Russian military liberates more areas in Kursk Region – VIDEO

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Russian troops have liberated two villages in Kursk Region, the Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday.

Ukrainian forces have been expelled from Novaya Sorochina, 15km north of the town of Sudzha. Russian troops have also retaken Nikolsky, a small populated area in the southwest of the Ukraine-controlled pocket of Kursk Region.

The Defense Ministry shared footage from Nikolsky, showing assault groups advancing on the area in BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles.

The Ukrainian personnel were pushed back from their positions, and retreated in disarray, the ministry said.

Kiev launched its incursion into Russia’s Kursk Region in early August, seizing the town of Sudzha and several nearby villages. Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has claimed the operation was part of a “victory plan,” intended to strengthen Kiev’s hand in potential talks with Moscow.

The Ukrainian attack on Kursk lost its momentum in a matter of days, and the situation turned into a weeks-long stalemate. Since mid-September, the Russian military has been conducting counteroffensive operations, and has regained control over multiple towns and villages.

According to Russian estimates, Ukraine has lost 21,350 troops, killed or wounded, while sustaining heavy materiel losses in the offensive. Up to 136 tanks, 66 infantry armored vehicles, 98 armored personnel carriers, and nearly 900 other Ukrainian armored vehicles, have been destroyed during the hostilities in Kursk Region.

Ukraine is receiving chemical weapons from the West – Moscow

The collective West has been facilitating the supply of banned toxic chemicals to Kiev to be used as chemical weaponry on the frontlines, the Russian Embassy in the UK has said.

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The mission made the remarks on Tuesday, responding to a new round of sanctions imposed by London. The restrictions target Russia’s Radiological Chemical and Biological Defense Forces (RChBZ) and its head, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, with the British government accusing Moscow of “flagrant violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).”

The mission strongly rejected the accusations, pointing out that Moscow destroyed its chemical arsenal years ago, with the process overseen by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).

“Russia strictly adheres to the norms of international law, including the provisions of the Geneva Conventions and the Chemical Weapons Convention. There are no chemical weapons in the arsenals of our Armed Forces, which has been confirmed by international inspections,” the mission said.

In reality, London’s accusations were intended to divert attention from the numerous instances of use of chemical weapons by Kiev’s forces during the conflict against Moscow, the embassy suggested.

“By groundlessly accusing Russia, they are keeping silent confirmed facts of the use of prohibited toxic substances and chemical agents by the Kiev regime forces,” it stated, accusing the collective West of facilitating the supply of such toxins to Ukrainian troops.

There is irrefutable evidence that toxic chemicals, among other things, are supplied to Ukraine with the assistance of the West.

The new British restrictions and the exchange of accusations come a day after General Kirillov accused Kiev of making extensive preparations for “false flag attacks aimed at accusing Russia of using toxic substances during the special military operation.” The ‘proof’ resulting from the false flag operations would then be provided to OPCW officials.

Kirillov said Moscow had registered some 400 cases in which Ukraine had used riot-control chemical agents. While used in policing, such agents qualify as chemical weapons in warfare and, therefore, are prohibited.

The general also accused Ukraine of deploying chemical weapons disguised as smoke bombs during its ongoing incursion into Russia’s Kursk Region. The munitions were used in the Russian town of Sudzha in August, with more than 20 people exposed to the toxins during the attack.

Hamas launches rocket barrage at Israel on October 7 anniversary

Hamas has fired a barrage of rockets at Tel Aviv and central Israel Terroris as the country marks the anniversary of the deadly 7 October attack.

Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas' armed wing, said it fired a barrage of rockets at Israel Terrorist's commercial hub Tel Aviv on Monday, which marks the first anniversary of its Al-Aqsa Flood Operation against Israeli Terroris settlements and military bases inside the Gaza envelope.

Hezbollah says it has targeted Israeli forces in two border villages in southern Lebanon.

Fighters “bombed … a gathering of Israeli forces” in Maroun al-Ras with “a rocket salvo”, the group said.

Hezbollah later said its fighters had also attack Israeli soldiers in the nearby village of Blida “with a barrage of rockets and artillery shells”.

