Archive for October 7, 2024
Chinese workers killed in Karachi blast
In a statement, Chinese embassy in Pakistan confirmed that two Chinese nationals were killed and one injured in the explosion near the airport. It also said there were local casualties. According to the statement, the “terrorist attack” on a convoy carrying Chinese staff of the Port Qasim Electric Power Company (Private) Limited occurred around 11…
Read MoreHezbollah missiles hit Israel’s Haifa in escalating conflict
Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel’s third largest city Haifa on Monday as Israeli forces looked poised to expand ground raids into south Lebanon on the first anniversary of the Gaza war, which has spread conflict across the Middle East. Iran-backed Hezbollah, an ally of Hamas, the Palestinian militant group fighting Israel in Gaza, said it…
Read MoreFOX45: Multiple failures led to MS-13 murder suspect attending Maryland schools, official says
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/10/03/fox45-multiple-failures-led-to-ms-13-murder-suspect-attending-maryland-schools-official-says/ A former federal law enforcement officer says multiple government failures allowed an MS-13 gang member and suspected killer, who has since been convicted of murder, to attend two Maryland public schools. “My message is be outraged, be mad, be angry and take action,” Mark Morgan, a former FBI agent and the former Acting Commissioner…
Read MoreTajikistan nationals with alleged ISIS ties removed in immigration proceedings, U.S. officials say
When federal agents arrested eight Tajikistan nationals with alleged ties to the Islamic State terror group on immigration charges back in June, U.S. officials reasoned that coordinated raids in Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia would prove the fastest way to disrupt a potential terrorist plot in its earliest stages. Four months later, after being…
Read MoreMinnesota man arrested after allegedly threatening to ‘shoot up’ synagogue
A Minnesota man was arrested after allegedly threatening to “shoot up” a Minneapolis synagogue, officials announced on Saturday. Staff at Temple Israel reported to the Minneapolis Police Department on Sept. 11 that they had received several phone calls from a person threatening to “shoot up” the synagogue. Then on Thursday, a special police detail assigned…
Read MoreCountries Around The World Commemorate The Anniversary Of Hamas Attack On Israel
Vigils, commemorations and acts of remembrance were planned across the world on Monday to mark one year since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel as world leaders called for an end to antisemitism and the release of Israeli hostages. Last year’s surprise cross-border attack, which killed about 1,200 people, caught Israel unprepared on a…
Read More‘Terrorist attack’ near Karachi airport kills two Chinese nationals, embassy says
Two Chinese nationals were killed in an explosion near the international airport of the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Sunday night, the Chinese embassy in Pakistan said, in what it described as a “terrorist attack”. In a statement emailed to journalists, separatist militant group Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed the explosion was an attack…
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