Friday, August 23, 2013

Hasan Found Guilty

Nidal Malik Hasan was found guilty of killing thirteen people during a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009.

Friday's verdict found him guilty on thirteen counts of murder and thirty-two counts of attempted murder.

His trial now moves to the sentencing phase, where he very likely could see the death sentence for his crimes.

Hasan had made no effort to mount a defense, even stating that he committed the murders as an act of war against the US.

28 Army Reservists Injured in North Carolina Bus Accident

Twenty-eight Army reservists were injured in a bus crash in North Carolina.

Friday afternoon the bus slipped off the road while trying to make a turn and ended up on it's side.

One of the reservists was seriously injured, requiring a helicopter to fly in for a medevac.

Forty-five soldiers were aboard the bus, when the accident occurred, on their way from Charlotte Douglas International Airport back to base in Salisbury.

3 Missing After Helicopter Crashes off Shetland Coast

A helicopter crashed off the Shetland coast of the UK, on Friday.

Eighteen people were aboard when the Super Puma L2 suddenly lost all power, near the islands north of Scotland.

Three of those are still missing, while the other fifteen all received injuries, seven of them serious.

Several boats and three helicopters searched into Friday night, looking for the three missing men.

42 Killed in Explosions at Mosques in Lebanon

Soldiers guard the crater left by one of the bombs
Forty-two people were killed on Friday as two different mosques were hit by bombings.

The Lebanese Red Cross said that more than five hundred were injured by the blasts.

Both bombs struck in Tripoli at Sunni mosques, as people were leaving prayers.

Fourteen people were killed at the Taqwa mosque, while the al-Salam mosque saw twenty-eight deaths.

Hezbollah was initially blamed for the attacks, but they denied any involvement and condemned them as atrocities.

Violence in Iraq Kills 32

Thirty-two people were killed in terror attacks, in Iraq, on Friday.

Twenty-five of them were killed when a suicide bomber struck a busy park in Baghdad's suburb of Qahira.

Another fifty people were wounded in the explosion.

No one claimed responsibility for the bombing.

Other attacks struck in both Shiite and Sunni areas, making it unclear who carried out the attacks.

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Colorado Police Looking for Man Who Stabbed Woman and Toddler in Wheat Ridge

Wheat Ridge, Colorado police are looking for a man who they say stabbed a woman and her toddler.

According to authorities, forty-four year old Marvin Wilson attacked them, Thursday morning along a greenbelt near 48th Avenue and Otis Street.

He stabbed the woman in her leg and the toddler in the stomach.

Both victims are expected to make a full recovery, but the toddler will be kept in the ICU over night.

Wilson is described as six foot, one hundred and forty-five pounds, with brown hair, brown eyes, and multiple tattoos.

When last seen, he was wearing a blue shirt, blue shorts, and black boots.

Anyone with information should call the Wheat Ridge Police Department at 303-237-2220.

52 Injured in Southern California Bus Accident

Fifty-two people were injured in a bus accident near Irwindale, California, on Thursday morning.

Eight of the injured were listed in guarded condition, due to non life threatening injuries requiring further care.

The bus was taking elderly passengers to a casino.

Police say that the driver tried moving to his left, but struck a car and then over corrected to the right, causing the bus to flip on it's side.

Eastbound Interstate 210 was shut down for about six hours, due to the accident.

Al Qaeda Rockets Fired From Lebanon Hit Town in Israel

Two rockets fired from Lebanon struck into Israel, on Thursday.

They landed in the town of Kibbutz Gesher HaZiv plowing holes into pavement, and throwing shrapnel which damaged nearby cars and homes.

Luckily, no one was injured in the attack.

An Al Qaeda linked group, Brigades of Abdullah Azzam claimed responsibility for the attack.

They actually launched four rockets, however, one failed to make into Israel and the other was shot down by an Iron Dome battery.

The IDF said that they regarded the incident as a one time situation, and held back from retaliating. 

Ramadi Suicide Bombing Kills 14 in Iraq

Fourteen people were killed when an explosion struck outside of an Iraqi military headquarters in Ramadi.

A suicide bomber blew up his car just outside of the building.

Ten of the dead were civilian bystanders.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Al Qaeda is considered the likely suspect.

2 Killed 4 Wounded in Kashmir Firefights Between India and Pakistan

Soldiers guard the border
Fire was exchanged twice across the Kashmir border, on Thursday.

In the first exchange, in the Rakhchakri sector, a Pakistani soldier was killed and two Indian civilians were wounded.

The second exchange took place in the Tatta Pani sector, killing another Pakistani soldier and injuring two more.

Both Pakistan and India accuse each other of starting the firing and say that they then responded in defense.

Exchanges of fire have become more and more common over the past few months. 

This has put an increasing strain on relations between the two countries.