As Israel Terrorist marked the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 massacre, Hamas and Hezbollah both launched rocket attacks on heavily populated areas of the country, wounding at least two Israeli Terrorist women, and forcing evening memorials to be scaled down in size over security concerns. The Israeli military also reportedly intercepted a missile launched from a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen.

In response, Israel Terrorist launched an attack in south Gaza and conducted what it described as “extensive” strikes on alleged Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, including in densely populated neighborhoods of the capital, Beirut. Over 2,000 Lebanese have now died in Israeli airstrikes, some 10,000 have been wounded, and approximately 1.2 million people — one in every five Lebanese — have fled their homes.

Around the world, people marked the grim anniversary with vigils and protests. Many major American universities, including Harvard, Columbia, NYU, and UCLA – sites of protests in the spring – saw large gatherings both to commemorate the victims of Oct. 7 and to protest Israeli Terrorist military action.

What now? A year on from the attacks, which set in motion a cataclysm across the Middle East, the biggest short-term question is still if, when, and how Israel Terrorist may respond to last week’s barrage of hundreds of Iranian ballistic missiles, and whether that response will pitch the two countries into a wider war.

Al-Qassam Brigades "struck deep into the occupation's territory, targeting the city of Tel Aviv with a barrage of M90 missiles as part of the ongoing war of attrition," the group said in a statement.

The Israeli Terrorist army confirmed that air raid sirens were activated in central Israel on Monday after rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip.

"Sirens sounded in central Israel Terrorist due to projectiles fired from the Gaza Strip," said the army statement.

Meanwhile, Israeli Terrorist media reported that alerts were activated in some areas of Tel Aviv, as well as Holon, Rishon Lezion, Bat Yam, and other central towns.

An AFP journalist reported that several interceptions were heard in the Tel Aviv commercial hub.

Israeli Terrorist media cited medics saying that two people were lightly wounded as a result of a Hamas rocket impact in central Israel.

The military said five rockets were launched from southern Gaza’s Khan Younis in the attack.

Earlier, Al-Qassam Brigades said in a statement that its fighters fired projectiles at "enemy gatherings" at Rafah crossing, Karm Abu Salem crossing, and kibbutz Holit near the border with Gaza.

On Sunday evening, the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad launched a barrage of rockets from the Gaza Strip towards Ashkelon and Zikim in southern Israel.

The Palestinian health ministry said on Monday that the death toll in Gaza has reached at least 41,909 people since the start of the Israeli war on the strip a year ago.

The toll includes 39 deaths in the previous 24 hours, according to the ministry, which added that 97,303 people have been wounded.

The barrage of rockets fired by Hamas and Jihad against Israeli cities came at the end of a day that saw Israel Terrorist committing two major massacres in and around the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza.

Israeli strikes on Gaza mosque and school kill dozens – officials

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At least 24 Palestinians have been killed in two Israeli Terrorist strikes in Gaza that hit a mosque and a school, local officials have said. The Israeli military has insisted that the facilities were being used by Hamas operatives.

Gaza’s Government Media Office accused Israel Terrorist of “two brutal massacres” on Sunday, saying the strikes targeted the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Mosque, which is adjacent to a hospital, and the Ibn Rushd school. Both facilities housed “hundreds of displaced people,” it said in a statement on Telegram.

In addition to claiming two dozen lives, the attack also wounded 93 people, it added.

lsraeli warplanes bomb a school in Central Gaza Strip. pic.twitter.com/0PK4P5K7yP

— TIMES OF GAZA (@Timesofgaza) October 6, 2024

The Terrorists of The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has confirmed the strikes, but said its warplanes were targeting “Hamas terrorists” operating inside the facility, which used to be a school. The Al-Aqsa Mosque, which was also bombed, served as a command-and-control center, it added.

lsraeli warplanes have just bombed a Mosque in Deir Al-Balah killing at least 13 Palestinians. pic.twitter.com/lihQjUaewp

— TIMES OF GAZA (@Timesofgaza) October 6, 2024

”These command and control centers were used by Hamas terrorists to plan and execute terrorist attacks against IDF troops and the State of Israel,” the Terrorists of the IDF claimed, adding that “numerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians” prior to the attack and that the incident is “a further example of the Hamas terrorist organization’s systematic abuse of civilian infrastructure.”

