France: Video Shows Robbers Fleeing Louvre Using Vehicle-Mounted Ladder

The Louvre in Paris was evacuated and closed on Sunday, October 19, after thieves stole eight priceless pieces of historic jewelry from the Apollon Gallery, which houses the French Crown Jewels. One item was later recovered, and authorities are searching for four suspects. The video shows the robbers fleeing using a vehicle-mounted ladder.

France: Louvre Evacuated After Theft of Priceless Crown Jewels 2

The Louvre in Paris was evacuated and closed on Sunday, October 19, after thieves stole eight priceless pieces of historic jewelry from the Apollon Gallery, which houses the French Crown Jewels. One item was later recovered. Authorities are investigating the security breach and searching for four suspects.

France: Louvre Evacuated After Theft of Priceless Crown Jewels 3

The Louvre in Paris was evacuated and closed on Sunday, October 19, after thieves stole eight priceless pieces of historic jewelry from the Apollon Gallery, which houses the French Crown Jewels. One item was later recovered. Authorities are investigating the security breach and searching for four suspects. This video shows a vehicle-mounted ladder on Quai Francois Mitterrand leading up to a window on the second floor, apparently left behind by the gang.

France: Louvre Evacuated After Theft of Priceless Crown Jewels

The Louvre in Paris was evacuated and closed on Sunday, October 19, after thieves stole eight priceless pieces of historic jewelry from the Apollon Gallery, which houses the French Crown Jewels. One item was later recovered. Authorities are investigating the security breach and searching for four suspects.

Türkiye detains 8 suspected of spying for Israel

STORY: Türkiye detains 8 suspected of spying for Israel SHOOTING TIME: April 3-5, 2024 DATELINE: April 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish police operation (courtesy: Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish police have detained eight people suspected of selling information to the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, the country's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Friday. Two of the suspects were taken into custody, and a judicial control decision was made for six others, Yerlikaya said on social media platform X. The suspects held meetings with Israeli intelligence and compiled information about individuals and companies in Türkiye that were targeted by Mossad, he said, adding that they allegedly transferred the information and documents to Israeli intelligence elements. The raids were conducted jointly with the Turkish National Intelligence Organization, according to the minister. A video released by the minister showed polic

Turkish police seize 4.6 tons of meth, detain 8 suspects

STORY: Turkish police seize 4.6 tons of meth, detain 8 suspects SHOOTING TIME: March 8, 2024 DATELINE: March 9, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:07 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY/LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of police operations against drug traffickers STORYLINE: Turkish police on Friday seized 4.6 tons of methamphetamine and captured eight suspected drug traffickers in an operation in Türkiye's largest city Istanbul, said Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya. Yerlikaya announced on social media platform X that a major operation was launched against drug dealers, during which police had raided three locations in the city. The methamphetamine confiscated was in various forms, including those impregnated with vine seeds, liquid, resinous, and acetone, according to Yerlikaya. Yerlikaya added that eight suspects, including four foreign nationals, have been detained. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Istanbul, Türkiye. (XHTV)

Turkish police detain 8 suspects in anti-gang operations

STORY: Turkish police detain 8 suspects in anti-gang operations SHOOTING TIME: February, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the anti-gang operations carried out by the Turkish police (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish police detained eight suspects, including the ringleaders, of a criminal organization as part of an operation dubbed "Cage-47," the country's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Sunday. The operations, initiated by the Turkish authorities in the northwestern province of Yalova, were carried out simultaneously in provinces of Kocaeli, Bursa, Yalova and Sakarya, Yerlikaya said on the social media platform X, without specifying the time of the raids. The police seized four unlicensed pistols, two blank firing pistols, two hunting rifles, a large amount of Turkish lira and a large number of promissory notes, checks, title deeds and digital materials, he said. He said that it has been suspe

Turkish authorities detain 8 suspects over landslide in gold mine

STORY: Turkish authorities detain 8 suspects over landslide in gold mine SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 13-15, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the massive landslide in a golden mine in Erzincan province of Türkiye (Date: Feb. 13, 2024) 2. various of the search and rescue works at the golden mine after the landslide (Date: Feb. 14, 2024) (Courtesy of Ihlas news agency) 3. various of some relatives and colleague of the nine employees who were trapped under shifting soil (Date: Feb. 15, 2024) (Courtesy of Ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: The number of suspects detained in connection with the landslide at a gold mine in eastern Türkiye, where nine workers were trapped, has increased to eight, the state-run TRT broadcaster reported on Thursday. One more suspect was apprehended on Thursday as part of the investigation launched after the landslide hit a dump-leaching area of a gold mine in the Ilic district of Erzincan province on Tuesday, following seve

