The driver of a hijacked Gwinnett County bus is speaking out for the first time and says throughout the harrowing experience, he stayed focused on his duty. Ernst Antoine was driving his normal route with a Gwinnett County transit bus on Tuesday when Joseph Grier got on board. Moments after getting on the bus, Grier […]
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1 dead after shooting on hijacked Gwinnett County bus, wild police chase up I-85
One person is dead after police said a gunman hijacked a bus from downtown Atlanta with 17 people on board while holding a gun to the bus driver’s head. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The incident started at 45 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard around 4:30 p.m. Atlanta police said they […]
Air Force Pilot Who Had Been Ordered to Prevent 9/11 Hijacked Plane from Reaching Washington, D.C., Retires
“If those heroes on [hijacked flight] 93 … hadn’t taken action … it would have been a very different outcome for me and my family,” U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Marc Sasseville said U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. David J. Fenner A military pilot who was ordered to prevent one of the […]
Haiti police recover hijacked cargo ship after five-hour shootout with gangs
Haiti’s National Police agency says that it has recovered a hijacked cargo ship laden with rice following a gunbattle with gangs that lasted more than five hours. Two police officers were injured and an undetermined number of gang members were killed in the shootout that occurred on Saturday off the coast of the capital, Port-au-Prince, […]
Haiti police recover hijacked cargo ship in rare victory after 5-hour shootout with gangs
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s National Police agency says that it has recovered a hijacked cargo ship laden with rice following a gunbattle with gangs that lasted more than five hours. Two police officers were injured and an undetermined number of gang members were killed in the shootout that occurred Saturday off the coast of […]
India’s navy intercepts a bulk carrier hijacked by Somali pirates
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian navy on Saturday said it intercepted a bulk carrier that was hijacked by Somali pirates and demanded they surrender. The navy said it intercepted the Maltese-flagged MV Ruen on Friday after it opened fire on an Indian warship in international waters. “The pirates onboard the vessel have been called […]
Indian navy intercepts bulk carrier hijacked by Somali pirates
The Indian navy says it intercepted a bulk carrier that was hijacked by Somali pirates and demanded they surrender. The navy said it intercepted the Maltese-flagged MV Ruen on Friday after it opened fire on an Indian warship in international waters. “The pirates onboard the vessel have been called upon to surrender and release the […]
Popular video doorbells can be easily hijacked, researchers find
Several internet-connected doorbell cameras have a security flaw that allows hackers to take over the camera by just holding down a button, among other issues, according to research by Consumer Reports. On Thursday, the non-profit Consumer Reports published research that detailed four security and privacy flaws in cameras made by EKEN, a company based in […]
American couple whose yacht was hijacked in Grenada were likely thrown overboard and are dead, police say
The family of a missing American couple whose yacht was hijacked by three escaped prisoners in Grenada is holding out hope that they’ll be found alive even as police say they are probably dead. What happened? The married couple, identified as Ralph Hendry, 66, and Kathy Brandel, 71, of Virginia, were spending the winter cruising […]
Americans whose yacht was hijacked in Grenada were likely thrown overboard and died, police say
Police in Grenada on Monday offered their “condolences” to loved ones of two American boaters “disposed of” at sea by escaped prisoners — while still holding on to a “low probability” of hope the U.S. citizens might be alive. While Royal Grenada Police Force Commissioner Don McKenzie said Kathy Brandel are Ralph Hendry are now […]
Grenada police say a US couple whose catamaran was hijacked were likely thrown overboard and died
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Police in Grenada said Monday that they believe an elderly U.S. couple aboard their catamaran that was hijacked by three escaped prisoners last week were killed and thrown into the Caribbean Sea. The announcement is a blow to those who were independently helping search for Ralph Hendry and Kathy […]
Family of Americans believed dead after yacht allegedly hijacked in Grenada describe scene of violence
The family of two Americans who may have been killed after prison escapees allegedly hijacked their yacht in Granada are clinging to hope the couple might be found alive. The pair have been identified by their sailing club as Kathy Brandel and Ralph Hendry, a couple from Virginia who were spending the winter cruising the […]