Gunman holding hostages in US high school in Bailey, Colorado killed

Duane Morrison, 53, took several girls hostage Wednesday at Platte Canyon High School in Bailey, Colorado and later killed himself after police reportedly stormed the school.

"It is a hostage situation, an adult is holding the hostages, he claims to have explosives," said Lance Clem, a spokesman for the Colorado State Police Department.

At least two schools, Platte Canyon High School and Fitzsimmons Middle School were evacuated and the main highway between Bailey and Shawnee, Colorado, Highway 285, was closed to all traffic until further notice.

A SWAT team and the bomb squad were also deployed in the area. Six hostages were initially taken, but four were released. The remaining hostages were two girls who were being held hostage in a classroom located on an upper floor and reports say that the girls may have suffered some injuries during the raid.

According to the secretary of the school district's superintendent, Jan Howard, students in both schools are in a "safe location", but police say that parents are not able to pick up their kids due to the closure of the main highway.

Several shots were fired according to the sheriff's department, which are believed to be the "loud noise" that prompted the evacuation of the rest of the two schools.

The police had "limited contact" with Morrison and the hostages. Contact with them had been "a little bit sporadic," said spokeswoman with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, Jacki Kelley.

"It's very sketchy at this stage but we can confirm that a man carrying a weapon is inside the building and two girls are being held hostage. The man entered a classroom at about noon and had an exchange with a teacher and fired more than one shot. We have no reports of any injuries. We know he is armed with a weapon because shots were fired but we do not know what kind of a weapon it is," added Kelley.

Morrison was found to have used a revolver and a semi-automatic pistol when police removed his body after the raid.  Upon further investigation, Morrison was also found to have been a homeless man who lived out of his car.

Park County Sheriff Fred Wegener said authorities decided to storm the classroom after Morrison cut off negotiations and set a 4 p.m. deadline. Wegener wouldn't say what Morrison threatened to do. He said authorities used explosives as they entered the classroom, only to have the suspect fire at officers, shoot one of the girls and then himself.

"We have almost no information on this suspect. We don't know who he is. We don't know what he wants," said Kelley.

According to Sheriff Wegener, Morrison also sexually assaulted at least one of the hostages while holding them captive.

During the raid on the school, Morrison shot one of the hostages, identified by acquaintances and a co-worker as 16-year-old Emily Keyes. She was reported to have been bleeding heavily and was taken to a Denver hospital in critical condition, but was declared dead, a hospital spokeswoman said.


Gijzeldrama op Amerikaanse school

Een gewapende man heeft ten minste zes mensen gegijzeld op een school in Colorado. Inmiddels zijn vier van hen vrijgelaten en worden nog twee studenten gegijzeld. Volgens een woordvoerder van de politie gaat het om twee meisjes.

Volgens onbevestigde berichten gaat het om een 35-jarige man, mogelijk een ouder van een student op de school. Jacki Kelley, een woordvoerster van de politie kon alleen bevestigen dat het om een meerderjarige man gaat, het zou in elk geval geen student zijn. Ook de motieven voor de gijzeling zijn onduidelijk.

De politie is inmiddels begonnen met onderhandelingen en de hulpdiensten zijn massaal uitgerukt. De mobiele eenheid is ter plaatse en ook zijn er scherpschutters. Politie-eenheden vanuit andere regio's zijn ook opgeroepen om assistentie te verlenen bij de school.

Ook is de explosie opruimingsdienst ter plaatse nadat de gijzelnemer beweerde een bom bij zich te hebben, er zou ook een verdacht pakketje in of rondom de school zijn gevonden.

Volgens de woordvoerster van de politie, Jacki Kelley, is er direct contact geweest met de dader en zijn de gijzelaars ongedeerd. Het drama speelt zich af op de tweede etage van het gebouw, in een klaslokaal.

De man opende in de school het vuur en schoot in de drukke school om zich heen, wonder boven wonder zouden hierbij geen gewonden zijn gevallen. Nadat de schoten werden afgevuurd werd de school geëvacueerd.

Een andere school, naast Platte Canyon school waar het drama zich voltrekt, is ook geëvacueerd. Andere scholen in de omgeving zijn in een zogenoemde 'lockdown', dat betekend dat niemand het gebouw mag verlaten totdat de situatie veilig is.

Een snelweg die voor de school loopt is volledig afgesloten.

Toen de politie de school bestormde, schoot de man een meisje door het hoofd, waarna hij zichzelf van het leven beroofde. Het meisje is later in het ziekenhuis overleden.


Gunman holds hostage in U.S. television station offices

A gunman with something strapped to his chest—believed to be an "explosive device"—has taken at least one person hostage inside the Discovery Communications headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland. The man is reported to be named James Lee, who has posted an angry rant on a website demanding that Discovery take action over climate change, and was pictured in 2008 protesting against the company.

"Police are on high alert, positioning themselves behind columns, cars, anything that gives cover. All have their weapons drawn. From what we're seeing, everyone seems to be calm," said an eyewitness who was across from the building at the time. In a press conference at 2:30 P.M. (EST), a spokesman for police told the media that police were on scene and talking to the gunman, who has been described as an Asian male.

Employees were sent to the building's upper floors and then evacuated from the building after the gunman entered. A day care center located inside the building, which had over 100 people inside of it at the time, was also evacuated. Roads surrounding the building have been closed to traffic, and witnesses state that SWAT teams and law enforcement from several areas were at the scene, along with three bomb technicians.

Lee posted a manifesto on his website, according to sources, which criticized the Discovery Channel. It read "The Discovery Channel and it's affiliate channels MUST have daily television programs at prime time slots...where solutions to save the planet would be done in the same way as the Industrial Revolution was done...The world needs TV shows that develop solutions to the problems that humans are causing, not stupefy the people into destroying the world. Not encouraging them to breed more environmentally harmful humans." The manifesto also included a list of Lee's demands to the Discovery Channel.

It has been reported that police were initially called to the scene upon receiving a report of a suspicious package. CNN has reported the man could be a former employee of the network, and a police officer at the scene said that the suspect has "concerns" with Discovery.

The standoff ended when Lee was shot to death by the police.


Secuestrador es abatido luego de una toma de rehenes en la sede de Discovery Channel

James Jay Lee, un ambientalista de 43 años, fue abatido por la policía luego de ocupar ayer la sede de Discovery Communications, conglomerado televisivo de varios canales como Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, entre otros. Lee mantuvo a tres rehenes en el lobby del edificio ubicado en la ciudad de Silver Spring, Maryland y según fuentes policiales, mantenía una pistola y un dispositivo explosivo adosado a su cuerpo.

Unas horas después, la policía del condado de Montgomery logró ocupar el edificio y realizaron un disparo a la cabeza del secuestrador, matándolo inmediatamente. Los tres rehenes fueron liberados sin ningún daño.

El secuestrador tenía previamente un arresto en 2008 por causar el desorden público en las afueras de la sede de Discovery Communications. También se le vincula en la participación en una página web donde demandan de manera enérgica cambios en la programación televisiva, en la necesidad de salvar el planeta y en contra de extender la raza humana.


Gunman killed outside Colorado governor's office

A man identified as Aaron Richard Snyder showed up on Monday around 2:25 p.m. outside the Colorado Capitol offices of Governor Bill Ritter. He was carrying a 357-caliber 7 shot Smith and Wesson revolver with 20 extra rounds of ammunition and started screaming "I am the emperor" and "I am here to take over the state".

When he was confronted by a Colorado State trooper, Snyder opened his jacket showing that he was carrying a gun. The trooper ordered Snyder to drop the gun, but instead he moved "menancingly" in the direction of the trooper who then shot him once in the head and twice in the chest.

Snyder died from the multiple gunshot wounds on the floor of the Capitol office building. The Capitol went on a full lockdown with employees, tour groups and visitors in the building at the time ordered to stay where they were.

Governor Ritter was interviewing a judge candidate in his office at the time of the shooting. He held a press conference on the Capitol step two hours later.

Mr. Snyder was under doctors care for delusional behavior. The Northglenn, Colorado police issued a BOL "Be On the Lookout" to all law enforcement agencies in Colorado for Snyder and his car, a 2004 black Kia, around 25 minutes before the shooting occurred.


Muere un hombre armado en un tiroteo afuera de la oficina del gobernador de Colorado

17 de julio de 2007Colorado, Estados Unidos de América —

De acuerdo a reportes, un hombre identificado como Aaron Richard Snyder fue a las afueras de la oficina del gobernador de Colorado, Bill Ritter, cargando un revólver Smith and Wesson calibre-357 de siete tiros y comenzó a gritar "Soy el emperador" y "Estoy aquí para tomar el estado" ("I am the emperor", "I am here to take over the state").

Un oficial de Colorado lo confrontó y Snyder mostró que llevaba un arma. El oficial ordenó que Snyder arrojara el arma, pero en lugar de eso, "la movió amenazadoramente" en dirección al oficial quien luego le disparó una vez en la cabeza y dos en el pecho.

Snyder murió a causa de las múltiples heridas en el suelo de la oficina edificio capitolio.

El gobernador Ritter estaba entrevistando a un candidato a juez en su oficina cuando se dio el tiroteo. Luego dio una conferencia de prensa dos horas después

Snyder estaba en tratamiento por comportamiento ilusorio. 25 minutos antes del incidente, la policía de Colorado había promulgado un BOL "Be On the Lookout" (una aviso de estar alerta) a todas las fuerzas de Colorado para buscar a Snyder y su auto, un Kia 2004 negro.


Gunman kills Burundi environment minister Emmanuel Niyonkuru

A gunman shot Burundi environment minister Emmanuel Niyonkuru dead early on Sunday, local time (UTC+2).

Police said they detained a woman accompanying Niyonkuru. The 54-year-old minister was returning home for the night in Bujumbura. Burundi has seen turbulence since President Pierre Nkurunziza sought a third term in early 2015, winning it in a disputed election. Protesters claim Nkurunziza violated a peace deal and the constitution. Since then around 450 have died.

Nkurunziza tweeted his thoughts were with "the family and all Burundians". Also detained were two security officers watching over Nkurunziza's Bujumbura home, and the manager of a bar the minister attended regularly. Police spokesperson Pierre Nkurikiye and Nkurunziza both called the attack an "assassination".

It is the first time a minister has died in the violence gripping the nation, which had eased in recent months. On Saturday a grenade was thrown into a church 40 km (25 miles) north of Bujumbura, wounding several. Nkurikiye said the church was illegal, and its leader was in custody.

Nkurunziza vowed the killers of Niyonkuru would face consequences.


Burundi : le ministre de l'environnement assassiné

Le ministre de l'environnement du Burundi, Emmanuel Niyonkuru (54 ans) a été assassiné ce matin par balles dimanche 1er janvier vers 0 h 45 par un homme armé, alors qu'il se rendait à son domicile de Rohero.

Si la situation est particulièrement tendue au Burundi depuis la réforme constitutionnelle de 2015 qui a autorisé Pierre Nkurunziza a briguer et à effectuer un troisième mandat, c'est la première fois qu'un assassinat politique touche un ministre.

Rappelons enfin que vendredi, Pierre Nkurunziza expliquait envisager de faire modifier à nouveau la constitution pour se présenter une 4e fois en 2020.


Gunman kills eight at Jerusalem school

On Thursday night, a Palestinian gunman entered the library at the Mercaz HaRav, an orthodox religious seminary, in Jerusalem, Israel. He opened fire with an automatic weapon, killing eight people and wounding another ten.

This is the most lethal attack on Israeli civilians in two years and the first attack in Jerusalem in more than three years.

"A terrorist infiltrated the Mercaz HaRav seminary and opened fire. He was killed in an exchange of fire and apparently had an explosives belt," said police spokesperson Shmuel Ben Ruby.

Police chief Aharon Franco said the attack was carried out by a lone gunman who "hid the weapon in a cardboard box." He said the gunman was subsequently killed by an Israeli army officer who, living nearby, ran to the school after hearing gunfire.