One Dead And 21 Injured Near Super Bowl Parade - Kansas City

One Dead And 21 Injured Near Super Bowl Parade - Kansas City

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Police remain on the scene after a shooting broke out at Union Station following the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. One person has died and 21 people were wounded in a shooting in Missouri at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade. Officials said they treated eight victims who were in immediately life-threatening condition and seven others who had suffered injuries that could prove life-threatening. Nine children were among the wounded - all are expected to recover. Police said they have arrested three suspects in connection to the shooting. Photo by Nick Wagner/The Kansas City Star/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

One Dead And 21 Injured Near Super Bowl Parade - Kansas City

One Dead And 21 Injured Near Super Bowl Parade - Kansas City

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Kansas City police are seen at Union Station, where a shooting broke out during the Chiefs' Super Bowl victory rally on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. One person has died and 21 people were wounded in a shooting in Missouri at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade. Officials said they treated eight victims who were in immediately life-threatening condition and seven others who had suffered injuries that could prove life-threatening. Nine children were among the wounded - all are expected to recover. Police said they have arrested three suspects in connection to the shooting. Photo by Glenn E. Rice/The Kansas City Star/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

One Dead And 21 Injured Near Super Bowl Parade - Kansas City

One Dead And 21 Injured Near Super Bowl Parade - Kansas City

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - People take cover after a shooting broke out following the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. One person has died and 21 people were wounded in a shooting in Missouri at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade. Officials said they treated eight victims who were in immediately life-threatening condition and seven others who had suffered injuries that could prove life-threatening. Nine children were among the wounded - all are expected to recover. Police said they have arrested three suspects in connection to the shooting. Photo by Nick Wagner/The Kansas City Star/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

One Dead And 21 Injured Near Super Bowl Parade - Kansas City

One Dead And 21 Injured Near Super Bowl Parade - Kansas City

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - A firefighter waits outside an ambulance outside of Union Station after a shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. One person has died and 21 people were wounded in a shooting in Missouri at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade. Officials said they treated eight victims who were in immediately life-threatening condition and seven others who had suffered injuries that could prove life-threatening. Nine children were among the wounded - all are expected to recover. Police said they have arrested three suspects in connection to the shooting. Photo by Emily Curiel/The Kansas City Star/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

One Dead And 21 Injured Near Super Bowl Parade - Kansas City

One Dead And 21 Injured Near Super Bowl Parade - Kansas City

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - John O’Connor, of Kansas City, was at the Kansas City Chiefs victory parade and rally Wednesday afternoon, February 14, 2024, when several people were shot. He described hearing several gunshots as parade-goers ran toward safety. One person has died and 21 people were wounded in a shooting in Missouri at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade. Officials said they treated eight victims who were in immediately life-threatening condition and seven others who had suffered injuries that could prove life-threatening. Nine children were among the wounded - all are expected to recover. Police said they have arrested three suspects in connection to the shooting. Photo by Sam McDowell/The Kansas City Star/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

One Dead And 21 Injured Near Super Bowl Parade - Kansas City

One Dead And 21 Injured Near Super Bowl Parade - Kansas City

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - People look out of their windows from the Westin Hotel after a shooting broke out following the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. One person has died and 21 people were wounded in a shooting in Missouri at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade. Officials said they treated eight victims who were in immediately life-threatening condition and seven others who had suffered injuries that could prove life-threatening. Nine children were among the wounded - all are expected to recover. Police said they have arrested three suspects in connection to the shooting. Photo by Nick Wagner/The Kansas City Star/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

One Dead And 21 Injured Near Super Bowl Parade - Kansas City

One Dead And 21 Injured Near Super Bowl Parade - Kansas City

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Two Leawood police officers walk near the scene of a shooting at Union Station after the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. One person has died and 21 people were wounded in a shooting in Missouri at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade. Officials said they treated eight victims who were in immediately life-threatening condition and seven others who had suffered injuries that could prove life-threatening. Nine children were among the wounded - all are expected to recover. Police said they have arrested three suspects in connection to the shooting. Photo by Nick Wagner/The Kansas City Star/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

