OUAGADOUGOU—Unknown assailants killed 44 people in two attacks in northern Burkina Faso overnight on Thursday, authorities said. The raids occurred in the villages of Kourakou and Tondobi in the Sahel region of the West African country, an area overrun by groups linked to al-Qaeda and ISIS terrorist groups that have carried out repeated attacks for…
Delivery Driver Gets Life for Killing Woman, Setting Fire
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—An appliance delivery man was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for beating a 75-year-old woman to death and setting her on fire at her Florida home. A Palm Beach County circuit judge gave Jorge Dupre Lachazo two life sentences, plus another 30-year sentence, according to court records. The 24-year-old was convicted…
Brazil Man Kills 4 Children With Hatchet at Daycare Center
RIO DE JANEIRO—A man with a hatchet jumped over a wall and invaded a daycare center Wednesday in Brazil, killing four children and wounding at least five others, authorities said. The assailant turned himself in at a police station and did not appear to have any connection with the center, which offers nursery services, preschool…
Lone Suspect in 1980 Paris Synagogue Bombing Goes on Trial
PARIS—A Lebanese-Canadian academic who is the lone suspect in a 1980 bombing outside a Paris synagogue went on trial in absentia Monday, nearly 43 years after four people were killed and 46 wounded in the unclaimed attack. French authorities identified Hassan Diab as a suspect in 1999. They accuse him of planting the bomb on…
Maine 19-Year-Old Will Plead Guilty in Mosque Attack Plot
BANGOR, Maine—A 19-year-old from Maine who the FBI says built homemade explosives and plotted to attack a mosque in the name of the Islamic State group will plead guilty to providing material support to terrorists. Xavier Pelkey of Waterville faces a maximum of 15 years in prison under a plea agreement in which a second…
Pakistani Taliban Target Police, Kill 4 in Roadside Bombing
PESHAWAR, Pakistan—Terrorists in Pakistan targeted the country’s police force in two attacks in a volatile northwestern province on Thursday, killing four officers and wounding six, officials said. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for both attacks. In one attack, police say a roadside bomb struck a vehicle carrying officers, killing four of them. The officers were…
Police: Woman Fatally Stabbed Near Train Named the Attacker
CHICAGO—A 26-year-old woman who was stabbed at a downtown Chicago train platform uttered the name of her attacker before dying, police said Monday. Police announced a murder charge against a 31-year-old man who was arrested Saturday, roughly 13 hours after the early morning stabbing. Samantha Maldonado was attacked as a train approached at an elevated…
Man Charged With Trying to Stab Flight Attendant Faces Judge
March 9, 2023
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BOSTON—The man charged with attempting to open an airliner’s emergency door on a cross-country flight last weekend and trying to stab a flight attendant in the neck with a broken metal spoon is headed to court on Thursday to find out whether he will be granted bail. Francisco Severo Torres, 33, of Leominster, Massachusetts, was…
ISIS Terrorists Kill at Least 35 in East Congo Village, Army Says
BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo—ISIS terrorists killed at least 35 people in an overnight attack on a village in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in retaliation for a military crackdown on rebel activity, an army spokesperson said on Thursday. The assailants were members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), Anthony Mualushayi said, referring to…
Reports: 3 Children Dead, 2 Wounded in Attack at Texas Home
ITALY, Texas—News reports say three children have been killed and two other children wounded in an attack at a home in Texas Friday. KTVT-TV reported paramedics responded to a call at a home in Italy, Texas, around 4 p.m. and two people were transported to hospitals by helicopter. WFAA-TV reported a woman was in custody…
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