Posts Tagged ‘fire & arson’
French students set fire to Paris school entrance on eve of nationwide day of action
Incidents were reported outside schools in France on Monday morning, a day before a major action called by the Union syndicale lycéenne (USL), a high-school students’ union. Students have been protesting over overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages and crumbling facilities. Among the schools hit on Monday was the Vauquelin secondary school in Paris’s 13th arrondissement, where…
Read MoreAt least 8 DTE utility poles set on fire, alleged arsonist arrested
One person was arrested after allegedly setting at least eight DTE utility poles on fire, and police said the suspect may be connected to other arsons across Metro Detroit. Sterling Heights firefighters responded to a utility pole fire on Hall Road near Van Dyke on Oct. 2. A suspect tried to drive away from the…
Read MoreHundreds of French schools remain closed as student protests turn violent
French high school students lit fires outside schools and faced off with police on Friday as a protest movement that has forced the closure of some 400 establishments showed no sign of abating. The movement, which began last week in the Paris region and rapidly spread nationwide, has seen teenage pupils at lycees in their…
Read MoreEstonia blames Russia for arson at defence company supplying Ukraine
Russia was behind an arson attack on an Estonian defence company in the capital Tallinn last month, authorities say. Prime Minister Kristen Michal said the attack on Milrem Robotics – which supplies Ukraine with unmanned military vehicles – was ordered by Russian special services, but gave no details. Moscow has been accused of launching sabotage…
Read MoreEstonia slams Russian ‘sabotage’ after arson attack on defence company Milrem Robotics
Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna accused Russia of “sabotage” on Tuesday following an arson attack on the premises of defence company, Milrem Robotics, which occurred in August. “We can conclude with certainty that the arson attack…in Tallinn was an act of sabotage ordered by the special services of the Russian Federation,” he wrote in a…
Read MoreIran behind attacks of Jewish sites in Liège and Antwerp, says Belgian intelligence agency
Global calls from Iran directly triggered two Belgian terror attacks, according to Gert Vercauteren, head of the country’s Coordination Unit for Threat Analysis (CUTA), who confirmed the international link on Thursday. Speaking to Francophone broadcaster RTBF, the security chief stated that perpetrators “certainly” acted on Tehran’s orders to strike Jewish locations worldwide. In March, explosives…
Read MoreFire at Starlink station in central Poland was ‘sabotage,’ digital affairs minister says
A fire that broke out at a Starlink satellite communications station in central Poland overnight is being called an act of “sabotage,” the country’s digital affairs minister said on Thursday. “This act of sabotage was deliberately designed to disable the station…disrupting internet access for various institutions, including the Ukrainian army,” Krzysztof Gawkowski told Polish public…
Read MoreBellevue police arrest man accused of Planned Parenthood arson attempt
A man suspected of trying to set a Planned Parenthood on fire in Bellevue is now behind bars as police believe there’s no longer a threat to the community or to the clinic. It happened after midnight on Sept. 18 in the 14,000 block of NE 8th Street, and police said they believe the building…
Read MoreUkrainian guilty of vandalism at mosques linked to Russian network behind Starmer arson attack
A Ukrainian man has pleaded guilty to spraying abusive graffiti on mosques in east London, in a case linked to the Russian state network behind arson attacks against the former prime minister Sir Keir Starmer. Illia Bilyk, 21, entered guilty pleas at Thames Magistrates’ Court to five counts of racially and religiously aggravated criminal damage.…
Read More3 adults, 3 teens charged in connection to arson fire at Virginia Task Force 1 training facility
Six suspects have been charged after allegedly setting a fire at a Virginia Task Force 1 Training Facility in Lorton over the summer. According to police, the incident happened at the facility on Furnace Road around 5:20 p.m. on June 27. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue personnel were called to the 9000 block of Furnace…
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