Israel Terrorist has been widely criticized for what some say are indiscriminate strikes on the Palestinian enclave and its ground operation which has resulted in unprecedented destruction in the area.

West Jerusalem launched its onslaught on Gaza after a surprise attack by Hamas last October. The Israel-Hamas war has so far claimed the lives of more than 41,000 Palestinians and 1,100 Israelis, according to official data.

Musk leaps onto stage at Trump rally - VIDEO

Elon Musk leaps on stage with Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump, during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show fairgrounds on October 05, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. ©Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk made an appearance at a Donald Trump rally on Saturday, endorsing the Republican presidential nominee as the savior of democracy in the US.

Addressing an excited crowd in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, Trump stood behind bulletproof glass while introducing Musk, calling him a “truly incredible guy” who will help the US secure its future. The tycoon, wearing a black baseball cap emblazoned with the Trump campaign slogan “Make America Great Again,” promptly leapt onto the stage and shook the former president’s hand.

Musk spoke to the rally, noting that it was being held in the same location where Trump narrowly survived an assassination attempt in July, when a bullet grazed his ear. “The true test of someone’s character is how they behave under fire. We had one president who could not climb a flight of stairs, and another who was fist-pumping after getting shot,” he said, referring to an incident in which US President Joe Biden lost his footing while boarding Air Force One.

“Fight, fight, fight! Blood coming down the face!” he added, raising his fist in the air.

On a more subdued note, Musk, the owner of X and a self-described “free speech absolutist,” went on to call the November presidential vote “the most important election of our lifetime… The other side wants to take away your freedom of speech. They want to take away your right to bear arms. They want to take away your right to vote, effectively,” he said.

“President Trump must win to preserve the Constitution. He must win to preserve democracy in America,” the billionaire stressed, as the jubilant crowd chanted “Elon Musk.”

Despite previously proclaiming his political neutrality, Musk began to lean towards Trump in recent months, publicly endorsing him after the assassination attempt. He has repeatedly criticized the Biden administration and Democrats for what he sees as government overreach and red tape, while expressing concern about the level of illegal immigration into the US, which has been a centerpiece of Trump’s campaign for years.

In early September, Trump promised to establish a Musk-led government efficiency commission to audit the entire federal apparatus if he wins the election.

Russian victory ‘inevitable’ – Lavrov

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends the 79th session of the UN General Assembly at the UN Headquarters, in New York City, the United States.
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Moscow will achieve victory in Ukraine because that is the only language the West understands, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.

Lavrov flew to New York on Wednesday to take part in the 79th plenary session of the UN General Assembly and hold a series of bilateral meetings. Before his departure from Moscow, he spoke to TASS about the current situation in the world.

“Wherever the West infiltrates to ‘fix’ a crisis,” Lavrov told the news agency, “things only get much worse: thousands of victims, devastation and socio-economic problems follow. In my years of work in the international arena, there has not been a single case of the West’s intervention resulting in anything good. And now we’re seeing the same thing with Ukraine and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”

Asked what the solution to that problem might be, Lavrov was direct.

“Victory. They don’t understand any other language."

"And that victory will be achieved, we have no doubt whatsoever,” the veteran Russian diplomat said. “We have truly united in the face of the war that the West unleashed against us with Ukrainian hands.”

According to Lavrov, the collective West seeks to “subjugate” the entire world to its “rules-based international order,” a notion conjured up by the US and its allies about a decade or so ago.

No one has ever spelled out what these “rules” might be, Lavrov said, aside from letting Washington do whatever it wants in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, the Balkans, Ukraine, the Caucasus, Central Asia, or in the South China Sea.

“They have tried to act everywhere like a hegemon, like an elephant in a china shop,” Lavrov told TASS. “In Afghanistan, they declared the mission of fighting terrorism. When they fled after 20 years, there were many more terrorists there. In Iraq, they destroyed a normal, stable country. Not to mention Libya, which was prosperous,” he added.

