Austria has officially transformed Adolf Hitler's birthplace into a police station in a landmark effort to prevent the historic building from becoming a pilgrimage site for neo-Nazis. After years of political debate, legal battles, and public controversy, the government completed the €23 million project in Braunau am Inn, replacing the building's dark legacy with a symbol of democracy, law, and public security.

The former birthplace of Hitler has now become a district police headquarters, while the memorial stone reading "Never Again Fascism" remains outside the building. Authorities say the move is intended to strip the property of its symbolic value for extremist groups. However, Holocaust survivor organizations remain divided, arguing that the building should instead have served as a permanent educational memorial.

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Rats in the New Orleans police department headquarters are reportedly getting intoxicated from marijuana stored in the evidence room, authorities revealed on Monday.

Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick disclosed the dire condition of the dilapidated building, citing issues such as cockroach infestations, mold, malfunctioning elevators and non-functional bathrooms during a Criminal Justice Committee meeting with city council members.

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Kirkpatrick emphasised the contradiction between expressing value for employees and allowing them to work in unacceptable conditions. Rats, rampant in the facility, are even consuming drugs stored in the evidence room, leading to a comical observation that the rodents are now high.

"When we say we value our employees, you can't say that, and at the same time, allow people to work in conditions that are not acceptable," Kirkpatrick said.

The building's deterioration, evident in rodent droppings on officers' desks and pervasive maintenance problems, has discouraged potential police department recruits from visiting the headquarters due to its unappealing state.

In response to escalating concerns about the building's decay, the city is considering relocating the police headquarters to two floors of a downtown office building for the next decade, awaiting the identification of a permanent space. The city council members have given preliminary approval for a lease agreement for the new location.

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The building's issues have been ongoing for over 15 years, with reports of possums and mold affecting the police evidence room.

Chief administrative officer Gilbert Montaño acknowledged the need for relocation, citing a total base rent of $7.6 million over ten years from the general fund as a more feasible option compared to the threefold cost of repairing the existing structure.

Montano acknowledged that the police headquarters is not the only problematic building in the city, expressing the expectation that other criminal justice agencies may also require temporary housing as efforts to address ageing infrastructure continue.

(With inputs from agencies)

Rats in the New Orleans police department headquarters are reportedly getting intoxicated from marijuana stored in the evidence room, authorities revealed on Monday.

Rats in the New Orleans police department headquarters are reportedly getting intoxicated from marijuana stored in the evidence room, authorities revealed on Monday. Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick disclosed the dire condition of the dilapidated building, citing issues such as cockroach infestations, mold, malfunctioning elevators and non-functional bathrooms during a Criminal Justice Committee meeting with city council members. Also read: World's oldest lipstick found in Iran. It dates back to Bronze Age Kirkpatrick emphasised the contradiction between expressing value for employees and allowing them to work in unacceptable conditions. Rats, rampant in the facility, are even consuming drugs stored in the evidence room, leading to a comical observation that the rodents are now high. "When we say we value our employees, you can't say that, and at the same time, allow people to work in conditions that are not acceptable," Kirkpatrick said. The building's deterioration, evident in rodent droppings on officers' desks and pervasive maintenance problems, has discouraged potential police department recruits from visiting the headquarters due to its unappealing state. In response to escalating concerns about the building's decay, the city is considering relocating the police headquarters to two floors of a downtown office building for the next decade, awaiting the identification of a permanent space. The city council members have given preliminary approval for a lease agreement for the new location. Also read: Tapeworms in brain! Here's how parasitic worms infested a man's brain in US The building's issues have been ongoing for over 15 years, with reports of possums and mold affecting the police evidence room. Chief administrative officer Gilbert Montaño acknowledged the need for relocation, citing a total base rent of $7.6 million over ten years from the general fund as a more feasible option compared to the threefold cost of repairing the existing structure. Montano acknowledged that the police headquarters is not the only problematic building in the city, expressing the expectation that other criminal justice agencies may also require temporary housing as efforts to address ageing infrastructure continue. (With inputs from agencies)

Rats in New Orleans are getting high on marijuana after raiding an evidence room

Gunshots have been heard at the Indonesian national police headquarters in the capital Jakarta, local media reported Wednesday.'

According to the local broadcaster TV One, one person was found dead at the scene.&nbsp;

News broadcasters showed what appeared to be a lone figure being shot before falling to the ground.

The body lay motionless afterwards, with the reports calling it an “alleged terror attack”.

