Archive for December 3, 2024
Young man seriously hurts hand after setting off homemade explosives in Fairfield: PD
A college-aged man was injured after making four explosives and setting them off in Fairfield on Sunday afternoon, according to police. Two men made four explosives and one exploded sooner than expected, injuring one man’s hand, police said. He was taken to a local hospital by the other man, who then left and went out-of-state,…
Read MoreUK sanctions Northern Ireland man under domestic counter-terrorism laws
Britain used counter-terrorism laws to freeze the assets of a man from Northern Ireland, citing his suspected involvement with “terrorist activity” associated with the New Irish Republican Army, a statement on Tuesday said. The government said it had “reasonable cause” to suspect that the individual, Brian Sheridan, who was born in Armagh, was involved in…
Read MoreSuspect facing hate crime and terrorism charges in shooting of Jewish man in Chicago dies in apparent suicide, sheriff says
A man facing felony terrorism and hate crime charges after authorities said he shot a Jewish man and fired at responding officers during an October shootout in Chicago has died by apparent suicide, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office said. Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi was found unresponsive during a routine security check at the Cook County Jail…
Read MoreKosovo blames Serbia for explosion that cut water and power supplies
A powerful explosion damaged a water canal and temporarily cut water and power supply to Kosovo’s cities, the prime minister said on Saturday. Prime Minister Albin Kurti said the explosion on Friday in Vrage, 60 kilometres north of the capital Pristina, disrupted water supply to some cities and main power plants. It followed two other…
Read MoreIsraeli Strikes Kill 11 In Lebanon After Fire Exchanges With Hezbollah That Test Ceasefire’s Limits
Israel unleashed its largest wave of airstrikes across Lebanon since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah last week, killing at least 11 people on Monday after the Lebanese militant group fired a volley of projectiles as a warning over what it said were Israeli truce violations. The projectiles were apparently the first time that Hezbollah…
Read MoreSyrian insurgents capture four central towns as government forces reclaim some territory
Syrian insurgents captured four new towns early Tuesday, bringing them closer to the central city of Hama, opposition activists said, while government forces retook some territory they lost last week. The capture of the towns is the latest in the push by insurgents led by the salafi jihadi Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, as well as Turkey-backed…
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