Seminary student Yitzhak Dadon, however, claims that he shot the gunman. "He came out of the library spraying automatic fire. ... The terrorist came to the entrance and I shot him twice in the head," Dadon told reporters.

"I saw the gunman and he fired a long burst in the air. But then he disappeared. I saw him again when he approached the door of the library. I shot him twice in the head. He started to sway and then someone else with a rifle fired at him, and he died," Dadon said.

Hamas sent a text message to reporters, stating, "We bless the (Jerusalem) operation. It will not be the last," but it did not claim responsibility. Sami Abu Zuhri, a senior spokesperson for Hamas, said the group "blesses the heroic operation in Jerusalem, which was a natural reaction to the Zionist massacre," referring to the recent Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip which killed at least 58 Palestinian civilians.

"It's very sad tonight in Jerusalem. Many people were killed in the heart of Jerusalem," said Jerusalem mayor Uri Lupolianski.

A spokesperson for the Foreign Affairs Minister of Israel said, "terrorists are trying to destroy the chances of peace but we will certainly continue peace talks."

President of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas, who recently froze peace talks with Israel, condemned the attack in Jerusalem.


Un attentat à Jérusalem-ouest fait 8 morts et une dizaine de blessés

Un attentat perpétré ce jeudi aux alentours de 20h30 (18h30 GMT) à Jérusalem-ouest dans un institut d'études talmudiques du quartier de Kyriat Moshé à tué huit personnes et en a blessé onze autres. Des sources médicales indiquent que deux des blessés seraient dans un état grave.

La police israélienne annonce avoir abattu un premier auteur de l'attentat au sein même de l'établissement. Elle aurait abattu le second dans un immeuble voisin où il s'était réfugié, après une demi-heure de chasse à l'homme dans les rues de Jérusalem. Il aurait été retrouvé porteur d'une ceinture d'explosifs non-actionnée.

Des sources israélienne racontent que les deux auteurs serait entrés dans l'établissement avant d'ouvrir le feu, touchant de nombreux étudiants présents.


פיגוע בישיבת מרכז הרב בירושלים

היום (ה') בשעה 21:00 אירע פיגוע בישיבת מרכז הרב בשכונת קריית משה בירושלים. מחבל ערבי תושב מזרח ירושלים פרץ למבנה הישיבה ופתח בירי לעבר התלמידים. מהירי נהרגו 8 אנשים ונוספים נפצעו. אחד מתלמידי הישיבה ירה במחבל, אך לא הרג אותו. סרן דוד שפירא, קצין צנחנים שהגיע למקום בעקבות קולות הירי, הצליח לבסוף להרוג את המחבל. בשכונה התנהל חיפוש נרחב בחשד למחבל נוסף וחשש שהוא נושא מטען חבלה או חגורת נפץ אך לא נמצא דבר.

על הפיגוע לקחו אחריות גדודי חללי אל-אקצא של הפת"ח ופלוגות עימאד מוע'נייה של חופשיי הגליל, ארגון טרור המורכב מערבים ישראלים.

הפיגוע התרחש על רקע המתיחות הגואה עקב חידוש ירי הקסאם ופגיעות רקטות באשקלון, ומנגד פעילותו האחרונה של צה"ל ברצועת עזה, אשר הביאה לעשרות הרוגים פלסטינים. ביקורות על פעולות שני הצדדים נשמעו מכיוונים רבים, מבית ומחוץ.


Gunman kills one at Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C.

According to local police, James Von Brunn, an 88-year-old man armed with a rifle has shot and killed guard Stephen Tyrone Johns, and been wounded himself, in the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday afternoon.

The incident occurred slightly after 1:00 p.m. (EDT) (17:00 UTC). Preliminary reports say that the man entered the building and opened fire, firing five or six rounds before being shot down by other security guards in the building.

Roads next to the museum were shut down after the shooting happened.

The gunman had links to white supremacists, police say.

"I heard a shot and though it was sort of a loud, like someone had dropped something," said an eyewitness, Angela Andelson, to the Agence France-Presse news agency. "And I see all these security guards kind of like ducking. I kind of glanced again and saw a gunman coming in [...] a long-looking kind of gun. I just ran in to one of the exhibits to try to take cover. I heard the first one. When I turned and looked there were maybe two to four more shots that I heard. People were screaming and ducking down getting on the floor, getting under benches."


Stati Uniti: antisemita irrompe nel Museo della Shoah di Washington e uccide una guardia

Un anziano antisemita statunitense, James Von Brunn, ha colpito a morte con una pistola una guardia nel Museo dell'Olocausto della città di Washington D.C., per poi rimanere gravemente ferito egli stesso dopo che un altro poliziotto ha a sua volta sparato per fermare l'aggressore.

«Stiamo valutando qualsiasi legame dell'episodio con il terrorismo domestico», fanno sapere dal Federal Bureau of Investigations. Al contempo, il sindaco della capitale statunitense Adrian Fenty ha fatto sapere che Von Brunn avrebbe agito senza l'ausilio di altre persone. Il grave episodio è stato seguito con attenzione anche dal presidente Barack Obama, rientrato negli Stati Uniti da pochi giorni dopo una storica visita a Buchenwald, uno dei campi di concentramento costruiti dai nazisti di Adolf Hitler.

L'assassinio è avvenuto quando in Italia erano da poco passate le 19 (a Washington era ora di pranzo): l'uomo è entrato nella struttura - particolarmente frequentata dai turisti (si stimano 1,5 milioni di turisti/anno) - brandendo una pistola. All'alt delle forze di sicurezza della struttura, ha reagito sparando sul poliziotto che è morto all'istante. Dopodiché, i colleghi hanno sparato all'uomo che è stato portato in ospedale.

Von Brunn, 89enne, è ben noto negli Stati Uniti per le sue posizioni antisemite e per le numerose pubblicazioni in difesa di Hitler e della supremazia della razza ariana nei confronti degli ebrei. Nel 1981 aveva tentato di rapire i membri del Board of Governors, l'organo di governo della Federal Reserve (l'equivalente della Banca centrale europea) ed era stato per questo condannato a scontare una pena di 6 anni di detenzione.


Gunman kills self and hostage in Texas NASA building

Around 1:40 p.m. CDT, NASA employees reported that two shots were fired in the NASA Building 44 in the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. A SWAT team later reported that Bill Phillips, a contract engineer with Jacobs Engineering,  had killed David Beverly as well as himself, leaving a female hostage physically unharmed.

Phillips entered a conference room with gun drawn and ordered all but one person out. Phillips barricaded himself on the second floor of the two-story building, with David Beverly and another female hostage. The building was evacuated and police were summoned. NASA security, Houston police and a SWAT team were on the scene.

Houston news reported at 5:22 p.m. CDT that Bill Phillips, the gunman, and David Beverly, the hostage, were both dead. Police reported that the SWAT team heard one shot and decided to engage, but before they reached the room they heard another shot. When SWAT reached the scene, the male hostage was dead from a bullet to the chest, the gunman was dead from a bullet to the head, and the female hostage, Fran Cranshaw, was gagged and bound to a chair with duct tape, but was otherwise unharmed.

All NASA employees had first been warned to stay in their buildings but were later told by NASA they were free to go home if their working day was over. Mission Control locked its doors during this incident, as this is a standard procedure in such situations. No NASA Mission has been affected by this incident, according to NASA.

In the first press conference, police said that communication to the gunman had not yet been established, but that negotiators had already tried it two times unsuccessfully.

The motive of the hostage-taking, and whether the three people had any connection to each other, is currently under investigation.

The Houston Chronicle reports that last month Phillips had received one e-mail from his employer, Jacob engineering Inc., "describing problems with his work and offering suggestions on improvement." Jacobs printed that e-mail on March 18, the same day he bought the 38-caliber gun that police suspect was used in the shooting.

Despite reassurances by Cranshaw and Beverly, Phillips would not believe that management was not going to fire him, according to Cranshaw. During the 3-hour standoff, Phillips used a dry-erase board in the room indicating he was tired of being called "stupid," police said last Saturday.

Michael Sampson, the co-manager of the space agency's Electronic Parts and Packaging Program, who had known Beverly for ten years, described him as friendly, peaceful person, with a positive attitude to his co-workers.

Relatives describe Phillips as a loner who always kept to himself. He had lost his father in 2003, but had decided not to return to his hometown in Tennessee. Smith, a cousin of Phillips, remarked that in the Christmas card he had received from him last year, Phillips said that he was feeling lonely and without family, but nothing in the card suggested anything so tragic.


Houston: Bewaffneter erschießt Geisel im Johnson Space Center

Houston (Vereinigte Staaten), 22.04.2007 – Eine Geiselnahme im Johnson Space Center der NASA endete am Freitag mit dem Tod einer Geisel sowie dem anschließenden Selbstmord des Geiselnehmers. Angaben der örtlichen Sicherheitsbehörden zufolge war der mit einer Pistole bewaffnete Mann am Freitag um 13:40 Uhr Ortszeit in ein Gebäude mit Labor und Kommunikationseinrichtungen des Raumfahrtzentrums eingedrungen.

Zuerst fesselte der später als Bill Phillips Identifizierte die NASA-Angestellte Fran Crenshaw. Sie konnte sich jedoch leicht verletzt befreien und die Polizei benachrichtigen, die ihrerseits versuchte, Kontakt mit dem Geiselnehmer aufzunehmen. Während die Polizei das Gebäude evakuierte, wobei auch eine nahe gelegene Schule geschlossen und NASA-Beschäftigte in der näheren Umgebung sowie die 1.100 Schüler und Lehrer der Mittelschule zunächst angewiesen wurden, die Gebäude nicht zu verlassen, verschanzte sich der zirka 50- bis 60-Jährige im zweiten Stock und nahm eine weitere Frau und einen Mann als Geiseln. Schließlich erschoss Phillips den Mann namens David Beverly und tötete sich dann selbst. Die Frau musste zwar mit dem Krankenwagen abtransportiert werden, blieb aber unverletzt. Als der zweite Schuss zu hören war, stürmte ein Polizeieinsatzkommando das Gebäude, konnte jedoch nur noch den Tod des Geiselnehmers und eines Opfers feststellen.

Phillips kam als Mitarbeiter einer Zulieferfirma auf das ansonsten gut bewachte Gelände. Sein Motiv ist bislang noch unklar. Harold Hurtt, Chef der Polizei in Houston, äußerte sich nur dahingehend, dass wohl eine Art Streit zwischen dem Täter und seinem späteren Opfer vorlag.

Das Flugkontrollzentrum (MCC) der Raumfahrtbehörde wurde ebenso wie das betroffene Gebäude abgeriegelt, da die Bauten auf dem weitläufigen Areal mit Tunneln untereinander verbunden sind. Mitarbeiter wurden für den Rest des Tages nach Hause geschickt.

Im Johnson Space Center sind zirka 3.000 Wissenschaftler und Ingenieure beschäftigt. Die Arbeit des Kontrollzentrums, von wo aus u.a. Shuttlemissionen und die Abläufe auf der Internationalen Raumstation koordiniert werden, war trotz des dreistündigen Vorfalls nicht beeinträchtigt.

Der Geiselnehmer hatte seine Schusswaffe vor etwa einem Monat in einem örtlichen Waffenladen gekauft. Zuletzt hatte der Amoklauf eines Studenten in Virginia am 16. April des Jahres die Diskussion über die Waffengesetze in den USA wieder belebt.


Tecnico della NASA si barrica nella base di Houston: uccide un ostaggio, poi si spara

Un ingegnere della NASA, William A. Phillips, 60 anni, si è barricato nel compound 44 del Johnson Space Center, base spaziale di Houston, in Texas, uccidendo uno dei suoi due ostaggi, il collega David Beverly, prima di spararsi.

L'uomo, lavorava da tempo alla NASA per conto di una compagnia sussidiaria. Sono ignoti i motivi del gesto disperato, ma sembra che Phillips abbia litigato poco prima con Beverly a pranzo.

