France: Prisons targeted with gunfire and arson over a new anti-drug crackdown

French prosecutors said Tuesday they have opened an investigation alleging terrorist conspiracy and attempted murder after several prisons were targeted in incidents that included gunfire and arson. Top officials described the attacks as a response to renewed government efforts to Read More …

Malaysia: Kepong MP calls for urgent police action after petrol bomb attack in Kepong Baru

Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng has called for swift police action after a petrol bomb attack in Kepong Baru allegedly linked to a Singapore-based loan shark syndicate. In a statement today, Lim said a female victim had come forward with Read More …

Pennsylvania: A man has been arrested for allegedly setting fire to the governor’s residence

Pennsylvania State Police have arrested a Harrisburg man they say broke into Gov. Josh Shapiro’s residence early Sunday and lit a fire while Shapiro and his family were sleeping. Shapiro, his wife Lori, their four children, two dogs and another Read More …

Sweden: Suspected explosion caused car fires in Malmö

A suspected detonation occurred in a car in Malmö on Sunday night. When police arrived at the scene, the car was on fire, but the damage to the car makes it looks like there was an explosion. Another car was Read More …

Ireland: Gardaí discover explosive device after shots fired at house in Limerick

Gardaí investigating a suspected firebombing of a car in Limerick on Sunday morning, discovered a suspect explosive device near the vehicle and were informed by residents of a nearby house that gunshots were fired at the property causing damage. Gardaí Read More …

Belgium: Explosion in a law firm in Antwerp

A fire broke out in a building housing a law firm after what appears to be an explosive or incendiary bomb was thrown at the building on Wednesday, local police confirmed. The incident occurred at around 03:20 in Haantjeslei in Read More …

Italy: Police investigate after more than a dozen Teslas burned in Rome

Italian police are investigating a possible arson attack after more than a dozen Tesla cars were burned at a dealership at the edge of the capital early on Monday morning. A total of 17 cars were damaged in the fire Read More …

New Mexico: Authorities investigate damaging fire at GOP headquarters

Federal authorities are investigating a fire early Sunday that damaged the entryway to the headquarters of the Republican Party of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Agents working with local authorities recovered unspecified “incendiary materials” at the scene, said Bureau of Alcohol Read More …

FBI launches task force targeting anti-Tesla ‘domestic terrorism’

The FBI announced on Monday the creation of a task force intended to “crack down on violent Tesla attacks,” a move that follows a spate of such incidents appearing to target Elon Musk’s electric car manufacturer. Acts of violence and Read More …

Niger: At least 44 killed in jihadist attack in Tillabéri Region

Islamist militants killed at least 44 civilians and severely injured 13 others during an attack on a mosque in southwest Niger on Friday, the country’s defence ministry said. The attack occurred during afternoon prayers in the village of Fombita in Read More …

3 people face federal charges in Tesla arson attacks in U.S. as 80 more vehicles damaged in Canada

About 80 Tesla vehicles at a car dealership in Canada were damaged, authorities said, as the U.S. attorney general announced charges Thursday against three people accused of using Molotov cocktails to set fire to Tesla cars and charging stations. On Read More …

Nigeria: 11 killed as militants burn six Kebbi villages in reprisal attack

The Kebbi State Police Command has confirmed the killing of 11 people and the destruction of six villages in a reprisal attack by Lakurawa militants in the Arewa Local Government Area. The attack, which occurred on Sunday, was reportedly in Read More …

Massachusetts authorities investigate ‘suspicious’ fires at Tesla charging stations

Authorities in Littleton, Massachusetts, have launched an investigation into fires at a Tesla charging station that they deem “suspicious.” According to a news release, members of the local police and fire departments responded to the blaze at a shopping center Read More …

Netherlands: Suspects used 200 liters of petrol for Tarwekamp explosion

Three of the four suspects arrested for the explosion at the Tarwekamp apartment complex will now also be prosecuted for murder or manslaughter and attempted murder or manslaughter. The other suspect is only facing arson charges. The explosion at the Read More …

Colorado: Woman with incendiary devices arrested following vandalism at Tesla dealership in Loveland

A Colorado woman has been arrested after a Tesla dealership in Loveland, Colorado, was vandalized several times, with incendiary devices discovered at the scene, according to a release from the Loveland Police Department on Wednesday. An investigation started January 29 Read More …

Bulgarian nationalists vandalise EU building in protest against plans to join eurozone

Police in Bulgaria’s capital have clashed with nationalist protesters who are demanding the government scrap plans to bring the country into the eurozone. Around 1,000 protesters gathered in front of the Sofia office of the European Commission, the European Union’s Read More …

Florida man allegedly killed wife with homemade bomb inside car after argument

Shocking footage shows the moment a car exploded in Florida, killing a woman who police believe was targeted by her husband. Doorbell footage obtained by NBC 6 shows that the car was parked on a road in the Miami suburbs Read More …

Lebanese authorities arrest 25 after attack on UN peacekeepers

Lebanese authorities arrested more than 25 people on Saturday following an attack on a United Nations convoy that wounded two peacekeepers the day before, the interior minister said in a statement. UN and Lebanese officials have condemned Friday’s attack, which Read More …

Netherlands: Thieves use explosives to steal artefacts from museum in Assen

Thieves set off an explosion to gain entry into the Drents museum in the city of Assen, allowing them to steal several artefacts from a major exhibition called “Dacia – Empire of Gold and Silver.” According to the police, the Read More …

Pakistan: Militants loot, torch several buildings in brazen attack on Khuzdar

Armed gunmen launched a brazen attack on the main bazaar in tehsil Zehri of Khuzdar district on Wednesday morning, setting fire to multiple government build­­ings, including a Levies Force station, Nadra and municipal committee offices and a bank, after seizing Read More …