Businessman and family die when plane hits Michigan house
MICHIGAN โ A small plane flying from Georgia crashed into a house in southeastern Michigan, killing the pilot and two family members. The victims were David S. Compo, the former president of the Home Builders Association of Southeastern Michigan, his wife Michele and their son Dawson, the association said in a news release. The family was returning home to Michigan from Georgia, according to the association. His mother, Janet Compo, served as its president in 1995. Michael Stoskopf, HBA's CEO, remembered Compo for his contributions to the organization.
France warns Turkey of EU sanctions over 'provocations'
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the mmbers of his ruling party at the parliament, in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)ANKARA โ France warned Turkey on Thursday that it could face European Union sanctions for its โprovocations,โ after Ankara redeployed its search vessel on a new energy exploration mission in the eastern Mediterranean. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said he understood Greeceโs unwillingness to engage in dialogue due to Turkeyโs decision to again dispatch its ship. โAnd if there isnโt, then the European Union will have to face the question of how to deal with this and what consequences this will have,โ Maas said. โIt is one more provocation, in the continued provocations by the Turkish side,โ Petsas said.
Protests erupt in Iran over planeโs downing that killed 176
According to NBC News, a group of Iranian protesters demanded that the countryโs Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei step down on Saturday after the government said its military had by mistake shot down a Ukrainian plane, killing all 176 people on board. Those aboard the doomed flight included 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians and 11 Ukrainians, including the nine crew members. Ten passengers were from Sweden, four from Afghanistan, three from Germany and three from the United Kingdom. The protesters in Iran expressed anger at what they perceive as an initial cover-up. But U.S. intelligence officials had said earlier that evidence suggested that the plane was shot down by an Iranian missile by mistake, multiple officials said.