Nel pomeriggio Phillips sarebbe entrato armato di pistola nel compound 44 in cui lavorava, poi si sarebbe asserragliato nell'edificio, prendendo in ostaggio Beverly e la collega Francelia Crenshaw, legata a una sedia mani e piedi con un nastro adesivo. La donna sarebbe però riuscita a liberarsi e chiamare la sicurezza, ma non Beverly, al quale Phillip avrebbe sparato al torace, uccidendolo.


NASAの施設で男が銃を発砲、人質を殺害して自殺

共同通信によると、アメリカ合衆国テキサス州ヒューストンの米航空宇宙局（NASA）の建物内で、20日午後1時40分頃(UTC-5)、拳銃を持った男が男女2名を人質にとって立てこもる事件があった。時事通信によると男は建物の2階の一室に約3時間にわたって立てこもり、人質の男性の胸部を撃って殺害した後、自身の頭部を撃って自殺した。別の人質の女性は手足をテープで縛られていたが、大きなけがもなく無事だった。

共同通信によると、事件があったのはジョンソン宇宙センター内の44号棟と呼ばれる建物で、研究室や通信設備を備えている。犯人の動機はわかっていない。時事通信が伝えた警察当局の発表によると、男は50歳代の白人で、NASAと契約しているカリフォルニア州の民間企業の職員だという。

朝日新聞が伝えた宇宙航空研究開発機構ヒューストン駐在員事務所の話によると、事件発生時には日本人宇宙飛行士の星出彰彦さん（38）がセンター内にいたが、携帯電話で無事を確認したという。他の日本人宇宙飛行士も普段は同センター内で訓練を行っているが、それぞれ出張などでセンターの外にいたため、無事だった。


USA: strzelanina w centrum lotów kosmicznych

20 kwietnia 2007 roku w centrum lotów kosmicznych im. Johnsona w Houston, pracownik jednej z firm kooperujących z agencją NASA zastrzelił mężczyznę, którego wziął jako zakładnika, po czym popełnił samobójstwo. Kobiecie, która była zakładniczką udało się uciec - poinformowała policja.

Napastnik to 60-letni William Phillips, pracownik firmy Jacobs Engineering z Pasadeny, współpracujący z NASA. Nie wiadomo co mogło być przyczyną zdarzenia.
Phillipsowi udało się przemycić rewolwer na teren centrum i zabarykadować się z dwoma zakładnikami w budynku, gdzie znajduje się aparatura telekomunikacyjna i systemy nadzorujące loty wahadłowców.

Zdaniem policji, między napastnikiem a zastrzelonym zakładnikiem, pracownikiem NASA Davidem Beverly mogło dojść do kłótni. Beverly został postrzelony w klatkę piersiową i zmarł po kilku minutach. Drugiej zakładniczce, Fran Crenshaw, która została przywiązana do krzesła taśmą samoprzylepną, udało się zbiec.

Rzecznik NASA, Doug Peterson, zapowiedział rewizję i wzmocnienie systemów bezpieczeństwa. Obecnie, aby wjechać na teren centrum należy okazać jedynie identyfikator upoważniający do dotarcia do konkretnego budynku.


Gunman kills three, wounds several others in Tel Aviv, Israel

Thursday evening, a gunman shot dead three people and wounded at least nine others in an entertainment district of Tel Aviv, Israel, before being located and killed in a shootout with security forces early Friday.

Magen David Adom, the national emergency medical service, said it received its first report of the incident at 21:00 IST (1900 UTC). Victims were transported to three different hospitals. Two men were immediately pronounced dead, and another died of his injuries. Three people are listed in serious condition and another four suffered minor injuries.

The shootings started at a pub on Dizengoff Street where five victims were reported. Others were shot on J. L. Gordon Street and in the nearby area. Shin Bet security forces killed the alleged gunman after a shootout near a mosque in the southern Tel Aviv neighborhood of Jaffa. The suspect was identified as a 29-year-old Palestinian man from Jenin, a city in the north of the West Bank.

Speaking at HaKirya on Friday, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett offered his condolences to the families of those killed on behalf of the nation and wished for the full recovery of the wounded. He said the perpetrator was not a member any organization but had received help and weapons. "Those who aid and abet terrorists need to know that the price they will pay is too high to bear", he said.

Bennett claimed there were celebrations in Jenin after the news of the attack. "I saw the father of the terrorist inciting to more violence and being proud of his son the murderer," he said. "We, as a people and a state, will all need patience and strong nerves, and to be alert. But above all we need great faith in the justice of our cause in this land."

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement: "We are closely following developments and will continue to be in regular contact with our Israeli partners, with whom we stand resolutely in the face of senseless terrorism and violence."

There were several attacks in Israel in the month of March, including a shooting in Bnei Brak, just east of Tel Aviv, which claimed the lives of five people.


Aanslag in uitgaansgebied Tel Aviv

Donderdagavond 7 april zijn bij een terreuraanslag in een uitgaansgebied in het centrum van de Israëlische stad Tel Aviv drie doden gevallen. Twee van hen overleden ter plekke, het gaat om twee bevriende mannen van 27 uit Kefar Sava. Het derde dodelijke slachtoffer is een 35-jarige man die plaatselijk bekend was als atleet. Hij overleed vrijdag in het Ichilov Medical Center aan zijn verwondingen.

De dader is een 29-jarige Palestijn afkomstig uit de Westelijke Jordaanoever. Hij werd na een achtervolging van een aantal uur door de politie doodgeschoten in Jaffa. Volgens de krant Haaretz stond hij niet te boek als crimineel.

Het is al de vierde dodelijke terreuraanslag in Israël in de afgelopen paar weken. Eerder werden aanslagen gepleegd in Beër Sjeva (22 maart), Hadera (28 maart, zonder duidelijk bewijs opgeëist door IS) en eveneens in Tel Aviv (30 maart). Bij die laatste aanslag vielen vijf doden. Ook hier was de dader een Palestijn afkomstig van de Westelijke Jordaanoever. De Israëlische krijgsmacht en politie werden na deze eerdere aanslagen al in hogere staat van paraatheid gebracht.


Gunman massacres at least 12 at New York immigration center

A gunman attacked a downtown Binghamton, New York-based immigration services center today, killing up to 13 people before killing himself.

New York Governor David Paterson at a news conference indicated that 12 or 13 people were killed at the American Civic Association. It is unclear whether or not the attacker was included in the number of the deceased.

An anonymous law enforcement official indicated the presumed gunman's body was found in an office of the immigration services center building. The attacker blocked the rear building door with his car and entered through the front door. He then opened fire.

The gunman held over 40 hostages, some in a closet and the rest in the boiler room.  Police and EMS started arriving at 10:30 A.M (EDT).  SWAT sharpshooters and the Endicott police bomb squad were called to the scene. Nearby residencies and businesses were evacuated, while a nursing home and the high school were placed on lockdown. FBI hostage negotiators and evidence response team were being sent to the scene. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents were headed to Binghamton. About noon, the shooter released ten hostages, then another ten out the back 40 minutes later. At 2:40 p.m., the local police said the standoff had ended and a SWAT team was checking the building for anyone remaining.

In Johnson City, Wilson Medical Center staff are treating three to five gunshot wounds, while Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton is treating a single such case. Both hospitals called in additional staff and cancelled all elective surgeries.

A national law enforcement source identified the shooter as 42-year-old Jiverly Voong. The police asked Broome Community College Assistant Professor Tuong Hung Nguyen, a fluent Vietnamese speaker, to translate for discussions between police and Voong.


مسلح يقتل 13 شخصا بنيويورك وينتحر

قام شخص يدعى جفرلي ونغ إطلاق النار على مرتادي ممركز لمساعدة المهاجرين في مدينة بنغهامتون على بعد 240 كلم شمالي مدينة نيويورك الأميركية، فقتل 14 شخصا ثم انتحر. كما جرح 4 أشخاص نقلوا إلى المستشفى بحالة حرجة. وتقوم شرطة الولاية بالتحقيق في دواعي هذا العمل. وقالت وسائل إعلام محلية إن ونغ احتجز أربعين شخصا وأن المعتدي ذو ملامح آسيوية ويبدو بالعشرين من العمر. ووقع إطلاق النار وسط البلدة التي يسكنها نحو 45 ألف نسمة، وقد عمد المسلح قبل بدء إطلاق النار إلى سد الباب الخلفي للبناية بسيارته لمنع الناس من الهرب عبره، ثم دخل من البوابة الأمامية وبدأ إطلاق النار.

3 أبريل 2009


Atirador massacra pelo menos 12 no centro de imigração no interior do estado de Nova York

Binghamton, Nova Yorque, Estados Unidos • 4 de abril de 2009

Um atirador atacou no centro de Binghamton, Nova York, na imigração de serviços centro ontem, matando até 13 pessoas antes de se matar.

O governador de Nova York, David Paterson em uma conferência de imprensa indicou que 12 ou 13 pessoas foram mortas no American Civic Association (Associação Cívica Americana em inglês). Não está claro se ou não o atacante foi incluído no número dos falecidos.

Um anónimo funcionário indicou a aplicação da lei presume o corpo do atirador foi encontrado em um edifício do escritório do centro de serviços de imigração. O atacante bloqueou a porta traseira edifício com o seu carro e entrou pela porta da frente. Ele então abriu fogo.

O atirador realizou mais de 40 reféns, alguns em um armário e no resto na sala de caldeira.
Polícia e EMS começou chegar às 10:30 (GMT). Atiradores da SWAT e a esquadrão de bomba da polícia Endicott foram chamados para o local. Residências e empresas próximas foram evacuados, enquanto um lar e do ensino médio foram colocados lockdown. Em resposta, equipe de negociadores de reféns do FBI e provas estavam sendo enviados para a cena. Os agentes do Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives foram para Binghamton. No meio-dia, o atirador libertou dez reféns e em seguida, mais dez a 40 minutos mais tarde. Às 2:40, a polícia local disse que o confronto havia terminado e uma equipe SWAT foi verificar o edifício se não há o restante.

Em Johnson City, Wilson Medical Center estão tratando três a cinco tiros feridos, enquanto a Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital em Binghamton tratando de um único caso. Ambos os hospitais no chamado pessoal adicional e canceladas todas as cirurgias eletivas.

A fonte da aplicação da lei nacionais identificou o atirador como Jiverly Voong, de 42 anos de idade. A polícia pediu a Broome Community College Assistant Professor Tuong Hung Nguyen, um falante fluente vietnamita, para traduzir para as discussões entre a polícia e Voong.


Gunman opens fire in El Paso, Texas superstore; more than 20 dead

On Saturday morning, a gunman shot shoppers at a Walmart store in the U.S. border city of El Paso, Texas, with the death toll rising to 22 people on Monday, reported officials, with 25 others injured. Police said the suspected gunman surrendered himself to police after being confronted by officers.  The shooting began at 10:39 a.m. local time (1639 UTC), according to police, who said officers arrived at the Walmart six minutes later.

State prosecutors charged the suspect in the shooting with capital murder, they said Sunday — murder carrying the possibility of the death penalty.

Federal authorities are investigating the shooting as domestic terrorism, according to prosecutor Josh Bash, the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas. Bash characterized the attack as "designed to intimidate a civilian population, to say the least."

"We are treating it as a domestic terrorism case, and we're going to do what we do to terrorists in this country, which is deliver swift and certain justice," said Bash. Charges of domestic terrorism also carry a possible death penalty at the federal level.

The Walmart, by the Cielo Vista Mall, where the shooting happened is roughly five miles (eight kilometers) from the U.S.–Mexico border crossing between El Paso and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, separated by the Rio Grande.

According to Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, six Mexican nationals were killed in the attack, and seven more were injured.  Another report from the Mexican government during the weekend said eight Mexicans died in the attack.  Mexico's Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said the Mexican government would pressure the U.S. government to provide better protections for Mexicans in the United States.

