Posts Tagged ‘fire & arson’
An unknown attacker threw Molotov cocktails at a Russian center in Prague, police say
An unknown perpetrator threw several Molotov cocktails at a Russian center in Prague promoting culture and history, Czech police said on Friday. The incident in the Czech capital took place late Thursday and is now being investigated, they said. The building of the center did not catch fire. A photo shows a broken window while…
Read MoreCar torched in Antwerp in suspected antisemitic attack, says Belgian official
The torching of a car overnight in Antwerp, for which two minors were arrested, is being treated as a suspected antisemitic attack, a Belgian official said on Tuesday. European countries including Belgium, the Netherlands and Britain have witnessed incidents targeting the Jewish community since the United States and Israel launched their war on Iran on…
Read MoreTwo men arrested over Jewish charity ambulance arson attacks
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after four Jewish charity-owned ambulances were set on fire in north London. Four Hatzola ambulances were set ablaze in Golders Green in the early hours of Monday, in an incident being treated as an antisemitic hate crime. One man, 47, was…
Read MoreLarge oil refinery explosion near Texas coast forces residents to shelter in place
A large explosion at an oil refinery near the Texas coast shot plumes of smoke into the air and forced nearby residents to shelter in place, officials said. No one was injured in Monday’s explosion at the Valero refinery in Port Arthur, about 90 miles (145 kilometers) east of Houston, Mayor Charlotte M. Moses said.…
Read MoreCzech authorities probe suspected arson at a drone technology company
Czech authorities said Friday they were investigating a fire at a warehouse of a company that makes drone technology as a suspected arson linked to terrorism. The fire broke out in an industrial zone in the city of Pardubice, some 100 kilometers (60 miles) east of Prague, causing no injuries, police said. LPP Holding confirmed…
Read MoreJewish volunteer ambulances set on fire in London in apparent antisemitic attack
Police in London are investigating an arson attack on several ambulances from a Jewish volunteer service, saying they are treating it as an antisemitic hate crime. The attack early Monday took place in Golders Green, a north London suburb that is home to several synagogues and dozens of Jewish schools and restaurants. Prime Minister Keir…
Read MorePilot and copilot killed in collision between jet and fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport
Two people were killed and several others badly hurt when an Air Canada regional jet struck a fire truck on a runway while landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, officials said. The pilot and copilot were killed in the late Sunday night collision, which crushed the nose of the aircraft, while around 40 passengers and…
Read MoreSerial arsonist connected to five “significant” Los Angeles area fires arrested, firefighters say
An alleged serial arsonist connected to “no fewer than five significant fires” across Los Angeles was arrested this week, authorities say. Though they didn’t name the suspect or note any of the fires that they are allegedly responsible for, Los Angeles Fire Department officials said that the “alleged actions placed both civilians and firefighters at…
Read MoreTN arsonist agrees to plead guilty to bombing offices of historic civil rights center
A Tullahoma white supremacist is ready to plead guilty to a million-dollar firebombing that destroyed the administrative offices of a historic East Tennessee civil rights and social justice center in 2019. Regan D. Prater, who authorities said aligns himself with Nazi causes, drove from his home to the New Market area Highlander Center on March…
Read More4 teens suspected of terror offenses in Rotterdam synagogue explosion, Dutch prosecutors say
Four teens arrested on suspicion of setting off an explosive outside a Dutch synagogue are suspected of terror offenses, prosecutors said Monday, after they appeared before an investigating magistrate. The suspects, whose names weren’t released in line with Dutch privacy rules, are suspected of “causing an explosion, arson and attempted arson, all with a terrorist…
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