Archive for January 2025
An Iraqi Man Who Carried Out Several Quran Burnings In Sweden Has Been Killed
An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has been killed in a shooting near Stockholm, authorities said Thursday. Salwan Momika, 38, staged several burnings and desecrations of Islam’s holy book in Sweden in 2023. Videos of the Quran burnings got worldwide publicity and raised anger and criticism in several Muslim nations,…
Read MoreDubuque man facing Terrorism charges after threat made against Finley Hospital
UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital in Dubuque temporarily went into lockdown for two hours on Wednesday after receiving an “external threat” against a specific individual. A man is facing threat of terrorism charges in connection to the incident. Dubuque Police say that 49-year-old Justin Auman Keene made the threat over the phone. The hospital said in…
Read MoreNapa man accused of stockpiling explosive materials ordered to stand trial, now facing conspiracy charge
A Napa man accused of possessing explosive materials was arrested Jan. 10 after authorities say he ordered nitric acid that was delivered to his former workplace after he had been fired, court testimony showed Thursday. During a 90-minute preliminary hearing, Judge Scott Young ruled that Justin Fisher, 31, must stand trial, concluding there was sufficient…
Read MoreLife sentence for hitman who killed suspect in 1985 Air India bombings
A hitman who was one of two people who shot and killed a man acquitted in the 1985 bombing of an Air India flight has been jailed for life in Canada without the possibility of parole for 20 years. Tanner Fox, 24, was sentenced on Tuesday by a British Columbia Supreme Court judge. Fox and…
Read MorePassenger Jet With 64 Aboard Collides With Army Helicopter While Landing At Reagan Airport Near DC
An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River. There were multiple fatalities, according to a person familiar with the matter, but the precise number of victims was unclear…
Read MoreHamas Frees 8 More Hostages As Gaza Truce Holds. Israel Is Set To Release 110 Prisoners
Hamas-led militants freed eight hostages on Thursday in the latest release since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took hold earlier this month. Israel was expected to release another 110 Palestinian prisoners. The release was delayed by a chaotic scene in which a crowd of Palestinians surrounded and jeered at hostages as they were turned…
Read MoreContinued chaos in Syria: Iraqi militias and an Alawite insurgency
On January 25, a new Iraqi militia, Kataib Awliya’ al Haq (Guardians of Truth Brigades), announced its formation. So far, the group has issued a single statement displaying its full name, logo, and justification for its establishment. Little is known about the leadership of this group, as it has only released one statement and did…
Read MoreIce cream truck left on Kelowna, B.C., bridge posed ‘significant’ public safety risk: RCMP
The bridge connecting the cities of Kelowna and West Kelowna in B.C.’s Okanagan was closed for nearly 12 hours Monday after someone left a truck containing materials that police said “present a significant risk to public safety” on the crossing. Kelowna RCMP closed the William R. Bennet Bridge around 3:45 a.m. after a “distraught” man…
Read MoreAustralian Police Find Explosives They Suspect Are Part Of An Antisemitic Plot
Australian police suspect explosives stashed on Sydney’s outskirts were evidence of a deadly escalation in a campaign of antisemitic arson and graffiti crimes that has been waged in major cities for months, officials said on Wednesday. Police found a list of Jewish targets together with a cache of Powergel, an explosive used in the mining…
Read MoreM23 Rebels Expand Their Control Of Goma In Eastern Congo
Rwanda-backed rebels captured large parts of Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, including its airport, the United Nations said, as Rwanda’s president on Wednesday joined calls for a ceasefire in the decadeslong conflict amid mounting international pressure. Much of Goma was calm after a day during which thousands of fleeing people hunkered down by…
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