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Israeli police and rescue teams inspect the scene of a shooting attack carried out in Jerusalem (Mahmoud Illean/AP)

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Palestinian gunmen open fire at Jerusalem bus stop, killing six

Palestinian attackers opened fire on people at a bus stop at during the morning rush hour in Jerusalem on Monday, killing six people and wounding another 12, according to Israeli officials.

<p>Several people were killed in the attack. Picture: AP</p>

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Six killed in gun attack on bus in Jerusalem

<p>The manhunt continues in Victoria, Australia (AAP Image via AP)</p>

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Suspect identified as Australia police shooting manhunt continues

Australia Police Shooting

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Manhunt under way after two police officers shot dead in rural Australia

Sweden Mosque Shooting

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Shooting near mosque in Sweden leaves two wounded

Emory University Shooting

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Man who killed police officer in CDC shooting died from self-inflicted gunshot

Shooting New York City

Gunman who killed four in New York was targeting NFL headquarters, mayor says

He had played football in high school in California nearly two decades ago.

Tue, 29 Jul, 2025

Colombia Politics Shooting

Alleged mastermind of shooting attack on Colombian politician arrested

The alleged mastermind behind the shooting of a conservative Colombian senator and presidential candidate was taken into custody, almost a month after the attack, law enforcement authorities said.

Sat, 05 Jul, 2025

Chicago Shooting

Four dead and 14 others wounded in drive-by shooting in Chicago

Four people have died from gunshot wounds and 14 others have been taken to hospital following a drive-by shooting in the US city of Chicago, police said. At least three of the injured were in a critical condition.

Thu, 03 Jul, 2025

Austria Shooting

Austrian school shooter planned attack but motive still unclear, officials say

A man who killed nine students and a teacher at his former school in Austria and then took his own life planned the attack in detail, investigators have revealed.

Thu, 12 Jun, 2025

Austria Shooting

Austria falls silent as questions remain about motive for deadly school shooting

Austria fell silent for a minute on Wednesday in memory of the 10 people killed in a school shooting in Graz, which ended with the gunman taking his own life. The man’s motive remained unclear.

Wed, 11 Jun, 2025

Colombia Senator Shot

Colombian presidential hopeful in critical condition after assassination attempt

Miguel Uribe, a conservative Colombian presidential hopeful, was in a critical condition on Monday after being shot in the head from close range during a rally at the weekend.

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

Sweden Shooting

Three people killed in shooting, say Swedish police

Swedish police said three people are confirmed dead after a shooting on Tuesday in Uppsala, a city near Stockholm, and are “investigating the incident as a murder”.

Tue, 29 Apr, 2025

Germany Shooting

Four hurt as shots fired near courthouse in western Germany

Four people were injured when shots were fired near a courthouse in western Germany, police said. Two suspects were detained after the incident on Wednesday.

Wed, 26 Feb, 2025

Sweden reels from deadliest mass shooting as police seek gunman’s motive

Sweden reels from deadliest mass shooting as police seek gunman’s motive

Authorities said the gunman, who has not yet been officially identified, may have attended school there

Thu, 06 Feb, 2025

Witnesses describe chaos and bloodshed in Sweden’s worst mass shooting

Witnesses describe chaos and bloodshed in Sweden’s worst mass shooting

Witnesses of Sweden’s worst mass shooting described horror and panic that gripped an adult education centre west of Stockholm as the gunman killed at least 10 people. The gunman also died in the shooting on Tuesday, although it is not yet clear how.

Wed, 05 Feb, 2025

Suspect sought over deadly US cosmetics warehouse shooting

Suspect sought over deadly US cosmetics warehouse shooting

A suspect being sought over a shooting at a cosmetics warehouse in Ohio that left one person dead and five others injured worked at the facility, US police said.

Wed, 05 Feb, 2025

Sweden’s worst mass shooting leaves at least 11 dead

Sweden’s worst mass shooting leaves at least 11 dead

Justice Minister Gunnar Strommer called the shooting “an event that shakes our entire society to its core”

Wed, 05 Feb, 2025

Five people shot at an adult education centre in Sweden, police say

Five people shot at an adult education centre in Sweden, police say

Five people have been shot at an adult education centre in Sweden, police have said. The Swedish news agency TT reported that the perpetrator died by suicide. Police did not immediately issue a confirmation.

Tue, 04 Feb, 2025

10 people wounded in shooting outside New York City nightclub

10 people wounded in shooting outside New York City nightclub

Ten people were wounded in a shooting outside a New York City nightclub while they were waiting to get into a private event, police said.About 15 people were standing outside Amazura nightclub at 11.15pm on Wednesday in Jamaica, Queens, when four ...

