Panic gripped commuters at Grand Central Terminal after a man armed with a machete attacked people inside the subway. Police say the suspect was behaving erratically and was later shot dead after injuring several commuters. Authorities confirmed that the injured victims are currently stable. The shocking incident disrupted travel and raised fresh concerns over safety in one of New York City’s busiest transit hubs.


NYC Subway Attack: Machete Attacker Shot After Injuring Commuters

In a chilling incident, a man, armed with a sharp machete, chased down and attacked a 19-year-old college student in Pune, a city in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. The incident could have taken a deadly turn, akin to the one reported in the capital city of&nbsp;Delhi a few weeks back, if it wasn't for the alertness of the locals.&nbsp;

The incident took place around 10 am in the morning near&nbsp;Perugate police chowki, the CCTV footage of which has gone viral on social media platforms.&nbsp;

The video clip shows the girl sitting on the pillion seat of a scooter with her friend when they are&nbsp;stopped by a man carrying a bag. As the girl's friend gets off the vehicle to confront the accused, the latter takes out the weapon from his bag and starts attacking the man, managing to slash him twice before chasing after the woman.&nbsp;

The girl,&nbsp;dressed in a salwar and suit with a bag on her back, assessed the danger quickly and ran for her life before the bystanders got involved and kept the attacker at bay. Eventually, the locals swarmed the attacker and held him until the police arrived.&nbsp;

"This morning, the youth approached the woman who was riding with a friend on a two-wheeler. As the man tried to talk to her, the woman refused to engage in a conversation. Angered by this, the accused whipped out a sharp weapon and attacked her," news agency PTI quoted the DCP of Pune Police as saying.

“The victim's male friend intervened and resisted the attacker and she managed to escape. The attacker chased her but was stopped by people in the vicinity."

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The accused has been identified as 22-year-old Shantanu Laxman Jadhav, a resident of Mulshi. Both the accused and the victim were former classmates.&nbsp;

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According to the victim’s mother, the man who attacked the woman had been harassing her daughter.

“We had also complained to the man’s father, despite this he tried to kill our daughter today," said the mother.&nbsp;

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<h2>Stabbing incident in Delhi</h2>

In May, a 20-year-old man identified as Sahil was arrested&nbsp;after he was caught on CCTV&nbsp;stabbing to death a 16-year-old girl in Delhi.

In the video, Sahil could be seen stabbing the girl more than 20 times as people walked past him, refusing to stop him from committing the crime. After multiple stabbings, Sahil picked up a big boulder nearby and used it to crush the poor girl's head.&nbsp;

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In a chilling incident, a man, armed with a sharp machete, chased down and attacked a 19-year-old college student in Pune, a city in the western Indian state of Maharashtra.

In a chilling incident, a man, armed with a sharp machete, chased down and attacked a 19-year-old college student in Pune, a city in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. The incident could have taken a deadly turn, akin to the one reported in the capital city of Delhi a few weeks back, if it wasn't for the alertness of the locals. The incident took place around 10 am in the morning near Perugate police chowki, the CCTV footage of which has gone viral on social media platforms. The video clip shows the girl sitting on the pillion seat of a scooter with her friend when they are stopped by a man carrying a bag. As the girl's friend gets off the vehicle to confront the accused, the latter takes out the weapon from his bag and starts attacking the man, managing to slash him twice before chasing after the woman. The girl, dressed in a salwar and suit with a bag on her back, assessed the danger quickly and ran for her life before the bystanders got involved and kept the attacker at bay. Eventually, the locals swarmed the attacker and held him until the police arrived. "This morning, the youth approached the woman who was riding with a friend on a two-wheeler. As the man tried to talk to her, the woman refused to engage in a conversation. Angered by this, the accused whipped out a sharp weapon and attacked her," news agency PTI quoted the DCP of Pune Police as saying. “The victim's male friend intervened and resisted the attacker and she managed to escape. The attacker chased her but was stopped by people in the vicinity." (Disclaimer: The video footage might be disturbing for some. Please proceed at your own caution) THIS IS HUGE: Thanks for your efforts, Pune residents - Set the example for Delhi Sakshi Case. A Pune man attempted to kiII a female after an attack because of one-sided love, but locals intervened, caught the attacker, and saved the girl, Salute!🔥👏 pic.twitter.com/WO0W04cVr1 — ADV. ASHUTOSH J. DUBEY 🇮🇳 (@AdvAshutoshBJP) June 27, 2023 × A girl persuing #MPSC in #pune was attached by #koyta gang in city's #SadashivPeth area. Was saved due to persistence of resident. This incident took place in the vicinity of #SPCollege#viralvideo pic.twitter.com/DP2BddkKzq — Priya Pandey (@priyapandey1999) June 27, 2023 × The accused has been identified as 22-year-old Shantanu Laxman Jadhav, a resident of Mulshi. Both the accused and the victim were former classmates. According to the victim’s mother, the man who attacked the woman had been harassing her daughter. “We had also complained to the man’s father, despite this he tried to kill our daughter today," said the mother. WATCH | Delhi murder case: 20-yr-old accused Sahil arrested, murder weapon yet to be recovered × Stabbing incident in Delhi In May, a 20-year-old man identified as Sahil was arrested after he was caught on CCTV stabbing to death a 16-year-old girl in Delhi. In the video, Sahil could be seen stabbing the girl more than 20 times as people walked past him, refusing to stop him from committing the crime. After multiple stabbings, Sahil picked up a big boulder nearby and used it to crush the poor girl's head. Also read | Delhi: Man stabs minor girl more than 20 times, smashes her 'lifeless' body with stone slab (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

