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Teenager detained after two killed in knife attack in shop in Czech Republic
Teenager detained after two killed in knife attack in shop in Czech Republic
Two women died in a knife attack at a shopping centre in the Czech Republic, officials have said.

Thu, 20 Feb, 2025

Girl, seven, dead and six wounded in knife attack at Croatian school, say police
Girl, seven, dead and six wounded in knife attack at Croatian school, say police
A seven-year-old girl has died and a teacher and five other students were wounded in a knife attack at a school in Croatia’s capital, police said. They said the attack happened at 9.

Fri, 20 Dec, 2024

Syrian rebels attack government forces in Aleppo province
Syrian rebels attack government forces in Aleppo province
Syrian armed groups have launched a large-scale attack on areas controlled by government forces, setting off fierce clashes for a second day and seizing territory in Western Aleppo, government and opposition factions said.

Thu, 28 Nov, 2024

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Eight killed and 17 injured in knife attack at school in China
Eight people were killed and 17 others injured in a stabbing attack at a vocational school in the eastern city of Yixing on Saturday night, local police said.The attack occurred at the Wuxi Vocational Institute of Arts and Technology at around ...

Sat, 16 Nov, 2024

Bomb targeting police assigned for polio drive kills nine people
Bomb targeting police assigned for polio drive kills nine people
A powerful bomb attached to a motorcycle exploded near a vehicle carrying police assigned to protect polio workers in south-west Pakistan on Friday, killing nine people including five nearby children, and wounding 17 others, officials said.

Fri, 01 Nov, 2024

Militants kill police officer in attack on polio vaccination centre
Militants kill police officer in attack on polio vaccination centre
Militants attacked a health centre used in an ongoing anti-polio campaign in north-western Pakistan on Tuesday, triggering a shootout that left a police officer dead, local authorities said. Three of the attackers were also killed in the exchange.

Tue, 29 Oct, 2024

Deadly attack at Bosnian police station ‘act of terrorism’
Deadly attack at Bosnian police station ‘act of terrorism’
The assault happened around at 9pm on Thursday (8pm BST) in the town of Bosanska Krupa

Fri, 25 Oct, 2024

Man who threatened to kill police officers in Germany ‘had extremist motive’
Man who threatened to kill police officers in Germany ‘had extremist motive’
A man armed with a machete was overwhelmed and arrested after threatening to kill officers at a police station in western Germany early on Friday, prosecutors said. Investigators said they believe he had an Islamic extremist motive.

Fri, 06 Sep, 2024

Six hurt in knife attack on bus in Germany
Six hurt in knife attack on bus in Germany
Authorities said on Saturday that there was no evidence of a political or religious motive

Sat, 31 Aug, 2024

Police officer wounded in Paris knife attack
Police officer wounded in Paris knife attack
A police officer was wounded in a knife attack in Paris on Thursday in the Champs-Elysees neighbourhood, and the attacker was immediately “neutralised”, authorities said, just days before the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics.

Thu, 18 Jul, 2024

Pakistani troops kill 10 militants after suicide bomb attack on military base
Pakistani troops kill 10 militants after suicide bomb attack on military base
All 10 militants who rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a Pakistani military facility have been killed in an 18-hour operation, officials said on Tuesday.

Tue, 16 Jul, 2024

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Taoiseach ‘absolutely appalled’ at attack that led to death of Canadian tourist in Dublin
To date, four men have been arrested in connection with the incident

Wed, 03 Jul, 2024

German authorities find evidence of Islamic extremist motive in knife attack
German authorities find evidence of Islamic extremist motive in knife attack
German authorities say they have uncovered evidence of an Islamic extremist motive in last week’s knife attack in the city of Mannheim in which a police officer was killed.

Tue, 04 Jun, 2024

German police officer dies of wounds suffered in knife attack
German police officer dies of wounds suffered in knife attack
A German police officer has died of injuries suffered during a knife attack that left five other people injured in the central square of Mannheim, officials said on Sunday.