The violence follows a bombing at an Indonesian church on Palm Sunday, which the United Nations condemned as a “cowardly terrorist attack” and called for the perpetrators, organisers, financiers and sponsors to be held accountable.

Indonesian officials said a recently married couple with suspected militant links used pressure cooker bombs to blow themselves up outside the Roman Catholic cathedral. The attack wounded 20 people, including four church guards, and broke windows at the church and nearby buildings in Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi province.

(With inputs from agencies)

Gunshots have been heard at the Indonesian national police headquarters in the capital Jakarta, local media reported Wednesday.' According to the local broadcaster TV One, one person was found dead at the scene.

Gunshots have been heard at the Indonesian national police headquarters in the capital Jakarta, local media reported Wednesday.' According to the local broadcaster TV One, one person was found dead at the scene. News broadcasters showed what appeared to be a lone figure being shot before falling to the ground. The body lay motionless afterwards, with the reports calling it an “alleged terror attack”. The violence follows a bombing at an Indonesian church on Palm Sunday, which the United Nations condemned as a “cowardly terrorist attack” and called for the perpetrators, organisers, financiers and sponsors to be held accountable. Indonesian officials said a recently married couple with suspected militant links used pressure cooker bombs to blow themselves up outside the Roman Catholic cathedral. The attack wounded 20 people, including four church guards, and broke windows at the church and nearby buildings in Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi province. (With inputs from agencies)

One dead after shootout at Indonesian National Police headquarter: Reports

Investigators combed an IT staffer's computer Friday for clues as to why he stabbed four colleagues to death at police headquarters in <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/four-officers-killed-in-paris-police-headquarters-attack-report-253539">Paris</a>, as his wife said he had been "agitated" before going on the rampage with a kitchen knife.

The 45-year-old killed three men and a woman&nbsp;three police members and an administrative staffer in&nbsp;a frenzied 30-minute attack that ended when he was shot in the head.

Two others were injured in the lunchtime stabbing spree that sent shock waves through an embattled force already complaining of low morale.

The attacker's wife told investigators her husband, who had a severe hearing disability, had displayed "unusual and agitated behaviour" the night before his crime, a source close to the investigation said.

A search of the couple's house in a low-income Paris suburb near the Charles de Gaulle airport found no evidence that the man, who converted to Islam about 18 months ago, had been driven to his criminal deed by radical religious ideology, the source added.

Computer equipment seized in the search was being examined Friday, the source said.

The man, born in the French Caribbean territory of Martinique, was employed as a computer scientist in the intelligence branch at police headquarters, right next to the Notre-Dame cathedral in the historic heart of Paris.

He had worked there since 2003 until Thursday when he committed the deadliest attack on police in France in years.

Shortly after the killings, Paris prosecutor Remy Heitz said anti-terror investigators were not involved in the murder probe.

All possible motives were being examined, sources said Thursday, including the scenario of a personal conflict at work.

A 'quiet person'&nbsp;

"He was a very quiet person. I used to see him going to the mosque but he practised (his religion) in a normal way," a neighbour, who asked not to be named, said.

Locals said the man had two children aged three and nine.

Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said Thursday the assailant had "never shown any behavioural problems".

The man had used a kitchen knife to stab two policemen and a male administrative colleague in two offices on the first floor of the building, before attacking two women on the staircase on his way to the courtyard outside.

One was a police officer who died at the scene. The other, an administrative worker, was seriously injured.

The assailant wounded another policeman in the courtyard before he was shot in the head by a colleague, sources said.

The lives of the two wounded colleagues are not in danger, a source said Friday.

Thursday's killings came amid growing tensions within the ranks of the police, stretched to the limit after months of containing weekly "yellow vest" anti-government demonstrations, and years of high alert following a string of terror attacks in France.

Thousands of police officers marched in Paris Wednesday for better working conditions, a rare protest that took place against the backdrop of a spike in police suicides -- 52 so far this year.

The police have also been a recurring target of jihadist groups, such as Islamic State, behind a wave of attacks since 2015 from large synchronized assaults to isolated knife and gun attacks.

Investigators combed an IT staffer's computer Friday for clues as to why he stabbed four colleagues to death at police headquarters in Paris, as his wife said he had been "agitated" before going on the rampage with a kitchen knife.

