ninjapundit: Daily Misfortune Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Daily Misfortune Tuesday, May 24, 2016 --- ===
Monthly Misfortune May 2016 ---

List of incidents of terror which could be accidents, crimes, or terrorist attacks.

Headlines:

Wahib Sadek Ahmed With Assault Rifle, Pistol, Knife Claims Ties to ISIS Arrested After Assaulting and Spitting On Police Officers in Texas
Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Jaish-e-Mohammed operations chief is killed in a gun battle with police. (ABC News)
Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present) At least six Turkish soldiers are killed and four others are wounded in a PKK attack in Turkey's eastern Van Province. (Daily Sabah)
Syrian civil war New satellite imagery from Stratfor appears to reveal the destruction of four Russian attack helicopters and 20 lorries at the Tiyas military airbase after a reported attack which was conducted last week by the ISIL. (BBC)
Northern al-Raqqa offensive (2016) U.S. backed Syrian Democratic Forces, led by Kurdish forces, launch an operation to capture Al-Raqqah, the de-facto capital of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. The force is reported to be more than 50,000 strong. (Reuters)
War in Donbass Seven Ukrainian servicemen are killed in suspected attacks by pro-Russian rebels. (Reuters)
Eleven people are dead and many are missing after a jade mine collapses in the Myanmar town ofHpakant. (AFP via New Straits Times)
EgyptAir Flight 804 Reports claim by government denies that an Egyptian forensic official says that body parts recovered from EgyptAir flight 804 indicate that the crash was caused by an explosion.
Loretta Lynch, the Attorney General of the United States, advises that the US government will seek thedeath penalty against Dylann Roof accused of conducting the 2015 Charleston massacre. (Post and Courier)
Yemen: Bomb attack near Sanaa University kills two
Bomb threats hit British schools 2nd day in row as NINE more are closed after 27 evacuations
1 intruder making threats state capitol 1 arrested May 24, 2016 Minnesota Capitol intruder Robert Joseph Anderson meth abuser sticks knife in podium, threat posters
1 critical injury, 1 arrested May 24, 2016 Man arrested suspected drunk criminal vehicular operation runs over boy in wagon Byron MN
Bicyclist killed in erratic driver hit and run crash east of Kingsburg CA

Detail:

Wahib Sadek Ahmed With Assault Rifle, Pistol, Knife Claims Ties to ISIS Arrested After Assaulting and Spitting On Police Officers in Texas Jim Hoft May 26th, 2016 Arab Muslim Wahib Sadek Ahmed was arrested after making terrorist statements during an assault on a Texas police officer. Wahib Sadek claimed he had ties with ISIS. Inside Sadek’s car, officers found the knife and three guns, including an AK-47, and a loaded 45-caliber pistol. It was around 3 p.m. Tuesday Good Samaritans Help Police Subdue Man Being Investigated By Feds dfw.cbslocal.com KTVT Inside Sadek's car, officers found the knife and three guns, including an AK-47, and a loaded 45-caliber pistol. Officer Morrison fired his taser to stop Sadek after he was accused of wielding a six to eight-inch knife at a woman waiting at a red light at a nearby intersection that’s close to an elementary school. Morrison hit Sadek twice with the taser.... it took four shots of the taser to subdue Sadek. The FBI is also investigating after police said Sadek claimed he’s affiliated with a terrorist organization. Incident is only reported in local Dallas Media and conservative blogs. suspect’s behavior became erratic as he, another good Samaritan and the officer placed him in the squad car. “That’s when he tried to either bite or kiss him (officer Morrison) on the neck, and so the officer grabbed him and had a hold on him and then we shoved him into the car. Then, he began spitting on the windows, wikip Armed conflicts and attacks (wikip:) Motorist Wahib Sadek Ahmed is arrested after he is accused of wielding a knife at a motorist. He is subdued after four taser shots. The FBI investigates after Sadek claim to be affiliated with a terrorist organization. His car is found to contain the knife and three guns, including an AK-47, and a loaded 45-caliber pistol.(CBSDFW local)
Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Jaish-e-Mohammed operations chief is killed in a gun battle with police. (ABC News)
Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present) At least six Turkish soldiers are killed and four others are wounded in a PKK attack in Turkey's eastern Van Province. (Daily Sabah)
Syrian civil war New satellite imagery from Stratfor appears to reveal the destruction of four Russian attack helicopters and 20 lorries at the Tiyas military airbase after a reported attack which was conducted last week by the ISIL. (BBC)
Northern al-Raqqa offensive (2016)
U.S. backed Syrian Democratic Forces, led by Kurdish forces, launch an operation to capture Al-Raqqah, the de-facto capital of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. The force is reported to be more than 50,000 strong. (Reuters)
War in Donbass Seven Ukrainian servicemen are killed in suspected attacks by pro-Russian rebels. (Reuters)
Eleven people are dead and many are missing after a jade mine collapses in the Myanmar town ofHpakant. (AFP via New Straits Times)
EgyptAir Flight 804 Reports claim by government denies that an Egyptian forensic official says that body parts recovered from EgyptAir flight 804 indicate that the crash was caused by an explosion. (Daily Mail) Egypt rejects report that crash evidence points to explosion USA TODAY The chief of Egypt's forensics authority denied reports Tuesday that an initial examination of human remains from doomed EgyptAir Flight 804 pointed to an explosion, Egypt's state news agency MENA reported. “Everything published about this matter is ...Egypt Denies Reports That EgyptAir Body Parts Suggested an ExplosionNBCNews.com EgyptAir crash: Forensics chief denies explosion claimBBC News In Depth:Human remains suggest explosion brought down EgyptAir plane, forensics official saysFox News
Loretta Lynch, the Attorney General of the United States, advises that the US government will seek thedeath penalty against Dylann Roof accused of conducting the 2015 Charleston massacre. (Post and Courier)
Yemen: Bomb attack near Sanaa University kills two Aljazeera.com At least two people have been killed in an explosion near Sanaa University in Yemen, Al Jazeera has learned. An improvised explosive device went off on Tuesday in Yemen's largest city, also injuring at least two people, the sources said.
Bomb threats hit British schools as NINE more are closed after 27 evacuations Daily Mail Schools in Bangor, Wales, South Lanarkshire, Northern Ireland and central Scotland have all been either shut or 'cordoned off' amid fears for pupils following anonymous bomb threats today. Pictured: Police outside Carluke Primary School in South ...Yet more bomb threats hit British schools as SIXTEEN more are closed just a day after 27 were evacuated At least 16 schools evacuated across Britain after alleged bomb threats Officers confirmed 'significant enquiries' are underway after threats made It comes just a day after 27 schools were closed in Britain due to threats
1 intruder making threats state capitol 1 arrested May 24, 2016 Minnesota Capitol intruder Robert Joseph Anderson meth abuser sticks knife in podium, threat posters State troopersresponded to the call about the suspicious man in the chambers about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. The Capitol is under construction and closed to the public. Two days after Minnesota's legislative session ended, an intruder left threatening posters and signs with references to religion, war on his family and murder and stuck a knife into podium with harassment restraining order in the House of Representatives chamber Ramsey County attorney's office charged Robert Joseph Anderson, 47, of Minneapolis, with two counts of burglary and threats of violence. A woman who spotted him was told he was there to see a particular senator and he instructed her not to take his signs down,” The woman who got the order said that Anderson had been through rehabilitation for methamphetamine addiction but “began to act very strange,” and suspected that he was back on methamphetamine
1 critical injury, 1 arrested, pled Alford guilty May 24, 2016 Man arrested suspected drunk criminal vehicular operation runs over boy in wagon Byron MN Olmsted County Sheriff's Department says the driver of the car, a nearly elderly 69-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of criminal vehicular operation after he hit a boy 5 year old Lucas Wharton was riding in a wagon near the side of the road and showed signs of intoxication. He was charged in Augustwith reckless driving-conscious disregard of a substantial risk, a gross misdemeanor, and two misdemeanor counts of fourth-degree DWI. July 2017 Keller entered an Alford plea of guilty, which means he maintains his innocence but acknowledges that the evidence would be sufficient to convict him.
Bicyclist killed in erratic driver hit and run crash east of Kingsburg CA KFSN-TV Just after 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) says a bicyclist was hit and killed by a Dodge pickup truck on Avenue 400 and Road 24, east of Kingsburg. But when one white Dodge pickup truck left Kingsburg city limits headed east early Tuesday morning, a witness told police it was driving erratically. "We have an individual who had been behind the vehicle and knows that the vehicle had been swerving, and just prior to the accident, it had crossed over the line and drifted back over at which time he struck the bicyclist," said Scott Crewse, CHP. The driver took off, and Bolton died at the scene.