Sun, 02 Jun, 2024

Afghan-born man remanded in custody over Mannheim knife attack
Afghan-born man remanded in custody over Mannheim knife attack
A 25-year-old man born in Afghanistan has been remanded in custody by a German court on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with a knife attack at an event organised by a group opposing “political Islam”.

Sat, 01 Jun, 2024

American man admits rape and murder of US tourist near German castle
American man admits rape and murder of US tourist near German castle
An American man on Monday admitted to charges of murder and rape after he allegedly pushed two US women down a ravine, fatally injuring one of them near Germany’s Neuschwanstein castle last year.

Mon, 19 Feb, 2024

Al-Shabab claims deadly attack in Somali capital
Al-Shabab claims deadly attack in Somali capital
The al Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab claimed an attack that killed four Emirati troops and a Bahraini military officer on a training mission at a military base in the Somali capital, authorities said on Sunday.

Sun, 11 Feb, 2024

Two alleged extremists shot dead in attack on Turkey’s best-known courthouse
Two alleged extremists shot dead in attack on Turkey’s best-known courthouse
Two people have attacked Turkey’s best-known courthouse before being shot dead, and authorities alleged the assailants were part of an extremist organisation that had been largely inactive in recent years.

Tue, 06 Feb, 2024

Paris knife and hammer attacker may have mental health issues, police say
Paris knife and hammer attacker may have mental health issues, police say
A man armed with a knife and a hammer has left three people injured in an early morning attack at the Gare de Lyon train station in Paris.

Sat, 03 Feb, 2024

Islamic State claims responsibility over Istanbul church attack
Islamic State claims responsibility over Istanbul church attack
The so-called Islamic State group (IS) has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul during Sunday Mass that killed one person.

Mon, 29 Jan, 2024

One person killed in Istanbul church attack
One person killed in Istanbul church attack
Two masked assailants attacked a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul during Sunday services, killing one person, Turkish officials said.

Sun, 28 Jan, 2024

Parents 'sickened' by Dublin stabbings
Parents 'sickened' by Dublin stabbings
More than 50 people attended the meeting which was organised by Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuire on Parnell Street in Dublin’s north inner city

Mon, 27 Nov, 2023

GardaĂ­ trying to establish motive for stabbing of children and creche worker
GardaĂ­ trying to establish motive for stabbing of children and creche worker
Suspect is a naturalised Irish citizen who has been in Ireland for more than 20 years

Thu, 23 Nov, 2023

Brother of Irishman killed in New Zealand says family will never get over his death
Brother of Irishman killed in New Zealand says family will never get over his death
Anthony 'Tony' Kelly died ten days after he was assaulted in Christchurch on October 18 last year.

Sat, 28 Oct, 2023

American man charged over attack on two US tourists near German castle
American man charged over attack on two US tourists near German castle
An American man has been charged with murder and other offences for attacking two women from the US near Neuschwanstein castle in Germany in June and pushing them into a ravine, fatally injuring one of them, prosecutors said.

Thu, 26 Oct, 2023

Russian missile turns market into fiery, blackened ruin strewn with bodies
Russian missile turns market into fiery, blackened ruin strewn with bodies
The Russian missile that hit eastern Ukraine on Wednesday turned an outdoor market into a fiery, blackened ruin where weeping civilians looked for loved ones among the mangled, burned bodies scattered across the ground.

Wed, 06 Sep, 2023

Gunman opens fire at prominent Shiite shrine in southern Iran
Gunman opens fire at prominent Shiite shrine in southern Iran
A gunman has opened fire at a prominent shrine in southern Iran, killing one person and wounding eight others in an attack that followed another assault there months earlier.

Sun, 13 Aug, 2023

13 hurt as man rams car on to pavement and stabs pedestrians in South Korea
13 hurt as man rams car on to pavement and stabs pedestrians in South Korea
Officers were questioning an unidentified suspect who was arrested at the scene.

