Tag: machete

Zombie Knives and Machetes Used by ‘Thugs’ to Be Banned by Home Office

The government is planning to outlaw zombie knives and some types of machete in England and Wales and says those buying or selling them could face up to two years in jail. The Home Office has opened to public consultation the plan to outlaw blades that are “designed to look menacing” and “with the intention…


At Least 1 Dead, Several Injured in Machete Attack at Southern Spain Churches

MADRID—Spanish authorities said they were investigating what they called a possible “terrorist” incident after a machete-wielding man attacked several people at two churches in the southern port city of Algeciras, killing at least one person. The man attacked clergymen at two different churches—San Isidro and Nuestra Senora de La Palma, around 300 meters (1,000 feet)…


DA: Times Square Machete Suspect Wanted ‘Jihad’ on Police

NEW YORK—A man accused of attacking police with a machete near New York’s Times Square on New Year’s Eve was intent on committing a jihad against government officials and shouted “Allahu akbar” before striking one officer in the head and attempting to grab another officer’s gun, prosecutors said Wednesday. Trevor Bickford, who was shot by…


New York Officers Attacked by Man With Machete Near New Year’s Eve Celebration in Times Square

NEW YORK—A man wielding a machete attacked three police officers at the New Year’s Eve celebration in New York City, authorities said, striking two of them in the head before an officer shot the man in the shoulder. The attack happened a little after 10 p.m. about eight blocks from Times Square, just outside of…


3 Officers Injured by Machete Attack Near Times Square New Year’s Eve Celebration: NYPD

NEW YORK—A man wielding a machete attacked three police officers at the New Year’s Eve celebration in New York City, authorities said, striking two of them in the head before an officer shot the man in the shoulder. The attack happened a little after 10 p.m. about eight blocks from Times Square, just outside of…


LIVE 6:30 PM ET: Twitter Sues Elon Musk; Man Armed With Machete Approached Pregnancy Clinic: Senate Witness | NTD Evening News

Twitter on July 12 sued Elon Musk in order to have him purchase the social media company, which he had agreed to buy but terminated the deal. During a July 12 Senate hearing on the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the director of a pro-life pregnancy center said that a man armed with a machete…


Twitter Sues Elon Musk; Man Armed With Machete Approached Pregnancy Clinic: Senate Witness | NTD Evening News

Twitter on July 12 sued Elon Musk in order to have him purchase the social media company, which he had agreed to buy but terminated the deal. During a July 12 Senate hearing on the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the director of a pro-life pregnancy center said that a man armed with a machete…


Student Held Over Teacher’s Machete Killing at Prague School

PRAGUE—Police in the Czech Republic’s capital have arrested a student over the machete killing of a teacher at a Prague vocational school, officials said Thursday. The suspect, a student from the school, was detained after a search that involved hundreds of officers, police said. They did not reveal the suspect’s age or provide details about…