Authorities investigating flight from Baltimore to Atlanta following threat of explosive device

A flight from Baltimore to Atlanta attracted the attention of authorities after one of the passengers received an AirDrop message about an explosive device aboard the airplane, according to Frontier Airlines. The crew of Flight 1571 followed protocol and notified authorities of the alleged device. The airplane safely landed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, airline…

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Ottawa, RCMP investigating alleged ‘threats’ against Air India: officials

Canada’s Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez and the RCMP say an investigation is underway into what they call “threats” against Air India, after an online video warned people not to fly on the airline on Nov. 19. Rodriguez says in a social media post that the government takes any threat to aviation “extremely seriously.” He says…

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Police open fire on woman who ‘made threats’ in Paris train station

According to witnesses the 38-year-old woman, who was completely veiled, shouted “Allahu akbar” (“God is Greatest”) and “made threats”, a police source said, adding that “police fired because they feared for their safety”. After passengers on a suburban train travelling from the eastern suburbs to Paris alerted police, agents managed to “isolate” the woman at…

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Flight school student arrested after 10 aircraft vandalized, solo flight denied

Martin County sheriff’s deputies on Monday arrested a flight school student after they said he vandalized 10 airplanes at Treasure Coast Flight School at Whitham Field in Stuart. Sumebh Singh, a 23-year-old student from India, became angry after school instructors would not allow him to take a solo flight, according to the sheriff’s office in…

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Poland investigates cyber-attack on rail network

Polish intelligence services are investigating a hacking attack on the country’s railways, Polish media say. Hackers broke into railway frequencies to disrupt traffic in the north-west of the country overnight, the Polish Press Agency (PAP) reported on Saturday. The signals were interspersed with recording of Russia’s national anthem and a speech by President Vladimir Putin,…

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Tokyo “Joker” train attacker says he was inspired by similar case

A man accused of attempted murder and arson while dressed in a Joker costume on a Tokyo train in 2021 said Tuesday that a similar incident a few months earlier inspired him to alter his original plan of going on a killing spree in Shibuya. Kyota Hattori, 26, who made the statement during his trial…

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Man admits to stabbing passengers in 2021 random Tokyo train attack

A 37-year-old man accused of attempted murder admitted Tuesday to stabbing three passengers in a random knife attack on a Tokyo commuter train in 2021, but his defense team argued his intent to kill was not firm in his first court hearing. Yusuke Tsushima is indicted for seriously injuring a then 20-year-old female university student…

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