Posts Tagged ‘transportation’
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…
Read MorePassenger says he made bomb threat on flight to escape cartel members waiting to torture and kill him in Seattle, documents say
A passenger aboard an Alaska Airlines flight from Atlanta to Seattle Wednesday is accused of making a bomb threat that caused pilots to land the plane in Spokane, Washington. Documents filed in U.S. District Court said Brandon Scott, 38, claimed he made the threat because members or a “powerful cartel” were under orders to kill…
Read MoreMan 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…
Read MoreBush Intercontinental Airport security breach: 22-year-old woman charged after trespassing on runway at IAH, police say
A woman is charged after police say she breached a security fence around Bush Airport and made it onto a runway Tuesday night. Airport officials said 22-year-old Ivori H. Howard was spotted at about 8:30 p.m. near runway 15L – causing it to shut down immediately. Dispatchers described the events to the Houston Police Department…
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