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Student in South Korea injures 7 during stabbing rampage at Cheongju high school
A high school student in South Korea stabbed seven people in a shocking attack that has raised fresh concerns over school safety and mental health management. The incident unfolded on Monday morning at around 8.33am at a high school in Cheongju, a city in North Chungcheong province located about 110km southeast of Seoul. According to…
Read More4 minors dead after vehicle rams into after-school camp in Illinois
Four minors are dead after a vehicle crashed into a building hosting an after-school camp in Chatham, Illinois, officials announced at a press conference on Monday afternoon. They ranged in age from 4 to 18 years old, according to a statement from the Illinois State Police. Multiple others were injured in the incident, which took…
Read MoreChicago businessman-turned-terrorist appears in India court wearing black hood
A convicted terrorist from Chicago appeared Monday in court in India, where he had been extradited and now faces the death penalty for his alleged role in the 2008 “Mumbai Massacre” by Pakistani extremists. Tahawwur Rana, a convicted terrorist from Chicago, lost an extradition fight and is now fighting execution in India. Rana faces a…
Read MoreArson suspect arrested after fire at Mesa Tesla dealership, police say
A suspect is facing a charge of arson after a fire was reported at a Tesla dealership in Mesa. Fire crews were called to the dealership around 2 a.m. after multiple people called to report smoke and flames. There, they found that a Tesla Cybertruck was on fire, fire officials said. City police said that…
Read More71 explosive devices, bomb-making materials found in Utah man’s apartment
A total of 71 explosive devices, as well as a large amount of bomb-making materials, were found in an Orem man’s apartment after he was arrested for brandishing a weapon near a Provo mall on Friday, according to Provo Police. Following Friday’s arrest Eric Whitaker, 41, for possession of devices near the Provo Towne Centre…
Read MoreVancouver vehicle attack marks city’s ‘darkest day’ as residents mourn 11 killed, dozens injured
The pews of St. Mary the Virgin were not large enough to contain the number of mourners nor the immensity of their grief on Sunday, after a deadly attack on a Filipino festival that has been called the darkest day in Vancouver’s history. Eleven people are dead and others remain in critical condition after a…
Read MoreCounter terrorism police examining Facebook posts following Leeds crossbow incident
Counter terrorism police investigating an alleged weekend attack in Leeds involving a crossbow and a firearm are looking into Facebook posts as part of their probe. In an update on the major incident that brought a popular strip to a standstill on Saturday evening, Counter Terrorism Policing North East said the suspect, a 38-year-old man,…
Read MoreBomb squad, arson investigators respond to detonated device in Southeast Baltimore, police say
A device was detonated near a Home Depot in Southeast Baltimore on Sunday, prompting bomb squad and arson investigators to respond, according to Baltimore Police. Officers responded around 2 p.m. to the 6300 block of Eastern Avenue for a report of an explosion. Police said an unidentified man detonated a device in the vicinity of…
Read MoreColombian national extradited to Houston to face narco-terrorism and international cocaine distribution charges
A 45-year-old Colombian national will make his initial appearance in U.S. federal court on charges of narco-terrorism and distributing kilogram quantities of cocaine from Colombia, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Adrian Alberto Cano Gomez, an alleged member of the National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional aka ELN), was extradited from Colombia and is…
Read MoreIraq arrests ISIS suspect linked to deadly truck attack in New Orleans
Iraqi authorities have arrested a suspected member of ISIS for inciting a January truck-ramming attack that killed 14 people in the US city of New Orleans, Iraq’s judiciary said Sunday. The city in the southern state of Louisiana was plunged into a panic early on New Year’s Day when a US army veteran, who the…
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