Gunman at University of Connecticut campus kills self after standoff
July 25th, 2012 - 1:05 am ICT by BNO News
GROTON, CONNECTICUT (BNO NEWS) -- A standoff with an armed man at the University of Connecticut's Avery Point campus in Groton ended Tuesday morning when the man committed suicide, officials said. It ... Read more...
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Five held in Britain on terror charges
April 24th, 2012 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 24 (IANS) Five men were arrested in Britain Tuesday on terror charges.Police swooped on homes in Luton and arrested the men -- aged 21, 23, 24, 25 and ... Read more...
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Assaulted Russian woman gets Delhi Police security
March 5th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, March 5 (IANS) A Russian woman, allegedly assaulted by the son of an Uttar Pradesh legislator last month at her house in south Delhi, has been given security by ... Read more...
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Australian PM rescued by riot police during protest
January 26th, 2012 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 26 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and opposition leader Tony Abbott were trapped in a building Thursday in the capital Canberra during a violent protest and ... Read more...
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Man sparks three-hour street siege with bomb tied to leg
June 3rd, 2011 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 3 (IANS) A man in Britain triggered a three-hour police siege as he threatened to blow up a bank, a media report said.The suspect, from Luton town, walked ... Read more...
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Oops! its a toy tiger
May 22nd, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 22 (IANS) A life-size toy tiger in Hampshire in England sparked a major operation involving armed officers and a helicopter, a media report said Sunday.Local residents raised an ... Read more...
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Cops break up cricket match after ball hitting shutter mistaken for gunshots
March 17th, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar.17 (ANI): Armed police in Greater Manchester were forced to break up a cricket match after the sound of the ball hitting a shutter was mistaken for gunshots by a passer- ... Read more...
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Man threatens to blow himself up in London
January 13th, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 13 (IANS) Many areas of central London had to be shut down Thursday after a man broke into a shop and threatened to blow himself up.The unnamed man, who broke ... Read more...
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Ex-Jihadist’s warning prompted Germany to issue anti-terror alert: NYT
November 29th, 2010 - 6:20 pm ICT by ANI
Berlin (Germany), Nov.29 (ANI): Germany's decision to declare a terrorism alert and dispatch heavily armed police around the nation was set off by phone calls from a man who said he wanted ... Read more...
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Brand, Perry’s Indian jungle wedding ‘to be raided if it disturbs wildlife’
October 23rd, 2010 - 12:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 23 (ANI): Authorities are making sure that Russell Brand and Katy Perry's Indian jungle wedding does not disturb the animals.Police have threatened to raid the couple's wedding if 'things ... Read more...
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Oz cricketers told they are free to quit India tour over security fears
September 23rd, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
Chandigarh, Sept.23 (ANI): Australian cricketers have been told that any one of them is free leave the tour of India if they have security-related fears.Cricket Australia spokesman Peter Young confirmed this, and ... Read more...
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Tony Blair faces inquiry for 6 mn pounds security bill
July 18th, 2010 - 4:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 18 (ANI): Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is facing a parliamentary inquiry into the spiraling cost of his security after six police officers were photographed guarding the rear of ... Read more...
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Britain’s most wanted fugitive Moat commits suicide
July 10th, 2010 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 10 (ANI): Britain's most wanted fugitive Raoul Moat has shot himself after a six-hour stand-off with armed officers in Rothbury, Northumberland.According to The Sun, he shot himself at He shot ... Read more...
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Security blanket for World Cup opening in Delhi
February 28th, 2010 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in the national capital was virtually turned into a fortress Sunday on the opening day of the hockey World Cup that has ... Read more...
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Foolproof security in place for hockey World Cup (Lead)
February 27th, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Snipers on rooftops, gun-totting commandoes, metal detectors and bomb disposal squads on standby. The Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, the venue for the hockey World Cup that ... Read more...
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Security personnel throw foolproof cover over hockey World Cup
February 27th, 2010 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) To ensure foolproof cover for the hockey World Cup beginning here Sunday, security personnel have taken charge of the National Stadium where the matches are to be ... Read more...
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Armed policemen to escort teams at hockey World Cup
February 14th, 2010 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
By Sahil Makkar
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Armed policemen will be travelling in team buses of 12 countries participating in the World Cup hockey tournament starting here Feb 28. Pakistan and Australia ... Read more...
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Leona Lewis caught in gangland gun drama
January 15th, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 15 (ANI): A quick coffee stop turned horrifying for singer Leona Lewis when she was caught in a gangland gun drama in Los Angeles.The X-factor winner was still in ... Read more...
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Beckham to be shielded 24/7 at World Cup draw in Cape Town
November 29th, 2009 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov. 29 (ANI): David Beckham will be guarded 24/7 by South African police with "shoot to kill" orders during his Cape Town trip this week for the 2010 World Cup ... Read more...
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British police arrests five men plotting overseas terror attack
November 16th, 2009 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov. 16 (ANI): Five men have been arrested in Britain's Manchester and Bolton areas for allegedly plotting an overseas terror attack."Officers from the North West Counter Terrorism Unit arrested the four ... Read more...
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Brit cop axed from elite unit for posting nude pics of himself online
November 10th, 2009 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 10 (ANI): A Brit gun cop has been axed from his elite unit for posting naked pictures on the Internet, and for leaving himself open to blackmail.Some of the ... Read more...
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One dead, several injured after shooting at Orlando high-rise
November 7th, 2009 - 2:48 am ICT by BNO News
ORLANDO, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) -- One person was killed and several others were injured when a gunman opened fire at the Gateway Center in Orlando on Friday morning, according ... Read more...
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Now, gay, lesbian and transgender guards for UK Queen
September 22nd, 2009 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep.22 (ANI): Scotland Yard has advertised for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender police to guard the Queen.According to the Daily Express, the Metropolitan Police wants officers from "special groups" to volunteer ... Read more...
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Mexico cocaine ‘hidden in sharks’
June 17th, 2009 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, June 17 (IANS) The Mexican Navy says it has seized more than a tonne of cocaine hidden inside the carcasses of frozen sharks, BBC reported Wednesday.
Armed officers found slabs of ... Read more...
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Woman rescued from dangerous Internet contact
February 16th, 2009 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Wellington, Feb 16 (DPA) Armed officers rescued a German woman who flew to Dunedin to meet a man she befriended online from what the New Zealand police described as a "dangerous situation", ... Read more...
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Row with Chinese police leaves 50 Tibetan monks injured
September 27th, 2008 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Sept.27 (ANI): Fifty monks have been injured and at least four were taken to hospital after clashes between police and Tibetan monks near an ancient monastery that has been under ... Read more...
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Gunning for peace, UK police style
August 16th, 2008 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 16 (IANS) Mahatma Gandhi asked Indians to turn the other cheek to practice non-violence, but the UK police have gone a step further by giving machine guns to children in ... Read more...
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Archaeological sites in southern Iraq haven’t been looted, say experts
July 6th, 2008 - 11:47 am ICT by ANI
Washington , July 6 (ANI): An international team of experts has determined that archaeological sites in southern Iraq have not been looted, as was believed earlier.Since the 2003 coalition invasion there ... Read more...
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Afghan hijacker working as BA cleaner at Heathrow
May 16th, 2008 - 2:18 pm ICT by admin
London, May 16 (ANI): A member of a gang who hijacked a plane at Stansted Airport in 2000 is now working at Heathrow Airport.Afghan Nazamuddin Mohammidy (34) was one of nine ... Read more...
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