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6 Suspects Questioned After UK Synagogue Attack

Authorities are investigating whether Jihad Al-Shamie, shot dead by police, acted alone

(Newser) - Police on Saturday were questioning six people arrested on suspicion of terror offenses after an attack on a synagogue in northwest England that left two men dead and Britain's Jewish community shocked and grieving. Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, was shot dead by police on Thursday outside the Heaton Park Hebrew...

Starmer: 'Vile Individual' Carried Out Synagogue Attack

Man who killed 2 'attacked Jews because they are Jews,' prime minister says

(Newser) - An attack that killed two people and injured four others outside a synagogue in Manchester, England was a terrorist attack committed by a "vile individual," British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Thursday. Police said the suspect who drove his car at members of the public and stabbed people...

On Holiest Day for Jews, a Synagogue Attack in the UK

Attacker, believed to have been fatally shot by cops in Manchester, is said to have killed 2

(Newser) - Two people were killed and three others were seriously wounded Thursday in a synagogue attack in northern England on the holiest day of the Jewish year, police said. The suspect is also believed to be dead after being shot by officers, but that couldn't be immediately confirmed due to...

Cops Who Thought Bear Killed Elderly Man Have New Theory

Police now say son actually stabbed 93-year-old Fujiyoshi Shindo to death in Japan

(Newser) - When Fujiyoshi Shindo's wife found the 93-year-old's body Monday in a bedroom in their home in the Japanese city of Daisen, authorities initially suspected he'd been mauled by a bear. Looks like an ursine suspect is now off the hook, as police have updated their analysis to...

Mom Killed After Leading Girls to Safety in Park Stabbings

Suspect who killed Cristen and Clinton Brink in Arkansas had no known connection to them

(Newser) - Authorities in Arkansas say Cristen Amanda Brink, killed in a double homicide at Devil's Den State Park, was fatally stabbed after returning to help her husband, Clinton David Brink, during the attack. According to police, the couple was hiking with their two daughters, ages 7 and 9, and...

11 People Stabbed at Michigan Walmart

Authorities say suspect is in custody after Traverse City attack

(Newser) - At least 11 people were stabbed at a Walmart in Traverse City, Michigan on Saturday—with six in critical condition—in what the sheriff said appeared to be a random act. A suspect is in custody, authorities say. "Eleven is 11 too many, but thank God it wasn't...

Man Stabs 11 on 2nd Night at Oregon Homeless Shelter

Visitor allegedly pulled knife from bag during fight in Salem

(Newser) - A man stabbed 11 people at a homeless shelter in downtown Salem, Oregon, on Sunday evening—as cameras recorded his every move. "The whole incident is on video," Craig Smith, executive director of the Salem Police Department, tells NBC News , referring to security video at the Men's...

Divorce Lawyer Accused of Killing His Client to Stall Trial

Indictment alleges Gregory Moore stabbed Aliza Sherman to death in 2013 to delay her divorce case

(Newser) - A former Ohio divorce attorney accused of fatally stabbing one of his clients more than a decade ago has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy charges. Gregory J. Moore entered his plea virtually on Wednesday in a Cuyahoga County court involving the March 2013 killing of 53-year-old...

18 Hurt After Knife Attack at German Train Station

Suspect is in custody after ambush during Friday evening rush hour

(Newser) - Eighteen people were injured in a knife attack at the main railway station in Hamburg, Germany, on Friday evening, according to police. The suspect, a 39-year-old German woman, was arrested at the scene and remains in custody, per the BBC . The attack occurred during rush hour, around 6pm local...

Cops: Follower Fatally Stabs Influencer on Livestream

Upset over unpaid debt, the man allegedly tracked down Airi Sato using her recording

(Newser) - A Japanese influencer was livestreaming on a Tokyo street on Tuesday when she was fatally stabbed by a follower with a grudge, according to police. Airi Sato, 22, could be heard screaming for help as her livestream suddenly went dark, the New York Times reports, noting viewers later heard sirens....