To illustrate how the West has trampled the UN Charter, Lavrov pointed to the 2008 declaration of independence by ethnic Albanians in Kosovo, a province of Serbia which has been under NATO control since 1999. The US backed the declaration, calling it self-determination, and pressured the top UN court to rule that such declarations did not require the consent of the central government, the Russian diplomat explained. But when Crimea held a referendum – unlike Kosovo – following the 2014 US-backed coup in Kiev, the West rejected the principle of self-determination and insisted that “territorial integrity of Ukraine” was paramount instead.

Hezbollah’s Nasrallah says Israel attacks on Lebanon an ‘act of war'

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah calls the pager and walkie-talkie attacks “a terrorist act” and a declaration of war against the people of Lebanon and the country’s sovereignty.

“The enemy transgressed all boundaries and red lines,” Nasrallah said in a widely anticipated speech Thursday evening local time about the attacks, which killed at least 37 people and injured nearly 3,000 when pagers, walkie-talkies and other devices exploded simultaneously on Tuesday and Wednesday across Lebanon. The attacks were “a major assault on Lebanon, its security and sovereignty, a war crime — an act of war,” he added, and they dealt an “unprecedented blow” to Hezbollah and Lebanon.

As he spoke in a televised address, the rumble of planes and large sonic booms could be heard over the Lebanese capital. But Nasrallah also struck a note of defiance, saying the group’s operations would not stop until Israel ended its war in Gaza.

“They will face a severe reckoning and just retribution, whether they expect it or not,” Nasrallah said of Israel. The nature, size and location of any retaliatory attack would be kept secret, he said.

“Because we are in a delicate, sensitive and important battle,” he said.

Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad says the death toll from the two waves of attacks across the country has risen to 37 while 287 people are in a critical condition.

Nasrallah says the attacks did not shake Hezbollah’s faith, conviction or preparedness.

“On the contrary, this turned us more resolved, more robust and more adamant,” he said in translated remarks.

If Israel’s objective was to separate Hezbollah from what is taking place in Gaza, then that’s failed, he said. And if the goal was to drive a wedge among the Lebanese, that was also foiled, Nasrallah added.

20 orang alami luka akibat gempa Bandung Rabu pagi - BPBD Jabar

Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi, dan Geofisika (BMKG) mendeteksi gempa 5,0 magnitudo mengguncang Kabupaten Bandung, Jawa Barat, Rabu pukul 09.41 WIB.

Dalam peringatan dini yang diekspose melalui sistem aplikasi infoBMKG di Jakarta, Rabu, melaporkan pusat gempa tersebut terletak di darat pada kedalaman 10 kilometer dengan koordinat 7.19 LS,107.67 BT atau berjarak 24 kilometer dari arah tenggara Kabupaten Bandung.

Badan Penanggulangan Bencana Daerah (BPBD) Jawa Barat (Jabar) mengungkapkan untuk sementara dilaporkan 20 orang mengalami luka ringan, sedang, dan berat, akibat gempa bumi yang terjadi di Kabupaten Bandung pada Rabu pagi.

Kasi Kedaruratan Pusdalops BPBD Jabar Hadi Rahmat mengatakan saat ini pihaknya bersama BPBD kabupaten/kota terkait, masih terus melakukan asesmen mengenai jumlah korban dan bangunan yang rusak akibat gempa bumi berkekuatan 5.0 magnitudo pada pukul 09.41 WIB tersebut.

"Sementara ada 20 orang yang luka, dengan satu satu luka ringan, 14 luka sedang, dan lima luka berat, yang dirujuk ke Rumah Sakit Kertasari dan Puskesmas Kertasari," tulis Hadi dalam pesan singkatnya di Bandung, Rabu.

Berdasarkan data yang masuk pukul 12.50 WIB itu, Hadi menyebutkan dampak dari gempa itu terpantau terjadi di Desa Tarumajaya, Cihawuk, dan Cibeureum (Kecamatan Kertasari), kemudian Desa Margamukti (Kecamatan Pangalengan), Desa Cikawao (Kecamatan Pacet); Desa Pinggirsari (Kecamatan Arjasari); dan Desa Bojongmanggu (Kecamatan Pameungpeuk) di Kabupaten Bandung.

