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April 7th, 2365
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PRESIDENT IVANOV MEETS WITH HIS FELLOW COUNTRYMEN BEFORE THE BETA AQUILAE CONGRESS - Venus Discord, Deneb
Today the president of the GTVA General Assembly, Vladimir Ivanov, met with his fellow Slovenians on Deneb 5, to hold a special banquet with his countrymen, and discuss politics with the members of the General Assembly on the planet.
In the banquet held in the City of New Pira, where the president met with the local authorities, and the cultural leaders of the Slovenian State. According to the Deneb Press Centre, the president underlined the importance of nationalism, and patriotism in the Alliance. "Let´s be Terrans, but remain Slovenians," he said. President Ivanov has always been known for his patriotic speeches, and meetings with his kinsmen, so this banquet should not come as a surprise to any, who have come to know and love president Ivanov.
President Ivanov will arrive at the Beta Aquilae Conference one day before it´s start on April, 10th. This is the first open meeting of the General Assembly in 15 years, where every member of the Assembly is expected. In addition to the 900 senators, seats have been reserved for over 2000 journalists, among them our own Dan McCoyle, and 10 000 seats for the public. The Conference will be broadcasted over all major GTVA channels, among them the Galactic Herald 2.
PIRATES DESTROY THE FREIGHTERS CARRYING SIDEARMS FOR THE BETA AQUILAE SECURITY - Dan McCoyle, Beta Aquilae
Yesterday night, Galactic Standard Time, a pirate group destroyed a convoy of Poseidon class freighters, carrying sidearms for the Security Forces of the Beta Aquilae Conference. Goverment denies possible sabotage
The accident took place near the Sirius-Alpha Centauri jump node. According to eyewitnesses the escorts were destroyed by mines hidden in the nearby asteroid field, and the freighters themselves by a wing of Ulysses class fighters. How the pirates got their hands on such advanced technology is currently unknown, but an investigation has been started.
"It is likely that the attack was funded by a terrorist organisation in these systems, possibly the Sirius Group or the Neo-Terra. It is highly unlikely, that pirates could conduct an assault on such public place without outside support," said Michael O´Reilly, head of Security at the Sydney Station.
Despite the possible involvement of terrorist organisations, the goverment has overruled the possibility of a sabotage of the Beta Aquilae Congress. "The route of the transports was unknown, they were unmarked, if it weren´t for this accident, the public wouldn´t even know about them." said Cyrus Sinclair, chief of Security atthe Beta Aquilae Congress.
The freighters contained over 900 Subach Sidearms for the security forces at the Beta Aquilae Congress. The destruction of the sidearms will not delay the Congress, according to Sinclair, as a request for replacements has already been sent to Subach-Innes. How such a number of firearms will be delivered to Beta Aquilae in time is, quote "classified at the hightest level".
Tune in on Galactic Herald 1 today at 18:00 GST, for exclusive footage of the attack on the freighters.
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