07 October 2017

"There has been one arrest..."

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"...of a male and police say “Enquiries to establish the circumstances and motive are underway.”
Nine people taken to hospital... doesn't sound like a typical driver/ pedestrian interaction.

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UPDATE: Cops say "not terrorism"...
An update from the force said the incident was now being treated as "a road traffic collision".

The current terror threat level in the UK is "severe" - the second highest - meaning an attack is highly likely.
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RELATED: Here we go again...
PARIS — A man who fatally stabbed two women outside Marseille’s main train station had been detained for shoplifting and released the day before the attack, and used seven fake identities in previous encounters with police, officials said Monday.
Meanwhile, a couple of countries over...
ZURICH, Oct 7 (Reuters) - A refugee was shot and killed by Swiss cantonal police on Saturday after he charged at two other asylum seekers with knives, law enforcement officials said.

His nationality was not immediately released.
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LAST WORD: As Canadian as suicide bombing...
Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, a 19-year-old Canadian citizen from Mississauga, has pleaded guilty to charges of terrorism.
Funny how "Canadians" always seem to be in the thick of it..
Toronto police have identified a man killed in a daylight shooting outside an Etobicoke apartment building as 29-year-old Abdulkadir Bihi.
And in an unrelated case...
Abdirizak Yabarow is charged with second-degree murder and assault causing bodily harm.