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What We Know About Islamic State Khorasan Province
August 27, 2021

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/2 ... p-aka-isil

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(Al Jazeera) The Islamic State in Khorasan Province, ISKP (ISIS-K), has claimed responsibility for the deadly attacks outside Kabul airport that killed at least 72 Afghans and 13 US soldiers and left dozens injured.

ISKP said its suicide bombers singled out “translators and collaborators with the American army” in the attacks on Thursday evening.

Also among the dead were 28 Taliban members, according to the group that is now ruling Afghanistan.

ISKP is known as an offshoot of the ISIL (ISIS) armed group that claimed to be seeking to establish an Islamic “caliphate” in Iraq and Syria.

Khorasan refers to a historical region under an ancient caliphate that once included parts of Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and Turkmenistan.

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Portland sees nine shootings in 16-hour span; service dog killed, police say
The violence went into the early Wednesday hours

Portland saw nine shootings in a span of 16 hours that saw two people seriously injured and a service animal killed amid a bloody night of violence that drained police resources, authorities said.

The first shooting occurred just after 12:10pm Tuesday when officers responded to reports of shots fired on Southeast Cooper Street. Multiple bullet casings were found in a homeless encampment area but no victims came forward and no property damage was reported, the Portland Police Bureau said.

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Former Marine wearing body armor fatally shoots four people, including baby in mother's arms, Florid
Source: CNN

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Former Marine wearing body armor fatally shoots four people, including baby in mother's arms, Florida sheriff says

(CNN) A former Marine outfitted in body armor fatally shot four people, including a baby, mother and grandmother, at a property outside Lakeland, Florida, early Sunday morning in what the local sheriff called an "active shooter rampage."

The suspect, identified as Brian Riley, 33, then engaged in a firefight with law enforcement officers before surrendering to authorities, but he later attempted to take a gun from an officer at a hospital, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said.

Afterward, deputies found four people dead: a 40-year-old man, a 3-month-old baby and the baby's 33-year-old mother inside the home, and the baby's 62-year-old grandmother in a second house on the property, Judd said. The family's dog, Diogi, was also fatally shot, he added.

An 11-year-old girl had been shot multiple times and was airlifted to Tampa General Hospital for surgery. She is expected to recover. Another child who had earlier been missing was located alive and well, Judd said.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/05/us/flori ... index.html

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At least 8 children were shot, one fatally, over the weekend in Chicago
https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/05/us/chica ... _term=link
By Carma Hassan, Alta Spells, Theresa Waldrop and Shawn Nottingham, CNN

Updated 4:53 PM ET, Mon September 6, 2021
(CNN)At least eight children have been shot, one fatally, so far over the Labor Day weekend in Chicago, authorities said


Additionally, a 13-year-old was shot through his basement window.

A 14-year-old boy walking to a vehicle with his father was shot and, in a separate incident, a 17-year-old boy was shot while in a car traveling home after a party, Muhammad said.

Six of the eight children were shot within a 12-hour period Saturday. A total of 58 people have been shot in the city, five fatally, since 8 p.m Friday, authorities said.

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Gabby Petito update: A body was found in the area where officials were searching for missing 22-year
Source: CNN on MSN

A body was found Sunday in a national forest in Teton County, Wyoming, according to County Coroner Dr. Brent Blue.

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Authorities have been searching Bridger-Teton National Forest in Wyoming for any evidence of 22-year-old Gabby Petito, whose family reported her missing September 11.

The FBI's Denver field office announced Sunday on Twitter authorities would hold a news conference regarding Petito's disappearance at 4 p.m. MT in Grand Teton National Park.

News of the discovery of a body comes as authorities in Florida also search for Petito's fiancé Brian Laundrie, whose family told police Friday they had not seen him since last Tuesday.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/gabby ... uxbndlbing

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At least 1 dead, 12 others injured after shooting at Memphis-area Kroger
Source: CNN

(CNN)[Breaking news update, published at 4:23 p.m. ET]

Collierville Police Chief Dale Lane says there are 13 victims, one of whom died, after a shooting in a Kroger. The shooter was found deceased, the chief said.

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A shooting took place at a Kroger in Collierville, Tennessee, just east of Memphis on Thursday afternoon, according to Jennifer Casey, a spokesperson for the town.

Casey later told the The Commercial Appeal newspaper there were multiple injuries and people were being taken to the hospital following the shooting at the grocery store.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/23/us/tenne ... index.html

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White Sulphur Springs man is behind bars after allegedly stabbing two people
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https://www.wvnstv.com/news/white-sulph ... wo-people/
by: Logan Ross

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV (WVNS) — A White Sulphur Springs man is behind bars after allegedly stabbing two people.

According to a press release from Greenbrier County Sheriff Bruce Sloan, on Wednesday September 22, 2021, the White Sulphur Springs Police Department and Greenbrier County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call for a reported stabbing on Hamilton Addition Road, near White Sulphur Springs.

According to the release, Chester Brandon III of White Sulphur Springs used a Samurai sword and allegedly stabbed Shawn Martin and Brenda Brooks. Both Martin and Brooks were taken to medical facilities to be treated for their injuries.

Brandon was charged with two counts of malicious wounding. He is currently being held in Southern Regional Jail on a $10,000 bond.

