Police fatally shot an assailant, who called himself 'Lucifer' and ignored multiple demands to drop his weapon, after he stabbed three people on a subway platform at Grand Central Station. Authorities are investigating the incident.
A lawyer, Rajeev Singh, was shot dead during his morning walk in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, on Friday. The assailants, who had a prior village dispute with the victim, attempted to flee on a motorcycle but were briefly delayed before escaping.
Police in Izumi, Osaka, are investigating the murder of a 76-year-old mother and her 41-year-old daughter in their apartment. Investigators suspect the assailant entered and exited through the front door, as there were no signs of forced entry via the balcony window.
A food delivery driver was violently beaten with a crowbar by an individual on a street in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, following an altercation. A woman who intervened was also targeted when the assailant got into his car and attempted to hit her.
An unknown assailant attacked a passerby on a street in Prague's Kobylisy on Thursday, repeatedly striking him in the head. The victim suffered severe brain injuries and is in critical condition, prompting police to launch a search for the perpetrator and seek public assistance.
Three assailants have been apprehended near the home of wrestler Liss Ndiago in Diamaguène, Senegal. The arrests were made following an incident involving the wrestler.
A journalist in Katsina, Nigeria, was attacked by three masked robbers during a midnight home raid. The incident occurred around 2 a.m. when the assailants scaled a fence and broke a padlock to enter the compound.
Police in Mangaluru have identified the assailants involved in the murder of a former gangster on a city flyover, though no arrests have been made yet.
Lithuanian police officer Tomas Lebežinskas was awarded 40,000 euros in non-pecuniary damages by the state. He had been involved in a nine-year legal process and even served a sentence for injuring a drunk assailant, despite not committing a crime.
A student claims he was severely beaten, suffering facial bone fractures, and forced to utter a specific phrase during random attacks by masked assailants in black SUVs on activists during local elections near Bor, Serbia.
A victim of a sexual assault at a Travelodge hotel, where the assailant was given a key card to her room, sent an email to the chief executive shortly after the incident.
Police are investigating an attempted homicide after a stabbing incident at a bus stop in Hermanni, Finland, where the victim and assailant were schoolmates; the victim is hospitalized but not in life-threatening condition.
A 15-year-old assailant opened fire at a school, resulting in the death of a 13-year-old and injuries to at least eight other people, with the perpetrator subsequently arrested.
Two men were taken to the emergency room after being assaulted during an argument over a hat at a gas station in Jessheim, Norway, with the assailant fleeing the scene.
Oba Victor Olasehinde Adetona, the Owa of Ogbagi and a first-class monarch in Ondo State, Nigeria, was attacked by a lone assailant in his palace and subsequently hospitalized with injuries.
A swift and violent robbery occurred at the Hellenic Post (ELTA) office in Loutraki, Greece, where assailants armed with Kalashnikovs carried out the raid in a matter of seconds, startling nearby residents.
Armed assailants ambushed an unmarked police car in southeast Washington D.C., seriously injuring one officer in the shoulder, prompting authorities to launch a massive manhunt for the perpetrators.
Students of Valjevo Gymnasium were attacked by assailants who beat them with belts, with reports indicating that police did not respond to the incident.
Several Assam Police commandos were injured in an early Sunday morning attack by suspected ULFA(I) militants in Tinsukia district, where assailants reportedly used grenades and opened fire on security personnel.
A photographer in Panevėžys, Lithuania, was brutally attacked by a man. Drawing on her past experience in boxing and judo, she defended herself, possibly breaking the assailant's nose, who then fled but returned armed with a kitchen knife.
Two individuals were fatally shot in a bistro in Raunheim, Hesse, Germany, overnight. Police reported that an unknown assailant entered the bar and opened fire before fleeing the scene.
Six suspected perpetrators have been arrested by city police after three men were attacked and injured by multiple assailants in Zurich's districts 1 and 4 on Saturday night.
A police officer in Zaporizhzhia used his service firearm to repel an armed attack, killing the assailant who was later identified as a serviceman who had gone AWOL.
