Archive for January 2024
Video Appears To Show The Israeli Army Shot 3 Palestinians, Killing 1, Without Provocation
Security camera video from a West Bank village shows a young man standing in a central square when he is suddenly shot and drops to the ground. Two others rushing to his aid are also hit, leaving a 17-year-old dead, moments before Israeli military jeeps roll in. An Associated Press review of the video and…
Read MoreYemen’s Houthis Launch Their Largest Red Sea Drone And Missile Attack, Though No Damage Is Reported
Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired their largest-ever barrage of drones and missiles targeting shipping in the Red Sea, forcing the United States and British navies to shoot down the projectiles in a major naval engagement, authorities said Wednesday. No damage was immediately reported. The attack by the Iranian-backed Houthis came despite a planned United Nations Security…
Read MoreMan charged with domestic terrorism following alleged plan to take over Barry Township
Police in Barry County say they thwarted a plan to violently overthrow the local government in a rural township. The Barry Township Police Department says a man from Prairieville Township made death threats to several people on December 11, 2023, along with promising to take over Barry Township. Investigators say the man behind those threats…
Read MorePakistani Taliban claims responsibility for bomb that killed 6 police guarding anti-polio campaign
A roadside bomb exploded Monday near a van carrying police assigned to protect workers in an anti-polio immunization campaign in restive northwestern Pakistan, killing at least six officers and wounding 10 others, officials said. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. The bombing happened in the former Pakistani Taliban stronghold of Mamund in Khyber…
Read MoreBangladesh poll booths burn on election eve, as train arson kills four
Polling booths were set ablaze in Bangladesh on the eve of Sunday’s general elections, while four people, including two children, were killed in a train fire that the government described as arson targeting democratic values. Friday’s fire broke out at about 9 p.m. (1500 GMT), injuring eight passengers as it spread to four compartments of…
Read MoreAustralia bans Nazi salute, swastika, other hate symbols in public as antisemitism spikes
Australian lawmakers have banned the performance of the Nazi salute in public and outlawed the display or sale of Nazi hate symbols such as the swastika in landmark legislation that went into effect in the country Monday. The new laws also make the act of glorifying OR praising acts of terrorism a criminal offense. The…
Read MoreGermany Says Tajik Held On Terrorism Charge To Be Deported To Austria
Police in the German city of Cologne say a Tajik national detained in late December on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack on Cologne Cathedral is wanted in Austria and will be sent there to face charges. According to the police, the 30-year-old Tajik man will be deported to Austria, where he is suspected of…
Read MoreMichigan man arrested following slew of terrorist threats
According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, a 52-year-old man from Bedford, Michigan was arrested Friday, Jan. 5 after allegedly making terrorist threats. The sheriff’s office was notified of ‘statements of harm’ made by the suspect. The suspect claimed that he had the means to carry out the threats that he was making. According to…
Read MoreRaytown man faces felony charges after placing ‘explosive device’ on police officer’s car
A Raytown man is facing two felony charges after placing an explosive device near a police officer. The Jackson County Prosecutor’s office says John Horton Jr. walked up to a Raytown police officer Friday afternoon and placed an explosive device on a police officer’s car bumper. Prosecutors say it was a cylinder-like object wrapped in…
Read MoreIslamic State group claims responsibility for a minibus explosion in Afghan capital that killed 5
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a minibus explosion in the Afghan capital late Saturday that killed at least five people. The Sunni militant group said its members detonated an explosive device on the bus carrying Shiite Muslims, whom they called disbelievers, in a statement released shortly after the explosion Saturday. It was the…
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