Video | Man wielding machete attacks teenager in India's Pune city

The 19-year-old being held by New York City police as the suspect in a machete attack against three police officers New Year’s Eve carried a handwritten diary, which expressed his desire to join the Taliban in Afghanistan and die as a martyr.

Suspect in Times Square New Year Machete attack wanted to join Taliban, die a martyr

The New York Police Department on Monday said that a 19-year-old boy who attacked three police officers with a machete on New Year's Eve has&nbsp;been charged with assault and attempted murder.&nbsp;

The teenage boy has been identified as Trevor Bickford. Without giving any further details. The police said that Bickford was from Wells, AFP reported.&nbsp;&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/new-york-city-three-cops-attacked-with-machete-during-new-years-eve-suspect-shot-548528">Also read | New York City: Three cops injured in machete attack on New Year's Eve; suspect shot</a>

According to the police conference held on January 01, the attack happened around 10 pm outside the Times Square security zone where thousands of New Yorkers gathered to celebrate New Year.

The assailant was shot by a police officer on the shoulder after he attacked two police officers on their heads, without causing life-threatening injury.&nbsp;

The officers were then taken to the hospital for treatment and Mayor Eric Adams said that they&nbsp;were in stable condition. He also praised the police response by saying that officers immediately secured the scene.&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/we-look-like-domestic-terrorists-ex-white-house-aide-hope-hickss-angry-text-messages-released-548896">Also read |&nbsp;'We look like domestic terrorists': Ex-White House aide Hope Hicks's angry text messages released</a>

According to the US media, Bickford exhibited signs of Islamist radicalisation and might have sought to commit a suicide attack.&nbsp;

CNN citing anonymous sources said that the teenager was carrying a diary with him in which he had expressed his desire to join Afghanistan's Taliban and die as a martyr.&nbsp;

Bickford in mid-December was questioned by the FBI after one of his close relatives warned the bureau of his&nbsp;statements, NBC reported. &nbsp;The FBI counterintelligence unit was involved in the investigation, the police said.&nbsp;

(with inputs from agencies)

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The New York Police Department on Monday said that a 19-year-old boy who attacked three police officers with a machete on New Year's Eve has been charged with assault and attempted murder.

The New York Police Department on Monday said that a 19-year-old boy who attacked three police officers with a machete on New Year's Eve has been charged with assault and attempted murder. The teenage boy has been identified as Trevor Bickford. Without giving any further details. The police said that Bickford was from Wells, AFP reported. Also read | New York City: Three cops injured in machete attack on New Year's Eve; suspect shot According to the police conference held on January 01, the attack happened around 10 pm outside the Times Square security zone where thousands of New Yorkers gathered to celebrate New Year. The assailant was shot by a police officer on the shoulder after he attacked two police officers on their heads, without causing life-threatening injury. The officers were then taken to the hospital for treatment and Mayor Eric Adams said that they were in stable condition. He also praised the police response by saying that officers immediately secured the scene. Also read | 'We look like domestic terrorists': Ex-White House aide Hope Hicks's angry text messages released According to the US media, Bickford exhibited signs of Islamist radicalisation and might have sought to commit a suicide attack. CNN citing anonymous sources said that the teenager was carrying a diary with him in which he had expressed his desire to join Afghanistan's Taliban and die as a martyr. Bickford in mid-December was questioned by the FBI after one of his close relatives warned the bureau of his statements, NBC reported. The FBI counterintelligence unit was involved in the investigation, the police said. (with inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE

