The incident took place at the Jefferson Gun Outlet – a firearms store and a shooting range – in Metairie, Louisiana, around 3pm, resulting in at least three deaths. According to local media reports, the shooting happened after a clerk scolded one of the customers for carrying a loaded gun …
Read More »‘He would’ve killed us all’: 12yo hailed after he shoots intruder during botched robbery attempt, that left his grandma wounded
The incident unfolded in the city of Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina in the early hours of Saturday. Two mask-clad intruders forced their way into the home after one of the boy’s relatives opened the door. The suspects demanded money, then one of them drew his weapon and shot 73-year-old …
Read More »Russian conscript who killed 8 fellow soldiers after ‘humiliating’ treatment at secret nuclear base handed 24-year prison sentence
On Thursday, the Second Eastern District Military Court handed Shamsutdinov a sentence of 24 and a half years in a maximum-security prison colony. He will also have to pay a fine of 9.8 million rubles ($130,000) by way of compensation to his victims and their families. The attack, at a …
Read More »Ethiopia’s former FM among three Tigray leaders killed in crackdown on region
Seyoum, Abay Tsehaye, Asmelash Woldeselassie and Colonel Kiros Hagos were killed “in fire exchanges undertaken with the criminal clique’s personal security” after refusing to surrender to the Ethiopian military, the government’s crisis center tweeted on Wednesday. Five “key” officers of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) were captured in the …
Read More »Three killed after massive avalanche hits ski resort in Russian Arctic city of Norilsk (VIDEOS)
The avalanche hit the Gora Otdelnaya (Separate Mountain) resort complex outside the city, which lies some 300km (190 miles) inside the Arctic Circle, late on Friday. The snow mass covered an area of around 300 square meters, crushing several huts that hosted skiers. The incident prompted a massive overnight rescue …
Read More »Texas pastor killed WITH OWN GUN after confronting fugitive in church bathroom
The pastor opened a stall in the bathroom of Starrville Methodist Church in Winona, Texas, on Sunday morning to find a man hiding inside. The suspect, identified as a 21-year-old black man, had been involved in a car chase with police the night before, the Smith County Sheriff’s Office told …
Read More »Deadly streak: 2 more French soldiers killed in Mali as Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for previous attack that left 3 dead
The new casualties were confirmed by the country’s military and top leadership early on Sunday. “Their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device during an intelligence mission,” the French presidency said in a statement. Two soldiers, identified as Sergeant Yvonne Huynh and Brigadier Loic Risser, were killed in the northeast of …
Read More »International Red Cross worker killed in Yemen airport attack, 2 missing
Explosions and gunfire broke out at the airport shortly after a plane carrying the newly formed cabinet for the government-controlled parts of the country touched down. More than 20 casualties have been reported. A second explosion was reportedly heard close to the presidential palace, where members of the cabinet were …
Read More »1 killed, 3 soldiers injured in alleged Israeli rocket strike in Damascus contryside (VIDEO, PHOTO)
The rockets reportedly targeted troops stationed near al-Zabadani, a city close to the border with Lebanon some 30 miles (50km) outside of Damascus, early on Wednesday morning, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). “At 1:30 in the morning, the Israeli enemy carried out an air aggression with bursts …
Read More »Child reported killed as powerful magnitude 6.3 earthquake shakes Croatia (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
The area around the Croatian capital of Zagreb was struck by an earthquake of magnitude 6.3. Besides structural damage, some areas in Zagreb reportedly experienced an electrical blackout, and the whole city was having issues with telephony and the internet. During the earthquake, many citizens ran outside in fear. Dozens …
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