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Four soldiers arrested after shooting in Louisiana
By Leila Barghouty
Sep 22, 11:45 AM

Four Fort Polk soldiers were arrested after a suspected gang-related shooting in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, late Monday night, according to local law enforcement.

The DeRidder Police Department and the Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Office issued a joint statement detailing the alleged Sept. 20 shooting, in which one person was injured while escaping gunfire.

Pfc. Quazier T. Watterson, 19; Pfc. Trevian J. Cherry, 23; Spc. Joshua D. Galloway VI, 24; and Pfc. Tavon M. Williams, 19, were arrested for criminal conspiracy to commit attempted armed robbery, aggravated assault with a firearm, illegal use of weapons or other dangerous instrumentalities, and aggravated criminal damage to property.

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-arm ... louisiana/

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FBI data show surge in murders in 2020
Source: NBC News

Murders rose by nearly 30 percent in 2020, with more than 21,500 reported last year, according to the FBI's annual Uniform Crime Report.

The total was up from 16,669 in 2019, according to the FBI, one of the sharpest increases in murders in several years. The national homicide rate, 6.5 per 100,000 people, is still lower than it was during much of the 1990s.

"That's an unprecedented one-year rise," said Richard Rosenfeld, a criminology professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

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Reports of violent crime, which includes homicide, rape, aggravated assault and other crimes, also were up last year. The rate of violent crime spiked by about 5 percent, to 398.5 reported incidents per 100,000 people, according to FBI data.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fb ... 0-n1280195

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NYC security guard stabbed over mask dispute at Apple Store: authorities
Source: The Hill

A security guard at an Apple Store in New York City was stabbed on Friday evening by a male customer over a dispute on the store’s masking policy, police say, according to ABC7 New York.

A 37-year-old security guard was stabbed multiple times around 6:30 p.m. on Friday after a customer was told that masks had to be worn if he wanted to go inside, police said.

The interaction dissolved into violence after the man refused to wear a mask, and the two exchanged words. After their exchange, the man pulled out a sharp object, and the security guard was stabbed. The suspect had already left the scene by the time police arrived at the Manhattan location on West 14th Street, according to NBC New York.

The guard, who was stabbed in multiple places on his body, is expected to recover from his injuries after he was taken to Bellevue Hospital, according to ABC7. The guard's identity was also not made clear.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watc ... uthorities

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BPD: 5 people, police officer injured in Boise mall shooting
Source: www.ktvb.com

BOISE, Idaho — The Boise Police Department tweeted at about 2:15 p.m. MT that officers were responding to shots fired at the Boise Towne Square Mall on Milwaukee Street, which is between Fairview and Franklin roads.

Boise PD tweeted that five people and a Boise Police officer were injured in the shooting. Law enforcement is now working to notify the people's families.

Police tweeted that there are multiple reports of injuries. It is unknown how many are injured or the extent of their injuries.

One person is now in police custody, according to Boise PD. Police officers are continuing to secure the scene. It is expected to take some time for police to go through and secure each business in the mall.

Read more: https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/crime ... 4c0f8dc216

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At least 17 injured in knife attack and fire on Tokyo subway crowded with Halloween revelers




By Miriam Berger
Today at 12:39 p.m. EDT

A knife-wielding man rampaged through a Tokyo metro train on Sunday, setting a fire and injuring at least 17 passengers as commuters headed into the city center for Halloween festivities, Japan’s NHK public television reported. Police have made an arrest.

Police said that the assailant wore a “character outfit” that could have resembled a Halloween costume or a comic book character and that no motive for the attack was immediately discernible, Kyodo News reported.

A man in his 20s was arrested at the scene.

At least one person, a man in his 60s or 70s, was stabbed and is in serious condition, according to Japanese media. It was not clear how many people were injured by the knife, the fire or the resulting chaos as passengers fled the scene. The express train on the Keio Line made an emergency stop so people could disembark.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/20 ... alloween-/

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BPD: 5 people, police officer injured in Boise mall shooting
Source: www.ktvb.com

BOISE, Idaho — The Boise Police Department tweeted at about 2:15 p.m. MT that officers were responding to shots fired at the Boise Towne Square Mall on Milwaukee Street, which is between Fairview and Franklin roads.

Boise PD tweeted that five people and a Boise Police officer were injured in the shooting. Law enforcement is now working to notify the people's families.

Police tweeted that there are multiple reports of injuries. It is unknown how many are injured or the extent of their injuries.

One person is now in police custody, according to Boise PD. Police officers are continuing to secure the scene. It is expected to take some time for police to go through and secure each business in the mall.

Read more: https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/crime ... 4c0f8dc216

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Missing Oregon mom dead, daughter alive in Idaho forest
Source: Associated Press

The Associated Press 4 minutes ago

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Two missing Oregon women were found in an Idaho forest Friday, the mother dead from the elements and the disabled daughter alive with their broken down vehicle.

The Spokesman Review reports a hunter discovered the mother’s body in the Solitaire Saddle area of the Panhandle National Forest and reported it to the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office at 11:45 a.m. Friday.

Authorities then discovered the broken-down vehicle nearby with the other woman still alive.

https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-or ... fbd8d626d1

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The UK terror threat level just got raised from substantial to severe, meaning an attack is "highly likely".

This follows a car bomb attack outside a Liverpool hospital –