Police Firefighters Attacked

Police and firefighters attacked with fireworks

Three teenagers are arrested as emergency workers are targeted with fireworks during Bonfire Night.

Mum of girl burned by firework warns of dangers

Bonfire night can turn from family fun to "hell" in a split second, said mum.

Firefighters attacked during Bonfire Night disorder

Police and firefighters were targeted by fireworks, bricks and bottles in pockets of disorder across Scotland.

Police officers 'punch bags' in 'epidemic' of violent attacks

There has been a surge in violence against the police, a BBC investigation has found.

Police identify suspect arrested in 3 attacks on DNC offices in Arizona

The suspect was also arrested for allegedly hanging suspicious bags of white power from political signs lined with razor blades.

A deadly attack at a police station in Bosnia is an act of terrorism, prosecutors say

Authorities in Bosnia have described an attack by a teenager who broke into a police station — killing one officer and wounding another — as an act of terrorism

World - ABC News - October 25

Attack on an Iranian police convoy kills at least 10 officers

The attack on an Iranian police convoy in the country's restive southern province of Sistan and Baluchestan killed at least 10 officers, authorities said.

Attack on a police convoy in a restive southeastern province of Iran kills 10 officers

An attack in Iran’s restive southeast killed 10 members of the country’s national police force

World - ABC News - October 26

Attack on a health center used in an anti-polio campaign in Pakistan kills 2 police officers

Pakistani officials say militants attacked a health center used in an ongoing anti-polio campaign in the country's northwest, triggering a shootout that left two police officers dead

Health - ABC News - October 29

Attack on health center used in anti-polio campaign in Pakistan kills police officer

Pakistani officials say militants attacked a health center used in an ongoing anti-polio campaign in the country's northwest, triggering a shootout that left two police officers dead

World - ABC News - October 29

Police attacked with fireworks, bricks and bottles in Bonfire Night disorder

Officers were given stop and search powers to help prevent disorder during a Bonfire Night which saw missiles thrown at police.

Police helicopter footage shows firework attacks as 19 arrested

Officers said residents in Edinburgh and Glasgow were left terrified by the "targeted" disorder.

Suspect in custody following spate of stabbing attacks in Seattle: Police

A suspect is in custody after five people were stabbed in Seattle on Friday, police said.

Amsterdam Bars Protests After Antisemitic Attacks on Israeli Soccer Fans

The violence erupted around a soccer match between Israeli and Dutch teams in Amsterdam on Thursday.

World - The New York Times - November 9

First charges over violence linked to football match in Amsterdam

City’s police chief says ‘incidents on both sides’ led to violent unrest as ‘around 40’ fined and released. Authorities have released details of the 62 people arrested after violent attacks took ...

World - The Guardian - November 10

Amsterdam Police Arrest 5 More Men Over Antisemitic Attacks

A total of eight people were being held in connection with last week’s violence, and unrest in the largest city in the Netherlands continued on Monday night.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 12

Chinese police say driver in car attack was unhappy over divorce settlement

World - ABC News - November 12

Residents in Haiti's capital stand with police in battle to repel latest gang attack

A powerful gang coalition has launched a new attack on Haiti’s capital

World - ABC News - Yesterday

Dog fatally attacks woman and bites 2 Boston officers, police say

Police say a dog fatally attacked a woman and bit two police officers in a Boston neighborhood

California firefighters battle blaze

Firefighters in southern California are making progress against a wildfire that has destroyed more than 200 homes. The Mountain Fire started burning Wednesday morning and has charred more than ...

An attack in Iran's restive southeast kills 10 members of the country's national police force, 2 news agencies report

World - ABC News - October 26

More 'targeted attacks' possible after ballot boxes set on fire in 2 states: Police

Authorities warned of the potential for more attacks on ballot boxes after a series of arson incidents in Oregon and Washington state.

Israeli soccer fans were attacked in Amsterdam. The violence was condemned as antisemitic

Dutch authorities say Israeli fans were assaulted after a soccer game in Amsterdam by hordes of young people apparently riled up by calls on social media to target Jewish people

World - ABC News - November 8

Amsterdam’s acting police chief said Israeli fans were “willfully attacked” in clashes after soccer match

World - ABC News - November 8

Amsterdam police arrest more than 60 people after attacks on Israeli football fans

Plane carrying fans home lands in Israel as Amsterdam mayor condemns ‘hit and run’ attacks on visiting supporters. Amsterdam police have made more than 60 arrests after what authorities called ...

World - The Guardian - November 8

Brief altercation between fans mars France-Israel soccer match despite heavy security

There was a brief altercation between a small number of fans early into Thursday’s Nations League soccer game between France and Israel despite heavy security inside the stadium, a week after ...

Sports - ABC News - November 14

‘Not a random attack’: 3 dead, San Diego police officer injured in multiple shootings

With three dead, including the shooting suspect, and a Harbor Police officer hospitalized with a gunshot wound, San Diego’s homicide unit provided details of the department’s criminal investigation ...

Paris Deploys Thousands of Police for France-Israel Soccer Match After Amsterdam Attacks

Authorities are ramping up security a week after Israeli fans were attacked in Amsterdam.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 14

Eight killed and 17 injured after knife attack at a vocational school in eastern Chinese city of Yixing, police say

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

New York police arrest suspect after two killed and one wounded in knife attacks

Two men, 36 and 68, killed and woman critically injured in apparently unprovoked stabbings in Manhattan. New York City police have arrested a man who allegedly killed two people and badly wounded ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Police in Pakistan say death toll from gun attack on vehicles carrying Shiite passengers jumps to at least 28

World - ABC News - 10 hours ago

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