The foreign minister said Mexico would consider charging the gunman with terrorism against Mexicans and would seek to extradite the gunman to face charges in Mexico. Ebrard said, "As far as I know, this would be the first case of this type in history", adding, "For Mexico, this individual is a terrorist".

U.S. officials identified the suspect as 21-year-old Patrick Crusius of Allen, Texas, near the city of Dallas.

According to the El Paso mayor, Dee Margo, during the weekend, police were investigating whether a manifesto posted online to the message board 8chan was written by the suspect. In the document, the writer supposes a "cultural and ethnic replacement brought on by an invasion" of Hispanic people into the United States.

According to U.S. Attorney Bash, the manifesto if written by the suspect could strengthen the federal government's case: "The key factor here is that it appears to be an intent to coerce or intimidate a civilian population[...] That's met here."

El Paso's police chief Greg Allen said late Sunday the police were attributing authorship of the document to Crusius.

According to data from the Gun Violence Archive, the shooting followed four deadly mass shootings in the United States that week, including one in California at a garlic festival in Gilroy, killing three, and another in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin where at least five died. The El Paso shooting preceded another one less than thirteen hours later in Dayton, Ohio where ten people died. The archive characterizes events where four or more people are killed or injured by gunfire, other than the perpetrator, as a mass shooting.


Terrorangriff in El Paso – Demokraten geben Donald Trump Mitschuld

El Paso (Vereinigte Staaten), 06.08.2019 – Tod und Schrecken brachte ein 21-jähriger Weißer in die texanische Grenzstadt El Paso. Der mutmaßlich rassistische Täter erschoss 22 Menschen. Weitere 26 Personen wurden durch Schüsse verletzt. Nach der Tat ließ sich der Mann von Polizisten widerstandslos verhaften.

„Unter den 22 Toten sind acht Mexikaner“, sagte Greg Allen, der Polizeichef der Stadt, am Montag vor der Presse. Nach Angaben des mexikanischen Außenministeriums sind unter den Verletzten sechs Mexikaner. Außerdem wurde ein Deutscher Opfer des Schützen, wobei noch unklar ist, ob der Mann in den Vereinigten Staaten lebte oder dort Urlaub machte.

Die Strafverfolgungsbehörden stufen die Tat als inländischen Terrorismus ein. Demnach beabsichtigt John Bash, der zuständige Bezirksstaatsanwalt, im Falle eines Schuldspruchs die Todesstrafe zu beantragen. Das Justizministerium der Vereinigten Staaten will die Tat als Hassverbrechen einstufen.

Der Mann war aus Allen nördlich von Dallas nach El Paso gereist und hatte dort gegen 10:30 Uhr Lokalzeit begonnen, in einem Einkaufszentrum wahllos auf Personen zu schießen. Viele Besucher des Einkaufszentrums flüchteten in Geschäfte, wo sie sich verbarrikadierten.

Nach Angaben der „New York Times“ wurde 19 Minuten vor dem Eingang des ersten Notrufs vermutlich vom mutmaßlichen Täter ein Manifest veröffentlicht. Darin heißt es: „Dieser Angriff ist eine Antwort auf die hispanische Invasion in Texas.“ Der Text enthält zahlreiche Anfeindungen gegen Einwanderer und Hispanos, die Jobs wegnehmen und die Kulturen in den Vereinigten Staaten verschmelzen würden. Das Manifest wurde auf einer Website veröffentlicht, die mit rassistischen und antisemitischen Verschwörungstheorien gespickt ist. Auf derselben Website hatte auch der Attentäter von Christchurch ein von fremdenfeindlichen und islamfeindlichen Äußerungen durchsetztes Dokument veröffentlicht. Und auch vor dem Angriff auf die Congregation Chabad Synagogue im kalifornischen Poway im April 2019 hatte der mutmaßliche Täter wahrscheinlich auf dieser Website ein Dokument verlinkt.

Amerikanische Medien veröffentlichten außerdem ein Photo von der Facebookseite des Täters, das die aus Waffen gelegten Buchstaben „TRUMP“ zeigt. Der Täter schreibt in seinem Manifest allerdings, dass er schon vor Trumps Amtsantritt der Meinung war, der „Bevölkerungsaustausch“ in den Vereinigten Staaten sei eine „unangenehme Wahrheit“, bei der „sowohl Demokraten als auch Republikaner uns seit Jahrzehnten im Stich gelassen haben“. Außerdem solidarisiert sich das Manifest mit dem Täter des Attentats auf zwei Moscheen im neuseeländischen Christchurch.

Greg Abbott, der Gouverneur des Bundesstaates Texas, sagte, dass die Ermittlungen sich neben des Vorwurfs des mehrfachen Mords auch auf den Verdacht eines Hassverbrechens erstrecken. Es werde vom FBI geprüft, ob der mutmaßliche Täter wirklich der Urheber des vierseitigen Manifests sei.

Nach Angaben der New York Times handelte es sich um die 32. Schießerei in den Vereinigten Staaten, bei der in diesem Jahr mehr als drei Personen getötet wurden und zugleich um das dritte derartige Verbrechen innerhalb einer Woche.

Der amerikanische Präsident Donald Trump bezeichnete die „hasserfüllte Tat“ als einen „Akt der Feigheit“, doch Politiker der Demokraten machten Trump mitverantwortlich für die Tat. „Er ist ein Rassist, und er schürt den Rassismus in diesem Land“, sagte der aus El Paso stammende Beto O′Rourke nach dem Besuch von Verletzten im Krankenhaus. Trump hatte wiederholt Mexikaner als „Vergewaltiger und Kriminelle“ bezeichnet. Amerika werde von heimischen weißen Nationalisten angegriffen, sagte sein Konkurrent im Rennen um die demokratische Kandidatur für die Präsidentschaftswahlen 2020, Pete Buttigieg.

Trump schiebt die Verantwortung jedoch von sich weg zu den Medien. Diese hätten „eine große Verantwortung für das Leben und die Sicherheit“, so Trump. Die „Fake News“ der Medien seien zu einem Großteil schuld an Wut und Zorn, die sich über viele Jahre in den USA angesammelt hätten. „Die Berichterstattung muss anfangen, fair, ausgewogen und unvoreingenommen zu sein, sonst werden diese schrecklichen Probleme nur noch schlimmer“, schrieb Trump auf Twitter.

Der frühere Vizepräsident Joe Biden, der ebenfalls die demokratische Kandidatur gegen Trump anstrebt, verlangte, „aktiv zu werden und diese Epidemie von Waffengewalt zu beenden“. Biden wandte sich direkt gegen die National Rifle Association (NRA). „Das geht über alles hinaus, was wir tolerieren sollten. Wir können die NRA besiegen.“ Die demokratische Senatorin Amy Klobuchar beschuldigte die NRA, „vernünftige Gesetze, die Todesfälle und Tötungen verhindert hätten“, verhindert zu haben.

Nur einen halben Tag später erschoss ein Mann in Dayton, Ohio, neun Menschen, bevor er von der Polizei unschädlich gemacht wurde.


Doejetal sjeetpartie El Paso löp op tot 22

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't Doejetal vannen aansjlaag inne Amerikaanse sjtad El Paso is opgeloupe tot 22. Twie van gewónde sjlachoffers zeen euverleje in 't krankehoes.
Nao de sjeetpartie is 'ne 21-jäörige manskaerel inne grenssjtad opgepak gewaore. Hae zouw e racistisch motief veure sjeetpartie höbbe gehad. In El Paso woene väöl Mexicaanse migrante. Vanne 22 doeje hadde zès de Mexicaanse nationaliteit.

Presidentj Donald Trump haet huuj in 'n persconferentie gezag det 't landj racisme, haatmisdrieve en witte superioriteit mót veroerdeile.

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Gunmen seize at least 75 hostages in Philippines

The Philippine military said today that gunmen have seized at least 75 people, most of them schoolchildren, after a raid on a remote elementary school in the southern Philippines.

Military officials said that about fifteen gunmen from the Manobo tribe abducted some of the residents of a village on the Mindanao island on Thursday.

The group, reportedly armed with M-14 and M-16 rifles, captured four teachers and the school principal of the New Maasim Elementary School, and an unknown number of students. Police said that fifteen of children were later released. The seizure occurred shortly after the flag ceremony, when they were due to start classes. Two foresters for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources were also taken hostage.

Negotiations are being made to release the captives, according to a local police chief. "Negotiations are ongoing. We are trying to find out how the others can be released," said Lino Calingasan to the Reuters news agency.

Local police have filed charges against the suspected kidnappers, however, they reported that the gunmen didn't seem to want to hurt or kill the hostages. Officials said that the gunmen appear to be using them as human shields to escape.

The southern Philippines suffers from frequent banditry, loosely supervised government-armed militias, and Muslim and communist insurgents. Last month, 57 people in an election convoy were massacred in the southern part of the Maguindanao province, which has since been placed under martial law.


Filipiny: masowe porwanie ze szkoły podstawowej

Na Filipinach doszło do porwania 75 osób ze szkoły podstawowej. Większość porwanych stanowią dzieci.

Napastnicy weszli do szkoły w prowincji Agusan del Sur na północnym-wschodzie wyspy Mindanao, z której porwano uczniów i nauczycieli. Porwania dokonali uzbrojeni członkowie plemienia Manobo.

- Wysłaliśmy żołnierzy, żeby pomogli zakładnikom. Nie wiemy nic o żądaniach politycznych. Trwają negocjacje w sprawie uwolnienia zakładników - powiedział agencji Reutera gen. Raymundo Ferrer z filipińskiej armii.

Dotychczas uwolniono 18 zakładników w tym 17 dzieci.

Obecnie w prowincji Maguindanao na zachodzie Mindanao obowiązuje stan wojenny, po masakrze z 23 listopada, kiedy to zabito 57 porwanych osób. Stan wojenny ogłosiła prezydent Glorii Macapagal-Arroyo.


Heavy fighting continues in the Gaza Strip

Heavy fighting continued overnight in the Gaza Strip as Israeli warplanes and helicopters bombed targets and Israeli Defense Forces fought with Hamas militants in Palestine. Several areas of black and white smoke could be seen as it covered the sky.

Yesterday, Ehud Olmert the Israeli Prime Minister said that Hamas will face an "iron fist" if they do not agree to Israel's terms of a cease fire and stop fighting.

"Anything else will be met with the Israeli people's iron fist. We will continue to strike with full strength, with full force until there is quiet and rearmament stops," said Olmert to reporters while standing within the zone where Hamas rockets are capable of striking. Throughout the night on a live video feed courtesy of the Palestinian news agency Ramattan, bombs were dropped and explosions could be seen and heard rocking the Strip.

Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of Hamas responded in a videotaped message aired on local news agencies in Gaza saying, that he would work to get a ceasefire to try and get the borders between Egypt and Palestine, but also that "Gaza will not break, our victory over the Zionists is near. We confirm our intention to continue to work to stop the terrorists' war against our people, end the siege completely."

The war entered its 17 day and as of 7:31 a.m. (EET) in Gaza, bombs could still be heard going off around the Strip. Sporadic machine gun fire can also be heard. At approximately 8:05 a.m in Palestine, in a sudden halt to the large scale airstrikes that were occurring regularly overnight, the daily cease fire began in preparation to allow aid into Gaza. Relief trucks could be seen waiting at the Israel-Gaza border, awaiting orders to enter the Strip.

The death toll from the war passed 900 with thousands more injured. Because of the large number of casualties, the United Nation Human Rights Council has launched an investigation into possible war crimes. The council passed a resolution which condemned the Israeli operation and occupation of Gaza calling it a "massive violations of human rights."


Continuan los violentos combates en la Franja de Gaza

El conflicto de Gaza continuó hoy con violentos combates en las calles, soldados israelíes avanzaron en barrios del sur de gaza al paso de tanques y apoyados por ataques aéreos, mientras que grupos de Hamás respondían con bombas, morteros y lanzacohetes antitanques. Se estima que el conflicto lleva más de 900 muertos.