Investigators combed an IT staffer's computer Friday for clues as to why he stabbed four colleagues to death at police headquarters in Paris, as his wife said he had been "agitated" before going on the rampage with a kitchen knife. The 45-year-old killed three men and a woman three police members and an administrative staffer in a frenzied 30-minute attack that ended when he was shot in the head. Two others were injured in the lunchtime stabbing spree that sent shock waves through an embattled force already complaining of low morale. The attacker's wife told investigators her husband, who had a severe hearing disability, had displayed "unusual and agitated behaviour" the night before his crime, a source close to the investigation said. A search of the couple's house in a low-income Paris suburb near the Charles de Gaulle airport found no evidence that the man, who converted to Islam about 18 months ago, had been driven to his criminal deed by radical religious ideology, the source added. Computer equipment seized in the search was being examined Friday, the source said. The man, born in the French Caribbean territory of Martinique, was employed as a computer scientist in the intelligence branch at police headquarters, right next to the Notre-Dame cathedral in the historic heart of Paris. He had worked there since 2003 until Thursday when he committed the deadliest attack on police in France in years. Shortly after the killings, Paris prosecutor Remy Heitz said anti-terror investigators were not involved in the murder probe. All possible motives were being examined, sources said Thursday, including the scenario of a personal conflict at work. A 'quiet person' "He was a very quiet person. I used to see him going to the mosque but he practised (his religion) in a normal way," a neighbour, who asked not to be named, said. Locals said the man had two children aged three and nine. Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said Thursday the assailant had "never shown any behavioural problems". The man had used a kitchen knife to stab two policemen and a male administrative colleague in two offices on the first floor of the building, before attacking two women on the staircase on his way to the courtyard outside. One was a police officer who died at the scene. The other, an administrative worker, was seriously injured. The assailant wounded another policeman in the courtyard before he was shot in the head by a colleague, sources said. The lives of the two wounded colleagues are not in danger, a source said Friday. Thursday's killings came amid growing tensions within the ranks of the police, stretched to the limit after months of containing weekly "yellow vest" anti-government demonstrations, and years of high alert following a string of terror attacks in France. Thousands of police officers marched in Paris Wednesday for better working conditions, a rare protest that took place against the backdrop of a spike in police suicides -- 52 so far this year. The police have also been a recurring target of jihadist groups, such as Islamic State, behind a wave of attacks since 2015 from large synchronized assaults to isolated knife and gun attacks.

Hunt for motive of staffer who killed four at Paris police Headquarters

A knife-wielding man employed at police headquarters in central Paris stabbed four officers to death Thursday before being shot dead by police, French media report said.

A knife-wielding man employed at police headquarters in central Paris stabbed four officers to death Thursday before being shot dead by police, French media report said. Investigators suspect a workplace row sparked the deadliest attack on police in France in years, news agency AFP reported. The attacker worked at the police building in an administrative capacity. The area in the centre of Paris has been sealed off. Thursday's attack happened at about 13:00 local time (11:00 GMT) in the courtyard of the police building, a BBC report said. It comes a day after French police went on strike across the country over increasing violence towards officers and rising suicide rates within the force.

Four officers killed in Paris police headquarters attack: Report

At least three policemen have been injured in a fight that took place in the police headquarters of the northern <a href="https://www.wionews.com/videos/gravitas-afghanistan-elections-both-camps-claim-victory-253147">Afghan</a> province of Baghlan, Sputnik reported.

According to the provincial council chief, Safdar Mohseni, the confrontation took place on Wednesday at around 6:30 pm&nbsp;local time between Amin Akkhail, the local police chief of the province's capital; provincial police chief Niaz Mohammad Niazai; the deputy chairman of the provincial council, Shams-ul-Haq Barakzai; and another officer.

The injured men were rushed to a hospital, Baghlan Health Director Abdul Halim said.

According to a source quoted by Sputnik, Akkhail has fired from his post seven months ago when he was accused of having stolen equipment and food from his place of work.

Akkhail, who has the support of several local lawmakers, has been trying to get reinstated, but the provincial police chief and council have barred him from doing so but while the investigation is ongoing.

At least three policemen have been injured in a fight that took place in the police headquarters of the northern Afghan province of Baghlan, Sputnik reported. According to the provincial council chief, Safdar Mohseni, the confrontation took place on Wednesday at around 6:30 pm local time between Amin Akkhail, the local police chief of the province's capital; provincial police chief Niaz Mohammad Niazai; the deputy chairman of the provincial council, Shams-ul-Haq Barakzai; and another officer.

