Five dead in latest US shooting near Seattle Washington

AP
April 22, 20136:33PM


POLICE say five people are dead in a shooting at an apartment complex south of Seattle, including a suspect who was shot by officers responding to the chaotic scene.

Police spokeswoman Cathy Schrock says officers responded to a 2130 (1709 AEST) Sunday emergency call in Federal Way of shots being fired.

Arriving police spotted two men on the ground in a parking lot and one of them reached for a gun as the officers moved in to assist them.

Schrock says officers then opened fire. The man was killed but it wasn't immediately clear if it was from police gunfire.

The other man on the ground and another man in the parking lot were found to be dead.

In a search of the complex, police found yet another man dead in one apartment and a slain woman in another.

There was no immediate word what set off the gunfire.



http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/five-dead-in-latest-us-shooting-near-seattle-washington/story-fnd134gw-1226626166861

Umm, Iran, Syria, Afghanistan, Mali, Bali, US, England, Spain, Iraq, Russia, Philippines, Nigeria, need I go on?

So...in places with a significant or majority muslim population the attacks are muslim. What a surprise that is.

Therefore it's safe to assume all attacks in the US were probably muslim? Flawed logic, what up?!

Mali was Al Qaida, not locals. Ok then, let's just focus on Russia, US, Bali, Philippines, Spain, England and Nigeria then, shall we?

Give it up mate, you're attempting to defend the indefensible. Why would you bother?

Reports that the Syrian Government have casually killed 500+ people over the weekend...

:lol: :lol: :lol:
Thought you might enjoy that badboiiiii

Russia - Major muslim population
Bali - Primarily muslim population
Philippines - major muslim population
Spain - significant muslim population
England - significant muslim population
Nigeria - majority muslim population

The USA - no muslim-inspired terrorist attacks in the last decade.

You're still not getting it. It has nothing to do with where the population of these attacks and where they come from.

The frequency of attacks in Iraq and Afghanistan, Bali is close to the heart for Australia, Indonesia. If you watch news regularly the bomb attacks in civilians are predominantly muslims attacking civilians (usually other muslims). The point is...... again.... thats of the attacks we see on tv (in general) the majority are muslims no matter where or who they're attacking.

Jesus.

Canadian train terror plot foiled

Date
April 23, 2013

Canadian police charge two residents with an al-Qaeda-linked terror plot to derail a passenger train.

Canadian police have arrested two people in connection with an al-Qaeda-supported terrorist plot to derail a VIA Rail passenger train.

Police arrested Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, of Montreal and Raed Jaser, 35, of Toronto, security officials said at a press conference in Toronto. The two aren’t Canadian citizens.

‘‘Charges include conspiring to carry out an attack against, and conspiring to murder persons unknown for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with a terrorist group,’’ the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said in a statement.


Target ... A Via Rail Canada passenger train pulls into Dorval Station in Montreal in this 2009 file photo. Photo: Reuters
The pair are expected to appear in court later today for a bail hearing.

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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the suspects were receiving support from al-Qaeda elements located in Iran, but added there’s no indication that the attacks were state-sponsored.

‘‘Each and every terrorist arrest the RCMP makes sends a message and illustrates our strong resolve to root out terrorist threats and keep Canadians and our allies safe,’’ RCMP Assistant Commissioner James Malizia said.

Their arrests were the result of joint operations by Canadian and US security forces, including the FBI.

A US law enforcement source said the alleged plot was not linked with last week's Boston Marathon bombings.

The arrests follow not only the Boston bombings but revelations that Canadians took part in an attack by militants on a gas plant in Algeria in January.

It also recalls the arrests in 2006 of a group of more than a dozen Toronto-area men accused of planning to plant bombs at various Canadian targets. Eleven men were eventually convicted of taking part on the plot.



Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/world/canadian-train-terror-plot-foiled-20130423-2ib5f.html#ixzz2REOjUsCL

Exactly.

There is little Christian-on-Christian terrorism, Jewish-on-Jewish terrorism, Hindu-on-Hindu, Buddhist-on-Buddhist terrorism. Not that Buddhists are into that sort of thing...

But somehow, Islamists are blowing shit out of their fellow Muslims all over the world. Shia on Sunni, Sunni on Shia, Al Qaida on ordinary citizens of Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Mali amongst others).

What gives?

Damn Frenchies. Everything wrong in the world can be traced to them.

Quite a few Irish people probably disagree with this.