An resident of Bora Bora set fire to his neighbors' property, resulting in one fatality. The assailant was reportedly known for previous violent acts against his neighbors, which had not been prosecuted.
The GNR/Porto reported the arrest of four alleged assailants, aged between 25 and 42, on Wednesday in the municipalities of Gondomar, Matosinhos, and Valongo, who were found in possession of money and gold.
The FBI has declared a vehicle ramming incident at a Michigan synagogue an 'act of targeted violence' against the Jewish community, following initial reports of an active shooter at the Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield.
Suspected assailants have killed a 30-year-old Point of Sale (PoS) operator, Aliyu Vatsa, in his residence in Minna, Niger State. Police are investigating.
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A police officer in Caraș-Severin, Romania, was attacked by two young men while responding to a 112 call about a woman being assaulted; one assailant was detained for 24 hours.
Harwinder Singh, a village sarpanch, was shot dead at his gym in Moga district by unidentified assailants. Police suspect personal rivalry, but the incident has taken a political turn with relatives accusing an opposing party.
A volunteer firefighter was stabbed without apparent motive in Fontan, Alpes-Maritimes, France, while on duty. Police have opened an investigation for attempted homicide, and the attacker remains at large.
A restaurant owner in Zele, East Flanders, was shot after intervening to calm a disputing couple, with the assailant pulling out a pistol and pointing it at him.
Unknown assailants opened fire on a car in Nea Makri, Greece, with seven shell casings found at the scene, though the perpetrators likely missed their target.
Three individuals have been sentenced to 3, 4, and 5 years in prison for a violent home invasion in Boussu, Belgium, after mistakenly believing their neighbors reported them for noise.
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Tragedy struck Aligarh after a Holi Milan event when two men allegedly opened fire, killing a factory labourer and injuring a college student. Police suspect a dispute involving ragging and past enmity as the motive behind the shooting. The victims reportedly knew their assailants, who arrived on a motorcycle. Investigations are ongoing.
A masked attacker poured an unknown liquid on an official at the entrance of a district office in Hungary. Police have apprehended the assailant, but the nature of the liquid remains undisclosed.
(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 26 - A 16-year-old boy hit a 15-year-old classmate with a hammer in a high school in the Sicilian city of Gela on Thursday, the school said.
The alleged assailant has a history of attacking schoolmates while the alleged victim has suffered from bullying, it said.
The alleged attack took place at the Ettore Maiorana professional school in the town near Caltanissetta.
The victim was taken to hospital but is not in a serious condition.
Violence in Italian schools is on the ris...
A cold case involving a defilement suspect has been revived, with the alleged assailant back in court after intervention from the victim's family and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
Four police officers were martyred and two others injured when unidentified assailants opened fire on a patrol squad in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district, Pakistan.
A lawyer associated with gangster Lawrence Bishnoi was injured when three assailants on a motorcycle opened fire at his car in Delhi before fleeing the scene.
A man was stabbed in the abdomen behind a fast-food restaurant in Sopron, Hungary, following an argument. Police arrested the assailant for causing life-threatening injuries.
Student sustains injuries to her forehead after being struck with a wooden plank by unidentified assailant. Incident sparks protests from students over security concerns
A 15-year-old adolescent was stabbed near a high school in Lyon, France, and transported to the hospital in critical condition. The assailant remains at large.
BBC’s Crime Next Door examines how a 17-year-old vampire-obsessed student took the life of 90-year-old, Mabel Leyshon. Plus, people who have found a better way to approach life
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Tragedy struck a wedding reception in Shahpur village, Bihar, late Sunday evening. Two brothers, Manjeet Kumar and Manish Kumar, were shot dead by unidentified assailants. Preliminary investigations suggest an old dispute, possibly property-related, led to the fatal incident. Police are actively searching for the accused and have sent the bodies for post-mortem.
A 23-year-old man allegedly stabbed a 21-year-old three times in the leg during carnival celebrations in Edessa, Greece. Both individuals sustained injuries, with the assailant also hitting his head while attempting to flee.
