Owesilisa udubule wabulala abantu abane ngaphambi kokuzidubula ezigamekweni ezimbili ezahlukene eMarpi naseKannat Tabla.
Imininingwane yokudutshulwa isacacile.
Esigamekweni sokudubula e-Kannat Tabla, abashonile kwakungamadoda amabili aseminyakeni yawo-20 nasekuqaleni kweminyaka engu-30, bobabili izakhamuzi zendawo, nezingane ezimbili ezingaphansi kweminyaka engu-10 ubudala. Izisulu ezimbili zabantu abadala bathole amanxeba okudutshulwa ekhanda, kanti amaphoyisa athi zidutshulwe eduze.
Umdubuli wabe esedlulela kuLast Command Post wadubula iqembu lezivakashi eziningi zaseKorea, kwalimala abayisishiyagalombili. Izisulu zihlanganisa izingane ezimbili zaseKorea.
Wabe eseya eBanzai Cliff lapho azidubula khona.
UNobhala Wezempilo uJoseph Kevin Villagomez ukuqinisekisile neSaipan Tribune ukuthi abantu abahlanu bashonile. Abanye abayisishiyagalombili balimele futhi “bonke kulindeleke ukuthi baphile.”
Uthe abane kwabalimele bazodedelwa.
UTeresa Kim, ummeli kaLt. Gov. Eloy Inos, uthe okungenani oyedwa ulimale kanzima futhi ubehlinzwa.
UGov. Benigno R. Fitial, esimemezelweni esiteshini somsakazo i-FM i-Power 99 ngehora lesithathu ntambama, uthe “konke manje sekulawulekile” wacela umphakathi ukuthi wehlise umoya.
Ulwazi lokuqala luveze ukuthi ushayasibhamu uyisisebenzi endaweni yokudubula yaseMarpi.
“Phambilini namuhla, ngixwayiswe ngesimo esibulalayo endaweni yaseMarpi naseKannat Tabla eSaipan. Ngifuna ukudlulisa ukuzisola nokudabuka kwami okusuka enhliziyweni kubantu kanye nemindeni ethintekile. I-lt. mina nombusi sisiqaphe ngeso lokhozi isimo futhi sisebenzisana nezikhulu ze-DPS kanye ne-FBI futhi sizoqhubeka nokwazisa wonke umuntu,” kusho uFitial.
UKhomishana wezokuPhepha koMphakathi u-Santiago Tudela uzobamba isithangami sabezindaba ngokuhlanganyela ngo-4:15 ntambama eMnyangweni wezokuPhepha koMphakathi eSusupe.
"Ngifuna ukuqinisekisa abantu beCommonwealth kanye nazo zonke izivakashi zethu ezisivakashele ukuthi uMnyango wezokuPhepha koMphakathi ulawula isimo nokuthi umuntu owenze lezi zinhlekelele uzibulalele yena," esho.
Umbusi uthe zonke izakhiwo zePublic School System zilandele imigudu efanele futhi zazivalela zonke izikole kusukela ngo-1:30 ntambama.
I-DPS inikeze lonke uphawu olucacile ku-PSS nezinye izinhlaka zokuthi isimo siyalawuleka futhi bangakwazi ukuphakamisa ukuvala.
Izivakashi eziyisithupha zaseNingizimu Korea zilimale ngoLwesihlanu esiqhingini sasePacific eSaipan njengoba oshayasibhamu abangaziwa befutha ngezinhlamvu, kusho izikhulu lapha.
UMnyango Wezangaphandle Nezohwebo waseKorea uthe ushayasibhamu, okucatshangwa ukuthi yisakhamuzi sendawo, udubule izinhlamvu ezingaba ngu-10 eqenjini lezivakashi eMarpi ngo-11 ekuseni.
"Omunye wabo ulimele kanzima kodwa akekho esimeni esibucayi, kanti abanye abahlanu balimele kancane," kusho isikhulu somnyango wezangaphandle.
Abalimele kanzima bahlonzwe njengePaki eneminyaka engu-29 ubudala, ngokusho komnyango.
Ezokuvakasha ziyinzuzo enkulu yale ndawo yase-US. Iningi labafikayo kwezokuvakasha livela eKorea noma eJapan.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- The Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said that the gunman, who is presumed to be a local resident, shot some 10 bullets to the group of tourists in Marpi at 11 a.
- "Ngifuna ukuqinisekisa abantu beCommonwealth kanye nazo zonke izivakashi zethu ezisivakashele ukuthi uMnyango wezokuPhepha koMphakathi ulawula isimo nokuthi umuntu owenze lezi zinhlekelele uzibulalele yena," esho.
- governor and I are monitoring the situation closely and working with officials from DPS and the FBI and we will continue to keep everyone informed,” Fitial said.