Attacker in Austria Stabs 5 at Random

Police have a suspect, 23, in custody

(Newser) - Four people were wounded and one killed when a 23-year-old man began stabbing passersby at random with a knife in the Austrian city of Villach on Saturday, police said. The victim who died was 14 years old, the BBC reports. Police said they have a 23-year-old man in custody, a...

Teen Gets More Than 50 Years in UK Mass Stabbing
Teen Sentenced in
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Jan 23, 2025 1:25 PM CST

Teen Sentenced in UK Mass Stabbing

Axel Rudakubana, who killed 3 young girls at Taylor Swift-themed dance class, gets more than 50 years

(Newser) - A teenager who stabbed three young girls to death at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England was sentenced Thursday to more than 50 years in prison for what a judge called "the most extreme, shocking, and exceptionally serious crime." Judge Julian Goose said 18-year-old Axel Rudakubana "...

Fugitive Proclaims Innocence on Podcast

Jasmin Thompson turns herself in the following day over Staten Island stabbing

(Newser) - Detectives looking for a woman sought in a fatal Staten Island stabbing would have found it useful to tune into a local podcast on Sunday. There, on LFTG Radio , suspect Jasmin Thompson turned up as a guest to proclaim her innocence, reports Staten Island Live . "I'm not a...

2 Killed, 1 Critically Hurt in NYC Stabbing Rampage
3 Killed in NYC
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Nov 19, 2024 12:00 AM CST

3 Killed in NYC Stabbing Rampage

Suspect arrested after unprovoked Manhattan attacks

(Newser) - The third and final victim in an apparently random stabbing spree in Manhattan Monday morning has died of her injuries. The 36-year-old woman was taken to a hospital in critical condition, but died later Monday, the AP reports. A taxi driver witnessed that attack, which took place near UN headquarters,...

Police: Disgruntled Student Stabbed 8 to Death in China

17 are injured in attack outside a vocational school

(Newser) - Eight people were killed and 17 injured in a stabbing attack outside a vocational school in the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi on Saturday night, local police said. The attack occurred at the Wuxi Vocational Institute of Arts and Technology in Yixing, a statement from Yixing police said. A 21-year...

Islamic State Says It Carried Out Festival Stabbings in Revenge

German police search for attacker, arrest 15-year-old suspected of knowing crime was planned

(Newser) - The Islamic State on Saturday claimed responsibility for stabbings the night before in Germany that killed three people and wounded eight others. Without providing evidence, the Guardian reports, the group posted on its Telegram account that the attack was carried out by one of its members "in revenge for...

German Police Hunt Attacker Who Stabbed at Random

Police report 3 were killed and 4 seriously wounded during city festival

(Newser) - A man stabbed passersby at random at a festival marking a German city's 650th anniversary on Friday night, leaving three people dead and four seriously wounded. Police launched a manhunt for the attacker, Deutsche Welle reports. The stabbings took place in the central square of Solingen, a city of...

Man Pleads Guilty in Fatal Stabbing Over Snoring

Christopher Casey of Philadelphia area killed his complaining neighbor

(Newser) - A dispute over loud snoring led to one man's death and to a prison sentence for his neighbor in suburban Philadelphia. Prosecutors say Robert Wallace, 62, became irked over the snoring of 56-year-old Christopher Casey, who lived next door to Wallace in a duplex in Upper Moreland and shared...

Far-Right Riots Near Scene of Mass Stabbing

Police said crowd targeted mosque because of false online rumors

(Newser) - Far-right protesters fueled by anger and false online rumors hurled bottles and stones at police, wounding more than 20 officers Tuesday outside a northwest England mosque near where three girls were fatally stabbed a day earlier. Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the "thuggery" and said the crowd had hijacked...

3rd Child Is Dead in Dance Class Stabbing

It was a Taylor Swift-themed class, and the singer says she is 'at a complete loss'

(Newser) - A 9-year-old girl has died, bringing the death toll to three in Monday's "ferocious attack" on a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in northwest England. Five other children and two adults who reportedly tried to protect them remain in critical condition. Eleven children were stabbed in the attack, which...

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