Australia fast-tracks machete ban after shopping centre attack

A fight involving machetes at a Melbourne shopping centre has prompted an Australian state to fast-track the country’s first-ever ban on the weapon’s sale. The ban – to start in Victoria this Wednesday, instead of September – comes after two gangs attacked each other at Northland shopping centre in Preston on Sunday afternoon. A man,…

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FBI releases over 100 pages of writings by Covenant School shooter

The FBI has released more than 100 pages of writings by Audrey Hale, the shooter responsible for the tragic 2023 Covenant School shooting that claimed the lives of three children and three staff members at the private Christian elementary school. The documents, which were found in Hale’s car, had been kept private by law enforcement…

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Syrian admits triple murder at trial for German knife attack

A Syrian man has admitted carrying out a knife attack in the German town of Solingen last August in which three people were killed. “I have committed a grave crime, I am prepared to accept the verdict,” Issa al H said in a statement read out by his defence lawyers at the start of his…

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Three pupils injured in Finnish school attack, police say

Three pupils were injured in an attack at a school in southern Finland on Tuesday and a fellow student suspected of carrying out the assault has been apprehended, police said. The attacker used a bladed weapon, police said in a statement, adding that the injuries were not believed to be life-threatening. Police said they were…

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Teen charged with terrorism linked to past arson case, court documents reveal

New details have emerged about a teenager who is facing terrorism charges for allegedly plotting an attack against Rhodes Middle School. Previously, T.H. was in court last year, accused of setting fire to an apartment building on the northwest side of San Antonio. The fire, which occurred in June 2023, started in a utility room…

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Court rejects Tops mass shooter motion to dismiss hate crime charges

A judge has rejected the Tops mass shooter’s motion to dismiss his hate crime charge. The ruling centers around charge 27 in Payton Gendron’s federal indictment. The charge was the last in his Federal Indictment and specifically focuses on those who were not killed or injured by Gendron — but rather those who were in…

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