Manchester bombing aftermath
New details are emerging about the man who carried out the suicide bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in England. Police continue to conduct raids and make arrests as it seems clear now that Salman Abedi was part of a larger terror network. Abedi traveled to Syria and may have received direct training from ISIS in the months before this gruesome attack, according to reports. Authorities have taken Abedi's brother, who is suspected of having ties to ISIS, and his father into custody in Libya.
New details are emerging about the man who carried out the suicide bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in England. Police continue to conduct raids and make arrests as it seems clear now that Salman Abedi was part of a larger terror network. Abedi traveled to Syria and may have received direct training from ISIS in the months before this gruesome attack, according to reports. Authorities have taken Abedi's brother, who is suspected of having ties to ISIS, and his father into custody in Libya.
Manchester investigation
This investigation into the Manchester bombing now spans two continents. Police arrested the father and a brother of suicide bomber Salmen Abedi in Libya and another brother in Manchester. Law enforcement teams are hunting for anyone else who may have been involved in the United Kingdom. Authorities are confident he had help carrying out Monday's attack. Investigators believe that Abedi, a British citizen, traveled to Syria recently and was in Libya days before taking a train to Manchester and detonating a powerful and sophisticated explosive.
This investigation into the Manchester bombing now spans two continents. Police arrested the father and a brother of suicide bomber Salmen Abedi in Libya and another brother in Manchester. Law enforcement teams are hunting for anyone else who may have been involved in the United Kingdom. Authorities are confident he had help carrying out Monday's attack. Investigators believe that Abedi, a British citizen, traveled to Syria recently and was in Libya days before taking a train to Manchester and detonating a powerful and sophisticated explosive.
Britain on alert
As officials hunted for accomplices of a suicide bomber and Britain's prime minister warned another attack could be "imminent," thousands of people poured into the streets of Manchester in a defiant vigil Tuesday for victims of a blast at a pop concert — the latest apparent target of Islamic extremists seeking to rattle life in the West.
As officials hunted for accomplices of a suicide bomber and Britain's prime minister warned another attack could be "imminent," thousands of people poured into the streets of Manchester in a defiant vigil Tuesday for victims of a blast at a pop concert — the latest apparent target of Islamic extremists seeking to rattle life in the West.
Manchester explosion
United Kingdom police are treating an apparent explosion outside an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena as a "terrorist incident" until they know otherwise. At least 19 people are dead and more than 50 wounded, police said. Witnesses told news outlets that they heard a "loud bang" and then people started screaming and running out of the arena.
United Kingdom police are treating an apparent explosion outside an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena as a "terrorist incident" until they know otherwise. At least 19 people are dead and more than 50 wounded, police said. Witnesses told news outlets that they heard a "loud bang" and then people started screaming and running out of the arena.
Oscar Lopez Rivera released
Puerto Rico nationalist Oscar Lopez Rivera was freed from house arrest Wednesday after decades in custody in a case that transformed him into a martyr for his supporters but had outraged those who lost loved ones in a string of bombings.
Puerto Rico nationalist Oscar Lopez Rivera was freed from house arrest Wednesday after decades in custody in a case that transformed him into a martyr for his supporters but had outraged those who lost loved ones in a string of bombings.
Travel alert for Europe
The U.S. State Department has issued a travel alert for Americans who plan to travel to Europe. That alert is effective for at least the next four months. The alert is a response to a sequence of recent terror attacks throughout Europe, including France, Russia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. It also goes hand-in-hand with the beginning of the summer travel season.
The U.S. State Department has issued a travel alert for Americans who plan to travel to Europe. That alert is effective for at least the next four months. The alert is a response to a sequence of recent terror attacks throughout Europe, including France, Russia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. It also goes hand-in-hand with the beginning of the summer travel season.
Paris shooting
A known extremist opened fire on police officers late Thursday on the Champs-?lys?es boulevard in Paris, officials said. One officer was killed, others were wounded, and a foreign tourist was hurt. Within hours, ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, which came just days ahead of a tense presidential election. Paris police spokeswoman Johanna Primevert told The Associated Press that the attacker targeted police guarding the area near the Franklin Roosevelt subway station at the center of the avenue.