Thu, 03 Aug, 2023

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Man attacked by masked men in Co Antrim flat
The man was taken to hospital after the incident at about 11.50pm on Wednesday.

Thu, 03 Aug, 2023

Four officers killed as suicide bombers attack Pakistan police
Four officers killed as suicide bombers attack Pakistan police
Two suicide bombers attacked a sprawling compound housing a police station and government offices in north-west Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least four police officers and wounding 11 other people.

Thu, 20 Jul, 2023

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Police officer bitten and choked in ‘brutal’ Down attack
A police officer needed hospital treatment after being assaulted, bitten and choked in a “brutal” attack.

Tue, 11 Jul, 2023

Victims are buried after rebel attack on Ugandan school leaves 42 dead
Victims are buried after rebel attack on Ugandan school leaves 42 dead
Residents of a Ugandan border town have begun burying the victims of an attack on a school by suspected extremist rebels that left 42 people dead.

Sun, 18 Jun, 2023

Ugandan border town prepares to bury victims of rebel massacre
Ugandan border town prepares to bury victims of rebel massacre
A Ugandan border town where an attack on a school by suspected extremist rebels left 42 dead was preparing to bury its victims on Sunday.

Sun, 18 Jun, 2023

At least 41 killed in IS-linked attack on Ugandan school
At least 41 killed in IS-linked attack on Ugandan school
Mpondwe-Lhubiriha mayor Selevest Mapoze said those killed include 38 pupils, one guard and two members of the local community who were shot outside the school

Sat, 17 Jun, 2023

Police appeal for footage of castle attack in which American woman died
Police appeal for footage of castle attack in which American woman died
Police in Germany are appealing for pictures and videos taken by witnesses of an attack near Neuschwanstein castle in which an American man allegedly pushed two women down a steep slope, killing one of them.

Fri, 16 Jun, 2023

One dead after man attacks two women at German tourist spot
One dead after man attacks two women at German tourist spot
Authorities said the three apparently took a path to a viewpoint, where the man attacked the younger woman

Thu, 15 Jun, 2023

Playground attack town stages ‘citizens’ gathering’ in show of solidarity
Playground attack town stages ‘citizens’ gathering’ in show of solidarity
Crowds of well-wishers have gathered in the French Alps town of Annecy to show solidarity with victims of a playground stabbing attack that left four young children and two adults injured.

Sun, 11 Jun, 2023

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Man assaulted and robbed after trying to help at faked road crash scene in Belfast
Police said as the victim approached the man on the ground, he heard a noise at his car and turned around to see a second man sitting in the driver’s seat before getting out and running off

Sat, 10 Jun, 2023

Man suspected of killing four people arrested after stand-off
Man suspected of killing four people arrested after stand-off
Police have arrested a man following an armed stand-off at his father’s house after he allegedly killed four people, including two police officers, in central Japan.

Fri, 26 May, 2023

‘Three dead’ after attack by man with rifle and knife
‘Three dead’ after attack by man with rifle and knife
Three people – including two police officers – have been killed in an attack in central Japan, police said. A suspect with a rifle and knife was holed up inside a building, police and media reports added.

Thu, 25 May, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Europe can have positive outside effect on conflict
Irish Examiner view: Europe can have positive outside effect on conflict
Assault on diplomat

Wed, 19 Apr, 2023

Several people injured in gym attack in German city
Several people injured in gym attack in German city
At least four people have been injured in an attack at a gym in the western German city of Duisburg, police said. Tuesday evening’s attack occurred in the old city of Duisburg and police asked residents to avoid the area.

Tue, 18 Apr, 2023

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Police vehicle attacked in Derry
“It was a terrifying ordeal for the officers involved, completely unacceptable and cannot be tolerated."

Sat, 15 Apr, 2023

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Man in serious condition after being kicked in head
Police have appealed for information and witnesses to the assault in the Writer’s Square area of Belfast city.

Mon, 10 Apr, 2023

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