New York City: 19-year-old boy charged over New Year's Eve machete attack on three police officers

Three New York police officers were attacked near Times Square on New Year's Eve. The attacker used a machete to injure the officers. The police say it was an unprovoked attack.

US: Three police officers attacked with a machete near times square

Art lovers returned to the Louvre in Paris on Saturday, 24 hours after a soldier shot a machete-wielding attacker at the museum, believed to be an Egyptian who entered the country a week ago.&nbsp;

The incident on Friday thrust security and the terror threat back into the limelight three months before elections in France, with authorities saying it was a &quot;terrorist&quot; assault.

It also risked dealing another blow to Paris&#39;&nbsp;lucrative tourism industry which has been badly affected by a string of attacks since 2015.

At the Louvre on Saturday, a crowd had formed at the main entrance as the doors re-opened to the first visitors of the day on schedule at 09:30 am (0830 GMT).

&quot;I&#39;m quite worried about coming today, but as we weren&#39;t able to visit yesterday we decided to come back anyway,&quot; 28-year-old Russian visitor Elena Lordugen told AFP.

Soldiers in uniform with machine guns could be seen patrolling as usual, with routine bag checks also undertaken by Louvre security staff.&nbsp;

Ali Tali, a Turkish tourist in his 40s, shrugged off their presence. &quot;We&#39;ve used these security measures in Turkey,&quot; he said.

French investigators say Friday&#39;s attacker, in a black T-shirt bearing a skull design and armed with two machetes, lunged at four patrolling French soldiers while shouting &quot;Allahu Akbar&quot; (&quot;God is greatest&quot;).

They are examining the Twitter account of an Egyptian man named Abdallah El Hamahmy after around a dozen messages were posted in Arabic between 9:27-9:34 am (0827-0834 GMT), just minutes prior to the attack.

&quot;In the name of Allah... for our brothers in Syria and fighters across the world,&quot; El Hamahmy wrote, before making reference to the Islamic State jihadist group in another tweet a minute later.

One of the troops was &quot;lightly injured&quot; in the attack after being struck on the head in a public area that leads to one of the museum&#39;s entrance.&nbsp;

A second soldier opened fire five times and hit the machete-wielder in the stomach.

&quot;The attacker fell to the ground, seriously wounded,&quot; Paris prosecutor Francois Molins told a press conference late Friday.

His condition stabilised overnight in a Parisian hospital, a source close to the case told AFP.

Based on his phone and visa records, he is thought to be a 29-year-old Egyptian national who is resident in the United Arab Emirates.

Investigators have established he entered France legally on a flight from Dubai on January 26 and had rented an expensive apartment near the Champs Elysee, sources close to the case told AFP.

The government of the United Arab Emirates, which includes Dubai, condemned the &quot;hateful crime&quot; and assured France of its &quot;full solidarity&quot;.

President Francois Hollande said that &quot;there is little doubt as to the terrorist nature of this act,&quot; an assessment echoed by Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve.&nbsp;

France was already reeling from a string of terror attacks over the last two years and the country has been under a state of emergency since November 2015.&nbsp;

The economy, immigration and security are major issues for voters ahead of this year&#39;s presidential and parliamentary elections forecast to confirm the country&#39;s shift to the right after five years of Socialist rule.

US President Donald Trump tweeted that a &quot;new radical Islamic terrorist has just attacked in Louvre Museum in Paris. Tourists were locked down. France on edge again. GET SMART US.&quot;

Witnesses described scenes of panic as people fled the Louvre complex following the incident.

&quot;We heard gunshots. We didn&#39;t know what it was about. Then we evacuated the employees and we left,&quot; one man who works in a nearby restaurant told AFP.

The Louvre, a former palace in the heart of the city, has seen annual visitor numbers fall by some two million since 2015 to 7.3 million.