At least three policemen have been injured in a fight that took place in the police headquarters of the northern Afghan province of Baghlan, Sputnik reported. According to the provincial council chief, Safdar Mohseni, the confrontation took place on Wednesday at around 6:30 pm local time between Amin Akkhail, the local police chief of the province's capital; provincial police chief Niaz Mohammad Niazai; the deputy chairman of the provincial council, Shams-ul-Haq Barakzai; and another officer. The injured men were rushed to a hospital, Baghlan Health Director Abdul Halim said. According to a source quoted by Sputnik, Akkhail has fired from his post seven months ago when he was accused of having stolen equipment and food from his place of work. Akkhail, who has the support of several local lawmakers, has been trying to get reinstated, but the provincial police chief and council have barred him from doing so but while the investigation is ongoing.

Afghanistan: Three policemen wounded in fight at police headquarters

Thousands of protesters converged on Hong Kong's police headquarters Friday, demanding the resignation of the city's pro-Beijing leader and the release of demonstrators arrested during the territory's worst political crisis in decades.

The protest comes after the government refused to meet the demands of demonstrators who have marched in their millions to oppose a bill that would allow extraditions to the Chinese mainland.

The movement has morphed into a larger rebuke of Chief Executive Carrie Lam's administration.

Opposition groups, after putting on the biggest political rallies in Hong Kong's history, have called for the complete withdrawal of the extradition legislation and for Lam to step down.

After meeting at Hong Kong's main government complex before rush hour, hundreds of black-clad protesters -- many wearing face masks and shouting anti-government slogans -- temporarily blocked a major city artery.

Protesters, who have been largely leaderless during the rallies, then marched in the searing heat to the police headquarters, many chanting "release the righteous" and "shame on police thugs" -- references to those detained during violence last week between demonstrators and the police.

Opposition groups have demanded an investigation into allegations of police brutality and the release of those detained during the clashes, in addition to Lam's ouster and a cancellation of the extradition bill.

Some protesters removed metal barricades and re-arranged them in an apparent bid to fortify their positions outside the police headquarters, as officials closed the gate to the facility's main driveway.

"There (is)... a large crowd surrounding the police headquarters which... (can) affect police emergency services to the public," senior superintendent Yu Hoi Kwan told reporters, appealing to the crowd to disperse.

She said a negotiating team would be sent to speak with the protesters. 
Many unfurled umbrellas to protect themselves from the sun, and first-aid volunteers sprayed water on others to cool them down.

"The government still hasn't responded to our demands, After so many days... they are all talking rubbish," protester Poyee Chan, 28, told AFP. 
"So I feel we need to come out and tell them: we citizens won't accept such fake responses."

'Blossom everywhere'&nbsp;

The call for Friday's protest was made by the city's student unions, as well as informal organisers over social media and messaging apps like Telegram. 
"Blossom everywhere," read a statement circulated Thursday in a Telegram chat group.

"There are many ways to participate. Think carefully about your own ways to show your love to Hong Kong. June 21 is not the end of the fight, there will be more in the coming days."

Lam has so far defied calls to step down, and while she has apologised and suspended the bill indefinitely, it has failed to quell anger.

Although Hong Kong was returned from British to Chinese rule in 1997, it is still administered separately under an arrangement known as "One country, two systems".

The city enjoys freedoms unseen on the mainland but many residents have been alarmed in recent years by what they feel is a tighter grip by Beijing. 
Opponents of the extradition bill fear it will ensnare the people of Hong Kong in mainland China's opaque and politicised justice system, and also give Beijing a tool to target critics based in the semi-autonomous territory.

The Chinese government had supported the extradition proposal, and accused protest organisers of colluding with Western governments. It dismissed expressions of support for the Hong Kong opposition as interference in the city -- and China's -- internal affairs.

But Beijing said after the bill's suspension that it respected and understood the decision.

Thousands of protesters converged on Hong Kong's police headquarters Friday, demanding the resignation of the city's pro-Beijing leader and the release of demonstrators arrested during the territory's worst political crisis in decades.

