Posts Tagged ‘transportation’
Teen arrested after allegedly setting subway rider on fire at Penn Station stop
Police arrested a teenager believed to be responsible for a terrifying attack on the subway in which a homeless man was set on fire aboard a train in Manhattan. Hiram Carrero was arrested Thursday by members of a joint task force and was charged with attempted murder in connection to the attack on a 56-year-old…
Read MoreBWI-Marshall concourse reopens after officials determine no threat following investigation
Normal operations have resumed at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, officials said in a post on X. BWI-Marshall said a portion of the concourse was cleared for a law enforcement investigation around 6 p.m. Officials determined there was no threat, and normal operations resumed around 6:30 p.m. Partial evacuations were reported at the airport on…
Read MoreUzbekistan man wanted for terrorism had Pennsylvania-issued commercial driver’s license, feds say
ICE has arrested Akhror Bozorov, a 31-year-old man from Uzbekistan, in Kansas for his alleged involvement with a terrorist organization, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Bozorov has been wanted since 2022 in his home country for distributing terrorist propaganda, allegedly calling for jihad online and recruiting terrorists to join the jihad movement. ICE…
Read MoreCPD question person, probe possible link between CTA attack, City Hall arson: sources
A person of interest remains in custody Wednesday morning after a woman was set on fire on a CTA train. Now police are investigating if the same person may have been responsible for an arson attempt downtown. Police sources told ABC7 that they are looking if this person of interest is connected to a fire…
Read MoreWoman set on fire on Chicago transit train after man pours fluid on her and ignites it
A woman is in critical condition after she was set on fire while riding the “L” train system in Chicago, police said, and the suspect is still at large. The woman, 26, was riding a Chicago Transit Authority train on Monday night when she got into an argument with an approximately 45-year-old man, police said…
Read MorePlane passenger forces emergency landing after saying wife had luggage bomb
A plane flying from Dallas to Chicago had to make an emergency landing at Lambert St. Louis International Airport after a passenger claimed that there was a bomb in his wife’s luggage. United Airlines Flight 380 landed in St. Louis on Sunday morning around 8:40 a.m. local time due to a potential concern, according to…
Read MoreTracks on Warsaw-Lublin rail line blown up in ‘act of sabotage,’ Polish PM says
Donald Tusk said on Monday that tracks on the route between Warsaw and Lublin were destroyed by “the detonation of an explosive device.” The broken track, located near the village of Mika, was found during an inspection on Sunday morning. More damage was also discovered further down the line, nearer to Lublin, Tusk said. “The…
Read MorePanama announces capture in Venezuela of suspect linked to 1994 bombing
Panamanian authorities reported the arrest in Venezuela of the alleged perpetrator of a 1994 attack that brought down a plane in Panama with about twenty people on board, most of them Jewish, and said they will seek his extradition. Interpol Panama “received confirmation” from its counterpart in Caracas “of the apprehension of citizen Ali Zaki…
Read MoreChinese-made buses in Norway can be halted remotely, spurring increased security
A leading Norwegian public transport operator has said it will introduce stricter security requirements and step up anti-hacking measures after a test on new Chinese-made electric buses showed the manufacturer could remotely turn them off. Transport operator Ruter said test results published last week showed that Chinese bus maker Yutong Group had access to their…
Read MoreUK police charge man with attempted murder over train stabbing that wounded 11 people
U.K. police on Monday charged a 32-year-old man with attempted murder over a mass stabbing attack on a train that wounded 11 people, and said he also tried to kill someone at a London transit station earlier the same day. British Transport Police said Anthony Williams is charged with 10 counts of attempted murder, one…
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