NUNEATON, ENGLAND, UK (OCTOBER 22, 2017) (POPA MARIAN) – British police ended an armed hostage siege on Sunday (October 22), the BBC reported, saying there were no casualties after a gunman took two staff members hostage at a bowling alley in a leisure complex in central England. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Terrorism
UK police say they have some key players behind Manchester bombing
LONDON, BRITAIN (MAY 26, 2017) (UK POOL) – British police have arrested a “large part of the network” behind this week’s Manchester suicide bombing but more arrests are likely, the country’s top counter-terrorism officer said on Friday (May 26).
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London police arrest man on terrorism charge near UK parliament
UK police arrest a man carrying knives near Britain’s parliament.
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Three killed as truck drives into crowd in Swedish capital – police
Three people are killed after a truck drives into a crowd on a shopping street in central Stockholm.
St Petersburg residents queue to donate blood after metro blast
People queued outside a St Petersburg hospital to donate blood after dozens were wounded in a deadly suicide bombing in a metro carriage on Monday. Continue reading
Four dead, 20 injured in UK parliament ‘terrorist’ attack
Police confirm that at least four people have died in the attack outside the country’s parliament in London. Continue reading
The U.S. prepares to mark the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks
The United States prepares to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
Ghanaians decry transfer of ex-Guantanamo prisoners to their country
Public outcry in Ghana following decision to transfer two Yemeni detainees held for more than a decade at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to the country. Many say they view the men as a security threat to the West African nation, located in a region struggling to cope with the rise of several militant Islamist insurgencies.
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Briton says boy from IS video is his grandson, says daughter is in Syria
London-based grandfather Sunday Dare says he recognises boy in an Islamic State video as his grandson, says his daughter in Syria has ‘let herself down’.
Highlights of world events from January to March 2015
World events during the first quarter of the year include an attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris, the downing of a Germanwings jet by its pilot and a visit by Pope Francis to Asia.
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