Altos mandos del ejército israelí declararon que han dado golpes muy duros al grupo Hamás y que continuarán con las ofensivas.

Por otro lado, las negociaciones llevadas a cabo por los egipcios con el grupo Hamás habrían fracasado, sin embargo el jefe de inteligencia egipcio retomará las negociaciones más adelante.

El secretario general de la ONU, Ban Ki-moon, declaró "A los dos lados, les digo: paren ya", quien tiene programado un viaje a Medio Oriente para intentar lograr una solución duradera.


Continuam violentos confrontos na Faixa de Gaza

Faixa de Gaza, Palestina • 13 de janeiro de 2009

O conflito em Gaza continua hoje com fortes combates nas ruas, soldados israelenses avançaram em bairros do sul de Gaza e da passagem de tanques apoiados por ataques aéreos, enquanto os grupos de Hamas respondiam com bombas, morteiros e lança-foguetes anti-tanque. Estima-se que o conflito chegou mais de 900 mortos.

Altos comandantes do exército israelense declararam que estão dando golpes muito duros para o grupo e que continuará com as ofensivas.

Por outro lado, as negociações conduzidas pelos egípcios com o grupo Hamas haviam fracrassado, no entanto o chefe de inteligência egípcio diz que retonará as negociações mais tarde.

O Secretário-Geral da ONU, Ban Ki-moon declarou: "Os dois lados, eu digo, parem já", que tem programado uma viagem ao Oriente Médio para tentar chegar a uma solução duradoura.


Hijackers with message for Pope seize Turkish airliner

Turkish Airlines Flight 1476, a Boeing 737 aircraft with 113 passengers and crew on board was hijacked on Tuesday, during a flight from Tirana, Albania to Istanbul, Turkey by one Turk.

The plane was flown to Brindisi in southern Italy. It sent out an SOS twice in Greek airspace, and both Greece and Italy scrambled F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets to escort it before it landed in Brindisi. The hijacker was unarmed, said the chairman of Turkish Airlines's board of directors, Candan Karlitekin.  According to Karlitekin no one was injured.

A Greek defence official who spoke to Reuters said the plane had entered Greek air space at 17:58 local time (14:58 UTC) and four Greek fighters took off to escort it. The Italian air force in turn sent up two F-16s to intercept the plane and reportedly forced it to land.

"Passengers have started to leave the plane," an ENAC spokeswoman said.


Un avion d'une compagnie turque est détourné

Deux Turcs auraient, dans le contexte de la visite du pape prévue en Turquie entre le 28 et 30 novembre, détourné un avion vers l'Italie et demandé qu'un message lui soit transmis.

L'équipage et les 113 passagers ont été immobilisés à l'aéroport de Brindisi durant toute l'après-midi du 3 octobre.

Selon une chaîne de télévision turque, l'un des deux pirates se serait converti au christianisme et aurait manifesté sa volonté de ne pas servir dans une armée musulmane en faisant appel à Benoît XVI.

Les passagers ont été libéré deux heures après l'atterrissage, avec finalement un seul pirate à bord. Il paraîtrait qu'il chercherait l'asile politique en Italie, et s'est excusé auprès des passagers. Une enquête est en cours pour savoir comment le pirate à pu, sans armes, prendre le contrôle de l'avion.


Hirsi Ali returns to the Netherlands

Former Dutch politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali returned to the Netherlands, from the United States because she can no longer be protected in that country.

The Dutch government has stopped paying for her protection in the U.S. as of October 1, and the American government is not willing to pay for her security .

Hirsi Ali left for the United States in 2006 in order to work for the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C.. Now she has returned back to the Netherlands and she will continue for the American think tank. The Dutch government has agreed to continue paying for her protection, now that she is back on Dutch soil.

Hirsi Ali has needed protection because she has been uttering critical remarks on Islam for which she received several threats. Ali wrote the script for Submission, a movie about the Muslim culture and its treatment of women in 2004. Shortly after, Theo Van Gogh, the creator of the film was assassinated by Muslim extremists who also threatened to kill Ali.


Hirsi Ali om veiligheidsredenen weer in Nederland

Oud-VVD politica Ayaan Hirsi Ali is vandaag uit de Verenigde Staten naar Nederland teruggekeerd omdat ze daar niet langer kan worden beveiligd. Nederland wil per 1 oktober 2007 de beveiligingskosten in dat land niet meer voor haar rekening nemen en de Amerikanen willen deze kosten niet overnemen.

In 2006 vertrok zij naar de Verenigde Staten om daar aan het American Enterprise Institute in Washington D.C. te gaan werken. Nu zij in Nederland terug is, zal zij vanuit Nederland met haar werkzaamheden voor deze Amerikaanse denktank doorgaan. Hier zal de Nederlandse overheid wel haar beveiliging betalen omdat zij zich op Nederlands grondgebied bevindt.

Hirsi Ali heeft beveiliging nodig omdat zij zich kritisch over de islam heeft uitgelaten en daarom wordt bedreigd.


Hollywood sign modified to read 'Hollyweed'

The Hollywood sign in Los Angeles, California was modified to read "Hollyweed" on Sunday. Security camera footage shows the perpetrator was dressed all in black, said Sergeant Robert Payan.

Christopher Garcia, a spokesperson of the Los Angeles Police Department, said the suspected male offender is being investigated for trespassing rather than vandalism. The sign was not physically damaged; the modification was done using black tarpaulins decorated with signs of peace and heart to alter the "O" to read lowercase "e".

Betsy Isroelit, a Hollywood Sign Trust spokesperson said, "There was obviously recent legislation in California that may have inspired people. But to me, it looks more like a New Year's Eve prank." On November 9, legislators voted in favor of a ballot for legalising recreational use of marijuana in California for the age group of 21 and above.

Previously, on January 1, 1976, Daniel Finegood had vandalised the sign using curtains in a similar manner to read "Hollyweed". As a college student, Finegood had modified the sign for an assignment in art class. Finegood, in 1990, had modified the sign again, signifying a political issue, modifying the sign to read "Oil War" to protest the Persian Gulf War.

The sign was vandalised in 1992 before the US presidential election. Supporters of presidential election candidate Ross Perot altered the sign to read "Perotwood".

The law legalising recreational marijuana is due to come into effect in 2018.


Vandalizan señal de Hollywood y se convierte en "Hollyweed"

Los residentes de Los Ángeles despertaron el día de Año Nuevo con el cambio de la icónica señal de "Hollywood", la cual fue transformada en "Hollyweed". El ataque al aviso fue registrado por los usuarios de redes sociales, donde rápidamente se extendió y la gente manifestó su sorpresa y desconcierto.

Un representante de la División de Servicios de Seguridad del Departamento de Policía de Los Ángeles, dijo que un atacante desconocido, subió al letrero y usó una lona para crear un efecto que convirtió las letras 'O' en 'E'. Agregó que el incidente está siendo investigado como un acto de intrusión.

Durante casi 100 años, el cartel ha sido un accesorio en Hollywood Hills y un representativo del poder de la cultura popular de Tinseltown. Irónicamente, el signo "Hollywood", ha sido objetivo principal de los bromistas a lo largo de los años, también fue atacado en 1976.

De acuerdo con History.com, un grupo de estudiantes en ese momento, también usó una lona para convertir el 'O' en 'E', con el fin de celebrar una nueva ley que despenalizó la posesión de pequeñas cantidades de marihuana.


Homeless man causes bomb scare at LaGuardia Airport in New York City

The main terminal at LaGuardia Airport in New York City was evacuated early Friday morning after a man caused a bomb scare. Authorities say a homeless man named Scott McGann, 32, was arrested after he presented a device resembling a bomb attached to a duffel bag. McGann entered the airport around 5:00 a.m. (EDT).

Authorities received at least two calls that McGann was "acting crazy".  When he approached security, police tried to approach him.  McGann then presented a trigger device and began to press it.  When there was no explosion, police tackled McGann and confiscated the duffel bag.  When police searched the bag, they found wires and batteries connected together on the outside of the bag, but no explosive material.  Authorities called the device a hoax, that McGann wanted others to think was a bomb.

"It was a hoax device. Clearly, it appeared he wanted people to think that's what he had," said Paul Browne, a public relations officer for the New York Police Department. Police also confiscated a plane ticket which was valid for travel from NYC to Oakland, California via United Airlines. Authorities say he has relatives in California. Other personal items were also recovered from the bag, according to CNN.

Authorities continued to evacuate the terminal even after McGann was arrested and began to search the area. Authorities closed main roads to the airport and canceled or delayed flights while the search was conducted. After a four hour search that found nothing threatening, authorities began to reopen the terminal.

According to the NYC District Attorneys Office, McGann is being charged with placing a false bomb or hazardous substance in the first degree, making terrorist threats, and placing a false bomb or hazardous substance in a transportation facility. Authorities say McGann has lived on the streets of NYC for at least one year, and has been arrested at least three times in that period. CNN states that McGann's last arrest was in June of this year. He was charged with resisting arrest and tampering with police evidence.


Evacuado Aeropuerto de LaGuardia debido a falsa alarma de bomba

1 de agosto de 2009Nueva York, Estados Unidos —

Por decisión de las autoridades neoyorquinas, la terminal C del Aeropuerto LaGuardia fue evacuada a las 05:30 (hora local, 09:30 GMT) luego de que fuera encontrado un equipaje sospechoso en cuyo interior se encontraba una supuesta bomba.

La policía consideró a Scott McGann, de 32 años, como sospechoso porque llevaba una mochila desde la cual salían cables, y un dispositivo con un botón en la mano. Además, llamó la atención de los guardias al comportarse de manera extraña al mostrar su billete de United Airlines con destino a Oakland vía Chicago.

Jack Kelly, portavoz de la Autoridad Portuaria de Nueva York y Nueva Jersey, dijo que el sospechoso estaba "emocionalmente perturbado", y que afirmó que llevaba consigo alambres y baterías. Según Kelly, "el hombre está detenido y la bomba no es ninguna bomba". En efecto, un escuadrón antibombas se acercó al equipaje de McGann, en donde había una bomba falsa.

Pese a los retrasos que ello generó en todo el país, tres horas después de que se evacuara parcialmente, el aeropuerto funciona con normalidad, aunque la terminal C continuará cerrada hasta que se terminen las investigaciones pertinentes.


Stati Uniti: evacuato l'aeroporto LaGuardia di New York per un falso allarme bomba

Un aspirante terrorista ha provocato oggi l'evacuazione dell'aeroporto LaGuardia di New York, dopo essere stato individuato dalla polizia con indosso uno zaino dal quale spuntava un filo elettrico che portava ad un dispositivo con un pulsante che l'uomo portava in mano. Proprio la presenza del dispositivo ha causato la psicosi della bomba, che si è rivelata successivamente innocua.

Questo non ha però fermato l'uomo, identificato come Scott McGann, 32 anni, dal cliccare ripetutamente sul pulsante del dispositivo dopo che due ufficiali della Port Autorithy, Bobby Keane e Thomas Sullivan, hanno iniziato a parlare con l'uomo intorno alle 5 e 30 (le 11 e 30 in Italia) del mattino nel terminal C. L'azione dell'uomo ha causato la fuga scomposta delle centinaia di persone presenti in quel momento all'interno del terminal.

I due poliziotti hanno quindi placcato l'uomo e hanno tentato di strappargli dalle mani il dispositivo, riuscendo alla fine nel loro intento. Nella colluttazione l'uomo non ha aperto bocca.

La vicenda ha avuto inizio quando McGann si è avvicinato ad una delle biglietterie dell'aeroporto, presentando un biglietto della United Airlines per Oakland via Chicago. L'impiegata della biglietteria ha subito allertato la polizia dicendo che l'uomo sembrava "strano e sospetto". La Port Autorithy ha nel frattempo ricevuto altre due segnalazioni che riguardavano McGann, che veniva descritto come "ubriaco" e "sospetto".

