Posts Tagged ‘transportation’
France: Arson attack disrupts train traffic
Around 100 high-speed train journeys were disrupted in France on Monday after cables were targeted in an apparent arson attack. Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said on social media that cables had been “intentionally set on fire” overnight just south of the south-eastern city of Valence. The incident has affected France’s most heavily frequented main line…
Read MoreAt least three killed in explosion at northern Ukraine train station
At least four people have been killed and 12 others injured in an explosion at a railway station in Ovruch in northern Ukraine. Local media said a Kharkiv resident detonated an explosive device during a document check, killing a female border guard and two civilians. The bomber later died in an ambulance, the State Border…
Read MoreFederal charges for man accused of threatening to shoot up Atlanta airport
A man accused of going to the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport after making a threat to shoot it up now faces multiple federal charges, the Department of Justice said Tuesday. Billy Joe Cagle, 49, was taken into custody in a terminal at the airport on Monday after a family member reported the alleged threat to…
Read MoreDrone attack hits Sudan’s capital ahead of planned airport reopening
A drone attack has hit an area near the international airport in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, a day before it was set to resume domestic flights for the first time since war broke out in 2023. Residents of the city reported hearing explosions in several districts early on Tuesday morning. Social media images – yet to…
Read MoreMan arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot up Atlanta airport
A man who allegedly threatened to shoot up the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was arrested after entering a terminal at the airport on Monday, according to authorities. The man’s family alerted police that the suspect had been streaming on social media Monday morning that he was headed to the airport to “shoot it up” and…
Read MorePA system compromised at Harrisburg International Airport
The PA system at Harrisburg International Airport was compromised on Tuesday, according to airport spokesman Scott Miller. A message played across the system that said in part: “Turkish hackey cyber Islam was here? Free, free Palestine. Free, free Palestine.” The message also included profanity, and references to President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
Read MoreRussia is attacking Ukraine’s vital rail network with more precise drones
When Russian drones smashed into the Shostka train station in northeastern Ukraine earlier this month, they killed a 71-year-old man, injured at least eight people and left train cars buckled by fire and riddled with shrapnel holes. It was one of the latest examples of what Ukrainian officials say has been a surge since mid-summer…
Read MoreDenmark alerts NATO and EU after coordinated drone attacks at its airports
Denmark has reached out to NATO and the EU after it was forced to close Aalborg airport and placed three other airports on alert on Thursday as unauthorised drones conducted what authorities described as coordinated attacks. Copenhagen was considering whether to trigger the alliance’s Article 4, in what was a hybrid attack involving a “systematic…
Read MoreMan arrested in connection with cyber-attack on airports
A person has been arrested in connection with a cyber-attack which has caused days of disruption at several European airports including Heathrow. The National Crime Agency (NCA) said a 40-year-old man was arrested in West Sussex “as part of an investigation into a cyber incident impacting Collins Aerospace”. There have been hundreds of flight delays…
Read MoreFlight delays continue across Europe after weekend cyber-attack
Passengers are facing another day of flight delays across Europe, as big airports continue to grapple with the aftermath of a cyber-attack on the company behind the software used for check-in and boarding. Several of the largest airports in Europe, including London Heathrow, have been trying to restore normal operations over the past few days…
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