[insert joke/snide comment about Catholics not being Christians]

Quite a bit of Christian and Jewish on Muslim MILITARISM though...the distinction between terrorism and militarism is really a matter of perspective...militarism also fuels a lot of the resentment and terrorism

So the West is responsible for Islamist terrorism?

#-o that's not the point being made. The point is there's a strong correlation between muslim population and muslim terrorist attacks. High muslim population - more muslim motivated terrorist attacks. Low muslim population - less muslim motivated attacks.

Responsible for its accelerated spread, imo yes. Their presence in Islamic countries certainly fuels it...i guess they are thinking of fuelling their economies rather than not fuelling extremism. Goes back decades to nakba and further....propping up despots, playing on existing divisions, fumbling "foreign policy" in general.

No doubt there is a religious motivation also...but among moderates in Islamic countries the presence of the West and its hypocrisy via its militarism has certainly played into the hands of religious extremist dogma. Its driven more young people especially to the fringes...

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/09/08/9-11-anniversary-45-terror-plots-foiled-in-last-10-years.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/29/opinion/sunday/terrorist-plots-helped-along-by-the-fbi.html?pagewanted=all

Bolivia sues Chile for access to sea

AAP April 25, 2013 9:47AM

LANDLOCKED Bolivia is suing neighbouring Chile in The Hague as it presses a longstanding claim to recover land lost in a 19th century war and thus regain access to the Pacific.

Chile quickly responded that the issue was not negotiable.

In filings to the International Court of Justice on Wednesday, Bolivian Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca said the suit "assumes the historical mandate of the Bolivian people" to revert to being a maritime nation.

Bolivia has been preparing its legal, historical and economic arguments for the lawsuit for more than two years.

In a war fought with Chile in 1879, Bolivia lost nearly 400 kilometres of coastline and 120,000 square kilometres of land.

For years, Bolivia has been pressing Chile to grant it a useful and sovereign outlet to the sea.

Chile, Bolivia's neighbour to the southeast, has refused.

It says a peace and friendship treaty signed by the two countries in 1904 established their common borders.

Choquehuanca, speaking from The Hague, said the suit demands that Chile negotiate in good faith with Bolivia "a swift and effective agreement that grants it fully sovereign access to the Pacific Ocean".

Chile's President Sebastian Pinera vowed to use "all" instruments within its reach in treaties and international law.

"We are going to defend with all the force in the world every square metre of our territory and every square metre of our (territorial) sea," he added.

Chilean Interior Minister Andres Chadwick later told reporters that "Chile knows full well that we can talk, we can have a dialogue, we can discuss best practices between neighbours.

"But if they are trying to talk about maritime sovereignty, which is what they are after, no: there is going to be no dialogue."

Bolivia says the 1904 agreement is not valid because it was signed under pressure from Chile.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/breaking-news/bolivia-sues-chile-for-access-to-sea/story-e6freuz9-1226629205167

Powerful blast causes injuries in Prague


April 29, 20136:54PM

POLICE say a powerful explosion has damaged a building in the centre of the Czech capital, Prague, and they believe some people are buried in the rubble.

Police spokesman Tomas Hulan says it is not immediately clear what caused the blast in Divadelni Street on Monday morning.

The street is covered with rubble and has been sealed off by police.

Jirina Ernestova, spokeswoman for the rescue service says rescuers expect some people are buried under the rubble. Firefighters spokeswoman Pavlina Adamcova says at least 13 people have been injured.

Windows in buildings located hundreds of meters from the blast were shattered, including some in the nearby National Theatre.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/powerful-blast-causes-injuries-in-prague/story-fnd134gw-1226631811949

Speaking of blasts, there was a massive gas explosion in France somewhere the other day, leveled a building and killed a few people.

Must've been muslims, right?

Well I first thought that Boston wasn't, but there you go. Should've gone with my gut instinct.

Will never make that mistake again.

Edited by thupercoach: 30/4/2013 05:15:44 AM

Why so serious thuper?

The religious alignment of an attacker on the other side of the world affects you how?

-PB

Shariah Law taking over our great nation affects us all, pal. You won't be so flippant when your shiela is wearing a burkha.

In Townsville? :lol:

'avin a laff m8.

Maybe in Melbourne :p ;)

-PB

I never bluetext

If it happened in New York, London, Madrid, Bali and Boston it can happen right here.

No?

Violence and atrocities can happen anywhere, why does it matter what the offender has as his/her faith?

-PB