Twenty One Killed At Mexican City Hall Gun Fight

December 2, 2019 / By Armoured Cars / In security

Police in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila are searching for dozens of gunmen who attacked the city hall in the town of Villa Unión on Saturday.

More than 500 shots were fired in the gun battle which ensued between the suspected members of a local cartel and the security forces. Twenty-one people, including four police officers, were killed.

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said on Sunday that reducing crime remained his biggest challenge.

74 Prisoners With Terror Offences Released Early

December 2, 2019 / By Armoured Cars / In security

Boris Johnson has said that 74 people jailed for terror offences and released early will have their licence conditions reviewed.

The Ministry of Justice launched the urgent review after convicted terrorist Usman Khan, who had served half of his sentence, killed two people in a knife attack at London Bridge on Friday.

The prime minister claimed scrapping early release would have stopped him. But Labour is blaming budget cuts for "missed chances to intervene".

Terrorist Incident On London Bridge

November 29, 2019 / By Armoured Cars / In security

A number of people have been stabbed and a man has been shot dead by police in an attack at London Bridge.

The Met Police has declared the stabbing attack a terrorist incident. The suspect, who died at the scene, was believed to have been wearing a hoax explosive device, police said.

A BBC reporter at the scene said he had seen a fight on the bridge, with several men attacking one man. Police then arrived quickly and a number of shots were fired at him, he said.

Heroic Russian Spy Dies At 93

November 28, 2019 / By Armoured Cars / In security

Russia has paid tribute to a former Soviet intelligence officer it credits with uncovering a Nazi plot to kill the Allied leaders Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt during World War Two.

Goar Vartanyan died on Monday at the age of 93. She was married to Soviet spy Gevork Vartanian, who died in 2012.

Without the pair "the history of our world could have been different", Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. "These are people who left their mark on the history of mankind."

Manchester Knife Attacker Jailed For Life

November 27, 2019 / By Armoured Cars / In security

A man who tried to kill three people, including a police officer, in a frenzied knife attack at a railway station has been detained for life.

Mohamud will initially held in a high security psychiatric hospital.

Sentencing, Mr Justice Stuart-Smith told Mohamud he had "walked calmly and purposefully to Manchester Victoria station" where he spotted the couple. "You followed them took out one of your knives and attacked them. You attacked them intending to kill them," the judge said.

Jewellery Heist At Dresden's Green Vault

November 26, 2019 / By Armoured Cars / In security

Burglars have stolen three diamond jewellery sets from one of Europe's largest treasure collections - the Dresden Green Vault in eastern Germany.

Saxony's ruler, Augustus the Strong, created the collection in 1723 in what is one of the world's oldest museums. "Three out of 10 diamond sets have gone," said Marion Ackermann, head of the Dresden state museums.

The stolen sets from the Green Vault (Grünes Gewölbe) are reported to also include some rubies, emeralds and sapphires.

Gang Themed Film Removed From Cinema After Fight Erupts

November 25, 2019 / By Armoured Cars / In security

A second cinema chain has pulled the gang-themed film Blue Story after seven police officers were injured during a brawl at an entertainment complex.

It comes after youths reportedly with machetes, sparked a police operation at the Star City multiplex in Birmingham.

Vue has banned the film from its 91 UK and Ireland venues and Showcase has also dropped the movie. The move has prompted a backlash on social media with some labelling the ban as "racist".

Violence Increases In Bolivia After Resignation Of President

November 21, 2019 / By Armoured Cars / In security

Bolivia's interim president has asked Congress to approve new elections as violence rages following the resignation of Evo Morales.

However, Jeanine Áñez did not set a date for the poll.

Mr Morales resigned on 10 November and later sought asylum in Mexico after facing claims of electoral fraud. The death toll since October's disputed general election has risen to 32 as clashes continue between supporters of Mr Morales and security forces.

16 Year Old neo-Nazi Jailed For Planning Terror Attacks

November 20, 2019 / By Armoured Cars / In security

A teenage neo-Nazi who wrote about an "inevitable race war" in his diary and identified a series of possible targets has been convicted of preparing terrorist acts.

The 16-year-old boy listed the locations from his home city of Durham in his "guerrilla warfare" manual. He also described himself as a "natural sadist", Manchester Crown Court heard.

The boy is the youngest person to be convicted of planning a terrorist attack in the UK.

Rape Allegation Dropped Against Julian Assange

November 19, 2019 / By Armoured Cars / In security

Prosecutors in Sweden have dropped an investigation into a rape allegation made against Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange in 2010.

Assange, who denies the accusation, has avoided extradition to Sweden for seven years after seeking refuge at the Ecuadorean embassy in London in 2012. The 48-year-old Australian was evicted in April and sentenced to 50 weeks in jail for breaching his bail conditions.

He is currently being held at Belmarsh prison in London.

The Swedish investigation had been shelved in 2017 but was re-opened earlier this year following his eviction from the embassy.