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may 23 South Side man charged with hate crime in stabbing on Chicago River bridge Chicago Tribune Leroy Willis, 45, of the Far South Side, is charged with a hate crime in a West Loop stabbing on the Washington Street Bridge. ttacker yelled, “I hate (expletive) white people, give me your wallet,” and stabbed Light twice, he said. Light said he wrestled with Willis and managed to hold him and force him to drop the knife. Man holds suspect for police after being stabbed on Chicago River bridge
Wave of bomb threats hits schools nationwide Appleton Post Crescent - ‎May 23, 2016‎ The Federal Bureau of Investigation responded to request for comment, writing, "We are aware of recent bombthreats at various schools in different states, and we remain in touch with our law enforcement partners to provide assistance if needed.

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FBI, bomb squad assess possible threat on LAX-bound plane from Houston, police say
KABC-TV The FBI and a bomb squad assessed a possible threat situation at LAX following a phoned-in bomb threat on an aircraft from Houston, authorities said.

Opa-locka commissioner facing corruption charges killed after driving into tree
MiamiHerald On Wednesday morning, Opa-locka city commissioner Terence Pinder was supposed to surrender to face allegations that he illegally accepted $7,020 from a solid-waste contractor in exchange for political favors.

How the US Tracked and Killed the Leader of the Taliban
Wall Street Journal U.S. spy agencies zeroed in on Mullah Akhtar Mansour while he was visiting his family in Iran, then waited for the Taliban leader to move back across the border into Pakistan.

Forensic expert: Human remains from EgyptAir crash suggest explosion
Chicago Tribune
Body parts recovered from the crash of EgyptAir Flight 804 showed signs of burns and were so small that they suggested the jet was brought down by an explosion, a member of the team examining the remains said Tuesday. But the idea of a blast was ...

Mother who was killed as she looked after her four children 'was trying to fend off a burglar'
Telegraph.co.uk A mother who was killed at her house while she was looking after her four children may have been trying to fend off a burglar, it has been claimed.

Suspect found not guilty in shooting of federal judge Terrence Berg
Detroit Free PressA Wayne County Circuit Court jury has found the suspect in the shooting of U.S. District Judge Terrence Berg not guilty of attempted murder, but guilty of other charges related to robberies in Detroit.

LISTEN: 911 caller says 5 shots fired in fatal shooting involving off-duty cop
NJ.comUNION - A woman who called 911 the night an off-duty Newark police officer fatally shot a man outside a Union pub said she heard five shots fired.

Hoax bomb threats made to seven primary schools in Northern Ireland
BBC News
Police are investigating a possible connection between hoax bomb threats made to schools in Northern Ireland and England. On Tuesday, seven primary schools in Northern Ireland received the threats.

'Armed, extremely dangerous' man on run after shooting, police say
WYFF GreenvilleA man whom police described as "armed and extremely dangerous" after a shooting on Monday afternoon is in custody, Woodruff police Chief Alan Bledsoe said.

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