Tasmin news agency said there were unconfirmed reports that the attackers had taken four hostages inside the parliament building, according to Reuters. Three assailants, one with a pistol and two with AK-47 assault rifles, carried out the attack in central ...
Read More »Paris’s Notre-Dame: Attacker shot outside cathedral
The man shouted “this is for Syria” during the attack, the interior minister said. Prosecutors have opened a terrorism investigation. The officer suffered minor injuries. The suspect was wounded in the chest when another policeman opened fire. Tourists fled for ...
Read More »London terror attack: Six victims killed, three suspects shot dead by police
According to a statement by Metropolitan police assistant commissioner for specialist operations, Mark Rowley, the attack began late Saturday night, when a white van stuck pedestrians on London Bridge, according to CNN. The suspects then left the vehicle and “a ...
Read More »Paris airport: Man killed after taking soldier’s gun
A man was killed by the security forces in a shop after seizing the weapon in the airport’s southern terminal, Joinfo.com reports with reference to the BBC. The airport has been shut down after what the authorities said was an ...
Read More »Breaking News: Letter Explodes at International Monetary Fund Offices in Paris
A letter exploded when it was opened at the International Monetary Fund offices in central Paris, injuring one person in the face, Joinfo.com reports with reference to The Guardian. Police said there had been telephone threats against the IMF but it ...
Read More »Pakistan: IS attack on Sufi shrine in Sindh kills dozens
The bomber blew himself up among devotees in the shrine of Sufi saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in the town of Sehwan, in Sindh province, police said, the BBC reports. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has condemned the attack, which has been ...
Read More »Fort Lauderdale airport shooting: Five people dead, suspect in custody
Authorities say the gunman, who appeared to be acting alone, is in custody, CNN reports. According to the report, five people were killed in the airport shooting, while eight people were transported to a hospital. Gene Messina told CNN he’d ...
Read More »Horrible moment of explosion in Istanbul caught on video
These two boys were playing guitar and singing in a park in the Turkish capital when suddenly a big orange flash of is. They didn’t even notice the blast at once. Then came the sound of a hard bang, and the ...
Read More »Ohio State University student identified as suspect behind attack on school’s campus
The alleged attacker, Abdul Razak Ali Artan, was killed by police, but not before driving a car into a group of people and then attacking victims with a butcher’s knife on Monday, said Monica Moll, public safety director at Ohio ...
Read More »Gunman dead, nine people injured in Ohio State University shooting
The nine victims were taken to local hospitals, a spokeswoman with the Columbus Fire Department said. One person was in critical condition, and the others were stable. The nature of their injuries was not immediately known. Local media reported that ...
Read More »Merkel rules out migrant policy reversal after attacks
Chancellor Angela Merkel said the attackers “wanted to undermine our sense of community, our openness and our willingness to help people in need. We firmly reject this”, BBC reports. But she did propose new measures to improve security. These include ...
Read More »Syrian blows himself up outside German music festival, 12 wounded
A spokeswoman for the Bavarian state police force said on Monday it was unclear whether the man was an Islamist militant, and that investigations were continuing, Reuters reports. German newspaper Die Welt quoted Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann earlier as ...
Read More »Munich gunman fixated on mass killing, had no Islamist ties – police
The 18-year-old, born and raised locally, opened fire near a busy shopping mall on Friday evening, triggering a lockdown in the Bavarian state capital, Reuters repors. Seven of his victims were themselves teenagers, who police said he may have lured ...
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