The series of terror attacks in France began in January 2015 when jihadist gunmen rampaged through the offices of the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper and a Jewish supermarket in Paris, leaving 17 people dead in three days of bloodshed.

Ten months later, gunmen and suicide bombers from the Islamic State jihadist group attacked bars, restaurants, a concert hall and the national stadium in Paris, killing 130 people.

And last July, a Tunisian extremist rammed a lorry through crowds celebrating Bastille Day in Nice on France&#39;s south coast, crushing 86 people to death.

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(AFP)

French investigators?are examining the Twitter account of an Egyptian man

Art lovers returned to the Louvre in Paris on Saturday, 24 hours after a soldier shot a machete-wielding attacker at the museum, believed to be an Egyptian who entered the country a week ago. The incident on Friday thrust security and the terror threat back into the limelight three months before elections in France, with authorities saying it was a "terrorist" assault. It also risked dealing another blow to Paris' lucrative tourism industry which has been badly affected by a string of attacks since 2015. At the Louvre on Saturday, a crowd had formed at the main entrance as the doors re-opened to the first visitors of the day on schedule at 09:30 am (0830 GMT). "I'm quite worried about coming today, but as we weren't able to visit yesterday we decided to come back anyway," 28-year-old Russian visitor Elena Lordugen told AFP. Soldiers in uniform with machine guns could be seen patrolling as usual, with routine bag checks also undertaken by Louvre security staff. Ali Tali, a Turkish tourist in his 40s, shrugged off their presence. "We've used these security measures in Turkey," he said. French investigators say Friday's attacker, in a black T-shirt bearing a skull design and armed with two machetes, lunged at four patrolling French soldiers while shouting "Allahu Akbar" ("God is greatest"). They are examining the Twitter account of an Egyptian man named Abdallah El Hamahmy after around a dozen messages were posted in Arabic between 9:27-9:34 am (0827-0834 GMT), just minutes prior to the attack. "In the name of Allah... for our brothers in Syria and fighters across the world," El Hamahmy wrote, before making reference to the Islamic State jihadist group in another tweet a minute later. One of the troops was "lightly injured" in the attack after being struck on the head in a public area that leads to one of the museum's entrance. A second soldier opened fire five times and hit the machete-wielder in the stomach. "The attacker fell to the ground, seriously wounded," Paris prosecutor Francois Molins told a press conference late Friday. His condition stabilised overnight in a Parisian hospital, a source close to the case told AFP. Based on his phone and visa records, he is thought to be a 29-year-old Egyptian national who is resident in the United Arab Emirates. Investigators have established he entered France legally on a flight from Dubai on January 26 and had rented an expensive apartment near the Champs Elysee, sources close to the case told AFP. The government of the United Arab Emirates, which includes Dubai, condemned the "hateful crime" and assured France of its "full solidarity". President Francois Hollande said that "there is little doubt as to the terrorist nature of this act," an assessment echoed by Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve. France was already reeling from a string of terror attacks over the last two years and the country has been under a state of emergency since November 2015. The economy, immigration and security are major issues for voters ahead of this year's presidential and parliamentary elections forecast to confirm the country's shift to the right after five years of Socialist rule. US President Donald Trump tweeted that a "new radical Islamic terrorist has just attacked in Louvre Museum in Paris. Tourists were locked down. France on edge again. GET SMART US." Witnesses described scenes of panic as people fled the Louvre complex following the incident. "We heard gunshots. We didn't know what it was about. Then we evacuated the employees and we left," one man who works in a nearby restaurant told AFP. The Louvre, a former palace in the heart of the city, has seen annual visitor numbers fall by some two million since 2015 to 7.3 million. The series of terror attacks in France began in January 2015 when jihadist gunmen rampaged through the offices of the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper and a Jewish supermarket in Paris, leaving 17 people dead in three days of bloodshed. Ten months later, gunmen and suicide bombers from the Islamic State jihadist group attacked bars, restaurants, a concert hall and the national stadium in Paris, killing 130 people. And last July, a Tunisian extremist rammed a lorry through crowds celebrating Bastille Day in Nice on France's south coast, crushing 86 people to death. (AFP)

Louvre reopens 24 hours after machete attack

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility today for an attack that wounded two policewomen in the Belgian city of Charleroi, saying the machete-wielding assailant was a &quot;soldier&quot; of the group. 
 