Investigators have discovered bloody footprints in the room where a 76-year-old mother and her 41-year-old daughter were found murdered in Izumi, Osaka, as police search for the assailant.
A singer in Sicap-Mbao, Senegal, was robbed of his iPhone 15 Pro Max and 240,000 FCFA. Police have since arrested four of his assailants in connection with the incident.
Actress Katiana Balanika shared a powerful story on a TV show, recounting how she physically confronted and beat a man in the middle of the street after he sexually assaulted her.
A woman in Melbourne reportedly drove her car into an Indian-Australian man in what is being described as a racist attack. The assailant allegedly told the victim to 'Go back...' during the incident.
An unknown assailant wearing ski goggles robbed a retail store in Langenthal on Tuesday morning and fled on foot with the loot. No injuries were reported, and the suspect remains at large.
Sofia University has rejected accusations of antisemitism, declaring itself the target of a "defamatory and discrediting campaign" and accusing the Israeli ambassador of "gross interference in academic autonomy."
A woman was severely injured in Odenwaldkreis, Germany, after an unknown assailant attacked her with a knife while she was photographing a flower. The motive remains a mystery, with investigators ruling out a relationship crime.
Sotiria Panousaki, the lawyer representing individuals convicted in a revenge porn case involving Ioanna Touni, had her car windows smashed by unknown assailants outside her home.
Lazar Dinić, a student, sustained severe injuries and is awaiting sinus bone surgery after being attacked by masked assailants on election day in Šarbanovci, near Bor, Serbia.
Hong Kong police are searching for two men who allegedly attacked a 57-year-old taxi driver in Yuen Long following an argument in the early hours of Friday.
Lazar Dinić claims he was beaten by masked assailants in black jeeps in Šarbanovci near Bor during election day until he agreed to say "Aca is president," suffering head bone fractures.
Armed attackers killed 73 people at a gold mine on the outskirts of South Sudan's capital, with authorities warning the death toll could rise as the search for missing people continues.
A man was seriously injured in a knife attack on a tramway in Paris near the Porte de la Chapelle stop on Sunday night. The victim is hospitalized, and the assailant fled the scene.
Oti Regional Minister John Kwadwo Gyapong reported that six people have been killed in local attacks in Nkwanta South, Ghana, where assailants are reportedly hiding in bushes and targeting residents.
Richard Williams, an 83-year-old retired Air Force veteran, has died from injuries sustained after allegedly being shoved onto NYC subway tracks. An illegal migrant has been charged with his murder by DHS.
Footage has emerged showing vigilantes assaulting a civilian in Taraba, Nigeria, with one of the assailants reportedly threatening to shoot the victim, sparking public outrage.
A man in Bengaluru was brutally beaten to death with a car's puncture jack rod, an incident captured on CCTV camera showing the assailant continuing the assault even after the victim was lifeless.
A Swedish woman, Ebba Karlsson, identified an alleged rapist through a photograph, opening a new chapter in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation after decades of knowing her assailant only by a false name.
A woman was fatally shot by a man in Zaragoza's Fuentes neighborhood, who then committed suicide. Authorities reported the man knew the victim and acted with "extreme cruelty."
A woman was fatally stabbed by her husband in Bergamo, Italy, in what is being reported as the country's latest femicide. The assailant reportedly attempted suicide after the attack.
The case relates to the murder of Senthil Kumaran, a local BJP leader, who was killed by six bike-borne assailants with explosives and lethal weapons at Villianur in Puducherry in March 2023
Two AC mechanics were robbed of ₹1 crore in cash in Hyderabad's Kukatpally area after assailants threw chilli powder at them, snatching a carton box containing the money.
An 8-year-old boy was abducted from his home in a village in Zgierz County, Poland, after assailants used pepper spray on his grandmother. The child was later found in an apartment in Łódź.
Israel has announced that a Hezbollah commander killed in a recent strike was the brother of an individual involved in a Michigan synagogue attack, linking the two events.
A doorman was attacked in downtown Reykjavik last night. The assailant was taken to the police station, where drugs were found during a search, and he was subsequently held in a cell.
