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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.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the World Trade Bridge seized more than two tons of marijuana in a single enforcement action. The seizure occurred at the World Trade Bridge, when a CBP officer referred a 2023 Freightliner tractor trailer manifesting home goods for secondary inspection. Following a thorough examination that included use of a non-intrusive inspection system, CBP officers discovered 177 packages containing a total of 4,466 pounds of alleged marijuana within the trailer. The narcotics had a street value of $9,904,204.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Calexico West port of entry discovered 223 packages of methamphetamine and heroin hidden throughout a pick-up truck. CBP officers encountered a 35-year-old male U.S. citizen driving a 2020 pick-up truck. At the time of encounter, the driver was applying for entry into the United States from Mexico. A CBP officer performing the primary inspection referred the driver for further examination at the secondary inspection area. CBP officers observed anomalies and irregularities during a non-intrusive (X-ray) examination of the vehicle. A CBP canine enforcement team responded to the scene and alerted them to the presence of narcotics. CBP officers discovered and extracted 223 packages from the rear passenger door, spare tire, and gas tank area of the pick-up truck. The narcotics were field tested as methamphetamine with a total weight of 126.06 pounds and heroin with a weight of 7.84 pounds. The estimated street value of the narcotics is $410,553. The driver was detained and turned over to Homeland Security Investigations for further processing. CBP officers seized the vehicle and narcotics.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the Hidalgo International Bridge intercepted $1,504,000 of alleged cocaine, methamphetamine concealed within a vehicle. CBP officers assigned to the Hidalgo International Bridge encountered a black Chevrolet SUV arriving from Mexico. A CBP officer referred the vehicle for further inspection which included utilizing non-intrusive inspection equipment and screening by canine team. Physical inspection of the vehicle resulted in the discovery of 38 packages weighing 94.22 pounds (42.74 kg) of alleged cocaine and 12 packages weighing 27.51 pounds (12.48 kg) of alleged methamphetamine concealed within the vehicle. The driver was arrested.

The border police carried out a thorough search of the means of transport, based on the risk analysis at the Romanian Nădlac II Border Crossing Point, Arad County, which led to the discovery of 50 foreign citizens hidden in the cargo compartments. One Turkish citizen and a Czech citizen, driving registered vans and minibuses, showed up for border formalities on the way out of the country in Turkey and the Czech Republic. The persons were picked up and transported to the headquarters of the sector for investigations where, following the checks, the border police established that they are citizens of Pakistan, India, Syria and Bangladesh. Some of them legally entered the country based on personal documents but some were applicants of asylum.

Forty-two people tried to illegally cross the Polish-Belarusian border. The migrants were revealed in sections protected by Polish Border Guard posts in Płaska, Narewka, Białowieża and Dubicze Cerkiewne.