Questo ha fatto scattare il fermo di McGann da parte della polizia, che lo ha descritto come "non cooperativo e non comunicativo". Dopo la colluttazione, l'uomo è stato arrestato e la polizia insieme agli artificieri si è potuta occupare dello zaino sospetto. Gli artificieri hanno bagnato lo zaino con dell'acqua, che dopo essere stato aperto ha rivelato la "bomba": delle batterie con del filo elettrico, ma niente di pericoloso.

L'aeroporto è stato quindi riaperto al pubblico intorno alle 9 (le 15 in Italia) a parte il terminal C nella zona che serve la United Airlines, la United Express e la American Eagle, che rimarranno chiusi a tempo indeterminato come scena del crimine.


Aeroporto de LaGuardia em Nova Iorque é evacuado devido a um falso alerta de bomba

Nova Iorque, Estados Unidos • 4 de agosto de  2009

Por decisão das autoridades de Nova York, o terminal C do Aeroporto de LaGuardia foi evacuada às 05:30 (hora local, 09:30 GMT), logo que fora encontrado uma bagagem suspeita no interior dos quais era uma alegada bomba.

A polícia considerou Scott McGann, de 32 anos, como suspeito, porque levava uma mochila da qual saíram os cabos e um dispositivo com um botão na mão. Além disso, chamou a atenção dos guardas ao comportar-se de maneira estranha ao mostrar seu bilhete de United Airlines com destino a Oakland via Chicago.

Jack Kelly, porta-voz da Autoridade Portuária de Nova York e Nova Jersey, disse que o suspeito estava "emocionalmente perturbado" e afirmou que levava consigo fios e baterias. Segundo Kelly, "o homem está detido e a bomba não é nenhuma bomba." Na verdade, uma esquadrão anti-bombas abordou a bagagem de McGann, onde havia uma bomba falsa.

Apesar dos atrasos que gerou em todo o país, três horas depois de evacuá-la parcialmente, o aeroporto funciona normalmente, embora o terminal C continuará fechado até que terminem as investigações pertinentes.


Homophobic attack on trainee police officer in Liverpool

A trainee police officer from Merseyside Police is fighting for his life after what Merseyside Police describe as a homophobic attack on Sunday on Liverpool's Stanley street, an area which describes itself as the gay quarter.

The attack occurred as the openly homosexual James Parkes left a gay bar, Superstar Boudoir, with his partner and two other people. Mr. Parkes is in hospital with fractures to his skull, eye socket and cheek bone.

The attack was carried out by up to 13 youths at about 10pm on Sunday. Stanley street was still closed on Monday and undergoing forensic examination and investigation of CCTV footage. The attack comes a week before Liverpool holds the annual Homotopia festival.

Two 15 year olds and a 14 year old from the Kirkdale area of the city are being questioned in connection with the incident.

Detective Chief Inspector Tim Keelan, said: "I would appeal to anyone who may have information which could help us to catch those responsible for this despicable crime to come forward. Intensive inquires are taking place and we are currently examining CCTV footage from around the time of the incident to identify those responsible.

We are treating the assault as a homophobic hate crime and this incident shows there are still some people who have not learnt that crimes of this type are completely unacceptable. People who commit hate crimes can expect the full attention of the police and we will not rest until the offenders are brought to justice. The offenders will learn their lesson the hard way.

We have stepped up high visibility patrols in the area to reassure the public and we would urge the community to help us with our enquiries and find those responsible."


Homofobia powodem ataku na policjanta w Liverpoolu

James Parkes, funkcjonariusz odbywający praktyki w policji hrabstwa Merseyside walczy o życie, po tym jak został zaatakowany z powodu swojej orientacji seksualnej. Do ataku doszło na ulicy Stanley Street w Liverpoolu, która leży w dzielnicy zamieszkiwanej głównie przez homoseksualistów.

Otwarcie przyznający się do swojej orientacji James Parkes został zaatakowany przez 13 młodych ludzi w niedzielę około godziny 22.00, kiedy opuszczał bar gejowski, Superstar Boudoir, wraz ze swoim partnerem i dwójką znajomych. Obecnie Parkes przebywa w szpitalu z licznymi pęknięciami czaszki, pęknięciem oczodołu oraz kości policzkowej.

Stanley Street była zamknięta jeszcze w poniedziałek, gdzie prowadzono dochodzenie w oparciu o materiał z kamer miejskich.
Dwóch piętnastolatków i jeden czternastolatek z dzielnicy Kirkdale są obecnie przesłuchiwani w związku z niedzielnym incydentem.


Hong Kong leader announces withdrawal of extradition bill

On Wednesday, Carrie Lam, the chief executive of Hong Kong, announced that her government will officially withdraw a proposed bill that would have allowed China to extradite accused criminals from Hong Kong to be tried under the mainland's criminal justice system. This was one of the five demands of the protesters, sometimes numbering in the millions, who have filled downtown streets since early this June.

"The government will fully withdraw the bill in order to fully allay public concerns," Lam said in a televised announcement. Lam also agreed to add two members to Hong Kong's existing police oversight council but did not accede to protesters' demands for a new judge-led investigation independent of the government.

"Our citizens, police and reporters have been injured during violent incidents," Lam continued in the statement. "There have been chaotic scenes at the airport and [mass transit railway] stations; roads and tunnels have been suddenly blocked. Visitors wonder whether our city is still a safe place for travel or business. Families and friends have been under stress, and arguments have flared. For many people, Hong Kong has become an unfamiliar place."

There has been skepticism among academics and the protesters themselves about the sincerity and effects of the bill's withdrawal:

"Whenever there are signs of sending a palm branch," wrote student protester Joshua Wong on Twitter. "They always come with a far tighter grip on exercising civil rights[.] They have conceded nothing in fact, and a full-scale clampdown is on the way."

"She's just doing this to try and disintegrate the movement. A lot of people think that," said a protester using the pseudonym Katya. "The situation has escalated to a point where not even Beijing knows how to sort this. So they're using different tricks and lies. Hong Kong people have learned to ignore her."

"This announcement cannot change the fact that the Hong Kong authorities have chosen to suppress protests in a grossly unlawful way that has seriously damaged the people's trust and sense of legitimacy of the government," Hong Kong director of Amnesty International Man-kei Tam said in a statement.

More than 1000 people have been arrested since the protests began in June, according to The Guardian.


Honkonga ĉefadministranto anoncas nuligon de leĝoprojekto pri ekstradicio

Pasintmerkrede, la 4-a de septembro, la ĉefadministranto de Honkongo Carrie Lam, anoncis ke ŝia registaro oficiale retiros proponitan leĝoprojekton, kiu permesus al Ĉinujo ekstradicii akuzatajn krimulojn de Honkongo kaj juĝi ilin laŭ la ĉinuja juĝsistemo. Ĉi tiu anonco estas respondo al la postuloj de aroj de manifestaciantoj, kiuj ekde junio plenplenigas la stratojn de la urbocentro.

Lam komentis en televida anonco: «La registaro plene retiros la leĝoprojekton por pacigi la zorgojn de la publiko. [...] Niaj civitanoj, policanoj, kaj ĵurnalistoj estis vunditaj dum perfortaj incidentoj. Ĥaosaj scenoj estiĝis en la flughaveno kaj haltejoj; stratoj kaj tuneloj subite blokiĝis. Vizitantoj demandas sin, ĉu nia urbo ankoraŭ estas maldanĝera loko por turismo aŭ negoco. Familioj kaj amikoj malkomfortiĝas, kaj estiĝis kvereloj. Por multaj homoj, Honkongo fariĝis loko nerekonebla.»

Laŭ la novaĵa organizaĵo The Guardian, pli ol mil homoj estis arestitaj ekde la komenco de la manifestacioj.


Hong Kong : l'exécutif annonce le retrait du projet de loi sur les extraditions vers la Chine

Carrie Lam, la chef de l'exécutif hongkongais, a annoncé ce 4 septembre, que le projet de loi sur les extraditions de suspects vers la Chine doit être retiré. Le projet de loi sur les extraditions de Hong Kong vers la Chine est à l'origine de plusieurs semaines de manifestations et d'une grave crise politique dans l'ancienne colonie britannique rétrocédée à la Chine en 1997. L'annonce a été faite à l'issue d'une réunion entre parlementaire hongkongais favorables à Pékin et des délégués du Congrès national du peuple chinois. « J'espère que cette annonce va aider la société à avancer. Nous nous devons de trouver des moyens de répondre au mécontentement », a-t-elle expliqué. Tout en dénonçant les violences des derniers mois qui ont « ébranlé les fondations » d'Hong Kong et qui ont mis la colonie « dans une situation de vulnérabilité et de danger ».


Hong Kong tourists held hostage in the Philippines, nine killed

A former Filipino policeman has kept Hong Kong tourists hostage by hijacking their bus in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Rolando Mendoza fired his M16 rifle at the tourists. Several hostages have been rescued and least six have been confirmed dead so far. Six hostages, including the children and elderly, were released early, as were the Filipino photographers. The photographers later took the place of an aged lady as she needed the lavatory. Mendoza was gunned down.

Mendoza was fired from the Police Force after robbery and drugs claims. His brother explained that 'his problem was he was unjustly removed from service. There was no due process, no hearing, no complaint.' Both government officials and his brother had tried to negotiate with him to release the hostages.

Mendoza stuck handwritten notes on the bus. One threatened that a 'big deal' would happen after 3pm; another said 'big mistake to correct a big wrong decision'. Yet another attempted to catch the attention of the media.

Gunshots were heard inside the bus and Mendoza was shot down. The police rescued the hostages on the bus. The number of survivors totalled seven. Nine were confirmed dead.

The Hong Kong government consulted Hong Thai Travel and decided to send a plane to take the survivors back to Hong Kong. Ambrose Lee led an ad hoc group to deal with the incident. One police officer and one Immigration Department officer flew from Hong Kong to Manila to help.


Geiseldrama in Manila: Acht Touristen aus Hongkong tot

Manila (Philippinen), 25.08.2010 – Acht Touristen aus Hongkong starben am Montag während eines Befreiungsversuchs der Polizei bei einer Geiselnahme in Manila, sieben weitere Chinesen wurden dabei verletzt. Der Geiselnehmer, ein ehemaliger Polizist, der seine Wiedereinstellung verlangte, wurde ebenfalls getötet. Er hatte die Insassen eines Reisebusses in seine Gewalt gebracht. Nach der Flucht des Busfahrers erschoss der Geiselnehmer zunächst zwei Geiseln, dann begann die Polizei mit der Erstürmung des Busses.

Die philippinische Polizei räumte inzwischen ein, Fehler begangen zu haben: Es seien „klare Mängel hinsichtlich der Leistungsfähigkeit und der verwendeten Taktik zu erkennen gewesen“, stellte Polizeichef Leocadio Santiago in einem lokalen Fernsehprogramm fest. Experten aus Hongkong sind in die philippinische Hauptstadt gereist, um die Ermittlungen zu beobachten.

Das Vorgehen der Polizei ist in China scharf kritisiert worden. Nach einem Bericht von Radio China International habe der Chefadministrator der Sonderverwaltungszone Hongkong, Donald Tsang, angeordnet, dass die Fahnen in Hongkong auf Halbmast gesetzt werden. Die Regierung habe für die Philippinen eine Reisewarnung ausgerufen. Nach Angaben des Hongkonger Tourismusverbandes würden alle Pauschalreisen auf die Philippinen bis zum 8. September abgesagt.


Ex policía secuestra autobús turístico en Filipinas

Rolando Mendoza, un ex policía armado, secuestró un bus turístico en el que se transportaban extranjeros de Hong Kong, incluidos algunos niños, en Manila, capital de las Filipinas. En el ataque, fallecieron al menos nueve rehenes y el secuestrador, de un total de 25 pasajeros.

El delincuente exigía se le fuera reinstalado en su puesto en la Policía de Filipinas, de la que fue cesado por un escándalo de extorsión y drogas. Hacia las 9 horas, tiempo local, tomó el autobús y a los 25 rehenes. Diversas negociadores lo convencieron de que dejara bajar a los niños y a los enfermos.

