7 h. ago Minor detained over bomb threat to Utah high school which forced an evacuation: ‘beyond the scale of a hoax’

The detained boy was not a student at the school but rather was located out of state

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66 h. ago Oktoberfest ends Sunday with the traditional Bavarian salute

The 190th Oktoberfest has come to a close, wrapping up the world’s largest folk festival with the traditional Bavarian marksmen’s gun salute in Munich, after a bomb threat closed it for hours last week

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6 d. ago Police say Oktoberfest has reopened after security sweep over bomb threat

At least one person died after an explosion in the city on Wednesday morning

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6 d. ago Munich Oktoberfest reopens after man’s deadly arson attack and bomb threat

Beer festival had closed after 57-year-old man shot parents, set house on fire, and left note mentioning eventA German man went on a deadly gun, explosives and arson rampage against his family and then killed himself on Wednesday, prompting security fears in Munich that closed the world-famous Oktoberfest for seven hours.Authorities decided to close the event temporarily after finding a note the man had dropped in a nearby letterbox that included a vague threat to the Bavarian city’s beer festival. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Bomb threat, booby traps and Oktoberfest shut: All we know about ‘family dispute’ that left two dead in Munich

Munich’s Oktoberfest celebrations were put on hold after a man allegedly set fire to his parent’s home in the German city

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6 d. ago Bomb Scare Shuts Down Oktoberfest After Deadly Munich House Blast

Europe’s biggest beer festival, the world-famous Oktoberfest, has been dramatically closed in a major security scare after a bomb threat was linked to a deadly explosion at a house in Munich

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6 d. ago Oktoberfest is closed after man shoots his father dead 'in inheritance row', sets off explosion, booby

Commandos were called to a burning home in the city's north earlier this morning after it was deliberately set on fire in what has been described as a 'family dispute' over inheritance.

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6 d. ago Oktoberfest closed amid bomb threat after explosion leaves one dead

A major police incident is now underway in Lerchenau, northern Munich, where bomb disposal experts raced to a residential building that was "deliberately set on fire" with explosives in an incident officers fear is linked to the festival.

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6 d. ago Oktoberfest closed after bomb threat and explosion leaves one dead

A major police incident is underway in Munich, where bomb disposal experts have raced to a property that was 'deliberately set on fire' with explosives in an incident police fear is linked to Oktoberfest

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6 d. ago Major European airport sees flight evacuated after bomb threat on plane

An aircraft was evacuated after an alleged bomb threat was received, with a plane held at a major European airport before police launched an investigation into the incident

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6 d. ago Police shut down Munich Oktoberfest after deadly explosion and bomb threat

Up to six million people flock to the beer festival in Bavaria’s capital every year

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9 d. ago Deadly super storm with 83mph winds leaves nine dead and dozens missing as typhoon Bualoi hits Vietnam

A DEADLY super storm packing 83mph winds smashed into Vietnam, killing nine people, leaving dozens missing and forcing mass evacuations. Typhoon Bualoi made landfall just after midnight on Monday in Ha Tinh province, ripping off roofs, toppling power poles and flooding highways. Authorities had already evacuated 28,500 people, grounded fishing fleets and shut down four...

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1 week ago Hawaii wildfires force urgent evacuations as Maui residents flee homes

Sirens sounded as crews fought a fast-growing blaze near Paia, recalling Lahaina’s deadly 2023 fireOfficials on the Hawaiian island of Maui went door to door evacuating residents from a wildfire Tuesday and sounded emergency sirens.The fire, which had grown to more than 100 acres (40 hectares), was first reported at 1.30pm near the north shore town of Paia, officials said. There were no containment estimates immediately available. There was no immediate information on what caused the fire. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Watch Typhoon Ragasa live as ‘world’s strongest storm this year’ forces evacuations and flight disruptions

Watch live as Typhoon Ragasa, the most powerful storm recorded this year, passes through the Phillipines whilst China, Hong Kong and Taiwan go on high alert.

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2 w. ago Super Typhoon Ragasa mapped: ‘Strongest storm on planet’ forces evacuations in Philippines and Taiwan

Storm known locally as Typhoon Nando bears down with destructive winds and torrential rain after undergoing ‘explosive strengthening’ over the Philippine Sea

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2 w. ago Stalked by bombs and gunfire, Palestinians flee Gaza City on the ‘road of death’

As the IDF ramps up its military campaign in Gaza’s largest city, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are heading south. But those forced to evacuate tell Maira Butt that the supposed route to safety is putting their lives at risk

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2 w. ago Dublin Airport security alert forces thousands to be evacuated from terminal

Police said they attended a scene at Dublin Airport without giving further details

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2 w. ago Major airport evacuated as 'precautionary measure' as hundreds forced to leave

Crowds of people were seen gathering outside Dublin Airport's Terminal 2 earlier today (September 20) after it was reported passengers were ordered to evacuate

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2 w. ago Dublin Airport security alert forces thousands to be evacuated from Terminal 2

Dublin Airport security alert forces thousands to be evacuated from Terminal 2  Metro.co.uk

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2 w. ago Civilians made up 15 of every 16 people Israel killed in Gaza since March, data suggests

Report from independent conflict tracker Acled indicates one of the highest civilian death rates since start of warAbout 15 of every 16 Palestinians the Israeli military has killed since its renewed offensive in Gaza began in March have been civilians, data collected by the independent violence-tracking organisation Acled indicates.The civilian death rate implied by a report from Acled, which stands for Armed Conflict Location & Event Data, is one of the highest recorded during the conflict, and will increase international pressure on Israel as its forces advance into Gaza City, forcing up to a million people to evacuate and threatening further large-scale civilian casualties. Continue reading...

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