Man with al-Qaeda ties who threatened to bomb subway pleads guilty in Montreal

The lawyer for a homeless man who once attended al-Qaeda training camps says his client has pleaded guilty in Montreal to threatening to bomb public transit. Leonard Waxman says Mohamed Abdullah Warsame has also acknowledged having called a Passport Canada office from detention and threatening to blow it up. A joint statement of facts tabled…

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Helsinki Airport resumes flights after drone alert forces suspension, officials say

Helsinki Airport resumed normal flight operations on Friday after suspending air traffic for three hours due to a drone warning, officials said. The airport suspended air traffic from 4:00 am-7:00 am local time after safety authorities issued a danger alert for the southern Uusimaa region over a potential drone in the area. “Although flights are…

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Sudan blames Ethiopia, UAE for recent drone attacks: What we know

The Sudanese government has accused Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates of being behind recent drone attacks, including at Khartoum airport. Military spokesperson Brigadier General Asim Awad Abdelwahab told a news conference on Tuesday that Sudan’s government, which has recalled its ambassador from Ethiopia, had obtained evidence of four drone attacks since March 1 originating…

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At least 66 killed in military plane crash in Colombia, head of armed forces says

A military transport plane with 128 people on board, mostly soldiers, crashed shortly after taking off Monday in Puerto Leguizamo, Colombia, killing at least 66 people and leaving dozens injured, the head of Colombia’s armed forces said. General Hugo Alejandro López Barreto said that four military personnel were still missing. “Sadly, as a consequence of…

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Police evacuate Brussels Midi train station after finding two mysterious packages

Gare du Midi train and metro stations were evacuated on Monday evening after two mysterious packages were found, each on a separate train platform. Police were conducting searches at Brussels’ Gare du Midi train and metro stations on Monday evening after two mysterious packages were found on separate train platforms, authorities said. Federal police indicate…

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Swiss bus fire killing six ‘intentional,’ police say

Six people were killed and five injured when a fire broke out on a bus in Kerzers in the canton of Fribourg on Tuesday afternoon, according to Fribourg police. Three of the injured are in critical condition. A paramedic who intervened to provide assistance was amongst those injured, along with four passengers. In an interview…

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