Category: Attack

Accused in Quebec City Sword Attack to Argue Not Criminally Responsible for Killings

The man accused of two counts of murder in a Halloween night sabre attack in Quebec City in 2020 doesn’t deny the acts he’s accused of, the judge noted at the opening of his trial today. Lawyers for 26-year-old Carl Girouard intend to argue that because of his mental state at the time of the…


At Least 2 Dead in Tel Aviv Shooting Attack: Hospital Official

JERUSALEM—At least two people have died and four were seriously wounded in a shooting in Tel Aviv’s city center on Thursday, the latest of several attacks in which 13 people have been killed over the past month, the sharpest spike in Israel for years. An Israeli hospital official said two people were killed. The Magen…


At Least 2 Dead in Attack at Tel Aviv Bar, Police Say

TEL AVIV—A suspected Arab gunman killed at least two people in an attack at a bar on a main Tel Aviv boulevard on Thursday, police and hospital officials said, the latest in a string of deadly street assaults that have shaken Israel. Mayor Ron Huldai said the shooting, at the start of the weekend in…


Missiles Hit Lviv in Major Air Attack, Injuring 5 People: Ukrainian Officials

LVIV, Ukraine—Powerful explosions rocked Lviv, in western Ukraine, on Saturday, creating plumes of thick black smoke and causing at least five injuries, according to Ukrainian officials, with the air attack on the city coming as President Joe Biden was on a state visit to neighboring Poland. Maksym Kozytskyy, the governor of Lviv, confirmed “three powerful…


Charges Laid Against Man After People Attacked With Bear Spray at Ontario Mosque

A man is facing several charges after police say worshippers at a Mississauga, Ont., mosque were attacked with bear spray in a “hate-motivated incident.” Peel Regional Police said someone walked into the Dar Al-Tawheed Islamic Centre early Saturday and discharged bear spray toward people while brandishing a hatchet. Some members of the mosque tackled and…


‘Full Force’ of NATO to Respond if Russia Attacks Poland, Other Allies: Sullivan

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday that a Russian attack on Poland or any other NATO ally would be met with a “full force” response, with his remarks coming after Russian missiles struck a military training facility in Ukraine around a dozen miles from the Polish border. Sullivan made the remarks on…


Days of Attacks Kill at Least 70 People in Northwest Nigeria

ABUJA, Nigeria—Gunmen have killed nearly 70 members of a local defense group in Nigeria’s northwest region in attacks since Sunday and the violence is continuing, members of the force and residents told The Associated Press. The attackers ambushed members of the local defense group in the Zuru area of Kebbi state as they were responding…


Video: BC Police Ask Public to Help Identify Attackers at Coastal GasLink Site

British Columbia RCMP is asking the public for assistance in identifying individuals responsible for a violent attack at a Coastal GasLink (CGL) worksite that happened shortly after midnight on Feb. 17.  Police have released three videos of the attack that show several people, some wielding axes, storming the CGL drill pad site and descending on security vehicles near…


An Attack Outside Dodger Stadium Left Him With Brain Damage. He Has a Message for Super Bowl Fans

By Richard Winton For Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES—Nearly three years ago, Rafael Reyna was leaving Dodger Stadium when he was attacked in the parking lot. Reyna was in a coma for weeks and required months of rehab to relearn how to speak and walk again because he suffered brain damage. Even now, he cannot…


Texas Coach Attacked by Middle Schoolers After He Makes Request: Witnesses

A Texas high school coach is recovering after he was attacked by a group of middle school students after class, according to the coach’s family and witnesses. “I heard there were kids doing donuts and stuff, causing a ruckus with their dirt bikes,” student Logan Wisniewski told local media of the incident. “The coach wasn’t…