Category: Transport Watch

Two gunmen shot and killed three people waiting at a bus stop in Jerusalem during the morning commute on November 30. Eight others were wounded during the attack. The attackers were Palestinians and were shot dead by off-duty soldiers and an armed civilian, according to local police. “The terrorists arrived at the scene by car in the morning, armed with an M-16 rifle and a handgun,” police said. “The terrorists began shooting at civilians before subsequently being killed at the scene.” Security camera video footage shows a white car stopping at the bus stop which was packed with people. Two men stepped out with guns already drawn, and opened fire at the crowd. Shortly thereafter the attackers were shot. The Israeli media reported that the victims were a woman in her 20s, a woman in her 60s and a 74-year-old rabbi.

A vehicle exploded Wednesday, November 22 at the Niagara Falls International Rainbow Bridge border crossing between the United States and Canada raising concerns of terrorism. The two people in the car died and a border patrol officer was injured. Video from an eyewitness at the scene shows an inspection booth at the bridge with smoke billowing out of the top and debris scattered about. All four bridges between Canada and the United States in the Niagara area were closed, including the Rainbow Bridge, Peace Bridge, Lewiston-Queenston Bridge and Whirlpool Bridge, according to Dominic LeBlanc, Canada’s public safety minister. “This is a rapidly changing situation,” LeBlanc said at a press conference. “All measures are being taken to ensure that people will be safe.” The vehicle was traveling at high speed. It careered about 10 feet into the air, according to an American law enforcement officer. No explosive devices were immediately found in the wreckage, the official said. The FBI’s Buffalo field office said in a social media post on X (formerly Twitter) that the agency was coordinating with local, state and federal law enforcement. Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York said the New York State Police were working with the FBI to monitor all points of entry to the state. Airports and railway facilities in the area increased security. Additional explosive detective dogs and police patrols and additional screening was deployed at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, according to a spokesman with New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s office. The FBI is investigating but some reports now indicate the driver had a stuck accelerator pedal.

Forty-one workers were trapped in a collapsed road tunnel in northern India and were there for 17 days. The number of trapped workers was revised up from 40 to 41, according to Anshu Manish, a director at the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited, an agency overseeing the rescue. A new drilling machine was required to be transported to the site to replace a damaged one to help with the extrication. Reports say the exceptionally hard rock formation in the area coupled with the clearing of debris damaged the original machine and paused rescue efforts after several days. All 41 were eventually rescued after 17 days trapped in the tunnel by use of the drilling equipment, a small tunnel that was drilled for the rescue and a rope and pulley system.

A suicide bomber detonated a bomb after arriving near the entrance of the Ministry of Interior Affairs in Ankara Sunday, October 1. A second person was killed later in a shootout with police, according to Ali Yerlikaya, interior minister. The bombing happened just hours prior to the Turkish Parliament’s opening after summer recess. Two police officers were injured in the attack. The attackers arrived at the scene in a light commercial vehicle, according to Yerlikaya. “Our heroic police officers, through their intuition, resisted the terrorists as soon as they got out of the vehicle,” Yerlikaya said in a press conference.

An investigation into the crash of a truck that killed five people and injured seven others, is ongoing. The crash occurred Saturday, September 30. The incident caused a toxic chemical leak as the tanker truck was carrying anhydrous ammonia. After the wreck, the tank was drained and moved to a more secure location. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating. The tanker truck spilled its load on a highway east of Teutopolis, Illinois, Effingham County Coroner Kim Rhodes said in a statement Sunday evening. “Preliminary investigation indicates five individuals died from exposure to anhydrous ammonia at the crash site,” according to Rhodes’ statement. Anhydrous ammonia is a clear, colorless gas that is toxic. Effects of inhalation range from nausea to respiratory tract irritation, depending on the length of exposure, according to the Center for Disease Control. About 500 residents living within roughly two square miles of the crash site were initially evacuated, authorities said.