A 24-year-old man was injured with a sharp object in Malbork, Poland, by one of two men accompanying him. Police are searching for the assailant who fled the scene.
A former panchayat president was ambushed and hacked to death by an armed gang in Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar district, dying on the spot as the assailants fled the scene.
An Icelandic woman reported being robbed on Tenerife, stating she feared for her life after an assailant attacked her on the street and stole her necklace. Despite the incident, she extended her trip and chose not to report it to the police.
A civilian was killed, and a police constable was injured when armed men on motorcycles opened fire on a police patrol in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat district, officials said.
A police official confirmed that the attack occurred in the Serai Naurang town, adding that “a gun battle between the police and the assailants erupted after the firing attack.”
The official said the bodies of the civilian and the injured cop were taken to the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital in the Serai Naurang town...
An unknown assailant cut the tires of a 'Mi, socialisti' party bicycle while representatives were distributing flyers in Ljubljana, leading to a police report by party member Kordiš.
Unknown individuals fired shots at a passing car in the Dionysos area of Greece, with seven shell casings and one bullet found at the scene. The vehicle was later located on Aiolidos Street.
A homeless man from Transcarpathia allegedly kicked another homeless man to death in Klauzál Square, Budapest, over 5,000 forints. The assailant and an acquaintance then went drinking, and the victim died due to lack of care.
An incident occurred on a bus in Glyfada, Greece, where a 24-year-old man stabbed a 39-year-old Tunisian passenger in the face with a pen. The assailant was also found to be carrying a knife.
Some residents of the community said he assailants abducted the late 'Obesere' on 22 February before fleeing with him into the dense forests bordering Ondo and Edo states.
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Ljubljana police are investigating a robbery in Tivoli Park where four unknown individuals demanded money from a man, and after he complied, they demanded more items and then beat him when he resisted.
An officer was killed and two others injured in a brazen attack on a police station in Kakamega, Kenya, by assailants who arrived on motorcycles pretending to report a stolen motorbike.
Pavan Kumar, a history-sheeter recently released from prison, was hacked to death by an armed gang in front of his mother in Bengaluru, prompting a police manhunt for the assailants.
GWADAR: Six members of a single family were killed and three others injured when unidentified armed men opened fire and attacked with a mortar at a house in the Minaz locality of Kech district’s Buleda tehsil, police officials said.
According to police sources, the assailants opened indiscriminate gunfire alongside firing a mortar strike, killing six, including at least three children.
The injured were immediately shifted to a hospital, with some reported to be in critical condition.
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A man assaulted a Guggenmusikerin (brass band musician) during a carnival parade in Solothurn, Switzerland. A public manhunt for the perpetrator is underway on Facebook, with police investigating the incident.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the assault, which appeared to be carefully timed to target responding officers. The violence came just a day after another deadly episode in nearby Karak. On Monday, attackers used an explosives-laden drone to hit a paramilitary post, injuring several personnel. As the wounded were being transported for treatment, the assailants ambushed two ambulances.
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A man named Nitin was shot dead at his doorstep in Greater Noida in broad daylight, reportedly due to an old rivalry. CCTV footage captured multiple assailants attacking the victim, and police have launched an investigation to apprehend those involved.
An unknown assailant detonated an explosive device near a patrol vehicle in Moscow, killing himself and a police officer, and injuring two other officers.
In Basel, Switzerland, a 51-year-old woman attacked a man who was with a baby. A bus driver intervened, and passengers disarmed the assailant, placing the knife on the bus dashboard.
Two 16-year-old boys allegedly attacked another 16-year-old with a large knife at a pool club in Teela Jamalpura, inflicting over two dozen blows. The incident, reportedly stemming from an old dispute where the victim had previously assaulted the accused, occurred on February 15. Police have registered a case against the minor assailants.
Students at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) are protesting in Varanasi after an inmate at Birla Hostel was critically injured when assailants opened fire.
The Ondo State Police Command successfully thwarted a kidnapping attempt in Ose LGA, Nigeria, rescuing two victims after engaging the assailants. Security operations are ongoing in the area.
