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On Monday morning, President Obama addressed the series of bombs left around New York City and New Jersey, saying the investigation is “moving rapidly,” before asking the media to report only what authorities tell it to. “The investigation is moving rapidly, and as is my practice, I’m going to leave it to the FBI and…
Image via the FBI. According to reports, alleged New York City bomber Ahmad Khan Rahami was captured by authorities in Linden, New Jersey after shooting at a police officer. Police reportedly found him sleeping in the vestibule of a local bar. Rahami is a suspect linked to several bombs which were left around New York…
MANHATTAN — Leave the bomb, take the bag. In two separate cases, thieves snatching bags from city streets and train stations inadvertently helped law enforcement get the upper hand in an ongoing bomb spree that’s hurt dozens of people and spans both sides of the Hudson River, sources said. UPDATE: CAUGHT: Chelsea Bombing Suspect Taken…
Investigators believe there are more people involved in the New York and New Jersey bombing plots than just Rahami, but they do not have a good idea who else might be involved, two U.S. officials told Reuters. There are more people involved in NY bomb plot: two U.S. officials Investigators have…
Almost immediately after the 9/11 attack, while bodies were still buried in the rubble, George W. Bush demanded from Congress the legal authorization to use military force against those responsible for the attack, which everyone understood would start with an invasion of Afghanistan. The resulting resolution that was immediately cooked up was both vague and broad, providing…
An exclusive investigation by reported.ly has traced the manufacture and shipping of bomb components from the European Union to the United Arab Emirates, and also discovered the use of bombs made by the European manufacturer in attacks by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, where potentially unlawful civilian deaths have been documented. The Germany-based manufacturer of the bomb components, Rheinmetall AG, is…
People wait for the reopening of the security check at JFK Airport on August 15, 2016. Photo: Xinhua/Wang Ying When the first stampede began, my plane had just landed. It started, apparently, with a group of passengers awaiting departure in John F. Kennedy Airport Terminal 8 cheering Usain Bolt’s superhuman 100-meter dash. The applause sounded…
At least 17 people have been killed by a car bomb in the central Iraqi town of Khalis, officials say. The explosion, about 49 miles (80km) north-east of the capital, Baghdad, was “very strong” a provincial official told a private TV station. Hospital sources said the death toll was expected to rise, Reuters reports. The…
Twelve people were injured by the blast in the city of Ansbach, three of them seriously, Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann said at a news conference Monday. The bomber, a 27-year-old Syrian national who was known to police, was killed, Hermann said. The attack took place at the final concert of the Ansbach Open festival,…
Video Deadly Shooting at Munich Mall A gunman opened fire at the Olympia-Einkaufszentrum mall in Munich on Friday, killing several people and wounding others. “It is not clear whether is one or many shooters,” a police spokesman said. By MEGAN SPECIA and SHANE O’NEILL on Publish Date July 22, 2016. Photo by Joerg Koch/Getty Images….