India: Man arrested for hurling crude bomb outside Tamil Nadu governor’s residence

A man was arrested on Wednesday (Oct 25) from India’s southern Chennai city after he hurled a crude bomb outside the Tamil Nadu state governor’s residence. Police said that upon reaching the main gate the alleged perpetrator pulled out a Read More …

Uganda: Honeymooning couple among three dead

A couple on their honeymoon and their guide were killed in a “cowardly terrorist attack” at a national park in south-west Uganda, authorities say. Uganda’s police said the trio were killed, and their vehicle burned, in the Queen Elizabeth National Read More …

Germany: Firebomb attack on Berlin synagogue as tensions rise in Middle East

Berlin synagogue has been attacked with Molotov cocktails amid an increase in antisemitic incidents in the German capital following the escalating violence in the Middle East. The Kahal Adass Jisroel community said its synagogue in the Mitte area of the Read More …

Northern Ireland: Woman and children left shaken after ‘petrol bomb’ attack in Londonderry

A woman and three children have been left shaken after a car was set alight outside a house in Londonderry. It happened in the Clon Elagh area on Thursday night. Police said they believe a petrol bomb type device was Read More …

Northern Ireland: Police treating Newtownards van petrol bomb attack as arson

A petrol bomb attack on a van in Newtownards is being treated as arson. The attack took place at approximately 11.30pm on Monday evening in the Deanswood Crescent area of the town. Police officers and the Fire and Rescue service Read More …

Northern Ireland: Police probe petrol bomb attack in Newtownards

Detectives are appealing for information after a house was damaged during a petrol bomb attack in Newtownards on Tuesday night. It was reported to police at around 10.10pm that a petrol bomb had been thrown at the front door of Read More …

Cyprus: Football referees go on strike after latest car bomb attack

Referees in Cyprus have gone on indefinite strike after an apparent arson attack on a car belonging to an official’s mother, the latest incident in a campaign of terror that has run for nearly a decade. Reports in Cyprus said Read More …

Russia: Two teenagers, adult detained in connection with string of sabotages in Novosibirsk Region

Russian special services have detained three people (two teenagers, one adult) in connection with a series of sabotage attacks on the railroad and on the territory of the Novosibirsk Aviation Plant named after V.P. Chkalov, official representative of the Russian Read More …

Cyprus: Molotov cocktails thrown at mosque in Limassol

An attack on a mosque in Limassol occurred at midnight on Friday, with police mobilized. The incident reportedly happened around 1:10 p.m., when a person threw two Molotov cocktails towards the mosque and immediately fled. There were no injuries from Read More …

Arkansas man pleads guilty to firebombing police cars during George Floyd protests

An Arkansas community activist accused in the firebombings of police cars after the 2020 murder of George Floyd pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court. Mujera Benjamin Lung’aho, 33, of North Little Rock, pleaded to one count of malicious destruction of Read More …

South Africa: Cash In Transit Vehicle Hit With Improvised Explosive Device

The small suburb of Lanseria, Gauteng province, Johannesburg was today the arena for a common tactic employed by criminals. A cash-in-transit vehicle (CIT) was hit with an improvised explosive device and while the owners of the vehicle scrambled for safety, Read More …

Russia: Scammers from Ukraine trying to trick Russians into committing crimes

Scam artists from Ukraine are using a new tactic to drag Russians into subversive activities, the Russian interior ministry said on Tuesday. “Anonymous callers tell people that con-artists are attempting to steal or have already stolen their money but it Read More …

India: Manipur reports fresh violence, 15 houses torched, one person shot

Intense firing was reported from Manipur on Sunday, a day after five persons lost their lives in three separate incidents while 15 abandoned houses were torched. According to reports reaching here, violence erupted in two adjoining villages on the border Read More …

Sweden: Dozens injured after protesters storm Eritrean festival in Stockholm

More than 50 people have been injured and dozens detained in Stockholm after opponents of the Eritrean government stormed an event in the Swedish capital organised by regime supporters. About 1,000 anti-government demonstrators who had been authorised to hold a Read More …

Senegal: Two dead, five wounded in Dakar bus petrol bomb attack

Two people were killed and five wounded when an attacker hurled a petrol bomb on a bus in Dakar on Tuesday, the interior minister said. Bus driver Abdoulaye Diop, who was hurt in the attack, told an AFP journalist at Read More …

Ireland: Widespread condemnation of arson attack on former Cork school

The Tánaiste has led condemnation of a petrol bomb attack on a former school building which is being retrofitted to house Ukrainian families. Micheál Martin said those responsible for the incident should face the full rigours of the law. He Read More …

Northern Ireland: Petrol bomb attack on house in Co Down condemned by unionist MLA Alex Easton

A petrol bomb attack on a house in Co Down has been condemned as “utter madness” by a unionist MLA whose parents died in a fire. The property targeted in Holywood was not damaged after the bomb struck a lamp Read More …

Mexico: Arson attack at bar on US border leaves 11 dead

A man has been arrested in Mexico on suspicion of setting fire to a bar after he was kicked out, killing 11 people, officials say. The attack happened on Friday night in San Luis Río Colorado, which borders the United Read More …

Russia: Moscow police, FSB operatives detain suspects in setting fire to railway relay panels

Transport police officers together with their colleagues from the Federal Security Service (FSB) have detained suspects in the arson of three control and relay panels in the area of Moskva-Tovarnaya, Paveletskaya and Varshavskaya stations, committed for a cash reward, the Read More …