Posts Tagged ‘transportation’
Japan Airlines hit by cyberattack, delaying flights during year-end holiday season
Japan Airlines said it was hit by a cyberattack Thursday, causing delays to more than 20 domestic flights but the carrier said there was no impact on flight safety. JAL said the problem started Thursday morning when the company’s network connecting internal and external systems began malfunctioning. The airline said the cyberattack had delayed 24…
Read MoreWoman dies after being set on fire on NYC subway; Person of interest taken into custody, police say
A woman died after she was set on fire while sleeping on a New York City subway car Sunday morning in Brooklyn, according to police. A person of interest was taken into custody later in the day, New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at an early evening news conference. Police said the person…
Read MoreHamburg places blanket ban on weapons in buses and trams
The northern port city of Hamburg is set to become the first of Germany’s 16 states to adopt a blanket ban on all weapons from being carried on public transport. The decision comes after the German government passed a law giving states more powers to improve public safety. Andy Grote, the city’s senator for the…
Read MoreDHL cargo plane crashes near airport in Lithuania’s capital Vilnius amid concern over alleged Russian sabotage
A DHL cargo plane crashed early Monday near the airport in Lithuania’s capital, killing one person, authorities said as they searched for clues to what caused the tragedy. Lithuanian officials, who in the past weeks have been investigating incendiary devices allegedly sent on Western-bound cargo planes, stopped short of linking the crash with that investigation.…
Read MoreMan indicted for terroristic threats, inducing panic at Tower City
The man accused of walking into Tower City with a gun and making threats has now been indicted, according to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor. A Cuyahoga County grand jury charged 21-year-old George Ivery Jr. for making terroristic threats for live streaming inside Tower City with a gun, pointing a gun at traffic on I-90, and…
Read MoreDutch tram set on fire in new Amsterdam unrest
Dozens of people armed with sticks and firecrackers set a tram on fire in Amsterdam on Monday, police said. It was not clear whether the unrest was related to attacks on Israeli football fans last week. Also on Monday, police made several additional arrests related to the attacks. It comes a day after riot police…
Read MoreFAA considers banning US flights to Haiti after planes struck by gunfire
The Federal Aviation Administration is urgently considering banning U.S. flights to Haiti in the wake of Monday’s gunfire incidents, with a decision expected on Tuesday, according to multiple officials. The move would come after a Spirit Airlines plane flying from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Haiti was diverted after it was struck by gunfire while attempting…
Read MorePakistan Suspends Railway Services In The Country’s Southwest After Deadly Train Station Bombing
Pakistan’s railways suspended all train services on Monday to and from a restive southwestern province where a suicide bombing at a train station over the weekend killed 26 people, including soldiers and railway staff. The train services would be suspended for four days for security reasons, according to a statement from Pakistan Railways. The attack,…
Read MoreMystery fires were Russian ‘test runs’ to target cargo flights to US
A series of parcel fires targeting courier companies in Poland, Germany and the UK were dry runs aimed at sabotaging flights to the US and Canada, Polish prosecutors say. Katarzyna Calow-Jaszewska revealed late last month that four people had been arrested and authorities across Europe were investigating the incidents. Western security officials have told US…
Read MoreGermany: Manhunt after explosives left at Berlin station
A police search is underway on Thursday in the German capital, Berlin, after a man left a bag of explosives at a Berlin train station on Wednesday evening. A police officer told the daily Berliner Zeitung that “it seems as if an attack has been prevented,” as an explosion caused by the contents of the…
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