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LYON, France (AFP) — Three police were shot dead and a fourth wounded in Puy-de-Dome in central France on Wednesday, sources in the public prosecutor’s office told AFP. The police officers, who were responding to a call over domestic violence, were shot by a 48-year-old man as they attempted to rescue a woman. © Agence France-Presse
(Eagle News)–Thirty-four more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said with the additional recoveries, the recovery tally rose to 6896. Twenty-one more cases pushed the total to 7345. Of these, 426 were active. There was no additional death, which means the death toll remains at 23. The police continue to man checkpoints and enforce laws, making them one of the country’s frontliners amid the pandemic. PNP Chief Camilo Cascolan has said […]
by Jastinder KHERA VIENNA, Austria (AFP) — Two people including one attacker were killed in central Vienna on Monday evening in what Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz described as a “repulsive terror attack”. Police said there was “one deceased person” and several injured, including one police officer. Meanwhile, one suspect was “shot and killed by police officers,” Vienna police said on their Twitter account. The attack had been carried out by “several suspects armed with rifles”, […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Philadelphia was put under a curfew on Friday for the second time this week and National Guard troops were deployed in the US city after days of unrest following the police killing of a Black man. The city, the largest in the state of Pennsylvania, has seen looting, protests and clashes with police since Monday’s fatal shooting of 27-year-old Walter Wallace, which was captured on video posted to […]
by Camille CAMDESSUS LOUISVILLE, United States (AFP) — Louisville began another night under curfew Thursday after the Kentucky city was rocked by protests over the news that no one would face charges for the police killing of Breonna Taylor — a decision her family lawyer blamed on the “devil of racism.” Demonstrations erupted in Louisville and other cities around the United States after it was announced Wednesday that a grand jury had decided not to […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Two people were killed and 14 wounded early Saturday in a shooting at a backyard party in Rochester, New York state, police said. Officers responding to reports of gunfire in the area found a “chaotic scene” with about 100 people running in various directions, interim police chief Mark Simmons told reporters. “In total we have 16 confirmed victims of shooting. And I’m sad to announce that two of the […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Detectives offered a $100,000 reward Monday for information leading to the capture of a fugitive who brazenly shot two US sheriff’s deputies at close range as they sat in their car. The officers targeted Saturday in the Compton neighborhood of Los Angeles — a 24-year-old man and 31-year-old woman — were in critical condition, but LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said he was hopeful they would pull through. “Fortunately, […]
by Joe JACKSON, with Phil HAZLEWOOD in London Agence France Presse BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom (AFP) — Detectives in Britain’s second city of Birmingham on Sunday launched a hunt for a knifeman who killed one and critically injured two in a series of random stabbings over several hours. Five others suffered minor injuries in the attacks, which happened at four separate locations in the busy city centre between 12:30 (2330 GMT Saturday) and 2:30 am. […]
Malacanang condemns “dastardly attacks”, calls on public to be vigilant, report suspicious persons (Eagle News) — Philippine authorities locked down a part of Jolo in Sulu province following two deadly blasts by terrorist groups believed to be part of the Abu Sayyaf that killed at least 14 people, including seven soldiers, and wounded scores of civilians on a busy commercial street. One of the casualties was a female suicide bomber who detonated herself after […]
LYON, France (AFP) — Global police body Interpol warned Monday of an “alarming” rate of cybercrime during the coronavirus pandemic, with criminals taking advantage of people working from home to target major institutions. An assessment by the Lyon-based organisation found a “significant target shift” by criminals from individuals and small businesses to major corporations, governments and critical infrastructure. “Cybercriminals are developing and boosting their attacks at an alarming pace, exploiting the fear and uncertainty […]
(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the Philippine National Police has breached the 2000 mark. The PNP said as of today, 6 p.m., COVID-19 cases in their ranks have reached 2048. Ten deaths have so far been reported, while 730 have recovered. The PNP said suspected cases are at 2464. Probable cases have reached 809. Policemen in the country are frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as they continue to man […]
LIMA, Peru (AFP) — At least 223 police officers in Peru have died after contracting the coronavirus while enforcing one of South America’s longest lockdowns, the interior ministry announced Tuesday. “We have to date 223 police dead and 15,500 infected,” Interior Minister General Gaston Rodriguez told a virtual press conference. The death toll is 30 percent higher than two weeks ago, when the ministry announced 170 officers had died and just under 10,000 were infected, […]