Quoting an unidentified source, the IS-linked Amaq Agency said yesterday&#39;s attack came &quot;in response to calls to target citizens&quot; belonging to countries in a US-led coalition bombing IS in Syria and Iraq. 
 
Police said today he was a 33-year-old Algerian with the initials K B. Belgium today opened a terrorism probe into the attack, the latest in a string of jihadist assaults in Europe. 
 
The&nbsp;Algerian national had &quot;a criminal record but was not known for terrorism,&quot; prosecutors said today. 
 
The incident took place yesterday outside the main police station in the city of Charleroi, around 60 kilometres south of Brussels.&nbsp;The assailant died on yesterday after being shot by officers. 
 
Two searches have been made in the neighbourhood, the prosecutor&#39;s statement said. The local prosecutor in Charleroi handed the case to the federal prosecutor &quot;as there are indications that the attack could have been inspired by terrorist motives,&quot; it said. 
 
&quot;An examining magistrate specialising in terrorism has been named&quot; for the investigation, it said. Belgian investigators said late yesterday the assailant cried &quot;Allahu Akbar&quot; (God is greatest) as he carried out the attack. 
 
&quot;We have been informed by federal prosecutors that an investigation has started for attempted terrorist murder given certain elements (in the case),&quot; Prime Minister Charles Michel told reporters. Michel, who saluted the courage of the police victims, was referring to the attacker&#39;s cry of &quot;Allahu Akbar&quot; (God is greatest) during the assault in front of a police station. 
 
Police spokesman David Quinaux told broadcaster RTL-TVI the assailant had &quot;taken a machete out of a sports bag he was carrying and dealt very violent blows to the faces of the two policewomen&quot;. 
 
Belgium has been on high alert since suicide bombers struck Brussels airport and a metro station near the European Union&#39;s institutions on March 22, killing 32 people. Those attacks were claimed by IS, which controls large areas of territory in Iraq and Syria and has claimed numerous terror strikes in Europe over the past year. 
 
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Amaq Agency said yesterday's attack came 'in response to calls to target citizens' of countries in the US-led coalition bombing IS

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility today for an attack that wounded two policewomen in the Belgian city of Charleroi, saying the machete-wielding assailant was a "soldier" of the group. Quoting an unidentified source, the IS-linked Amaq Agency said yesterday's attack came "in response to calls to target citizens" belonging to countries in a US-led coalition bombing IS in Syria and Iraq. Police said today he was a 33-year-old Algerian with the initials K B. Belgium today opened a terrorism probe into the attack, the latest in a string of jihadist assaults in Europe. The Algerian national had "a criminal record but was not known for terrorism," prosecutors said today. The incident took place yesterday outside the main police station in the city of Charleroi, around 60 kilometres south of Brussels. The assailant died on yesterday after being shot by officers. Two searches have been made in the neighbourhood, the prosecutor's statement said. The local prosecutor in Charleroi handed the case to the federal prosecutor "as there are indications that the attack could have been inspired by terrorist motives," it said. "An examining magistrate specialising in terrorism has been named" for the investigation, it said. Belgian investigators said late yesterday the assailant cried "Allahu Akbar" (God is greatest) as he carried out the attack. "We have been informed by federal prosecutors that an investigation has started for attempted terrorist murder given certain elements (in the case)," Prime Minister Charles Michel told reporters. Michel, who saluted the courage of the police victims, was referring to the attacker's cry of "Allahu Akbar" (God is greatest) during the assault in front of a police station. Police spokesman David Quinaux told broadcaster RTL-TVI the assailant had "taken a machete out of a sports bag he was carrying and dealt very violent blows to the faces of the two policewomen". Belgium has been on high alert since suicide bombers struck Brussels airport and a metro station near the European Union's institutions on March 22, killing 32 people. Those attacks were claimed by IS, which controls large areas of territory in Iraq and Syria and has claimed numerous terror strikes in Europe over the past year. (AFP)

Islamic State claims Belgium machete attack

A machete-wielding man shouting &quot;Allahu akbar&quot; (God is the greatest) wounded two policewomen in southern Belgium today before being shot dead by police, with Europe on edge after a wave of jihadist attacks. 
 
The attack outside the main police station in the city of Charleroi, around 60 kilometres (40 miles) south of Brussels left one of the policewomen with &quot;deep wounds to the face&quot; while the other was slightly injured, Belga news agency said. 
 
