Kamis, 14 Oktober 2021
Norway bow and arrow killings were act of terrorism say police - BBC News - BBC News
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2021-10-14 21:23:24Z
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Dozens dead after fire at Taiwan 13-storey tower block - BBC News - BBC News
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2021-10-14 14:20:31Z
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Norway terror attack: Man charged with five murders - Sky News
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2021-10-14 18:55:31Z
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Six dead after snipers open fire on Beirut port blast protest - Financial Times
Six people are dead and dozens injured after snipers opened fire on a rally by Lebanon’s powerful Hizbollah group and others in central Beirut, unleashing the worst violence the capital has seen for years as tensions rise over an investigation into the 2020 port blast.
Unknown gunmen attacked supporters of Hizbollah, the Iran-backed paramilitary and political party, and its fellow Shia ally the Amal Movement. Hizbollah and Amal had taken to the streets to protest against what they see as the politicisation of a judicial investigation into the Beirut port blast that devastated the capital and left more than 200 dead.
Automatic fire and rocket-propelled grenades were heard in neighbourhoods near the gunfight, which took place close to the Justice Palace.
Shooting continued for three hours despite heavy deployment of soldiers, and the Lebanese Red Cross, which provides emergency services, said the death toll had risen to six on Thursday afternoon. Live footage broadcast on local television showed residents in the area fleeing their homes.
In a joint statement, Hizbollah, the biggest armed force after the army, and Amal said that snipers had shot at the heads of the demonstrators, blaming “armed and organised groups aiming to drag the country into sedition”.
The two groups later accused the Lebanese Forces, a far-right Christian party of being behind the shootings, according to pro-Hizbollah television channels. The LF’s leader, Samir Geagea, condemned the fighting and blamed the clashes on the proliferation of weapons.
The port probe has become a political flashpoint, with Hizbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah this week calling for the presiding judge’s removal, accusing him of political bias.
Tarek Bitar, the second judge to lead the investigation, has attempted to charge and summon a raft of ex-ministers and security officials from across the political spectrum, in an effort to hold powerful individuals to account for the explosion of badly stored chemicals.
A trail of leaked documents has revealed that many officials knew about the danger posed by the stash of ammonium nitrate but failed to take action.
Families of victims have repeatedly demonstrated in support of Bitar, and the EU delegation in Lebanon this week said that “the investigation should be allowed to proceed without any interference in legal proceedings”. Earlier on Thursday, a court dismissed an appeal to remove Bitar, one of a series of legal challenges mounted by accused politicians, including some Hizbollah allies.
The clashes are taking place across an old civil war frontline in a southern area of Beirut, an area home to all three of the country’s main sects — Sunni and Shia Muslims and Christians. Lebanon’s 15-year civil war ended in 1990, but old sectarian and political rivalries remain.
Lebanon is suffering its most severe social turbulence since the war ended. It is two years into am economic crisis, rooted in decades of corruption and state mismanagement, which has pushed more than half the nearly 7m-strong population into poverty. The collapse was exacerbated by more than a year without a fully functioning government, as political forces fought among each other for control of ministries, which are divided along sectarian lines.
Billionaire Najib Mikati, who was appointed prime minister last month, called for calm on Thursday.
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2021-10-14 13:01:50Z
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Norway bow and arrow attacks: Suspect charged as police say killings 'appear to be act of terrorism' - Sky News
The killings of five people in Norway by a man armed with a bow and arrows "appears to be an act of terrorism", the country's security agency has said.
Four women and one man were killed during the rampage in Kongsberg, with a police officer among three others injured.
A statement issued by PST, Norway's security service, said: "The incidents in Kongsberg appear at the moment to be an act of terrorism, but the investigation, which is led by the South-East police district, will clarify in more detail what the incidents were motivated by."
It said the terrorism threat in Norway had not changed from "moderate".
"At the same time, PST is working to investigate whether what has happened could inspire others to commit serious acts of violence, in the form of follow-up actions, revenge actions and more," the statement said, before adding that the service "does not have currently have information that that is the case".
"The accused in the case is known to PST from before, without PST being able to provide further details about him," it said.
The attacker managed to get away from officers who initially confronted him after firing arrows at them. Espen Andersen Brathen, a 37-year-old Danish citizen living in Kongsberg, was arrested around half an hour later at 6.47pm local time.
Police believe all the killings happened during that period.
They say the suspect, who has since been charged with the murders, had previously been identified as showing signs of radicalisation and will now be assessed by forensic psychiatric experts.
A since deleted video originally posted on YouTube has surfaced online in which Brathen discusses having converted to Islam.
Prosecutor Ann Iren Svane Matthiassen said he had admitted carrying out the attack.
Senior officers say the suspect had been convicted several times in the past, and was the subject of a six-month restraining order against two close family members last year after he threatened to kill one of them.
He also had convictions for burglary and for possession of small amounts of cannabis in 2012.
Witnesses described a "shocking" scene after the killings in Kongsberg, with one describing the moment he saw a man with "an arrow in his back".
A number of Wednesday's victims were in the town centre's Coop Extra supermarket when they were attacked.
Kongsberg, a small town of around 26,000 inhabitants, is situated about 41 miles southwest of Oslo.
Local officials said anyone who needed support would be welcome at the town's main church.