En el primer intento de rescate, Mendoza disparó una ráfaga de balas con un fusil M-16 dentro del bus, y se temia que el secuestrador habría asesinado a los 15 rehenes, sin embargo, señales en directo demuestraron que al menos 3 personas han salido del autobús con vida luego de que la policía asesinara el secuestrador.

La situación terminó con una segunda intervención del grupo SWAT de la policía filipina, que terminó con la vida del ex policía con un disparo en la cabeza.


Filipinler'de rehine krizi

Filipinler'in başkenti Manila'da meslekten alınan bir polis içerisinde 25 kişinin bulunduğu bir otobüsü rehin aldı. Eylemcinin rehin alma olayının işini geri alabilmek için yaptığı söylendi. Otobüsün içindeki 25 kişinin Hong Konglu turistler olduğu belirtiliyor. Daha sonra içeriden kurşun sesleri duyuldu. Polis, eylemciyi vurarak etkisiz hale getirirken, sekiz kişinin öldüğü belirtiliyor.


香港旅遊巴在菲律賓被挾持事件9死

據新華社報導，在香港旅遊巴在菲律賓被挾持事件中，香港死亡人數增加至9人。

該人雖經醫護人員全力搶救，但最終都因為傷勢過重延至今日凌晨死亡。

特區政府已於今天下半旗致哀。Yahoo!香港在8月24日特地將首頁改為黑白配色，

另外，菲律賓總統阿奎諾三世宣布，8月24日為全國哀悼日，悼念在挾持人質事件中死難的香港人，以示與香港團結一致。


Huge Gay Pride parade held in Brazil

In what may possibly be the largest Gay Pride parade in the world, hundreds of thousands of people marched along the streets of São Paulo, Brazil today in the Parada do Orgulho GLBT de São Paulo.  Many marchers were demanding the legalization of same-sex marriage.

Brazil is the largest Roman Catholic country on Earth, and the Roman Catholic Church has consistently opposed the legalization of same-sex marriage in the country.  The National Congress of Brazil has debated legalization for 10 years, and such civil marriages are currently only legal in Rio Grande do Sul.  The original bill was drafted by former mayor of São Paulo, Marta Suplicy.  The proposed legislation, after being amended, is now in the hands of Roberto Jefferson.  Protesters hope to collect a petition of 1.2 million signatures to present to the National Congress in November.

People carrying flags and banners, some dressed in lavish carnival costumes, walked and danced in the ninth annual Gay Pride parade, stretching for 3.5 kilometres along Avenida Paulista.  Traffic was diverted throughout most of the city, and drinks and snacks vendors took advantage of the barriers across many streets.  Prominent people joining the parade were the actor Sergio Mamberti, representing the Culture Minister Gilberto Gil, and senator Eduardo Suplicy.

Organizers stated that 2.5 million people attended, and police stated that there were 1.9 million — figures which would make the event the largest of its kind in the world — including 700,000 visitors from other cities and countries.  This was an increase from 2004, when police stated that 1.5 million people attended.


Provável maior parada gay do mundo ocorre em São Paulo

No que pode ser provavelmente a maior Parada Gay do mundo, centenas de pessoas marcharam pelas ruas de São Paulo, na Parada do Orgulho GBLT de São Paulo. Segundo os organizadores participaram 2,5 milhões de pessoas enquanto que a Polícia Militar estimou o público presente em 1,9 milhão.

Alguns dos presentes defenderam a legalização do casamento entre pessoas do mesmo sexo. Atualmente, somente no estado brasileiro do Rio Grande do Sul, podem ser reconhecidos casamentos homossexuais.

A Igreja Católica tem se colocado contrária aos projetos de lei pela legalização do casamento de pessoas de mesmo sexo.


Human Rights Watch: US abuse of Iraqi prisoners continues

A report is published by Human Rights Watch on treatment of prisoners in Iraq by US soldiers after the Abu Ghraib prison scandal. It claims torture and other abuses against detainees in US custody in Iraq continues and is authorised and routine. The report includes detailed accounts of abuse from detention centers throughout Iraq, and allegations from an Army interrogator stationed at Camp Nama at Baghdad International Airport.

The 55-page report titled No Blood, No Foul: Soldiers' Accounts of Detainee Abuse in Iraq claims that that harsh interrogation techniques were approved by commanders. Soldiers describe how detainees were routinely subjected to severe beatings, painful stress positions, severe sleep deprivation, and exposure to extreme cold and hot temperatures. The accounts come from interviews conducted by Human Rights Watch, supplemented by memoranda and sworn statements contained in declassified documents.

Marc Garlasco, Human Rights Watch military analyst, said "Up to now, a lot of allegations and evidence has been floating around about authorization up the chain of command of abusive techniques,"  "MPs on trial tried to raise this in their defense and got nowhere. For the first time, we have been provided clear information on the scope of authorization of abusive techniques, and it points directly to officers in charge and the Pentagon."

John Sifton, researcher at Human Rights Watch said "Soldiers were told that the Geneva Conventions did not apply, and that interrogators could use abusive techniques to get detainees to talk."

The Department of Defense denies any Pentagon approval for any abuse.

Lt. Col. Mark Ballesteros, a Pentagon spokesman says "DoD policy has and always will be the humane treatment of detainees in its custody." He said there is a task force in Iraq that oversees detainee operations and has made a dozen reviews of detainee policies. None of the reviews found that the Department of Defense ever ordered or condoned detainee abuse.

The Human Rights Watch report recommends appointing a bipartisan commission to investigate the range of detainee abuse in Iraq, overhauling the military justice system, and appointing an independent prosecutor to investigate and prosecute those responsible.

Marc Garlasco said "In the current situation of long occupations in Iraq and Afghanistan with troop rotation, there is no reason an independent prosecutor can't deal with abuse allegations," "It would make a difference if the E-3 (private first class) in the field saw some senior officers or flags that had authorized abuse being tried in courts-martial instead of promoted."


Human Rights Watch: Misshandlungen von irakischen Gefangenen durch amerikanische Soldaten weiterhin an der Tagesordnung

New York (Vereinigte Staaten), 25.07.2006 – Die Menschenrechtsorganisation Human Rights Watch hat einen Bericht über die Behandlung von Gefangenen im Irak durch US-Soldaten nach dem Skandal um das Abu-Ghuraib-Gefängnis veröffentlicht. Dem Bericht zufolge gehen Folter und Misshandlungen von Gefangenen in US-Hand im Irak routinemäßig weiter und werden zugelassen. Das Dokument enthält detaillierte Darstellungen von Missbrauchsfällen von Internierungslagern im Irak und Anschuldigungen eines Militär-Vernehmungsbeamten, der im Camp Nama in der Nähe des internationalen Flughafens in Bagdad stationiert ist.

Der 55-Seiten starke Bericht mit dem Titel „Kein Blut, kein Foul: Darstellungen von Soldaten über Gefangenenmissbrauch im Irak“ behauptet, dass die rauen Vernehmungstechniken von den Befehlshabern akzeptiert wurden. Soldaten beschrieben, wie Insassen routinemäßig zusammengeschlagen, schmerzvollen Stresssituationen unterworfen, mit Schlafentzug gefoltert und extremen heißen und kalten Temperaturen ausgesetzt wurden. Die Beschreibungen stammen aus Interviews, die von Human Rights Watch geführt und durch Notizen und unter Eid bekräftigten Aussagen, die in der Geheimhaltung unterliegenden Dokumenten enthalten waren, ergänzt wurden.

Marc Garlasco, Militäranalyst von Human Rights Watch, sagte: „Bis heute lagen zahlreiche Anschuldigungen und Beweise in der Luft, dass Missbrauchstechniken von Soldaten ganz oben in der Kommandohierarchie gebilligt wurden.“ „Parlamentsmitglieder vor Gericht haben versucht, dies in ihrer Verteidigung anzuführen und haben nichts erreicht. Zum ersten Mal haben wir klare Informationen über die Reichweite der Autorisierung von Missbrauchstechniken gewonnen, und sie weisen direkt zu befehlshabenden Offizieren und zum Pentagon.“

John Sifton, Rechercheur bei Human Rights Watch, sagte: „Soldaten wurde gesagt, dass die Genfer Konventionen nicht anzuwenden seien und dass Vernehmungsbeamte Beleidigungstechniken anwenden könnten, um Gefangene zum Sprechen zu bringen.“

Das Verteidigungsministerium bestritt, dass das Pentagon diese Methoden gebilligt habe.

Der Oberstleutnant Mark Ballesteros, ein Pentagonsprecher, sagte: „Der Grundsatz des Verteidigungsministerium war und wird immer die humane Behandlung von Gefangenen in seinem Gewahrsam sein.“ Es gebe eine Einsatzgruppe im Irak, die die Behandlung von Häftlingen überwache und ein Dutzend Überprüfungen von Verfahrensweisen im Umgang mit Häftlingen gemacht habe. Keine der Überprüfungen habe ergeben, dass das Verteidigungsministerium jemals Häftlingsmissbrauch angeordnet oder stillschweigend geduldet hätte.

Der Human-Rights-Watch-Bericht schlägt vor, eine von beiden Parteien getragene Kommission einzusetzen, um die Reichweite von Häftlingsmissbrauch im Irak zu untersuchen. Das militärische Rechtssystem soll gründlich überprüft werden und es soll ein unabhängiger Ankläger ernannt werden, der solche Fälle untersucht und die Verantwortlichen strafrechtlich verfolgt.

Marc Garlasco sagte: „In der jetzigen Situation der langen Besetzung im Irak und in Afghanistan mit Truppenrotationen gibt es keinen Grund, dass ein unabhängiger Ankläger nicht mit  Missbrauchsanschuldigungen zurechtkommen könnte.“ „Es würde einen Unterschied ausmachen, wenn die E-3, die Gefreiten, in dem Gebiet sehen würden, dass einige höhere Beamte, die Folter geduldet haben, von Militärgerichten verurteilt würden, anstatt befördert zu werden.“


Human Rights Watch denuncia abusos dos EUA contra prisioneiros no Iraque

Um relatório é publicado pela ONG Human Rights Watch sob o tratamento dado aos  detentos no Iraque pelos soldados dos EUA.  O relatório diz que a tortura e outros abusos contra detentos sob  custódia dos Estados Unidos no Iraque continuam e são rotineiramente autorizados. O relatório inclui relatos detalhados de supostos abusos em centros de detenção espalhados pelo Iraque, mais as declarações de um interrogador do Exército lotado no Campo Nama,  localizado nos arredores do Aeroporto Internacional de Bagdá.

O relatório de 55 páginas intitulado: "Sem sangue, sem crime: Relatos de abusos contra detentos no Iraque"  alega que  duras técnicas de interrogatório foram aprovadas por comandantes militares. Os relatório diz que soldados descrevem como os detentos eram costumeiramente submetidos a severas surras, eram colocados em posições dolorosas, submetidos à privação de sono, e expostos a calor e frio extremos. Segundo o documento, os relatos originaram-se de entrevistas pela Human Rights Watch, complementado por memorandos e declarações assinadas.

Marc Garlasco, analista de militar  da Human Rights Watch, disse:  “Até agora, um monte de  alegações e evidências estiveram a se espalhar sobre a autorização e a cadeia de comando das técnicas abusivas”.

E acrescentou: "Pela primeira vez, forneceram-nos informações claras sob o alcance da autorização das técnicas abusivas, e ela aponta diretamente para oficiais na ativa e para o Pentágono.”

John Sifton,   pesquisador da Human Rights Watch disse que "disseram aos soldados que as Convenções de Genebra não se aplicariam, e que os interrogadores podiam usar técnicas abusivas para fazer os detentos falar."