Charleroi police said the attacker was shot and killed, while the two victims were out of danger. 
 
Belgium has been on high security alert for months since suicide bombers struck Brussels airport and a subway station near the European Union&#39;s institutions on March 22, killing 32 people. 
 
The attacks were claimed by the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, which controls large areas of territory in Iraq and Syria and has claimed numerous terror attacks in Europe in the last year. 
 
Belgian Interior Minister Jean Jambon condemned a &quot;disgusting act in Charleroi&quot; on his Twitter account and said the country&#39;s terror threat level, currently at level three on a scale of four &nbsp;would be examined. 
 
Belgian police have carried out dozens of anti-terror raids since the November 2015 attacks in Paris, planned in Belgium and involving Belgian extremists, which left 130 people dead. 
 
Last month they arrested and charged a 33-year-old man, identified as Nourredine H., with attempting to commit &quot;terrorist murder&quot; and &quot;taking part in the activities of a terrorist organisation&quot;. 
 
Prosecutors said there was for now no link to the Brussels suicide bombings. 
 
Belgium is the main source per head of population of jihadist recruits going from European Union countries to fight with IS in Syria, causing deep concern that they will return home battle-hardened and even more radicalised. 
 
The interior ministry said 457 Belgian men and women had gone or tried to join jihadists in the Middle East, including 90 who are missing or dead. 
 
Belgium launched its first attacks against IS in Iraq in late 2014 as part of a US-led coalition. It joined a similar anti-IS operation in Syria this year. 
 
Several of those involved in the Brussels bloodshed in March were directly linked to the November 13 bomb and gun attacks in Paris. 
 
In June Belgian authorities charged two men with terrorist offences amid reports of a planned attack on a Euro 2016 fanzone in central Brussels. 
 
Belgium then beefed up security for its July 21 national day celebrations after a truck attack that killed 85 people in the French city of Nice on Bastille Day, July 14. 
 
(AFP)

Charleroi police said the attacker was shot dead, while the two victims were out of danger

A machete-wielding man shouting "Allahu akbar" (God is the greatest) wounded two policewomen in southern Belgium today before being shot dead by police, with Europe on edge after a wave of jihadist attacks. The attack outside the main police station in the city of Charleroi, around 60 kilometres (40 miles) south of Brussels left one of the policewomen with "deep wounds to the face" while the other was slightly injured, Belga news agency said. Charleroi police said the attacker was shot and killed, while the two victims were out of danger. Belgium has been on high security alert for months since suicide bombers struck Brussels airport and a subway station near the European Union's institutions on March 22, killing 32 people. The attacks were claimed by the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, which controls large areas of territory in Iraq and Syria and has claimed numerous terror attacks in Europe in the last year. Belgian Interior Minister Jean Jambon condemned a "disgusting act in Charleroi" on his Twitter account and said the country's terror threat level, currently at level three on a scale of four would be examined. Belgian police have carried out dozens of anti-terror raids since the November 2015 attacks in Paris, planned in Belgium and involving Belgian extremists, which left 130 people dead. Last month they arrested and charged a 33-year-old man, identified as Nourredine H., with attempting to commit "terrorist murder" and "taking part in the activities of a terrorist organisation". Prosecutors said there was for now no link to the Brussels suicide bombings. Belgium is the main source per head of population of jihadist recruits going from European Union countries to fight with IS in Syria, causing deep concern that they will return home battle-hardened and even more radicalised. The interior ministry said 457 Belgian men and women had gone or tried to join jihadists in the Middle East, including 90 who are missing or dead. Belgium launched its first attacks against IS in Iraq in late 2014 as part of a US-led coalition. It joined a similar anti-IS operation in Syria this year. Several of those involved in the Brussels bloodshed in March were directly linked to the November 13 bomb and gun attacks in Paris. In June Belgian authorities charged two men with terrorist offences amid reports of a planned attack on a Euro 2016 fanzone in central Brussels. Belgium then beefed up security for its July 21 national day celebrations after a truck attack that killed 85 people in the French city of Nice on Bastille Day, July 14. (AFP)

Machete-wielding assailant shouting 'Allahu akbar' attacks, wounds two Belgian policewomen

A twenty-one-year-old Syrian refugee killed a woman with a machete and injured two other people today before being arrested in the southern German city of Reutlingen, a police spokesman said. 
 
