More than 400 people have been detained in France on the third night of riots sparked by a fatal police shooting, several news organizations reported, citing sources in the Interior Ministry. A total of 421 arrests were made, including 242 in the Paris area, according to reports from the early …
Read More »EU country arrests 26 people for celebrating Victory Day
More than two dozen residents of Latvia were arrested on Tuesday for violating a law against celebrating the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany. The EU and NATO member’s police even seized a “Russia” jacket from a man in a wheelchair, and arrested another for wearing Soviet medals in public. …
Read More »FBI arrests Republican frontrunner
Ryan Kelley, the leading Republican candidate in Michigan’s gubernatorial election, was arrested by the FBI on Thursday and charged with several misdemeanors over his alleged participation in the pro-Trump protest on Capitol Hill last January. Kelley’s arrest, which came hours before Democrats kicked off a Congressional hearing into the protest, …
Read More »Sri Lanka arrests Russian plane
The authorities in Sri Lanka have barred the takeoff of a civilian aircraft belonging to Russian carrier Aeroflot, and arrested the plane, local newspaper News First reported on Friday. DETAILS TO FOLLOW
Read More »Riots over Swedish Koran threats result in arrests
More than 40 people have been arrested over the weekend’s violent clashes between police and enraged rioters in several cities across Sweden after a far-right group announced plans to burn copies of the Koran. The country’s national police chief, Anders Thornberg, has stated that he had never seen such violent riots …
Read More »Germany arrests far-right extremist
German prosecutors have arrested a far-right extremist who is being charged with committing arson in 1991, in a deadly attack on a home for refugees. The initial investigation into the blaze had been dropped due to local authorities’ inability to identify a suspect. Three decades later, federal prosecutors have managed …
Read More »Tear gas & arrests: ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests come to Europe
The ‘Freedom Convoy’ has well and truly arrived in Europe. Inspired by the protests in Canada, those opposed to mask mandates and Covid passports have descended on Paris and caused a day of disruption on Saturday, resulting in tear gas being fired and over 50 arrests. The protesters now plan …
Read More »Ottawa police threaten arrests for sharing fuel with Freedom Convoy
Anyone who attempts to provide “material support” to the Freedom Convoy truckers and other anti-Covid mandate protesters could be subject to arrest, Ottawa police announced, as mayor Jim Watson declared a state of emergency in the city. Police issued the warning on Twitter on Sunday afternoon. Asked whether “material support” …
Read More »Clashes, arrests as hundreds protest against Covid mandates in Leipzig (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
A large police force was deployed to Leipzig where a total of 12 protests were scheduled to take place. Armored police vehicles were seen on the city’s streets. More than 1,000 people gathered in the city center near the Leipzig Opera to voice their discontent with the measures taken by …
Read More »Colombia arrests most-wanted drug lord Otoniel in jungle raid involving 500 troops & 22 choppers
Around 500 troops and 22 helicopters were reportedly involved in the raid on Otoniel’s hideout in the jungle area of the Uraba region in the northwest of the country. The force was so overwhelming that even eight rings of security couldn’t save the drug lord from arrest this time. The …
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