Archive for November 10, 2023
Police investigating shots fired overnight at 2 Jewish schools in Montreal
Montreal police are investigating after shots were fired at two Jewish schools. Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) spokesperson, Jean-Pierre Brabant, said police received two 911 calls, one at around 8:20 a.m., and the second just before 8:50 a.m. In both cases, the callers reported the schools’ front doors had been struck…
Read MoreAuthorities investigating flight from Baltimore to Atlanta following threat of explosive device
A flight from Baltimore to Atlanta attracted the attention of authorities after one of the passengers received an AirDrop message about an explosive device aboard the airplane, according to Frontier Airlines. The crew of Flight 1571 followed protocol and notified authorities of the alleged device. The airplane safely landed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, airline…
Read MoreDrone, explosive attacks target US forces across Iraq
U.S. forces were targeted in three attacks in Iraq on Thursday but suffered no casualties, a U.S. military official and security sources said, in the most widespread single day of strikes on U.S. assets since the Israel-Hamas conflict started. There had been four attacks against U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria in the past 24…
Read MorePierce County man indicted for unlawful possession of firearms – including machine guns
A Pierce County, Washington man with a prior federal conviction for illegal gun possession, was indicted this week for unlawfully possessing firearms – including two weapons that had been modified to be machine guns, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Brady Lee Eltz, 39, made his initial appearance on a criminal complaint last week,…
Read MoreOttawa, RCMP investigating alleged ‘threats’ against Air India: officials
Canada’s Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez and the RCMP say an investigation is underway into what they call “threats” against Air India, after an online video warned people not to fly on the airline on Nov. 19. Rodriguez says in a social media post that the government takes any threat to aviation “extremely seriously.” He says…
Read MoreManhunt continues for 2nd day for N.J. man wanted on charges in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
The search continues Thursday for a New Jersey man the FBI says is wanted in connection with the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Gregory Yetman fled Wednesday morning when authorities were attempting to execute a federal warrant in Helmetta, a borough in Middlesex County, according to statements from the FBI and…
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