Suspected arson in crowded apartment kills seven in French city of Nice

Seven people, including three children and their mother, died early on Thursday in what authorities suspect was arson that devastated a crowded seventh-floor apartment in a building in Nice, the largest city on the French Riviera. The fire started around 3 a.m. (0100 GMT) and spread so quickly through the apartment that only the people…

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Georgian National Charged with Soliciting Hate Crimes and a Mass Casualty Attack in New York City

A federal grand jury in Brooklyn yesterday returned a four-count indictment charging Georgian national Michail Chkhikvishvili, also known as “Mishka,” “Michael,” “Commander Butcher” and “Butcher,” with soliciting hate crimes and acts of mass violence in New York City. Chkhikvishvili was arrested in Chișinău, Moldova on July 6, 2024 pursuant to an Interpol Wanted Person Diffusion,…

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Police release video of suspect in Vancouver synagogue arson

Police in Vancouver have released video showing a man who is believed to have set fire to the front entrance of a synagogue in May. The security video shows a man wearing a dark jacket, light ball cap and a medical face mask approaching the front steps of the Schara Tzedeck synagogue on Vancouver’s Oak…

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Arrest made in UC Berkeley police vehicle firebombing, three other arson attacks

Authorities on Monday arrested a 34-year-old Oakland man in connection with the firebombing of a UC Berkeley Police Department vehicle and three other arson attacks at the school. Casey Robert Goonan was booked into Alameda County jail on charges including arson and possession and use of destructive devices, Cal Fire said in a news release.…

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