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2021-10-14 13:30:00Z
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Tower block inferno kills at least 46 people and injures dozens more in Taiwan - Daily Mail
Tower block inferno kills at least 46 people and injures dozens more in Taiwan
- At least 46 people have been killed and another 41 injured in blaze which ripped through a building in Taiwan
- Officials believe fire broke out in the 13-storey building around 3am this morning, destroying multiple floors
- Fire officials confirmed that the majority of the deaths occurred between floors seven and eleven
- Another search of the building was planned before sunset, with the lower floors believed to have been empty
At least 46 people have died and more than 40 others were injured after fire ripped through a tower block in Taiwan overnight.
The inferno engulfed the 13-storey, mixed-use building around 3am this morning, according to officials who said the 'extremely fierce' blaze had destroyed multiple floors.
32 bodies were sent straight to the morgue from the site of the blaze, while another 14 people who showed no signs of life were among 55 taken to hospital.
'Extremely fierce': Firefighters have been tackling the blaze since 3am this morning after the building caught fire, with the inferno destroying multiple floors as it grew
At least 46 people have died and at least 41 others were injured after a 13-story building in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, caught fire overnight
The blaze was so large that multiple fire crews were required to battle the flames during the early hours of this morning
Keeping at a safe distance, multiple fire crews battled to get the flames under control at the building in Taiwan
Huge flames could be seen erupting from windows on the building, with thick plumes of smoke also been sent rising into the sky
Flames engulfed multiple floors of the building in the southern Taiwanese city, which erupted around 3am
Smoke rises from the building into the sky as firefighters work to extinguish the last of the flames which gutted multiple floors during the early hours of this morning
A team of firefighters huddle together, making final preparations, before entering the 13-storey building this morning to conduct a search for survivors
A man rescued from the burning building lies on his back on a stretcher as a medical team assesses his condition
In Taiwan, official confirmation of a death can only be made in the hospital.
Most of the deaths were on floors seven to eleven, which housed residential apartments, fire officials said. The first five floors were for commercial use but were unoccupied.
Another search of the building, in the city of Kaohsiung, is planned for before sunset, according to officials.
Video shown on Taiwanese television showed orange flames and smoke billowing out of the lower floors of the building as firefighters sprayed water at it from the street.
One woman, who was not identified, said her 60-to-70 year old parents were inside.
A team of firefighters make their way into the building on one of the higher floors as they carry out a search operation following the blaze
A team of firefighters, equipped with torches and filtration breathing masks make their way to the entrance of the building as they get ready for another search operation
A firefighter is seen taking a break and sitting on a step to the side of a firetruck after spending all morning tackling the building fire
32 bodies were sent straight to the morgue from the site of the blaze, while another 14 people who showed no signs of life were among 55 taken to hospital
Sunrise highlighted the extent of the damage caused by the building fire, with large scorch marks covering patches of the building
After daybreak, firefighters could be seen spraying water into the middle floors of the still smoldering building from elevated platforms.
The cause of the fire was unclear, but it was noted the flames burned most intensely where a lot of clutter had been piled up, the fire department statement said.
Eyewitnesses told Taiwan media that they heard an explosion around 3 a.m.
The building is about 40-years-old with shops on the lower levels and apartments above. The lower floors were completely blackened.
People bow their heads in respect as paramedics transport one of the victims of the fire away from the building following the fire
Fire trucks can be seen parked all along the street in front of the building, with a platform extended to the top floors from one vehicle so firefighters can search for victims
Fire investigators conducted searches of the bottom floors of the building this morning to try and determine the cause of the inferno
The exterior walls of the building, which featured both commercial and residential floors, display the extent of the damage caused by the blaze which tore through multiple floors
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2021-10-14 10:10:59Z
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Norway attacks: Kongsberg bow and arrow killings 'appear to be act of terrorism', country's security agency says - Sky News
The killings of five people in Norway by a man armed with a bow and arrows "appears to be an act of terrorism", the country's security agency has said.
Four women and one man were killed during the rampage in Kongsberg, with a police officer among others left injured.
A statement issued by PST, Norway's security service, said: "The incidents in Kongsberg appear at the moment to be an act of terrorism, but the investigation, which is led by the South-East police district, will clarify in more detail what the incidents were motivated by."
It said the terrorism threat in Norway had not changed from "moderate".
"At the same time, PST is working to investigate whether what has happened could inspire others to commit serious acts of violence, in the form of follow-up actions, revenge actions and more," the statement said, before adding that the service "does not have currently have information that that is the case".
"The accused in the case is known to PST from before, without PST being able to provide further details about him," it said.
The attacker managed to get away from officers who initially confronted him after firing arrows at them. Espen Andersen Brathen, a 37-year-old Danish citizen living in Kongsberg, was arrested around half an hour later at 6.47pm local time.
Police believe all the killings happened during that period. They say the suspect, who has since been charged with the murders, had previously been identified as showing signs of radicalisation and will now be assessed by forensic psychiatric experts.
A since deleted video originally posted on YouTube has surfaced online in which Brathen discusses having converted to Islam.
Prosecutor Ann Iren Svane Matthiassen said he had admitted carrying out the attack.
Senior officers say the suspect had been convicted several times in the past, and was the subject of a six-month restraining order against two close family members last year after he threatened to kill one of them.
He also had convictions for burglary and for possession of small amounts of cannabis in 2012.
A number of Wednesday's victims were in the town centre's Coop Extra supermarket when they were attacked.
Kongsberg, a small town of around 26,000 inhabitants, is situated about 41 miles southwest of Oslo.
Local officials said anyone who needed support would be welcome at the town's main church.
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2021-10-14 12:22:30Z
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