Posts Tagged ‘mass violence’
Three dead, one wounded in shooting in school in western Bosnia, local media report
Three employees of a high school in the western Bosnian town of Sanski Most were killed and one seriously wounded when a man also employed in the school opened fire on Wednesday, local media reported citing the regional police. Read more: Reuters
Read MorePolice: One person dead, seven others injured after Baltimore City mass shooting
A 36-year-old man died and seven others were injured Sunday night after a mass shooting in Baltimore City, according to police. The shooting happened just after 8 p.m. in the 1300 block of Spring Street. Officers found multiple firearms at the scene, according to Baltimore police Commissioner Richard Worley.Advertisement The victims were taken to numerous…
Read MoreTeen wearing helmet and bulletproof vest livestreams stabbing rampage by mosque in Turkey, authorities say
A teenager wearing a helmet and bulletproof vest stabbed five people near a mosque in northwest Turkey before being detained by police, officials and media reports said Tuesday. The 18-year-old, identified as Arda K., broadcast Monday’s knife attack on social media through a camera attached to his vest. The victims were relaxing after prayers at…
Read MoreUK riots halted by police, communities but country remains on alert
British police remained on alert on Thursday after a heavy security presence, rapid arrests and displays of unity by people across Britain on Wednesday prevented a repeat of widespread rioting involving racist attacks targeting Muslims and migrants. After police deployed in force and thousands of anti-racism protesters took to the streets on Wednesday evening, threats…
Read MoreThousands 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…
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