Posts Tagged ‘fire & arson’
A Greek police officer guarding a top judge’s house is injured in a predawn gasoline bomb attack
A Greek police officer guarding the house of a top judge was hospitalized with burns after a gasoline bomb attack in Athens early Thursday, authorities said. The motive for the predawn attack in a city suburb was not clear and there was no immediate claim of responsibility. Police said gasoline bombs were thrown at the…
Read MoreMan arrested in connection with firebombing of UC Berkeley police car during campus protests
A man was arrested Monday in connection with the firebombing of a UC Berkeley Police Department vehicle and three other arson attacks at the height of pro-Palestinian protests on the Berkeley campus, authorities announced. Casey Robert Goonan, 34, was booked into Alameda County jail on suspicion of arson and possession and use of destructive devices,…
Read MoreArrest 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.…
Read MoreGerman police shot a man allegedly threatening them with a hammer in Euro 2024 host city Hamburg
German police said Sunday they shot and wounded a man who was threatening them with a pick hammer and a Molotov cocktail in the northern city of Hamburg, hours before it hosted a match in the European Championship soccer tournament. Police officers opened fire after the man, a 39-year-old German, refused to put down the…
Read MorePerson of interest in custody after explosion at apartment building in Bridgeport, CT
A person of interest is in custody after an explosion at an apartment building in Bridgeport, Connecticut that forced dozens of people from their homes. Firefighters responded to the building on North Avenue shortly after 12 a.m. Thursday after reports of smoke coming out of one of the apartments. First responders found what appeared to…
Read MoreArlington house explosion intentionally caused with up to 35 gallons of gas, investigators found
The stunning explosion that leveled a duplex in Arlington, Virginia, in December was intentionally caused by a resident who was found dead inside, investigators found. James Yoo intentionally caused the explosion caught on video using up to 35 gallons of gasoline that he set ablaze, local and federal officials said at a news conference Friday.…
Read MoreRussia may be behind Prague bus arson attempt, Czech premier says
Russia may be behind an attempted arson attack on Prague city buses last week, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Monday. Police said they arrested a 26-year-old man on Saturday in connection with the foiled plot and charged him with terrorism. “There is suspicion that the attack was organised and financed probably from Russia,”…
Read MoreSuspect detained in Romania after throwing petrol bomb outside Israeli embassy
A foreign citizen was detained in Romania’s capital Bucharest on Monday after throwing a Molotov cocktail outside the Israeli embassy, causing no damage or casualties, police said. The Romanian Intelligence Service said its anti-terrorism officers caught the 34-year-old suspect, who allegedly also threatened he will set himself on fire, and handed him over to police.…
Read MorePolice investigate suspected arson at Vancouver synagogue
Leaders of Vancouver’s Jewish community say they’re outraged after a fire was set in the doorway of a synagogue in the city’s West Side on Thursday night. The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) said in a statement that it has launched a criminal investigation of the incident at the Congregation Schara Tzedeck synagogue and believes an…
Read MoreEurope on high alert after suspected Moscow-linked arson and sabotage
Security services around Europe are on alert to a potential new weapon of Russia’s war – arson and sabotage – after a spate of mystery fires and attacks on infrastructure in the Baltics, Germany and the UK. When a fire broke out in Ikea in Vilnius in Lithuania this month, few passed any remarks until…
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