Posts Tagged ‘mass violence’
Thousands rally against racism in UK amid fears of far-right violence
British police are preparing for another night of violence amid concerns that anti-immigration groups planned to target dozens of locations throughout the country following a week of rioting and disorder driven by misinformation over a stabbing attack against young girls. Police anticipated more than 100 events on Wednesday, the United Kingdom’s Press Association reported, citing…
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 MoreDisinformation to destabilization: Summer of UK riots feared
Police across Britain are braced for an outbreak of violence, triggered by the killings of three children at a summer club, but flamed by disinformation and an organised campaign by far-right agitators. Protests have been planned in at least a dozen UK towns and cities this weekend, while intelligence sources have told The National they…
Read MoreFather and son facing terror charges were planning ‘serious violent attack in Toronto’: RCMP
RCMP say a father and son who were arrested in Richmond Hill on terrorism charges last week were “in the advanced stages of planning a serious violent attack in Toronto.” At a news conference Wednesday morning, RCMP officials said an Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (INSET) became aware of the threat in early July. “On…
Read MoreUK Prime Minister And Police Hold Crisis Meeting Over Unrest As Stabbing Attack Suspect Due In Court
Prime Minister Keir Starmer summoned British police chiefs for a crisis meeting on Thursday over violent unrest that followed a stabbing attack that left three young girls dead. A 17-year-old suspect appeared in court to face three counts of murder and 10 of attempted murder. The attack on children at a Taylor Swift-themed summer holiday…
Read MoreThird child dies after knife attack at dance studio
A third child has died after a knife attack at a dance studio on Merseyside in which two other children were killed. The nine-year-old girl died in hospital early on Tuesday morning after the stabbing on Hart Street in Southport on Monday. Five other children and two adults remain in a critical condition. Merseyside Police…
Read More3 tree workers shot while clearing way for power company before suspect shot by cops during arrest
A man shot three tree workers while they were clearing trees for a power company before being shot himself by police officers during his arrest, police said. The incident began near Murphytown, North Carolina, located in the Green Mountain area of Yancey County, when local resident 36-year-old Lucas Wilson Murphy confronted contract workers clearing the…
Read MoreSuspected Gunman In Croatia Nursing Home Killings Charged On 11 Counts, Including Murder
A suspected gunman in a mass shooting at a nursing home in Croatia is facing 11 criminal charges, including murder, after he was accused of killing six people, including his own mother, and wounding as many more, police said on Tuesday. The carnage stunned Daruvar, a spa town of some 8,500 people in central Croatia…
Read More3 Army Reserve Officers Disciplined After Reservist Killed 18 People Last October In Maine
Three Army Reserve officers were disciplined for dereliction of duty in the aftermath of a rampage in which a reservist killed 18 people in Maine, according to an Army report that cited communication failures within the chain of command, and between military and civilian hospitals, among other shortcomings revealed during an investigation. The Army review,…
Read MoreAssailant Kills And Wounds Several People At A Care Home In Central Croatia, Police Say
An assailant entered an elderly care home on Monday in central Croatia, killing and wounding several people, Croatian police said. Media reports said five people were killed. The Index news portal said five people died immediately, while others were still receiving medical assistance. The suspect fled the scene, but the police soon caught him in…
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