligible.

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In Lanmeur, a driver in police custody after trying to escape a control

a driver tried to escape a police check, in Lanmeur, in the night from Saturday to Sunday. He took the roundabout in the wrong direction, skidded and forced the roadblock. Few of injuring the gendarmes. The gendarmes chased him until the vehicle finished its course, in a traffic sign in the central square of Lanmeur, opposite the church. The passengers managed to escape. On the other hand, the driver, aged in his thirties and from Brest, was arrested by the gendarmes and placed in police custody. In particular, he tested positive for alcohol and drugs.

Thomas Pesquet’s return postponed for 24 hours due to strong winds

Due to strong winds near the landing zone, the return to Earth of Thomas Pesquet and three other astronauts from the International Space Station, which was to be triggered this Sunday afternoon, is postponed to Monday evening. Undocking is scheduled for Monday, November 8 at 8:05 p.m., for a return to land scheduled for Tuesday, November 9, at around 4:33 a.m. The return has already been postponed several times, already due to bad weather conditions.