Thu, 02 Jan, 2025

Gunman who killed at least 12 people in Montenegro shooting kills himself

Gunman who killed at least 12 people in Montenegro shooting kills himself

A gunman who shot dead at least 12 people, including two children, in Montenegro has killed himself while surrounded by police.

Thu, 02 Jan, 2025

Montenegro police search for gunman after shooting rampage

Montenegro police search for gunman after shooting rampage

At least 10 people, including two children, have been killed and four others wounded in a shooting that followed a bar brawl in a western Montenegrin city. Police identified the attacker as 45-year-old Aco Martinovic.

Wed, 01 Jan, 2025

Two teenagers killed in shooting at makeshift club in Houston

Two teenagers killed in shooting at makeshift club in Houston

Two teenagers were killed and four people were injured – including a 13-year-old – in a shooting at a makeshift club in Houston, police said.

Sun, 15 Dec, 2024

At least 33 people killed as violence in Pakistan continues

At least 33 people killed as violence in Pakistan continues

Fighting between armed Sunni and Shiite groups in Pakistan has killed at least 33 people and injured 25 others, a senior police officer said on Saturday.

Sat, 23 Nov, 2024

Gunmen kill 42 in attack on vehicles in north-west Pakistan

Gunmen kill 42 in attack on vehicles in north-west Pakistan

Gunmen have opened fire on passenger vehicles carrying Shiite Muslim civilians in north-west Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 42 and wounding 20 others in one of the deadliest such attacks in recent years.

Thu, 21 Nov, 2024

South African police hunt suspects after 17 killed in two shootings

South African police hunt suspects after 17 killed in two shootings

A search is under way for the suspects, national police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said.

Sat, 28 Sep, 2024

Gunmen kill polio worker during vaccination campaign in Pakistan

Gunmen kill polio worker during vaccination campaign in Pakistan

Gunmen on motorcycles have opened fire on police escorting a team of polio workers during a door-to-door vaccination campaign in north-western Pakistan, killing an officer and a polio worker, officials said.

Wed, 11 Sep, 2024

Extremists who killed three in ambush had same psychiatric disorder – inquiry

Extremists who killed three in ambush had same psychiatric disorder – inquiry

Three Christian extremists would probably not have fatally shot two police officers and a bystander in an ambush on a rural Australian property and wounded a third officer two years ago if they had not shared the same psychiatric disorder, a coroner ...

Thu, 29 Aug, 2024

Probe launched into US Secret Service handling of security at Trump rally

Probe launched into US Secret Service handling of security at Trump rally

The US department of homeland security’s inspector general is investigating the Secret Service’s handling of security for former president Donald Trump on the day a gunman tried to assassinate him at a Pennsylvania rally.

Wed, 17 Jul, 2024

Iranian-born Norwegian man found guilty over 2022 Oslo LGBT+ festival attack

Iranian-born Norwegian man found guilty over 2022 Oslo LGBT+ festival attack

An Iranian-born Norwegian man has been found guilty of terrorism over a 2022 attack on an LGBTQ+ festival in Oslo and sentenced to 30 years in prison.

Thu, 04 Jul, 2024

Fourth person dies after Arkansas shop shooting

Fourth person dies after Arkansas shop shooting

Police said a fourth victim has died a day after a gunman opened fire at a shop in the US, injuring nine others and riddling cars with bullet holes as panicked bystanders scrambled for cover.

Sun, 23 Jun, 2024

Drimnagh incident

Gardaí issue appeal for information around electric motorbike in Drimnagh murder probe

Three men who were arrested as part of the probe remained in custody at Garda stations in Dublin on Tuesday night

Wed, 08 May, 2024

Police in Perth shoot dead ‘radicalised’ teenager after he stabbed man

Police in Perth shoot dead ‘radicalised’ teenager after he stabbed man

A 16-year-old boy armed with a knife was shot dead by police after he stabbed a man in the Australian west coast city of Perth. The incident occurred in the car park of a hardware store in suburban Willetton on Saturday night.

Sun, 05 May, 2024

Flowers, candles and silence as Serbia marks anniversary of school shooting

Flowers, candles and silence as Serbia marks anniversary of school shooting

Hundreds of people have laid flowers and lit candles to commemorate the victims of Serbia’s first-ever school shooting a year ago that left nine children and a school guard dead and six people wounded.

