Shootout

Turkish media and officials say the warden of a high-security prison has been shot dead by unknown assailants who fired at his car as it stopped at traffic lights.
     

Nine people lost their lives after violent shootout between two gangs outside a Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco Texas. More than 18 people were wounded from the fight which began inside the restaurant and continued outside with deadly results.

A shootout among rival motorcycle gangs at a popular Texas restaurant left nine bikers dead and 18 injured, and it sent panicked patrons and bystanders fleeing for safety, a police spokesman said May 17.

The violence erupted shortly after noon at a busy shopping center about a 90-minute drive south of Dallas.

Over 10 people have reportedly been injured in a firefight between police officers and an armed group in Macedonia's Kumanovo.

According to unconfirmed reports of a correspondent of Bulgarian news agency BGNES, the clashes have claimed victims and the number of injured stands at 15.

Monday's shootout outside the headquarters of the US National Security Agency appears to be a 'local criminal matter' and not a terrorist attack, according to a senior US official, NBC News reported.

An attack on Dafni police station in southern Athens has been claimed by an unnamed group.

The attack led to four vehicles being burned and, according to the claim of responsibility published online, a policeman firing a warning shot into the air.

Boston will revisit the horror of the 2013 Marathon bombings on March 4 when the 21-year-old accused of carrying out the worst attack on US soil since the September 11 strikes goes on trial.
      

A gunman killed at least one person and wounded three police officers after opening fire Feb. 14 on a cultural center in Copenhagen as it was hosting a debate on Islam and free speech.

The Belgian terrorists neutralized in a police raid in Verviers on Thursday had been planning to hijack a passenger bus and take hostages, according to local broadcaster RTL.

Two suspected jihadists were killed during the police operation and another one was seriously injured, according to reports of The Telegraph.

Belgian police announced they had thwarted a major terror attack on Thursday.

Counterterrorism police raided a town east of Brussels on Thursday, killing two terror suspects and arresting a third one in a shootout.

The operation in the eastern town of Verviers was part of a crackdown on Islamic extremists returning from Syria, according to reports of CNN.