The man, who has been detained, &quot;had a dispute&quot; with the woman and killed her &quot;with a machete&quot; before injuring a second woman and a man, according to a police statement that offered no explanation on the cause of the attack. 
 
The Syrian man had been involved in previous incidents causing injuries to other people, he said. The spokesman had no immediate information on when the man arrived in Germany, or when the previous incidents took place. 
 
The assailant was apparently acting alone, the police official said. &quot;There is no danger to anyone else at this time,&quot; he said. 
 
News channel NTV said there were scenes of panic in the city centre following the attack. 
 
(Agencies)

German police said he 'had a dispute' with the woman and was apparently acting alone. There is no danger to anyone else they said

A twenty-one-year-old Syrian refugee killed a woman with a machete and injured two other people today before being arrested in the southern German city of Reutlingen, a police spokesman said. The man, who has been detained, "had a dispute" with the woman and killed her "with a machete" before injuring a second woman and a man, according to a police statement that offered no explanation on the cause of the attack. The Syrian man had been involved in previous incidents causing injuries to other people, he said. The spokesman had no immediate information on when the man arrived in Germany, or when the previous incidents took place. The assailant was apparently acting alone, the police official said. "There is no danger to anyone else at this time," he said. News channel NTV said there were scenes of panic in the city centre following the attack. (Agencies)

Syrian refugee arrested for killing woman with machete in Germany

A group of machete-wielding men attacked members of a Sufi Muslim sect in western Bangladesh injuring three, police said today, the latest in a spate of attacks on religious minorities. 
 
About eight men, armed with bamboo sticks and machetes, set upon the Sufis on Saturday night while they were asleep in a village in the border district of Chuadanga. 
 
&quot;Three members of the group were beaten by the attackers. They include a 50-year-old woman who had suffered grievous injury with a sharp weapon,&quot; local police chief Humayun Kabir said. 
 
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack but Bangladesh is reeling from a wave of murders of secular and liberal activists and religious minorities by suspected Islamist extremists. 
 
Kabir said police suspect local hardline Muslims for the attack as the sect might have drawn the ire of the villagers due to their &quot;unconventional and un-social&quot; lifestyle. 
 
&quot;They are Muslim fakirs, who don&#39;t observe the daily Islamic prayer rituals. They sing devotional songs and have their own rituals,&quot; local council chief Abdul Hannan said, using another name for the sect. 
 
In May, a Sufi leader was hacked to death and earlier this month Bangladesh suffered a terror attack when Islamist gunmen stormed a Dhaka cafe popular with foreigners and killed 22. 
 
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for that and several other attacks, but the Bangladesh government blames homegrown extremist groups. 
 
Sufi Islam is a mystical form of Islam popular in rural Bangladesh but considered deviant by many of the country&#39;s majority Sunni Muslims who denounce its followers as &quot;infidels&quot;. 
 
(AFP)

A 50-year-old woman was grievously injured. Eight men, armed with bamboo sticks and machetes, set upon the Sufis while they were asleep

A group of machete-wielding men attacked members of a Sufi Muslim sect in western Bangladesh injuring three, police said today, the latest in a spate of attacks on religious minorities. About eight men, armed with bamboo sticks and machetes, set upon the Sufis on Saturday night while they were asleep in a village in the border district of Chuadanga. "Three members of the group were beaten by the attackers. They include a 50-year-old woman who had suffered grievous injury with a sharp weapon," local police chief Humayun Kabir said. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack but Bangladesh is reeling from a wave of murders of secular and liberal activists and religious minorities by suspected Islamist extremists. Kabir said police suspect local hardline Muslims for the attack as the sect might have drawn the ire of the villagers due to their "unconventional and un-social" lifestyle. "They are Muslim fakirs, who don't observe the daily Islamic prayer rituals. They sing devotional songs and have their own rituals," local council chief Abdul Hannan said, using another name for the sect. In May, a Sufi leader was hacked to death and earlier this month Bangladesh suffered a terror attack when Islamist gunmen stormed a Dhaka cafe popular with foreigners and killed 22. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for that and several other attacks, but the Bangladesh government blames homegrown extremist groups. Sufi Islam is a mystical form of Islam popular in rural Bangladesh but considered deviant by many of the country's majority Sunni Muslims who denounce its followers as "infidels". (AFP)

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