Suspect arrested after allegedly setting fires and driving into shops in Germany

A man has been arrested after allegedly setting two fires in the western German city of Essen that left 30 people injured and driving a van into two shops, authorities said Sunday. Emergency services were alerted to two fires in residential buildings in quick succession shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday, police said. The injured people…

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Tokyo police to set up specialist section for lone wolf terrorists

Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) plans to set up a section specializing in investigating lone wolves who carry out terrorist attacks independently without any ties to any organization, according to informed sources. This will be the first time for such a section to be established in a Japanese police department, the sources said. The MPD…

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Queens DA staffer tried to make a bomb to blow up migrant shelter: police

A paralegal at a New York City district attorney’s office has been arrested after he attempted to make an explosive to bomb a migrant shelter located across from his apartment, according to a criminal complaint filed Thursday. Police said Derek Klever, a 27-year-old who worked as a trial preparation assistant at the Queens District Attorney’s…

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Israel killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut strike, group confirms

The leader of the Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on his underground headquarters in Beirut on Friday, Israel and Hezbollah confirmed. Nasrallah, who had led the powerful group for more than 30 years and was a hugely influential figure in the region, died when Israeli fighter jets struck…

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FOX45: ‘In the line of fire’: Maryland child care worker unknowingly assigned MS-13 murder suspect

https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/09/26/fox45-in-the-line-of-fire-maryland-child-care-worker-unknowingly-assigned-ms-13-murder-suspect/ A Baltimore County caregiver says Maryland Child Protective Services put her “in the line of fire” and didn’t tell her. Angela Studivant, for five years, worked as a Child Care Specialist at The Children’s Home in Catonsville. During that time, she says she cared for Walter Martinez, the MS-13 gang member who murdered 20-year-old…

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After Joppatowne shooting, a delegate wants to change how schools are informed of students’ criminal charges

https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/09/26/joppatowne-student-criminal-charges-mike-griffith/ In the wake of several high-profile crimes related to Harford County schools, including a fatal shooting at Joppatowne High School this month, officials are navigating — and proposing changes to — the way police and schools can legally communicate with each other about student victims and offenders. Current state law prohibits police from informing…

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Jury reaches verdict, convicts David Linthicum on all counts

Jurors in the trial of David Linthicum reached a guilty verdict on all counts Thursday. The jury deliberated for a total of five hours across two days before finding Linthicum guilty of attempted first-degree murder of three Baltimore County police officers and a detective, as well as armed carjacking and firearms charges connected to the…

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Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger juntas investigate French journalist for jihadist analysis

Prosecutors in junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have launched investigations against French journalist and researcher Wassim Nasr, accusing him of being an “apologist for terrorism” over his analysis of jihadist attacks. Nasr, who works for the broadcaster France 24, is also a security expert who regularly comments on an Islamist insurgency that took root…

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