O Tenente-Coronel Mark Ballesteros, porta-voz do Pentágono disse que "a política do DoD [Departamento de Defesa] tem e sempre será o tratamento humano a  detentos sob sua custódia.” Ele disse que há uma força-tarefa no Iraque que fiscaliza as ações  nos detentos e que ela já fez uma dúzia de investigações sob a política de tratamento dada aos presos. Segundo o tentente-coronel,  em nenhuma oportunidade foram encontradas evidências de que o Departamento de Defesa alguma vez encomendou ou perdou um abuso contra algum preso.

O relatório da Human Rights Watch recomenda criar uma comissão bipartite para investigar as denúncias de abuso contra presos no Iraque, além de fazer uma revisão no  sistema de justiça militar, e nomear um promotor  independente para investigar e punir os responsáveis.

Marc Garlasco disse: “na situação atual de ocupações de longo período no Iraque e no Afeganistão, com a rotatividade de tropas, não há nenhuma razão para que um promotor independente não cuide das denúncias de abuso.”  E acrescentou: “faria uma diferença se os E-3 (soldados de primeira classe) no campo vissem alguns oficiais seniores ou chefes que autorizaram  abusos  sendo julgados por uma corte marcial em vez de serem promovidos.”


Hundreds arrested for 'dark web' child porn by international task force

Yesterday, authorities in the United Kingdom and the United States announced that 337 suspected users in 38 countries were arrested following an investigation of a dark web child pornography site. The website was based in South Korea and accepted cryptocurrency as payment. Law enforcement agencies from Germany, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States were part of the international task force. The current phase of investigation and arrests began in 2018.

At the center of the case was a website known as "Welcome To Video" and its alleged operator Jong Woo Son from South Korea. According to authorities, the site hosted a quarter million video clips containing sexual abuse of children, including toddlers and infants. The site was said to have begun operations in June 2015. Authorities shuttered and seized the site in March 2018.

Jong Woo Son is already in prison in South Korea, but yesterday the United States Department of Justice unsealed further charges against him. United States Attorney Jessie K. Liu said, "Children around the world are safer because of the actions taken by U.S. and foreign law enforcement to prosecute this case and recover funds for victims […] We will continue to pursue such criminals on and off the darknet in the United States and abroad, to ensure they receive the punishment their terrible crimes deserve."

Nikki Holland of the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) said, "Dark web child sex offenders — some of whom are the very worst offenders — cannot hide from law enforcement. They're not as cloaked as they think they are, they're not as safe as they think they are." It was the NCA's investigation of Matthew Falder which led to the discovery of the South Korean website.

Jong was arrested in March, 2018, but South Korea's National Police Agency when announcing the arrest in May, 2018 identified him only as "Mr. A" as the international investigation continued. Some of the site's users already pleaded guilty or were convicted before yesterday's announcements. Allegedly, Jong processed ₿7300 in membership fees and video purchases. As of this writing, one bitcoin is worth approximately US$8000 or €7000. The site also allegedly made use of Tor, a layered network designed to keep users anonymous.

US authorities claimed the site was the largest child pornography site in the world and that more than twenty active victims were rescued. Listed US states as having members from the site were: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Washington, D.C. They also stated arrests were made in Australia, Brazil, Canada, the Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Spain, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.

Despite the lengthy lists provided, neither US nor British authorities delivered a complete list of the 38 countries they said were involved.


Centoj da homoj arestitaj pri infanpornografio en la «malhela reto»

Hieraŭ, la 16-an de oktobro, la aŭtoritatoj en Britio kaj Usono anoncis ke 337 suspektataj uzantoj en 38 landoj estis arestitaj sekve de enketo pri infanpornografio ĉe retejo en la malhela reto. La retejo troviĝinta en Sud-Koreio kutimis akcepti ciferecan valuton kiel pagon. Policaj organizaĵoj el Germanio, Sud-Koreio, Britio kaj Usono konsistigis la internacian enketularon. La nuna fazo de la enketo kaj arestoj komenciĝis en 2018.

Ĉe la kerno de la afero estis retejo «Bonvenon al videaĵo», kies oficiala funkcianto estis Jong Woo Son el Sud-Koreio. Laŭ la aŭtoritatoj, la retejo gastigis kvaronon de miliono da videaĵoj enhavantaj seksperfortojn kontraŭ infanoj, inkluzive de etuloj kaj beboj. Oni diras ke la retejo ekfunkciis en junio 2015. La aŭtoritatoj fermis kaj konfiskis la retejon en marto 2018.

Jong Woo Son jam estis malliberigita en Sud-Koreio, sed hieraŭ la Usona Departmento de Justico malsigelis pluajn akuzojn kontraŭ li. La usona prokuroro Jessie K. Liu diris: «Infanoj tra la mondo iĝis pli sekuraj pro la klopodoj de la usona kaj fremda policoj por procesi ĉi tiun aferon kaj retrovi la monon profite al la viktimoj […] ni plu postkuros tiajn krimulojn interne de la malhela reto kaj ekstere de ĝi, en Usono kaj fremdlande, por certiĝi ke ili ricevu la punon kiun meritas iliaj teruraj krimoj.»

Nikki Holland, ĉe la brita National Crime Agency (Nacia Agentejo pri Krimo), diris: «Sekskrimuloj kontraŭ infanoj ĉe la malhela reto — iuj estas la plej malbonaj krimuloj — ne povas sin kaŝi de la polico. Ili ne estas tiom vualataj kiom ili pensas, ili ne estas tiom sekuraj kiom ili pensas.» Ĉi tiu agentejo faris enketon en 2017 pri la sekskrimulo Matthew Falder, kio okazigis la malkovron de la sud-koreia retejo.

Jong estis arestita en marto 2018, sed la sud-koreia nacia polico, anoncinte la areston, nomis lin nur «S-ro A» dum la internacia enketo. Iuj el la uzantoj de la retejo jam rekonis sian kulpon ĉe kortumo, aŭ estis kondamnitaj antaŭ la hieraŭa anonco. Laŭdire, Jong enspezis 7300 bitmonerojn kiel abonkotizoj kaj aĉetoj de videaĵoj. Ĉi-momente unu bitmonero egalas al ĉirkaŭ 8000 usonaj dolaroj aŭ 7000 euroj. La retejo laŭdire ankaŭ uzis Tor, kiu estas tavola reto farita por anonimigi la uzantojn.

La usonaj aŭtoritatoj asertis ke tiu retejo estis la plej granda infanpornografia retejo en la mondo, kaj ke pli ol dekdu aktivaj viktimoj estis savitaj. Oni trovis membrojn en pluraj usonaj ŝtatoj, ankaŭ en Aŭstralio, Brazilo, Kanado, Ĉeĥio, Germanio, Irlando, Sauda Arabujo, Sud-Koreio, Hispanio, la Unuiĝintaj Arabaj Emirlandoj kaj Britio. Nek la usonaj aŭtoritatoj, nek tiuj britaj publikigis kompletan liston de la 38 landoj, laŭ ili implikitaj.


Sadat ihmiset saivat syytteen lapsipornosivustoon liittyvän kansainvälisen poliisioperaation seurauksena

Kaikkiaan 338 ihmistä sai syytteen Welcome to Video -nimiseen lapsipornosivustoon liittyvän kansainvälisen poliisioperaation seurauksena. Yksi heistä on 23-vuotias Jong Woo Son, jota epäillään pimeässä verkossa toimineen sivuston ylläpitämisestä. Etelä-Koreassa hänet on jo tuomittu 18 kuukaudeksi vankeuteen, mutta nyt hän sai syytteen Yhdysvalloissa. Poliisi teki tapauksen tiimoilta pidätyksiä muun muassa Brasiliassa, Irlannissa, Kanadassa, Saksassa, Saudi-Arabiassa, Suomessa ja Tšekissä. Lisäksi ainakin 23 sivuston videoilla esiintymään joutunutta lasta pelastettiin Espanjassa, Britanniassa ja Yhdysvalloissa. Viranomaisten maaliskuussa 2018 sulkema ja yli 250 000 videota käsittänyt sivusto toimi Etelä-Koreasta käsin.[1][2][3]

Welcome to Videon lataustoiminnossa nimenomaisesti kiellettiin lähettämästä palveluun aikuisten välistä seksuaalista kanssakäymistä esittävää pornografiaa. Sivustoa tutkineiden viranomaisten mukaan se sisälsi muun muassa pikkulasten äärimmäisen törkeää hyväksikäyttöä kuvaavaa materiaalia. Kaikkia videoilla esiintyneitä lapsiuhreja ei ole vielä onnistuttu tunnistamaan.[1]

Henkilöllisyytensä salatakseen palvelun asiakkaat maksoivat aineistosta bitcoineilla. Niiden hyödyntämisessä Welcome to Video olikin lapsipornosivustojen joukossa eräs edelläkävijöistä. Toinen tapa kerätä videomateriaalin katseluun oikeuttavia ”pisteitä” oli lähettää sivustolle uutta sisältöä. Toiminta-aikanaan Welcome to Video vastaanotti bitcoineja ainakin 370 000 Yhdysvaltain dollarin edestä, ja tulovirtojen pesemiseen käytettiin kolmea digitaalisen valuutan vaihtopalvelua.[1]

Welcome to Videoon liittyviä pidätyksiä on tehty myös ennen viimeisimpiä viranomaisoperaatioita. Tuomioitakin on ehditty jo antaa. Britannian kansallinen rikosvirasto National Crime Agency (NCA) totesi törmänneensä sivustoon tutkiessaan vuonna 2017 kymmenien ihmisten kiristämiseen syyllisyytensä myöntäneen brittimiehen tapausta. Osa miehen toiminnasta kohdistui teini-ikäisiin, joita hän kiristi saadakseen itselleen heitä esittävää kuva-aineistoa ja levittääkseen näitä kuvia verkossa.[1] NCA:n mukaan Britanniassa on tuomittu seitsemän Welcome to Videon toimintaan osallistunutta miestä, joista yksi sai 22 vuoden vankeusrangaistuksen hänen käytettyään hyväksi kolmen vuoden ikäistä tyttölasta ja raiskattuaan viisivuotiaan pikkupojan.[2][3]


Hungarian police disperse rally against Prime Minister Gyurcsany

Amid the official celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the anti-stalinist Hungarian uprising of 1956, a group of about three thousand people who are calling for the resignation of the Prime Minister, Mr. Ferenc Gyurcsány, are being blocked from entering Kossuth square.

The square, in front of the Parliament building, has been the venue of anti-Gyurcsány protests for weeks and also hosted the October 23 official state rally. The police (some of them mounted) have used tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets against the demonstrators.

The tearful demonstrators have used some of the props of the celebrations to build barricades and even started up a tank, parked in the center of town to recall the events in 1956.

The demonstrators have been forced to withdraw along Alkotmány utca, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út and Károly körút in the direction of the separate memorial rally convened by the main opposition party, Fidesz, on Astoria square. The tens of thousands there seem to be peacefully sympathetic to the cause of the dispersed demonstrators.

There seem to be several wounded among both the demonstrators and the police.


Unruhen und Demonstrationen in Budapest

Budapest (Ungarn), 24.10.2006 – Zum 50-jährigen Jubiläum des Volksaufstandes gegen die sowjetische Herrschaft fanden am 23. Oktober in Budapest zum Gedenken an die 2.600 Toten Gedenkfeiern statt.

Zugleich wurden zahlreiche Demonstranten von der Polizei weggedrängt. Dabei wurden laut einem Reuters-Mitarbeiter Gummigeschosse und Tränengas eingesetzt. Einige Demonstraten waren mit einem Panzer auf die Polizei zugefahren. Bei den Auseinandersetzungen wurden einige Menschen verletzt.


Hussein enters "not guilty" plea at trial

Saddam Hussein pleaded "not guilty" at the opening of the al-Dujail trial on  Wednesday. The court recessed for 6 weeks during which time his defense will be prepared.

During the proceeding, Hussein argued that the judge was not appointed by him, and thus was not legitimate.  "I don't acknowledge this court."

The hearing convened 22 months after Hussein's capture. A tribunal of five Iraqi judges headed by Rizgar Mohammed Amin, with the death penalty vested in them, will decide his sentence.