Police in Zamfara state, Nigeria, successfully repelled two separate bandit attacks in Maru and Bukkuyum, resulting in five injuries among the assailants.
Slobodan Đukić, an assailant from Kosjerić, Serbia, surrendered to police after reportedly beating a local resident and has since been remanded in investigative custody in Požega.
An assault occurred in a Danish courtroom during the trial for the murder of a 17-year-old, requiring multiple guards to intervene, and the suspected assailant fled the court.
Police in Basel-Landschaft are offering a reward of up to 3,000 Swiss francs for information leading to the apprehension of an unknown assailant who robbed a gas station shop in Liestal on Tuesday evening.
A police officer and two other individuals were killed in Katsina, Nigeria, as security forces successfully repelled an attack, preventing the assailants from overrunning a facility after a fierce gun battle.
A golden helmet, part of a set of four stolen pieces, has been recovered in Romania following an agreement with the three assailants, who returned three items through third parties.
Two men accosted teenagers outside Montaigne High School in Paris, attempting to steal their phones and force one victim into a car. Teachers intervened, causing the assailants to flee.
A 32-year-old government employee in Macherla, Andhra Pradesh, was brutally raped at knifepoint in her home by an unidentified assailant who broke in under the guise of asking for water.
A police officer on his way to work witnessed and intervened in a brutal attack on a woman and her dog near Constitution Square in Warsaw, leading to the assailant's arrest.
Authorities are investigating the murder of a 59-year-old woman in Evosmos, Thessaloniki, believing she likely opened the door to her assailant. The motive and identity of the perpetrator remain unclear.
Eight charcoal workers have been abducted by gunmen in the Nyalun community of Wase, Plateau State, Nigeria, with the assailants demanding a ransom for their release after stopping their vehicle.
Six young men have been arrested in Skierniewice, Poland, in connection with the beating of a 20-year-old man who was found lying on the road. The victim claimed he was attacked by masked assailants after arranging to meet a friend.
Six assailants, including a Cape Verdean national and a student, who operated using a horse-drawn cart in Parcelles-Assainies, Senegal, have been brought before prosecutor Ibrahima Ndoye.
A motorcyclist in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was robbed of his motorcycle key by two assailants while he was riding at 100 km/h on the Acceso Sudeste highway.
A woman was reportedly stabbed by a man in a store within Tokyo's Sunshine City commercial complex, leaving her unconscious. The assailant also stabbed himself, and police are investigating the incident involving the two individuals, both believed to be in their 20s or 30s.
One person has been arrested in connection with a hooligan attack in Bijelo Polje near Mostar, where masked assailants damaged a vehicle, with police indicating three more suspects.
A beauty parlour owner in India was found hacked to death, with police suspecting her Facebook 'friend' as the assailant who later died by suicide outside the shop.
Police have released details of a chaotic and brutal attack on the M-17 highway north of Mostar, where assailants damaged a vehicle and left one person seriously injured.
Secret Service agent Myosoty ‘Miyo’ Perez is reportedly under renewed spotlight and suspension for failing to secure the roof from which an assailant opened fire on Donald Trump.
Unidentified assailants reportedly opened fire at a student leader from Panjab University, with the Bambhia gang claiming responsibility for the attack.
A man was arrested in Algemesí, Spain, for assaulting a woman in the presence of her two minor children. The assailant had initially fled the scene, taking the victim's documents, but was located shortly after.
YouTuber Brandon Buckingham recounted a harrowing experience where he was attacked and robbed, resorting to shooting his assailant multiple times in self-defense.
An eight-year-old boy was abducted from his home in Poland, with assailants using pepper spray on his grandmother. The child was later found, and two individuals have been charged.
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Unidentified armed militants attacked the Khutti police checkpoint in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district late on Saturday night, triggering an exchange of fire with security personnel, police officials said.
According to the police, the assailants carried out the attack under the cover of darkness using heavy weapons. Personnel stationed at the checkpoint responded swiftly and returned fire, forcing the attackers to retreat.
During the exchange, one police const...
