Archive for October 2023
UK to hold emergency response meeting on threat of terrorism
Britain will convene a meeting of the government’s COBRA emergency response committee on Monday to discuss the domestic security risk from the Israel-Hamas conflict. Antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents have surged in Britain since a deadly rampage by Hamas gunmen in Israel on Oct. 7 sparked retaliatory attacks on Gaza. Massive pro-Palestinian demonstrations have been held…
Read MoreIndia police detain man as suspect in explosion that killed 3 people at Jehovah’s Witness gathering
Police in southern India detained a man for suspected involvement in setting off explosives at a Jehovah’s Witness gathering in southern India that killed at least three people and wounded 50 others, authorities said Monday. Hundreds of faithful were at a prayer session Sunday at the Zamra International Convention Center in the town of Kalamassery…
Read MoreHundreds storm airport in Russia in antisemitic riot over arrival of plane from Israel
Hundreds of people stormed into the main airport in Russia’s Dagestan region and rushed onto the landing field, chanting antisemitic slogans and seeking passengers arriving on a flight from the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, Russian news agencies and social media reported. Russian news reports said the crowd on Sunday surrounded the airliner, which belongs…
Read MoreMaine shooting suspect found dead in cargo trailer, motive still a mystery
The U.S. Army reservist who sprayed a bowling alley and bar with gunfire this week in Lewiston, Maine, killing 18 people, took his own life inside a cargo trailer parked on the lot of a recycling plant where he once worked, police said on Saturday. Robert R. Card, 40, was found dead on Friday evening…
Read MoreHunt for Lewiston mass shooter enters its 2nd day
The hunt for the man suspected of killing 18 people in Lewiston continued Friday morning. Robert R. Card II, 40, of Bowdoin is suspected in shootings at a bowling alley and restaurant in Lewiston Wednesday night. Eighteen people were killed and 13 were injured. It was one of the worst mass shootings in the nation.…
Read MoreIsrael Strikes The Outskirts Of Gaza City During A Second Ground Raid In As Many Days
Israeli forces backed by fighter jets and drones carried out a second ground raid into Gaza in as many days and struck targets on the outskirts of Gaza City, the military said Friday, as it prepares for a widely expected ground invasion of the Hamas-ruled territory. U.S. warplanes, meanwhile, struck targets in eastern Syria that…
Read MoreFBI says ‘former incel’ made threats against University of Arizona Greek life
A man who the FBI says made mass shooting threats on social media targeting the University of Arizona has been arrested, according to the university and court filings. The 27-year-old is not affiliated with the university, according to a press release from UA’s Office of Public Safety. The Arizona Republic is not naming the man…
Read MoreFBI raids Bel Air-Edison Safe Streets location over possible gang affiliation.
BALTIMORE — The FBI raided the Belair-Edison site of Baltimore’s anti-violence program Safe Streets, WJZ has learned. A spokesperson for the FBI said the agency was “conducting court-authorized activity” at the location, which is in the 3400 block of Belair Road. The scope of the investigation was not immediately clear. Safe Streets was formed in…
Read MoreSuspect In Killing Of Judge Who Presided Over Divorce Case Found Dead In Rural Maryland
A man suspected of killing a Maryland judge last week was found dead Thursday, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities believe Pedro Argote, 49, was angry about losing custody of his children when he shot and killed the judge who presided over his divorce case. The Oct. 19 attack unfolded outside the home…
Read MoreAt Least 16 Dead In Maine Mass Killing And Police Hunt For The Shooter As Residents Take Shelter
A man shot and killed at least 16 people at a restaurant and a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday and then fled into the night, sparking a massive search by hundreds of officers while frightened residents stayed locked in their homes. A police bulletin identified Robert Card, 40, as a person of interest…
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