The U.S. citizen was killed after people fired indiscriminately into a vehicle, police say. Another person from a local business was also killed, and three other people were wounded. A third body, that of a man, was found later; police think he was killed in a shootout. An American tourist and two other people were … Read more
Heavy gunfire heard near military barracks and residential areas of Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou. Large blast also heard near presidential palace where soldiers have taken up positions. It was not clear yet if this was a coup attempt, but bore hallmarks of other power grabs. Soldiers are on the streets, and heavy gunfire has been … Read more
Gawain Orcutt, 23, shot a 42-year-old man in the foot and injured two other men. A second man, who has not been identified, is still at large. Police are asking anyone with information to contact them at 360-778-8611. After shooting and wounding two persons in downtown Bellingham; a Mount Vernon man was taken into custody. … Read more
Gunfire erupted in Libya’s capital for several hours on Tuesday, as a rival prime minister attempted to depose interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah, threatening yet another escalation in the war-torn country. Fathi Bashagha arrived in Tripoli early Tuesday and attempted to seize it by force, sparking pre-dawn clashes between armed groups supporting him and those … Read more
A gunman riding an electric scooter opened fire on a residence full of people in Dingle, Liverpool. At around 12.15 a.m. today (Sunday, May 1), police received reports of a firearm being shot at a house in Dingle. The window of the residence on Maley Close was shattered, indicating that a gun was discharged. People … Read more
PORT-AU-PRINCE – “The bullets were flying thick and fast,” said Wilmann Vil, the sole survivor of a recent gang attack that killed two fellow Haitian journalists just outside Port-au-Prince. Vil himself has gone into hiding, fearful that the criminal gang, one of several terrorising Haiti’s capital city, might find him. In that fateful encounter last … Read more
KABUL: At least 19 people were killed and 50 others injured in an attack on a military hospital in Kabul on Tuesday, the latest assault to rock Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power. Two blasts struck close to the entrance of the sprawling site followed by reports of shooting inside the hospital, the Taliban and … Read more
RAMALLAH: A Palestinian man was killed and dozens were injured on Friday by Israeli soldiers’ gunfire in clashes near the West Bank city of Nablus, the Palestinian health ministry and medics said. Emad Dweikat, 38, was killed by Israeli soldiers in the village of Beita, the ministry said in a statement. Meanwhile, the Palestinian Red … Read more