One Dead And 21 Injured Near Super Bowl Parade - Kansas City

One Dead And 21 Injured Near Super Bowl Parade - Kansas City

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes rides a bus during the Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. One person has died and 21 people were wounded in a shooting in Missouri at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade. Officials said they treated eight victims who were in immediately life-threatening condition and seven others who had suffered injuries that could prove life-threatening. Nine children were among the wounded - all are expected to recover. Police said they have arrested three suspects in connection to the shooting. Photo by Emily Curiel/The Kansas City Star/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

One Dead And 21 Injured Near Super Bowl Parade - Kansas City

One Dead And 21 Injured Near Super Bowl Parade - Kansas City

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - People evacuated after a shooting broke out near Union Station following the Kansas City Chiefs' victory rally Wednesday, February 14, 2023, in Kansas City, Missouri. One person has died and 21 people were wounded in a shooting in Missouri at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade. Officials said they treated eight victims who were in immediately life-threatening condition and seven others who had suffered injuries that could prove life-threatening. Nine children were among the wounded - all are expected to recover. Police said they have arrested three suspects in connection to the shooting. Photo by Joseph Hernandez/The Kansas City Star/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

One Dead And 21 Injured Near Super Bowl Parade - Kansas City

One Dead And 21 Injured Near Super Bowl Parade - Kansas City

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Fans clear the area around the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory rally after shots were fired near Union Station, Wednesday, February 14, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. One person has died and 21 people were wounded in a shooting in Missouri at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade. Officials said they treated eight victims who were in immediately life-threatening condition and seven others who had suffered injuries that could prove life-threatening. Nine children were among the wounded - all are expected to recover. Police said they have arrested three suspects in connection to the shooting. Photo by Tammy Ljungblad/The Kansas City Star/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

One Dead And 21 Injured Near Super Bowl Parade - Kansas City

One Dead And 21 Injured Near Super Bowl Parade - Kansas City

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Medical personnel load a woman into an ambulance after a shooting at Union Station after the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. One person has died and 21 people were wounded in a shooting in Missouri at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade. Officials said they treated eight victims who were in immediately life-threatening condition and seven others who had suffered injuries that could prove life-threatening. Nine children were among the wounded - all are expected to recover. Police said they have arrested three suspects in connection to the shooting. Photo by Nick Wagner/The Kansas City Star/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

One Dead And 21 Injured Near Super Bowl Parade - Kansas City

One Dead And 21 Injured Near Super Bowl Parade - Kansas City

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Law enforcement vehicles line Grand Boulevard after responding to a shooting at Union Station during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII victory parade Wednesday, February 14, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. One person has died and 21 people were wounded in a shooting in Missouri at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade. Officials said they treated eight victims who were in immediately life-threatening condition and seven others who had suffered injuries that could prove life-threatening. Nine children were among the wounded - all are expected to recover. Police said they have arrested three suspects in connection to the shooting. Photo by Chris Ochsner/The Kansas City Star/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

One Dead And 21 Injured Near Super Bowl Parade - Kansas City

One Dead And 21 Injured Near Super Bowl Parade - Kansas City

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - An FBI agent runs toward Union Station after a shooting following the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. One person has died and 21 people were wounded in a shooting in Missouri at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade. Officials said they treated eight victims who were in immediately life-threatening condition and seven others who had suffered injuries that could prove life-threatening. Nine children were among the wounded - all are expected to recover. Police said they have arrested three suspects in connection to the shooting. Photo by Nick Wagner/The Kansas City Star/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Türkiye detains 33 suspected of spying for Israel's Mossad

STORY: Türkiye detains 33 suspected of spying for Israel's Mossad SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 2, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of police forces 2. various of detaining 33 suspected of spying for Israel's Mossad STORYLINE: Turkish police detained 33 people suspected of spying for Israel's intelligence service Mossad, a cabinet minister said Tuesday. The arrests followed an investigation launched by the Istanbul prosecutor office's terrorism and organized crimes investigation bureau, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said in a post on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. The investigation revealed that the suspects planned to carry out operations against foreign nationals residing in Türkiye, including reconnaissance, pursuit, assault and kidnapping, he said. The police carried out simultaneous raids on 57 addresses in eight provinces, and seized 143,830 euros (157,807 U.S. dollars), 23,680 U.S. dollars, some other foreign cu

