ST. LOUIS – A night of celebration in Dutchtown quickly turned to tragedy as gunmen tore apart a decade-long relationship between a newly married couple. The union of Manuel and Dulce Gonzalez started out as beautiful, happy, and full of love. So much so that the intimate party in the 3800 block of Neosho Street […]
A man in his 30s has been killed and several others wounded in a shooting at a Turkish wedding in north-east France, police have said. French media report that three armed, hooded men arrived at the reception venue in Thionville late on Saturday night before opening fire on guests. Quoting police sources, Le Figaro newspaper […]
What happened Gunmen in Russia’s southern Dagestan republic carried out what authorities called a coordinated terrorist attack on Orthodox churches, synagogues and police outposts in two cities, Derbent and Makhachkala. Sergei Melikov, Dagestan’s governor, said “more than 15 police officers fell victim” in Sunday’s attacks, along with a priest and several other civilians. Who said […]
Gunmen attacked churches and synagogues in Russia’s North Caucasus region of Dagestan on Sunday, killing at least eight police and national guard officers and a priest, officials said. The unidentified gunmen launched simultaneous attacks in Dagestan’s largest city of Makhachkala and in the coastal city of Derbent. Russia’s Investigative Committee said it had opened criminal […]
Gunmen opened fire at a synagogue, an Orthodox church and a police post in Russia’s North Caucasus region of Dagestan on Sunday, killing six policemen and injuring 12, the region’s Russian news agencies quoted the interior ministry as saying. A local religious organisation in the mainly Muslim region put the death toll at nine, including […]
Editor’s note: This is a developing story. Check back at chieftain.com for updates. A gunman is believed to have fled the scene following a shooting that left two people dead at the Lake Pueblo State Park Sailboard Beach shortly after midnight Friday. The Pueblo County Coroner took custody of the bodies. Autopsies will determine the […]
At least 25 people have been killed and others abducted by gunmen in Nigeria’s northwestern Katsina state, authorities say. Dozens of gunmen on motorbikes stormed Yargoje in Kankara late on Sunday, the state commissioner for security affairs, Nasiru Babangida Mu’azu, told BBC Hausa. Attacks by armed gangs – referred to locally as bandits – in […]
COTIJA, Mexico (Reuters) – The mayor of a western Mexican town was ambushed and killed by gunmen on Monday, shortly after the country elected its first-female president, following what was the bloodiest campaign in the country’s history. Yolanda Sanchez, the mayor of Cotija in the state of Michoacan since 2021, was shot 19 times in […]
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen fatally shot a police officer assigned to protect polio workers in Pakistan’s northwest, an official said Monday. At least 11 police have died this year while on security duty for vaccination campaigns in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The gunmen fired at a team working in the Wargari area of Lakki Marwat […]
A huge manhunt continues in France for the gunmen who ambushed a prison van, shot dead two guards in the vehicle, and then set free a prisoner known as “The Fly.” Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, speaking on broadcaster RTL, described the search as “unprecedented.” Interpol issued an alert for the man on Wednesday. Darmanin said […]
A huge manhunt continues in France for the gunmen who ambushed a prison van, shot dead two guards in the vehicle, and then set free the inmate known as “The Fly” who was being transported. Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, speaking on broadcaster RTL, described the search as “unprecedented” and said that all resources were being […]
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least nine students have been abducted by gunmen during a late-night raid on their school in northern Nigeria’s Kogi state, authorities said Friday, the third such abduction amid rampant kidnappings targeting schools in the conflict-hit region this year. The assailants invaded the Confluence University of Science and Technology in Kogi […]