CROP CIRCLE KETIGA MUNCUL DI MAGELANG

Kalau dua crop circle sebelumnya muncul di Yogyakarta, kali ini fenomena serupa muncul di wilayah Magelang, Jawa Tengah. Lokasi crop circle ketiga adalah di area persawahan Dusun Kumbangan, Desa Banyusari, Kecamatan Tegalrejo, Magelang.

"Informasi yang kami terima tadi dilaporkan sekitar pukul 14.30," kata Ajun Inspektur Dua Budi, petugas Polsek Tegalrejo, saat dihubungi Kompas.commelalui telepon, Minggu (30/1/2011) malam. Ia mengatakan, pihaknya langsung melakukan pengamanan dengan memasang garis polisi dan menempatkan petugas jaga di lokasi tersebut.

Menurut Budi, bentuk crop circle belum dapat dipastikan sama atau tidak dengan yang ditemukan di Yogyakarta. Dari pendataan awal, ditemukan lima lubang. Empat lubang berdiameter 1 meter, sedangkan satu lubang berdiameter 2 meter.

Ia mengatakan, crop circle tersebut ditemukan di sawah milik warga bernama M Yasin. Crop circletersebut berada di dekat Pesantren Hidayatul Muhtadiin.
 Crop Circles ketiga setelah muncul di pesawahan Berbah, Sleman, beberapa waktu lalu, kini muncul kembali di pesawahan milik Kyai Haji Yasin, di Dusun Kumbangan, Banyusari, Tegalrejo, Magelang, Sabtu (29/1/2011).

Irfanuddin (24), santri Pondok Pesantren Kumbangan, Tegalrejo, Magelang, yang semula hendak memanen lombok, tekejut melihat adanya crop circles.

"Jumat (28/1/2011) malam, pukul 23.00, belum ada jejak tersebut di lokasi. Waktu itu, saya masih berada di sekitar lokasi untuk mengontrol kolam lele," kata laki-laki asli Wonosobo ini, Minggu (30/1/2011) malam.

Akunya, pada saat ia berada di kolam lele, terdengar suara gemuruh disertai angin kencang. Karena takut, ia pun bergegas kembali ke pesantren.

Keesokan harinya, laki-laki kurus berkulit hitam tersebut kembali ke sawah. Bersama santri pondok lainnya, ia kembali ke lokasi untuk mengecek. Ada satu lingkaran besar dan beberapa lingkaran kecil di samping kiri dan kanan lingkaran besar.

"Kami segera melapor ke polisi. Pada pukul 15.00 tadi (Minggu, Red), polisi memberi garis polisi di lokasi. Belum ada keterangan dari mereka," katanya.

Dia dan warga sekitar yakin, jejak tersebut adalah bekas pijakan unidentified flying object (UFO). Selain suara gemuruh seperti suara pesawat pada malam Sabtu dan adanya angin kencang, tanaman padi tidak semuanya ambruk.

"Sebagian ada yang terpangkas dan meninggalkan jejak terbakar," Irfan, demikian panggilannya, membeberkan.

Lokasi penemuan crop circles di Dusun Kumbangan, Banyusari, Tegalrejo, Magelang. Terletak sekitar 11 kilometer di utara Kota Magelang, tepatnya di jalan ke arah Tempat Wisata Kopeng.

EGYPT THOUSANDS OF INMATES ESCAPE JAILS IN KAIRO

housands of inmates escaped prisons across Egypt on Sunday, including at least one jail that housed Muslim militants northwest of Cairo, adding to the chaos engulfing the country as anti-government protests continue to demand the ouster of longtime authoritarian President Hosni Mubarak.

Security officials said the prisoners escaped overnight from four jails after starting fires and clashing with guards. The inmates were helped by gangs of armed men who attacked the prisons, firing at guards in gun battles that lasted hours.

Looting and arson continued overnight as the police totally disappeared from the streets of the capital and several major Egyptian cities. There has been no explanation for why the police have vanished.

The vacuum left by the police has prompted residents to form neighborhood protection groups, armed with firearms, sticks and clubs to set up self-styled checkpoints and barricades to ward off looting gangs roaming Cairo and other cities. The groups set up barricades, using bricks and metal traffic barriers.

Groups of youths also directed traffic in parts of Cairo, chasing away gangs of criminals smashing passing cars. Residents said gangs were also stopping people on the streets and robbing them.

At least one shopping mall was on fire Sunday morning after it was looted the previous day.

Army helicopters were flying low over the city.

The army appears to be reinforcing its presence on the streets of Cairo, but entire neighborhoods remained without any troops two days after Mubarak called the army out on the streets to restore order.

The security officials said several inmates were killed and wounded during the escapes early Sunday, but gave no specific figures. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to share the information with the media.

State Egyptian television, meanwhile, said authorities have decided to close down the Cairo offices of the Qatar-based Al-Jazzera television and suspend the accreditation of its reporters.

The Egyptian TV did not give a reason for the move, but Egyptian authorities have often in the past charged that station's coverage of events in Egypt was sensational or biased against Mubarak's regime.