Posts Tagged ‘transportation’
Police seek 2 suspects after sleeping man is set on fire near New York’s Penn Station
Police were searching Tuesday for two suspects believed to have been involved in an attack near Manhattan’s Penn Station when a 37-year-old man was set on fire as he slept. New York City Police said three men approached the sleeping man around 8:40 p.m. on Monday and lit his clothing on fire before fleeing into…
Read MoreAmerican Airlines 737 plane found with apparent bullet hole after flight from Miami to Colombia
An American Airlines plane was found with an apparent bullet hole while in Colombia on Monday, according to sources familiar with the matter and documents reviewed by CBS News. The hole was located in the right wing of a 737 MAX 8 aircraft after it flew from Miami, Florida, to Medellín on Sunday evening as…
Read MoreExplosion outside Moscow railway station kills two, police say
An explosion outside a Moscow railway station killed two people early on Tuesday, including a police officer and a suspect believed to have planted an explosive device, Russian news agencies quoted police as saying. Police, quoted by agencies, said investigators reviewed video footage showing a suspect approached a police car outside the Savyolovsky station in…
Read MoreFAA closes airspace around El Paso, Texas, for 10 days, grounding all flights
The Federal Aviation Administration is closing the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days, grounding all flights to and from the airport. A notice posted on the FAA’s website said the temporary flight restrictions were for “special security reasons,” but did not provide additional details. The closure does not include Mexican…
Read MoreAnarchists claim responsibility for rail sabotage during Italy Olympics
An anarchist group claimed responsibility on Monday for sabotaging rail infrastructure in northern Italy on Saturday and disrupting train traffic on the first full day of the Winter Olympic Games. Police reported three separate episodes at different locations early on Saturday which caused delays of up to 2-1/2 hours for high-speed and regional services, particularly…
Read MoreItaly says railways hit by ‘serious sabotage’ as Winter Olympics begin
Suspected attacks on northern Italy’s railway network have led to severe travel disruption in the region, the authorities say, as thousands gathered for the start of the Winter Olympic Games. Police reported three separate incidents involving damage to railway lines that they believe are connected to the Games. A fire hit rail infrastructure between Bologna…
Read MoreGermany: Train conductor dies after attack by passenger
A train conductor has died after being attacked during a routine ticket inspection on a train near the southwestern German city of Kaiserslautern, the Süddeutsche Zeitung broadsheet and other media reported on Wednesday. The victim, named as 36-year-old Serkan C.*, was reportedly assaulted by a ticketless passenger on Monday night and beaten up so badly…
Read MoreFatal shooting at Northrop Grumman facility near BWI, suspect in custody
One person is in custody following a fatal shooting at the Northrop Grumman facility in Linthicum, MD, near Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, police said. Anne Arundel County Police received communication from Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) Police around 3:35 p.m. about a shooting at the Northrup Grumman facility off Aviation Boulevard. The incident stemmed from…
Read MoreWashington Man Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime Charge After Stabbing a Metro Bus Passenger
A Washington man pleaded guilty today to a federal hate crime charge for violently assaulting and stabbing a black female bus passenger because of her race. According to records filed in the case, on March 7, 2024, Adan C. Hernandez-Mayoral made derogatory comments about black people while he was riding a King County Metro bus.…
Read MoreSuspect in alleged Atlanta airport mass shooting plot seeks insanity defense
Billy Joe Cagle, who has pleaded not guilty, is being held without bond after the alleged shooting plot was thwarted by police on the scene at the airport in October. Defense attorneys are preparing “the defense of insanity at the time of the alleged offenses,” according to court filings. “Mr. Cagle was suffering from a…
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