18/10/23

Manchester bomber Salman Abedi murdered 22 in suicide attack, coroner rules

The Manchester Arena bomber died in a suicide attack that "murdered 22 innocent victims", a coroner has ruled. Salman Abedi, 22, died when he detonated a home-made device in the arena foyer at the end of an Ariana Grande concert in May 2017. Coroner Sir John Saunders, who also chaired the Manchester Arena Inquiry, .....

17/10/23

Brussels shooting: Police shoot dead attacker who killed Swedes

Police in Brussels have shot dead the man who killed two Swedish nationals on Monday evening. The 45-year-old man named as Abdesalem was shot in a café in the Schaerbeek neighbourhood. Two Swedes were killed and a third seriously injured in the automatic rifle attack on Monday. It took place on Boulevard .....

16/10/23

New York Comic Con Early Finish Amid Suspicious Package Scare

New York Comic Con came to a dramatic early close today (Sunday) as police dealt with a suspicious package near the main entrance to the Javits Center at W35th Street and 11th Avenue.Police on the scene just before 4:15pm this afternoon ordered a “Full freeze on 11th Avenue from W34th to W38th. No vehicles and no .....

16/10/23

Man held on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after death in Hartlepool involving counter terrorism police

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after the death of a man and the assault of another in Hartlepool. It comes after an incident in the early hours of Sunday, October 15, which saw multiple sites in the Raby Road area taped off throughout the day. It has been reported that an attack .....

14/10/23

France raises security level after school knife attack

The French prime minister has put the country on its highest state of counter-terrorism alert after an assailant fatally stabbed a teacher and seriously wounded two others. Witnesses say the knifeman shouted "Allahu Akbar", or "God is greatest", during the attack at a school in Arras, northern France. He is now in .....

13/10/23

Teacher killed in France school stabbing

A teacher has been killed and two people have been seriously injured in a knife attack at a school in France, officials say. Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said the attack happened at the Gambetta high school in the northern city of Arras at about 11:00 local time. The attacker has been arrested and is now in .....

13/10/23

Counter terrorism: Pakistan’s and China’s military intelligence wings to set up hotline

ISLAMABAD: The Military Intelligence of Armies of Pakistan and China are to establish hotline on counter terrorism through inking a formal pact, well informed sources told Business Recorder. Sharing the details, sources said, Defense Division on October 2, 2023 informed the Federal Cabinet presided caretaker .....

13/10/23

Security measures increased at Barclays Center as Israeli basketball team takes on Brooklyn Nets

Barclays Center and the NYPD ramped up their security measures for an exhibition game between the Israeli national basketball team, Maccabi Ra’anana, and the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night less than one week after Hamas launched a massive attack on Israel.  The NYPD Counter-Terrorism unit was present for the .....

13/10/23

Israel orders evacuation of 1.1m people from northern Gaza in 24 hours as Sunak urges Netanyahu to protect civilians

Israel has ordered the evacuation of 1.1m people from northern Gaza in just 24 hours as Rishi Sunak urges PM Benjamin Netanyahu to protect civilians.The order, which was delivered to the UN, comes as Israel presses an offensive against Hamas. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric called the order "impossible" without .....

12/10/23

Windsor intruder caught with loaded crossbow in late Queen assassination bid sentenced to nine years in custody

A man who was encouraged by an artificial intelligence chatbot "girlfriend" in his plan to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II has been sentenced to nine years in custody, but will remain in hospital until he is deemed fit enough to go to prison. Jaswant Singh Chail, 21, scaled the perimeter of the Windsor Castle grounds .....