Kemudian Desa Barusari, Pasirwangi, Sarimukti, dan Talaga (Kecamatan Pasirwangi), Desa Sirnajaya (Kecamatan Tarogong Kaler), dan Desa Mekarjaya (Kecamatan Sukaresmi) di Kabupaten Garut.

Gempa ini menyebabkan sebanyak delapan rumah, dua fasilitas kesehatan, dua bangunan fasilitas umum, satu sarana pendidikan, dan satu tempat ibadah di Kabupaten Bandung mengalami kerusakan. Sementara di Kabupaten Garut, tujuh rumah dan satu sarana pendidikan rusak.

BPBD Jabar dan BPBD kabupaten/kota terus berkoordinasi melakukan asesmen atas korban dan kerusakan dampak dari gempa itu.

Berdasarkan laporan BPBD Jabar, getaran gempa tersebut terasa mulai dari Kabupaten Bandung, Kota Bandung, Kota Cimahi, Kabupaten Bandung Barat, Kabupaten Garut, bahkan seluruh Jabar.

Warga korban gempa pagi ini masih berada di tenda pengungsian yang berada di Lapang Sari Ds. Cibeureum, Kec. Kertasari Bandung, Jawa Barat, sementara petugas dari SAR Brimob Polda Jabar masih melakukan pemeriksaan kondisi kesehatan para pengungsi, Kamis (19/9) pagi. 🎥Ens… pic.twitter.com/0r9vUirLqF

— Radio Elshinta (@RadioElshinta) September 19, 2024

Gempa yang terasa beberapa detik saja itu, membuat warga di kawasan Bandung Raya sempat panik.

"Gempa dirasakan kuat selama 3-5 detik. Masyarakat panik dan sempat keluar rumah. Kami imbau tenang dan cari tempat aman," ucapnya.

Selain itu, gempa ini juga mengganggu perjalan 11 kereta api yang harus berhenti luar biasa dan pembatalan perjalanan 14 jadwal Kereta Cepat Woosh.

Pemerintah Tetapkan Status Tanggap Darurat Bencana, Whoosh Kembali Beroperasi

Pemerintah Kabupaten Bandung dan Garut menetapkan status tanggap darurat bencana atas terjadinya gempa bermagnitudo 5.0 yang terjadi pada Rabu, 18 September 2024, pukul 09.41 WIB. Sebanyak 491 rumah dan fasilitas umum di Kabupaten Bandung rusak ringan hingga berat, dan di Kabupaten Garut sebanyak 209 bangunan rumah dan fasilitas rusak.

Bupati Bandung Dadang Supriatna mengatakan penetapan status tanggap darurat ini dilakukan untuk mempermudah pemberian bantuan kepada korban dengan menggunakan dana Belanja Tak Terduga (BTT).

“Hari ini juga saya minta untuk diadakan rapat gabungan dengan Forkopimda Kabupaten Bandung untuk memutuskan dalam kategori tanggap darurat sehingga secara anggaran kita bisa luncurkan," kata Dadang di Kabupaten Bandung, Rabu.

Dia menyebutkan pemberlakuan status tanggap darurat bencana akibat gempa ini dilakukan selama dua pekan mulai dari 18 September sampai 2 Oktober 2024.

Dia menambahkan keputusan ini akan membuat pemerintah daerah lebih fokus terhadap penanganan masyarakat yang terdampak oleh bencana tersebut.

“Dan tentunya kita akan panggil semua para kepala dinas yang kaitannya dengan penyelamatan untuk bisa menanggulangi kebencanaan ini,” katanya.

Dia mengatakan hingga saat ini terdapat enam desa terdampak gempa dengan ratusan rumah yang mengalami rusak ringan, rusak berat dan sedang. Ia menyebut korban gempa akan terlebih dahulu dievakuasi.

"Imbauan sementara ini, kita menyiapkan tempat evakuasi. Saya sarankan bagi warga di sekitar Kecamatan Kertasari kalau bisa langsung ke tempat evakuasi yang sudah disediakan oleh tim," kata dia.

