Category: attacks

Nigerian Terrorists Fire at Villagers From a Helicopter, Eye Witnesses Say

It was a sunny Sunday morning in Maikori, a small farming town in the south of Kaduna state, in Nigeria’s northwest region. Rev. Denis Sani, pastor of the Evangelical church Winning All as well as a leader of a 50-man civilian watch unit, was giving a sermon. A few minutes before noon on June 5,…


Nigerian Terrorists Fire at Villagers From Helicopter, Eyewitnesses Say

It was a sunny Sunday in Maikori, a small farming town in the south of Nigeria’s Kaduna state. Rev. Denis Sani, the pastor of the evangelical church Winning All as well as a leader of a 50-man civilian watch unit, was giving a sermon. A few minutes before noon on June 5, Sani got news…


‘The Free World Must Rally’: Ukrainian Canadians Denounce Russian Attacks

MONTREAL—Yellow and blue flags flew in cities across Canada on Thursday as Ukrainian Canadians organized demonstrations to denounce Russia’s attack on Ukraine and urged Ottawa to act swiftly to defend their homeland. In Montreal, several dozen protesters gathered in front of McGill University, waving signs with messages ranging from “I want to see my grandmother…


French Police Kill Man Who Attacked Them With Knife at Paris Rail Station, Minister Says

PARIS—Police on Monday morning killed a man who attacked them with a knife at Paris’ Gare du Nord station, French transport minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari told RMC radio. The incident was not thought to be terrorist-related, the minister said. “The person who attacked them died on the spot,” Djebbari said, adding that two police officers had…


Attacks on Pakistan Military Bases Kill Seven Soldiers, 13 Insurgents: Army

QUETTA, Pakistan—Insurgents armed with bombs and guns attacked two Pakistani military bases overnight, killing seven soldiers while losing 13 of their own men, the army said on Thursday, in the latest violence in the resource-rich southwestern Balochistan province where China is investing. The attacks came hours before Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in Beijing…


Michigan School Shooting Suspect to Pursue Insanity Defense

SOUTHFIELD, Mich.—A teenager charged with killing four students at a Michigan high school will pursue an insanity defense, his lawyers said in a notice filed Thursday as he, his parents, and school officials faced a new lawsuit over the attack at Oxford High School. The notice, listed in a summary of case filings, should lead…


Gunmen Kill 47 in Latest Attacks in Nigeria’s Troubled North

LAGOS, Nigeria—Nigerian security forces are searching for armed gangs who killed 47 people in attacks in recent days in rural areas of the country’s northwest, the latest killings in the troubled region. The attacks took place in the northwest Kaduna state which neighbors Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, Kaduna commissioner for security Samuel Aruwan confirmed. No…


Hong Kong Declares Wild Boars Fair Game After Animal Attacks

HONG KONG—Hong Kong authorities have had enough of wild boars. An increasing number of attacks by the animals, including one that bit a police officer last week, triggered an operation Wednesday night in a district less than half an hour’s drive from Hong Kong’s financial center. Experts used dart guns to capture seven wild boars,…


Kenyan Police Say Three ‘Dangerous’ Inmates Flee Maximum Security Prison

NAIROBI—A Kenyan serving a 41-year sentence for involvement in one of the country’s worst militant attacks escaped from a maximum-security prison on Monday, along with two other inmates detained for terrorism-related offences, authorities said. In a statement, Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations named one of the escapees as Mohamed Ali Abikar, sentenced to 41 years…


Man Kills Several People in Norway in Bow and Arrow Attacks, Police Say

OSLO—Several people were killed and others were injured by a man using a bow and arrows to carry out attacks in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg on Wednesday, local police said. “The man has been apprehended … from the information we now have, this person carried out these actions alone,” police chief Oeyvind Aas told…