Cologne survived several thousand volts

Cologne - A loud bang, a shower of sparks, then a crane was on the floor. Over 110,000 volts were sent through his body. The accident occurred at the site of the DB-energy route to the Black Gremberghoven.
The roof of the local administration building had been renovated in recent days. The 30-year-old wanted to bring the old building materials from the roof. Therefore, a mobile Transportkran had been set up.
When the workers had the remote in hand and stood on the work, the boom touched a power line. The river tore through the iron frame toward Earth.
Although the crane was standing on rubber tires, there was a short circuit. The worker suffered a severe electric shock from the device and dumped on the floor, where he discovered a colleague immediately.
The witness immediately alerted the fire brigade and ambulance, the victim initially concealed from the danger area and then supplied. "The man had an accident, despite the best of luck. For he was stabilized and is now out of danger, "said a fireman.
It was crucial that the bulk of the tension in the earth opened and received the 30-year-old to blow through the remote control.

No soldiers to protect tourists ships

Dubai / Berlin - Fearful of pirate attacks in Gulf of Aden: The 246 passengers and part of the crew of the cruise ship MS Columbus in Yemen go overboard, then flown to a five-star hotel in Dubai (EXPRESS.DE reported >).
Only when the ship is back in safe waters, sweep the tourists zurück.Grund for the evacuation: The Federal Government had rejected the request of the shipowner to escort in Pirate territory.
Wolfgang Bosbach (CDU) holds the decision right. For EXPRESS Vice said the union group: "It is not the case that the problem of piracy in the Horn of Africa, known only since yesterday. For good reasons, from the Foreign Office travel warnings. Then they will just change his itinerary and did not say , the taxpayer must pay for the safety of passengers. "
Finally, no one would come up with the idea of the Bundeswehr in private escort trekking holiday across Sudan to apply for.
 An entirely different set of facts lying before, however, if humanitarian workers are working in a dangerous area. Bosbach: "Then it is clear that they are protected by the state. But this is strictly distinguished from a vacation and pleasure trip."

"State raises money out the window"

Plug in Berlin - For the high military expenditures, the federal government heavily criticized. FDP defense expert Elke Hoff: "The government throws money out the window. It is an affront to the German taxpayer that purchases most of the Bundeswehr are based on completely outdated war scenarios. As expensive equipment is purchased with doubtful benefits, while lacking much-needed equipment. "
It seems that the government could dance on the nose. As in the case of the "Puma". Instead of the manufacturer to insist on the contract, she is reluctant to withdraw from the contract. "The likely consequence is that it costs the taxpayers twice: once for a defective product, then for expensive repairs in order to save what can still be saved," said Alexander Bonde of the Greens.
After all, was the armed forces in air-to-ground firing range "Bombodrom" in the Kyritz-Ruppin Heide (Brandenburg) clear. At the project will be abandoned because of the crisis. 285 million euros will not be installed.

Dortmund with a draw against Stuttgart

Dortmund - VfB Stuttgart also failed to complete the impressive home series from Borussia Dortmund. The Swabians were trotzeiner committed performance on Saturday only at a 1:1 (0:1) at denWestfalen that are Stadionungeschlagen for 19 Bundesliga matches on their own.
Before 72,100 spectators Nelson Valdez had 27.Minute (the guide for the BVB) made the Georg Niedermeier (47.) equalized shortly after the break to the well earned draw. Besondersder former international goalkeeper Jens Lehmann frustrated dieserSaison with parades mehrerenstarken second defeat in Stuttgart Away.
Markus Babbel demanded that his players to exercise "print job from the beginning the enemy" - the brash and similarly-placed VfB Coachauch on his team. Instead of millions of new signing Pavel Pogrebnyak undTimo Gebhart he put on the 20-year-old Julian Schieber undSebastian Rudy (19), both of her debut in the starting lineup Bundesligagaben.
"These are good players. I do not do that Alterabhängig from, but from what I see in training. And they jetztkriegen their chance," Babbel said. His counterpart, BVB coach Jürgen Klopp, wanted for the 1:4 with HSV in the previous week to distribute "dieKleine clouds quickly over Dortmund."
But the game did not begin as an assault, but was zunächstnur a tepid summer breeze. Add in the first uneventful Minutenversuchte Dortmund with 25 long balls forward in his scene, but were repeatedly sidelined. Only after einemtollen Scan of Nuri Sahin Valdez was his Verfolgerabschütteln Lehmann and pushed the ball through the legs.
The first match was like a wake-up call for both teams, the player has earned sichplötzlich opportunities by the minute: Stuttgart's Sami Khedirasetzte the ball with the Außenrist after a cross from LudovicMagnin just 29th in addition to the gate ().
On the other hand, first wehrteLehmann trouble with one fluttering shot by Mats Hummels (30.), which was already in the fourth minute for the injured Tingaeingewechselt. A little later, Lehmann was demPosten again when he thwarted an attempt by Valdez (34.) after an assist from new striker Lucas Barrios.
Shortly before half-time could also view Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller first distinguished who held a strong reflex to slide.
With significantly more momentum the Swabians came from the cabin undbeendeten promptly after 488 minutes the time of gegentorlose BVB imeigenen Stadium.
KöpfteNiedermeier after a free kick from Thomas Hitzlsperger, who had pushed for international defender Tasci to the team, the ball over the line. Barrios awarded five free-standing head Meternper the greatest exposure (63.) to Dortmund winner inder second half. Weidenfeller also distinguished himself at derParade against Gebhart (80.) again.
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