Turkish police detain 5 suspects, seize artifacts in anti-trafficking raids

STORY: Turkish police detain 5 suspects, seize artifacts in anti-trafficking raids DATELINE: July 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul 2. various of police officers seizing the historical artifacts in the house they raided in Istanbul, Türkiye 3. various of police officers searching the suspects' car 4. various of the artifacts exhibited at the police headquarters in Istanbul, Türkiye STORYLINE: Turkish police have launched a sweeping operation in Istanbul against smugglers of historical artifacts over the last month, seizing a large number of coins and copies of the Bible and Old Testament, local media reported on Friday. The police detained five suspects during the raids in eight districts, including Fatih, Kartal, and Umraniye, the Demiroren news agency reported, adding that the suspects are facing the charge of "violating the law on the protection of cultural heritage." They also seized more than 4,000 coins dating back to the Greek,

Tiananmen car crash

Tiananmen car crash

URUMQI, China - Photo taken Oct. 31, 2013, shows an area where many ethnic Uyghurs reside in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Chinese authorities believe the eight suspects in a fatal car crash in Beijing on Oct. 28 are involved with the East Turkestan Independence Movement, which seeks to establish an independent, self-governing East Turkestan in the region.

Justice minister visits Osaka elementary school

Justice minister visits Osaka elementary school

OSAKA, Japan - Justice Minister Mayumi Moriyama (L) on July 18 visits Ikeda Elementary School in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, the site of the June 8 massacre where eight children were stabbed to death and 15 others injured. Moriyama made the visit to talk to the victims' parents amid growing calls for revisions to a law exempting mentally ill criminal suspects from criminal liability for their actions.

Türkiye detains 343 illegal migrants, 6 suspected human traffickers

STORY: Türkiye detains 343 illegal migrants, 6 suspected human traffickers DATELINE: Sept. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of migrants in Izmir STORYLINE: Turkish security forces detained 343 illegal migrants in 19 separate operations in Türkiye's western province of Izmir between Sept. 11 and 19, the state-run TRT TV reported on Wednesday. Six suspects allegedly involved in human trafficking were also detained by the gendarmerie forces, said the report. The migrants were caught in eight districts across Izmir when they were preparing for illegal entry into Europe, reported the TRT TV. The captured migrants were transferred to a processing center, pending legal processing and possibly deportation, the Demiroren News Agency (DHA) reported on Wednesday. As a key transit point for asylum seekers on their way to Europe, Türkiye hosts more than 4 million refugees, 3.7 million of whom are Syrians. Migrants came to the country either with hopes of

Turkey nabs 25 Kurdish party members suspected of planning terror attacks

STORY: Turkey nabs 25 Kurdish party members suspected of planning terror attacks DATELINE: May 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of police teams leaving the police station for the operation in Istanbul, Turkey 2. various of special operations police raiding the house where the terrorists 3. various of police teams 4. various of detained suspects 5. various of the militants of PKK in Turkey STORYLINE: Turkish police detained 25 members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) suspected of planning terror attacks across the country, the Istanbul Governor's Office said Thursday. The suspects were captured in parallel operations launched for 24 sites in eight provinces by Istanbul's provincial Gendarmerie Command units, including the western provinces of Istanbul and Izmir, the governor's office said in a statement. At least two guns, organizational documents, digital materials and banners were seized in the operations. One suspect is

Iva Rihova

Iva Rihova

The Central Bohemia Regional Court found former regional governor David Rath as well as the other eight suspects and nine firms guilty in what is known as the second branch of the Rath corruption case, the court panel chairwoman Iva Rihova, center, ruled on January 31, 2020. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

Iva Rihova

Iva Rihova

The Central Bohemia Regional Court found former regional governor David Rath as well as the other eight suspects and nine firms guilty in what is known as the second branch of the Rath corruption case, the court panel chairwoman Iva Rihova, pictured, ruled on January 31, 2020. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

Iva Rihova

Iva Rihova

The Central Bohemia Regional Court found former regional governor David Rath as well as the other eight suspects and nine firms guilty in what is known as the second branch of the Rath corruption case, the court panel chairwoman Iva Rihova, center, ruled on January 31, 2020. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

Justice minister visits Osaka elementary school

Justice minister visits Osaka elementary school

OSAKA, Japan - Justice Minister Mayumi Moriyama (L) on July 18 visits Ikeda Elementary School in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, the site of the June 8 massacre where eight children were stabbed to death and 15 others injured. Moriyama made the visit to talk to the victims' parents amid growing calls for revisions to a law exempting mentally ill criminal suspects from criminal liability for their actions.