Ivory Coast Mutiny

January 6, 2017 / By Armoured Cars / In security

Gunfire has been heard in two cities in Ivory Coast in a suspected mutiny by soldiers, military sources and local residents say.

The mutineers seized weapons from two police stations in the country's second city, Bouake, and took up positions at its entry points, according to reports. Gunfire has also reportedly been heard in western Daloa town.

Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara took power in 2011 at the end of a civil war.

Bouake was at the centre of the rebellion to oust his predecessor, Laurent Gbagbo, who is on trial at the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes.

Russians Behind Alleged Hacking In Presidential Election Reports US

January 6, 2017 / By Armoured Cars / In security

The US has identified the Russian agents behind alleged hacking ahead of the presidential election won by Donald Trump in November, reports say.

The agents, whose names have not been released, are alleged to have sent stolen Democratic emails to WikiLeaks to try to swing the vote for Mr Trump.

Russia denies any involvement and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says Moscow was not the source.

Police In Chicago Arrest Four After Assault Streamed Live On Facebook

January 5, 2017 / By Armoured Cars / In security

Four people have been arrested in the US city of Chicago over a video live-streamed on Facebook, in which a bound and gagged man was assaulted.

The man being assaulted has special needs, police say. His assailants can be heard making derogatory statements against white people and President-elect Donald Trump. In one part of the video they use a knife to remove part of his scalp.

Egyptian Activist Freed From Prison

January 5, 2017 / By Armoured Cars / In security

The prominent Egyptian activist Ahmed Maher, one of the leaders of the 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak, has been released from prison.

A security source told AFP news agency that Mr Maher was freed on Wednesday evening after completing his jail term. His lawyer, Anas Sayed, said he would remain under judicial supervision.

The Interrogation Of Saddam Hussein After His Capture

January 4, 2017 / By Armoured Cars / In security

When former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was captured in December 2003, the CIA required a specialist who could identify and interrogate him for information. That person was John Nixon.

Mr Nixon had studied Saddam Hussein since joining the CIA in 1998. His role was to gather insight into leaders around the world, analysing "what made them tick," he tells the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme. "When a crisis hits, policy makers come to us with the questions about who these people are, what they want, why are they doing this." He had been in Iraq when the ousted leader was discovered by US tr…

Young Syrian Man On Trial In Germany For Assisting IS With Targets

January 4, 2017 / By Armoured Cars / In security

A young Syrian man has gone on trial in Germany, accused of being deployed by so-called Islamic State to scope out potential targets in Berlin for attack.

Identified under German privacy laws as Shaas al-M, he claimed asylum in August 2015 and is now 20 years old.

Federal prosecutors say before that he fought with the Islamist militants for two years in his home country. He is being tried by a special security court in Berlin, but reports suggest he refused to testify. He has been in custody since his arrest on 22 March.

Turkey Foreign Minister Knows Identity Of Nightclub Attacker

January 4, 2017 / By Armoured Cars / In security

Turkey's foreign minister says officials know the identity of a gunman who carried out the Istanbul nightclub attack on New Year's Eve but he has stopped short of naming him.

Mevlut Cavusoglu gave no further details about the inquiry into the murder of 39 people at the Reina club.

Jihadist group Islamic State (IS) has said it was behind the nightclub attack in which dozens more were hurt. A number of suspects have been arrested in the western city of Izmir.

Suicide Bomb Attack In Baghdad Kills 35

January 3, 2017 / By Armoured Cars / In security

At least 35 people have been killed in a suicide car bomb attack in a busy square in Iraq's capital, Baghdad, security and medical sources say.

Sixty-one other people were injured by the blast in the predominantly Shia Muslim eastern district of Sadr City. Another car bomb later exploded in the car park of the nearby Al-Kindi hospital, killing three people.

The jihadist group Islamic State said it carried out both attacks, targeting a "gathering of Shia" in the first.

Man Dies After Police Operation In West Yorkshire

January 3, 2017 / By Armoured Cars / In security

A man has died in a police shooting during an operation near the M62.

West Yorkshire Police said a police firearm was discharged at about 18:00 GMT on Monday in Huddersfield. A force spokesman said five people were arrested as a result of the operation, including three in the M62 incident. Police said the operation was not terrorism related.

Traffic is now able to access the M62 eastbound at Junction 24. All other slip roads remain closed.

12 Arrests After Turkey Nightclub Attack

January 3, 2017 / By Armoured Cars / In security

Turkish police have launched raids in Istanbul and arrested 12 people, as the hunt for an attacker who killed 39 people in a nightclub intensifies.

Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said authorities had fingerprints and a basic description, and vowed to "speedily" identify the suspect.

Some 600 revellers were in the Reina nightclub early on Sunday when the gunman attacked. The Islamic State (IS) group said it was behind the attack.