Posts Tagged ‘fire & arson’
Suspect in attack on French synagogue charged with terrorism
Four days after the arson attack on the Beth Yaacov synagogue in southern France, the main suspect, El Hussein K., 33, was charged on Wednesday, August 28, for “terrorist conspiracy,” “attempted assassinations committed due to race or religion in connection to a terrorist organization,” “possession and transport of incendiary products with the intent to harm…
Read MoreFrench authorities arrest suspect behind explosion at a synagogue that has injured a police officer
French police apprehended and detained the suspect behind the arson attack on a synagogue in a southwestern Mediterranean town that injured a police officer, the country’s acting interior minister said early Sunday. Two cars parked at the Beth Yaacov synagogue complex in the seaside resort town of La Grande Motte near Montpellier were set ablaze…
Read MoreAPD concerned over suspected arson attack tied to ‘Cop City’ protests
Police say an overnight fire at a construction site in southeast Atlanta is believed to be the latest act of arson connected to protests against the city’s planned public safety training center. The fire broke out around 2 a.m. at the site on the 2000 block of Memorial Drive. It has since been put out.…
Read MoreMan charged with arson outside Jewish Museum of Maryland has malicious burning history, police say
Baltimore police announced the arrest of a man who is suspected of setting a fire outside the Jewish Museum of Maryland on Aug. 4. On Sunday, official charges and recent related incidents were confirmed by police. Baltimore police on Saturday announced the arrest of suspect Assadollah Hashemi, 66, who police said has a history of…
Read MoreTwo men charged over alleged Russia-linked arson plot
Two more men have been charged in relation to an alleged arson attack against a Ukraine-linked business in London, taking the total number of suspects to seven. It comes after two British men were charged in April with helping a foreign intelligence service in relation to a large fire which broke out at an industrial…
Read MoreUK PM Starmer promises ‘swift criminal sanctions’ after more anti-immigrant violence
Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday vowed “swift criminal sanctions” against far-right riots in several cities that have seen widespread damage and nearly 400 arrests. Starmer convened ministers and police chiefs to discuss the unrest that broke out last Tuesday in Southport, northwest England, following a stabbing spree in which three children were killed. Mobs…
Read MoreRioters attack hotels used to house asylum seekers amid worst UK disorder in years
Rioters set fire and broke into hotels used to shelter asylum seekers in northern England on Sunday, as the country grapples with the worst social unrest it has seen in years. The violence was triggered by the stabbing of three young girls in Southport, northwest England, earlier in the week. The far right has seized…
Read MoreMan arrested over suspected French railway vandalism
An “ultra-left militant” was arrested in north-west France on Sunday after being found behaving suspiciously near a railway site, according to police sources quoted by French media. Officers who searched the man’s car found keys to technical premises, pliers, a set of universal keys and literature “linked to the ultra-left”. The 28-year-old suspect is currently…
Read MoreFrance’s train network hit by arson attacks hours before Olympic ceremony
Saboteurs struck France’s TGV high-speed train network in a series of pre-dawn attacks that caused chaos on the country’s busiest rail lines ahead of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony on Friday. The coordinated sabotage took place as France rolled out an unprecedented peacetime security operation involving tens of thousands of police and soldiers to lockdown…
Read MoreOhio Man Sentenced for Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act Violation, Communicating Interstate Threats and Conspiracy
An Ohio man was sentenced today for threatening to destroy a reproductive health services facility in Columbus, Ohio, and for conspiring to commit money laundering. Mohamed Waes, 33, was sentenced to 66 months in prison, three years of supervised release and was ordered to pay $273,982.08 in restitution. “This defendant threatened to burn down a…
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