A rifle-wielding man, identified as a Lebanese immigrant who lost relatives in an Israeli strike in Lebanon, attacked a Detroit-area synagogue and was killed in a shootout. Police operations were underway following the gunfire exchange.
Police in Cyprus arrested a 17-year-old in connection with a knife-point robbery in Ayia Napa, where a 20-year-old man reported being threatened and robbed of his wallet by two assailants.
BAJAUR: A cop was wounded after unidentified assailants hurled a hand grenade at a police post in Bajaur district’s Khar tehsil, officials said on Thursday.
According to police, the attack occurred on Wednesday night when unidentified attackers hurled a hand grenade at a police post located near the Jinnah Bus Terminal, a major bus station, located around three kilometres from Khar, the headquarters of the district.
“One cop was slightly wounded in the attack which caused no damage to the pos...
A 30-year-old Point of Sale (POS) operator, Aliyu Musa Vatsa, was tragically murdered in his bedroom by unknown assailants in the “T Mama” area of Minna, Niger State, despite reportedly offering money to his attackers, with police investigating the incident.
Rihanna was home with her 3 kids at the time an assailant targeted their L.A.-area mansion with gunfire -- but her husband, A$AP Rocky, was MIA, TMZ has learned.
A 37-year-old man and his girlfriend were beaten and had their jackets stolen by unknown assailants at a train station in Koper, Slovenia. Police are investigating the robbery.
Theodoros Athanasopoulos, CEO of Cepal, was reportedly attacked and beaten by two unknown individuals in the morning, prompting an immediate police response.
A 67-year-old Moldovan woman fatally stabbed her friend during a memorial service after a drunken argument escalated when the victim threw the assailant's cat from a balcony.
A regional court in Prague is set to hear a case involving the death of a member of a Kutná Hora sect, who died after violent rituals in the forests near Český Šternberk. The prosecutor is seeking an 11-year sentence for the man accused of beating him with a stick.
A dispute at Embrach train station on Friday evening escalated, resulting in a man being stabbed and injured. The 24-year-old assailant fled the scene but was apprehended approximately two hours later in the canton of Schwyz.
A Ghaziabad businessman, Saleem Wastik, was critically injured after being repeatedly stabbed in his office by two helmet-clad assailants. Wastik, known for questioning religious fundamentalism on social media, was attacked by men who arrived on a bike. Police are reviewing CCTV footage and questioning neighbours to apprehend the suspects.
(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 26 - A 16-year-old boy hit a 15-year-old classmate with a hammer in a high school in the Sicilian city of Gela on Thursday, the school said.
The alleged assailant has a history of…
A 20-year-old man was severely injured after being physically attacked by three unknown assailants in a parking lot in Maksimir, Zagreb. A criminal investigation is underway.
Three armed assailants looted gold jewellery worth approximately Rs 60 lakh from a shop in the Kinari Bazar area of Chandni Chowk in Delhi on Wednesday.
LOWER SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: A police constable was martyred after unidentified armed men opened fire in the Wana tehsil of Lower South Waziristan district, officials said on Tuesday.
According to District Police Officer (DPO) Mohammad Tahir, the attackers carried out a sudden assault in Mughal Khel village, leaving a constable, identified as Attaullah, critically wounded. He succumbed to his injuries on the spot.
His body was taken to the district headquarters hospital (DHQ) in Wana for legal for...
Following President Trump's meeting with 'Angel Families,' DHS announced the arrest of more illegal pedophiles, rapists, and violent assailants in its latest crackdown.
A Jewish teenager, Joshua Levy, was attacked at a Scouts camp in Victoria, Australia, for wearing an Israeli flag, with assailants accusing him of 'murdering children'.
Two policemen were shot dead inside a police outpost in Gurdaspur, Punjab, near the Pakistan border. Unidentified assailants attacked the outpost, leaving ASI Gurnam Singh and home guard Ashok Kumar with no chance to react. The killings have raised serious questions about security preparedness in the sensitive border region.
Suspects in Liège are accused of assaulting passersby, including smashing a glass bottle on one person's head and snatching a gold chain from another, with their versions of events constantly changing.