Fri, 03 May, 2024

Russia arrests another suspect in concert hall attack that killed 144

Russia arrests another suspect in concert hall attack that killed 144

A Moscow court has detained another suspect as an accomplice in the attack by gunmen on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed 144 people in March, the Moscow City Courts Telegram channel said on Saturday.

Sat, 27 Apr, 2024

12-year-old suspected of killing classmate in Finland told police he was bullied

12-year-old suspected of killing classmate in Finland told police he was bullied

A 12-year-old student suspected of fatally shooting a classmate and wounding two others in Finland told police that he was bullied at school, officials said, as a nation shocked by the attack held a day of mourning.

Wed, 03 Apr, 2024

Mourners gather outside school in Finland following fatal shooting

Mourners gather outside school in Finland following fatal shooting

Mourners have gathered outside a school in southern Finland a day after a 12-year-old boy was killed and two girls of the same age were seriously wounded in a shooting.

Wed, 03 Apr, 2024

Putin vows to find the masterminds of Moscow concert hall attack

Putin vows to find the masterminds of Moscow concert hall attack

President Vladimir Putin has vowed to track down the masterminds of the Moscow concert hall attack that left 144 people dead, and urged law enforcement agencies to tighten security at mass gatherings.

Tue, 02 Apr, 2024

Child killed and two others injured in Finland school shooting

Child killed and two others injured in Finland school shooting

Police told a news conference that one of the wounded students had died

Tue, 02 Apr, 2024

Foreign diplomats lay flowers at site of Moscow concert hall attack

Foreign diplomats lay flowers at site of Moscow concert hall attack

Foreign diplomats in Russia have laid flowers at the site of last week’s attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed 144 people.

Sat, 30 Mar, 2024

Nine detained in Tajikistan in relation to Moscow concert hall attack

Nine detained in Tajikistan in relation to Moscow concert hall attack

Nine people have been detained by Tajikistan’s state security service over suspected contact with the perpetrators of last week’s attack by gunmen on a Moscow concert hall that killed 144 people, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti said.

Fri, 29 Mar, 2024

Russia arrests another suspect in concert hall attack that killed 143

Russia arrests another suspect in concert hall attack that killed 143

Russia’s top investigative body said that another suspect has been detained following the attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed 143 people.

Thu, 28 Mar, 2024

Death toll in Moscow concert hall attack rises to 140

Death toll in Moscow concert hall attack rises to 140

The death toll from the Moscow concert hall attack has increased to 140 after another victim died in hospital, Russian officials said.

Wed, 27 Mar, 2024

Multiple victims of Moscow attack in serious condition, Russian officials say

Multiple victims of Moscow attack in serious condition, Russian officials say

Twenty-two victims of the Russia concert hall attack, in which more than 130 people were killed, remain in serious condition in the hospital, health minister Mikhail Murashko said. Two of them are children, state news agency Tass said.

Tue, 26 Mar, 2024

Putin says the gunmen who carried out concert attack were Islamic extremists

Putin says the gunmen who carried out concert attack were Islamic extremists

He again refrained from mentioning IS in his remarks on Monday

Mon, 25 Mar, 2024

Russian officials call for harsh punishment for perpetrators of concert attack

Russian officials call for harsh punishment for perpetrators of concert attack

Calls mounted on Monday to harshly punish those behind the Russia concert hall attack that killed more than 130 people. Authorities continued to comb the burned-out ruins of the shopping and entertainment complex for more bodies.

Mon, 25 Mar, 2024

Two plead guilty over attack on Moscow concert hall

Two plead guilty over attack on Moscow concert hall

Two of the four suspects charged with carrying out the concert hall attack in Moscow that killed more than 130 people have pleaded guilty in a Russian court.

Sun, 24 Mar, 2024

Suspects appear in court over Russian concert hall attack

Suspects appear in court over Russian concert hall attack

Gunmen suspected of carrying out the Russia concert hall attack, which left more than 130 dead, have appeared at a Moscow district court.

Sun, 24 Mar, 2024

Families await news on loved ones after Moscow concert hall attack

Families await news on loved ones after Moscow concert hall attack

Family and friends of those still missing after an attack at a Moscow concert hall waited for news of their loved ones as Russia observed a day of national mourning on Sunday.

Sun, 24 Mar, 2024

Putin says gunmen who attacked Moscow concert hall tried to escape to Ukraine

Putin says gunmen who attacked Moscow concert hall tried to escape to Ukraine

Russian authorities arrested the four men suspected of carrying out the attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed at least 133 people, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday during an address to the nation.

Sat, 23 Mar, 2024