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Good evening Arkheologorodok, this is Lara Kiseleva with Orbita News. Here is this weeks news round up.
The city is still reeling from the bombing of Gastev, Elektrichsky, Zhdanov, and Glory of Industry Stations during the morning rush hour last week. Officials from D.I. Dankovskii Hospital mark the death toll at 421, but many people are still unaccounted for. In a video release, a jihadist organization calling itself the Bektashi-Wahabist Union has taken credit for the attack, citing it as a retaliation for the Counter-Terrorism and Anti-Extremism Operation in Abattoir Town. Governor Yevseyev and Commissioner Nikitan have announced that the man referring to himself as the Mursid Shangdi is now public enemy #1 and that every effort will be bent to his capture and the destruction of the Bektashi-Wahabist Union.
Governor Yevseyev personally reopened the metro at a ceremony at Zhdanov Station, thanking the NOVOST Group for its donation of several high-end metro trains and announced a new effort to modernize and upgrade all aspects of public transit in Arkheologorodok. Governor Yevseyev also announced an overhauled security force for the metro, introducing Amerhan Ramazanov of Premier Security Systems as the new acting head of Metro Security.
Critics worry that this move heralds the privatization of the metro, citing that both the donated trains and the new security guards are both from companies held by the NOVOST Group. The head of the Committee for Transit wrote a scathing resignation letter and announced his departure from the incumbent Refurbishment Party and his joining of the new Faith & Works Party. Although non official statement has been released by the City Militsiya, Commissioner Nikitan was notably not present at the re-opening ceremony.
A special midnight mass was held by the Metropolitan Grigori the First at the Cathedral of the Holy Transfiguration on Sunday, where he made a joint statement with Rebbe Isiah Katzmann, Mullah Hamzat Kadyrhov, and Khenpo Lobsang about creating a "bulwark of faith against those that would despoil it in the name of violence" before announcing a coordinated relief fund organized through th Saburov Faith Foundation. Details on how to apply for aide can be found on the Saburov Faith Foundation's website or at participating churches, mosques, temples, or Arkheologorodok's only Synagogue.
In other news, world famous Canadian benzodiazepine addict and transphobe Dr Peter Jordanson has arrived in Arkheologorodok by invitation of Governor Yevseyev to receive cutting edge treatment for his condition. The Governor personally welcomed Dr. Jordanson at the Central Train Station, praising him as one of the world's leading intellects. Although medical tourism has been a consistent presence in Arkheologorodok for years, this will be the most high profile case, with the city's medical community hoping to see an increase in foreign patients in the coming years.
Finally, the weekend forecast indicates a continuation of the recent heatwave into the middle of next week. The City Utilities warn of increased stress on the city's electrical grid, and would like to remind citizens that breaking open fire-hydrants is illegal. The NOVOST Group has set up several cooling stations and the city government are offering vouchers to citizens to buy air conditioning units at reduced prices. To apply, go online to HotWar.ark
And that was this week's news round up, brought to you George Carlin's Hard R History Podcast. For Orbita News, this is Lara Kiseleva, reminding you to stay strong, Arkheologorodok Strong.