A known extremist opened fire on police officers late Thursday on the Champs-?lys?es boulevard in Paris, officials said. One officer was killed, others were wounded, and a foreign tourist was hurt. Within hours, ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, which came just days ahead of a tense presidential election. Paris police spokeswoman Johanna Primevert told The Associated Press that the attacker targeted police guarding the area near the Franklin Roosevelt subway station at the center of the avenue.
NYPD security
Security is always high during Passover, but the NYPD is on heightened alert since this year Passover coincides with the Christianity's Holy Week and comes just days after terror attacks on Christian churches in Egypt. The NYPD maintained a visible presence for Passover outside Central Synagogue in Midtown. At Park East Synagogue, counterterrorism officers not only watched who went in, but also who walked by. The number of private security on site at Temple Emanu-El has been doubled. Sources told Fox 5 unmarked plainclothes officers are in the area as well as constant mobile patrols instead of fixed-post officers.
Security is always high during Passover, but the NYPD is on heightened alert since this year Passover coincides with the Christianity's Holy Week and comes just days after terror attacks on Christian churches in Egypt. The NYPD maintained a visible presence for Passover outside Central Synagogue in Midtown. At Park East Synagogue, counterterrorism officers not only watched who went in, but also who walked by. The number of private security on site at Temple Emanu-El has been doubled. Sources told Fox 5 unmarked plainclothes officers are in the area as well as constant mobile patrols instead of fixed-post officers.
Sweden attack
A stolen truck plowed into a shop in Stockholm. The truck, carjacked from Swedish beermaker Spendrups, crashed into the Ahlens department store killing at least four people and injuring at least 14, reported Swedish media.
A stolen truck plowed into a shop in Stockholm. The truck, carjacked from Swedish beermaker Spendrups, crashed into the Ahlens department store killing at least four people and injuring at least 14, reported Swedish media.
Subway bombing
An explosion inside a subway station in St. Petersburg, Russia, killed 11 people and injured at least 50 on Monday, according to Russian state television.
An explosion inside a subway station in St. Petersburg, Russia, killed 11 people and injured at least 50 on Monday, according to Russian state television.
Confessed racist murderer
A white racist accused of fatally stabbing a 66-year-old stranger on a Manhattan street because he was black says he'd intended it as "a practice run" in a mission to deter interracial relationships. Prosecutors have charged James Harris Jackson with murder as an act of terrorism. Earlier, he was charged with murder as a hate crime. If convicted, he could face life in prison.
A white racist accused of fatally stabbing a 66-year-old stranger on a Manhattan street because he was black says he'd intended it as "a practice run" in a mission to deter interracial relationships. Prosecutors have charged James Harris Jackson with murder as an act of terrorism. Earlier, he was charged with murder as a hate crime. If convicted, he could face life in prison.
London attack
At least five people are dead and 40 injured in London after a man driving a vehicle slammed into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge, crashed the vehicle through railings on the grounds of British Parliament, striking more pedestrians, and then ran into Old Palace Yards and attacked a police officer with a knife, according to Scotland Yard.
At least five people are dead and 40 injured in London after a man driving a vehicle slammed into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge, crashed the vehicle through railings on the grounds of British Parliament, striking more pedestrians, and then ran into Old Palace Yards and attacked a police officer with a knife, according to Scotland Yard.
NYC bomb threats
Five bomb threats were made against Jewish organizations in New York City Tuesday morning, igniting another wave of anti-Semitism across the country.
Five bomb threats were made against Jewish organizations in New York City Tuesday morning, igniting another wave of anti-Semitism across the country.
Terror support arrest
Prosecutors say a man accused of trying to join militant Islamic extremists in Syria was removed from his home in New York City's suburbs last week after he tried to cut off his own tattoos with a knife and threatened to behead his mother.
Prosecutors say a man accused of trying to join militant Islamic extremists in Syria was removed from his home in New York City's suburbs last week after he tried to cut off his own tattoos with a knife and threatened to behead his mother.
Interview: Commissioner O'Neill
Police Commissioner James O'Neill, who has been with the NYPD for almost 35 years, spoke to Ernie Anastos about his job and the job of the entire department.
Police Commissioner James O'Neill, who has been with the NYPD for almost 35 years, spoke to Ernie Anastos about his job and the job of the entire department.
Canada mosque shooting
Two suspects are in custody in the deadly shooting inside a mosque in Quebec City, Canada.
Two suspects are in custody in the deadly shooting inside a mosque in Quebec City, Canada.