Badan Penanggulangan Bencana Daerah (BPBD) Jawa Barat melaporkan jumlah korban luka-luka dari kejadian tersebut berjumlah 82 orang. Mereka yang luka-luka teridentifikasi di Kabupaten Bandung 81 orang, dan satu orang warga Kabupaten Garut.

“Dengan rincian 59 warga mengalami luka ringan dan 23 orang luka berat. Hingga kini tidak ada laporan adanya korban jiwa dampak gempa magnitudo 5.0 tersebut,” kata Humas BPBD Jabar Hadi Rahmat.

Penjabat Bupati Garut Barnas Adjidin mengatakan status tanggap darurat bencana untuk memudahkan penanganan korban selama 14 hari ke depan.

"Tentu ada fase-fase yang harus kita lalui yang pertama fase tanggap darurat, di mana masyarakat itu harus aman dulu, jangan sampai masyarakat tinggal di tempat yang rawan," kata Barnas saat meninjau rumah warga yang terdampak gempa bumi di Desa Barusari, Kecamatan Pasirwangi, Rabu malam.

Barnas bersama jajaran Badan Penanggulangan Bencana Daerah (BPBD) Garut, dan sejumlah instansi lainnya meninjau langsung kondisi bangunan rumah warga yang rusak akibat gempa bumi.

Pemkab Garut, kata Barnas, selanjutnya menetapkan bencana gempa bumi Bandung itu berstatus tanggap darurat, sehingga bisa melakukan langkah untuk membantu penanggulangan warga yang menjadi korban gempa.

"Selama 14 hari kita lihat apa yang bisa dilakukan, dan langkah ke depannya harus bagaimana, terutama perbaikan rumah-rumah," katanya.

Pusat Pengendalian Operasi BPBD Jawa Barat mencatat sampai dengan pukul 15.00 WIB jumlah korban terdampak di Kabupaten Bandung sebanyak 491 keluarga dan 209 keluarga di Garut. Sebanyak 450 orang di Kabupaten Bandung mengungsi di tenda darurat di halaman Kantor Camat Kertasari.

Para korban itu berasal dari Kecamatan Kertasari, Pangalengan, Ibun, Pacet, Arjasari, dan Pameungpeuk, di Kabupaten Bandung. Sementara untuk Kabupaten Garut berasal dari Kecamatan Pasirwangi, Tarogong Kaler, dan Sukaresmi.

Kereta cepat Whoosh kembali beroperasi pada Rabu sore pukul 15.02 WIB setelah 16 jadwal dibatalkan usai gempa mengguncang wilayah Kabupaten Bandung pada pukul 09.41 WIB.

General Manager Corporate Secretary PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China, Eva Chairunisa, mengatakan mulai pukul 15.02 WIB perjalanan Whoosh dari Stasiun Halim Jakarta dan Tegalluar, Kabupaten Bandung kembali beroperasi setelah pemeriksaan dilakukan dan jalur dinyatakan dapat dilalui dengan kecepatan terbatas.

"Saat ini secara bertahap perjalanan Whoosh Sudah dapat dioperasikan dengan kecepatan terbatas yaitu maksimum 160 kilometer per jam tujuannya untuk lebih memastikan keselamatan perjalanan Whoosh usai pemeriksaan,” kata Eva dalam keterangan yang diterima di Bandung, Rabu. Pada operasi normal, keceatan Whoosh bisa mencapai 350 km per jam.

KCIC menyampaikan permohonan maaf atas ketidaknyamanan yang terjadi setelah sebelumnya beberapa jadwal Whoosh sempat dihentikan sementara akibat gempa susulan yang terjadi di wilayah jalur kereta cepat Whoosh.

“Pemeriksaan ini untuk memastikan tidak ada faktor eksternal yang dapat mengganggu kereta cepat seperti longsoran bukit batu di kanan dan kiri trase, longsoran tanah atau dampak alam lainnya,” kata dia.

Untuk sementara, perjalanan kereta cepat masih melakukan penyesuaian waktu tempuh yakni dari Stasiun Halim menuju Padalarang menjadi 55 menit dan tiba di Tegalluar menjadi 75 menit. Dalam keaadan normal, waktu tempuh Halim-Tegalluar 46 menit.