Thousands of protesters converged on Hong Kong's police headquarters Friday, demanding the resignation of the city's pro-Beijing leader and the release of demonstrators arrested during the territory's worst political crisis in decades. The protest comes after the government refused to meet the demands of demonstrators who have marched in their millions to oppose a bill that would allow extraditions to the Chinese mainland. The movement has morphed into a larger rebuke of Chief Executive Carrie Lam's administration. Opposition groups, after putting on the biggest political rallies in Hong Kong's history, have called for the complete withdrawal of the extradition legislation and for Lam to step down. After meeting at Hong Kong's main government complex before rush hour, hundreds of black-clad protesters -- many wearing face masks and shouting anti-government slogans -- temporarily blocked a major city artery. Protesters, who have been largely leaderless during the rallies, then marched in the searing heat to the police headquarters, many chanting "release the righteous" and "shame on police thugs" -- references to those detained during violence last week between demonstrators and the police. Opposition groups have demanded an investigation into allegations of police brutality and the release of those detained during the clashes, in addition to Lam's ouster and a cancellation of the extradition bill. Some protesters removed metal barricades and re-arranged them in an apparent bid to fortify their positions outside the police headquarters, as officials closed the gate to the facility's main driveway. "There (is)... a large crowd surrounding the police headquarters which... (can) affect police emergency services to the public," senior superintendent Yu Hoi Kwan told reporters, appealing to the crowd to disperse. She said a negotiating team would be sent to speak with the protesters. Many unfurled umbrellas to protect themselves from the sun, and first-aid volunteers sprayed water on others to cool them down. "The government still hasn't responded to our demands, After so many days... they are all talking rubbish," protester Poyee Chan, 28, told AFP. "So I feel we need to come out and tell them: we citizens won't accept such fake responses." 'Blossom everywhere' The call for Friday's protest was made by the city's student unions, as well as informal organisers over social media and messaging apps like Telegram. "Blossom everywhere," read a statement circulated Thursday in a Telegram chat group. "There are many ways to participate. Think carefully about your own ways to show your love to Hong Kong. June 21 is not the end of the fight, there will be more in the coming days." Lam has so far defied calls to step down, and while she has apologised and suspended the bill indefinitely, it has failed to quell anger. Although Hong Kong was returned from British to Chinese rule in 1997, it is still administered separately under an arrangement known as "One country, two systems". The city enjoys freedoms unseen on the mainland but many residents have been alarmed in recent years by what they feel is a tighter grip by Beijing. Opponents of the extradition bill fear it will ensnare the people of Hong Kong in mainland China's opaque and politicised justice system, and also give Beijing a tool to target critics based in the semi-autonomous territory. The Chinese government had supported the extradition proposal, and accused protest organisers of colluding with Western governments. It dismissed expressions of support for the Hong Kong opposition as interference in the city -- and China's -- internal affairs. But Beijing said after the bill's suspension that it respected and understood the decision.

Thousands converge on Hong Kong police headquarters in anti-govt demonstration

A Taliban suicide bomber and several gunmen attacked a police headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least four people and wounding 40 more, according to the insurgents and Afghan officials.

The attack occurred two days after President Ashraf Ghani offered the Taliban a ceasefire during the holy month of Ramadan, which begins Monday.

The insurgents rebuffed the offer that came at the end of <a href="https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/dont-tell-us-to-lay-down-arms-tell-the-americans-afghan-taliban-215626">peace talks in Kabul</a>, and as the Taliban meet with the US at separate talks in Qatar.

Sunday's attack started with a massive blast at the police facility in Pul-i-Khumri, about 250 kilometres (155 miles) north of Kabul, sending a huge plume of smoke into the sky.

The explosion was followed up by gunmen storming the police compound, according to Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid.

In a tweet, he said a suicide bomber had detonated a bomb inside an armoured personnel carrier, "flattening most of the building".

Interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said "two terrorists were gunned down" in the attack, while "the rest of the attackers were besieged by the Afghan forces."

At least four people had been killed and another 40 wounded, said Baghan provincial health director Mohibullah Habib.

A Taliban suicide bomber and several gunmen attacked a police headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least four people and wounding 40 more, according to the insurgents and Afghan officials.

A Taliban suicide bomber and several gunmen attacked a police headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least four people and wounding 40 more, according to the insurgents and Afghan officials. The attack occurred two days after President Ashraf Ghani offered the Taliban a ceasefire during the holy month of Ramadan, which begins Monday. The insurgents rebuffed the offer that came at the end of peace talks in Kabul, and as the Taliban meet with the US at separate talks in Qatar. Sunday's attack started with a massive blast at the police facility in Pul-i-Khumri, about 250 kilometres (155 miles) north of Kabul, sending a huge plume of smoke into the sky. The explosion was followed up by gunmen storming the police compound, according to Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid. In a tweet, he said a suicide bomber had detonated a bomb inside an armoured personnel carrier, "flattening most of the building". Interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said "two terrorists were gunned down" in the attack, while "the rest of the attackers were besieged by the Afghan forces." At least four people had been killed and another 40 wounded, said Baghan provincial health director Mohibullah Habib.

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