23 dead after al Qaeda attacks in southern Yemen

At least 12 government troops and 11 attackers were killed after al Qaeda fighters riding in more than 20 trucks raided government institutions in the southern province of Hadramout Friday night.

The Defense Ministry confirmed the fatalities to government troops, adding that 11 more were injured in the attacks, and four of them were in critical condition.

Eyewitnesses in Seyoon district told CNN that more than 100 al Qaeda fighters attacked nine different governmental institutions, including the national security and police headquarters, and two strategic military bases.

"The militants waited until nightfall and burned down all the government institutions they controlled," said Ali Ba Obaid, an eyewitnesses.

He said that government reinforcements arrived two hours after the militants had taken control of the institutions.

"Hundreds of government forces led by the air force and special forces forced the terror militants to evacuate" early Saturday morning, "but they left after destroying everything," he said.

"The latest al Qaeda defeat in Seyoon is strong proof that their ability to control areas in Yemen are very limited," the official told CNN on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to talk to media.

He said that two of the terrorists killed in the clashes were Saudi.

The attacks came a little more than a month after Yemen launched a military offensive against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula amid an uptick in violence in the capital.

Brussels fatal gun attack at Jewish museum

A gunman has shot dead two men and a woman at the Jewish Museum in the Belgian capital Brussels.

A fourth person was seriously wounded, emergency services said.
The attacker arrived by car, got out, fired on people at the museum entrance, and returned to the vehicle which then sped away, Belgian media report.
One person has been arrested and police are hunting a second, officials say. Security has been tightened at Jewish sites across Belgium.
Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo said all Belgians were "united and show solidarity in the face of this odious attack on a Jewish cultural site".

Belgian public prosecutor's spokeswoman Ine Van Wymersch told a news conference that one suspect had been detained at the wheel of his car, although there was no proven connection to the attack.
A second suspect was still being sought, who was thought to have fled on foot, she added.

 

 Belgium's interior minister said all the circumstances pointed to an anti-Semitic attack

 

   

The public prosecutor's spokeswoman Ine Van Wymersch said a second person was being sought

 

 

Police say they have detained one suspect who drove away from the museum around the time of the attack

 

Foreign Minister Didier Reynders, who was one of the first people to arrive at the scene, said he arrived at the scene shortly after the shooting.
"I heard bursts of gunfire, rushed here and saw the bodies on the ground," he said.
The gunman arrived at the museum at around 15:50 (13:50 GMT) carrying a backpack and opened fire before fleeing in an Audi, local media report.

Foreign Minister Didier Reynders: "I ran to the museum and I saw two people on the ground."

They say one eyewitness may have made a note of the number plate and given it to police.
Brussels Mayor Yvan Mayeur said three men and a woman had been caught up in what he thought was probably a "terrorist act". "It's clearly extremely serious," he was quoted as saying, "and on the Jewish Museum too, which isn't a coincidence".
Eyewitness Alain Sobotik told AFP news agency he had seen two bodies in the lobby of the museum.
One was "a young woman with her head covered in blood", he said. "She was holding a leaflet and looked like a tourist."

Interior Minister Joelle Milquet said everything pointed to an anti-Semitic attack.
Belgium has a Jewish population of some 42,000, about half of whom live in the capital.
Jewish community leader Julien Klener agreed the motive was probably anti-Semitic: "The assumption, and it is an assumption, is that it was someone who didn't try to target the museum but the adjective 'Jewish'".
A number of people were treated for shock after the shooting in the central Sablon area of the city.
Mr Di Rupo expressed his condolences and support for the victims' families.

7 dead in California shooting rampage called 'premeditated mass murder'

May 24, 2014

Described as mentally disturbed and bent probably a gunman on the penalty , called a rampage , killing six people, a small university town in Southern California to spray bullets from a moving car " premeditated mass murder , " Santa Barbara County sheriff's deputies said Saturday.
When the shooter crashed his car on Friday night died of gunshot wounds , police said. Fire serious head wounds self-inflicted or the result of the police if it was ready.
Who also had surgery at least seven people, including one in the hospital being treated for a gunshot wound or traumatic injuries , said sheriff's office spokeswoman Kelly Hoover.
" The sheriff office has received and is currently writing and suggests that this was a premeditated mass murder is the analysis of video evidence ," said Hoover.Answer : Shoot the doubt slowed the car
Hoover apparently posted by a young man as " punishment" was referring to the title of a YouTube video. Nearly seven -minute video , ignored or discarded during the past eight years , and he warned him about the young women who rants "This is the punishment for you. "The California City Photos shooting rampage in California shooting rampage in town
" Tomorrow is the day of punishment , which is the day I will get my revenge, " said the man in the video.
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Shootings Memorial Day weekend in a crowded area is bustling with activity , the University of California , Santa Barbara occurred near Isla Vista.
" I do not remember hearing someone screaming, " witness Robert Johnson described the moment the shooter opened fire on people outside a deli, told CNN . "I turned and ran in the opposite direction , where there is a lot of confusion .... It was at that time. Shortly after this whole ordeal was over yet , I have not a lot of people do not realize the extent of the situation. "
Police discovered the body of the suspected gunman after about 10 minutes , when the shots were reported on the violence posted by 9:27 , starts and ends in a few minutes , told CNN affiliate Keyt TV. The authorities were nine different crime scenes .
" Sheriff's deputies responded and found the victim, some suffering from gunshot wounds . Sheriff's deputies have been exposed to attend and perform the initial treatment , they were suspect information. , Just minutes later , Isla Vista in several other areas were further reports of gunfire, "said Hoover.
U.S. law enforcement authorities , Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the FBI used the Bureau of Alcohol a gun to try to track the suspect and where it is possible to get it with the help of the local police are investigating.
Johnson had to bet what he heard , he was in a corner , to CNN. Then a black BMW with tinted windows drove by and slowed down or as many as eight people eat outside, where a meal is stopped outside . Someone in the car opened fire .
" It went very quickly , but I think it may happen that the largest group , " he said. " It was the largest group in the area, was targeted because it is just . "
People jumped up and ran , recalled Johnson.
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Keyt reporter John Palminteri as he shot his victims , witnesses reported hearing some talk that the shooter told CNN. Outside a 7-11 Convenience Store, said he was shot in the legs of the workers came out in the girl's safety pull gunfire. Another victim , a cyclist , apparently after being struck by a gunman car suffered massive head injuries.
A woman flashed a gun at the driver of the car and asked the station said, " Hey, what's up? " Before opening fire. He escaped unhurt .
"I heard some of the Pops , but I just assumed they were fireworks, " was to eat at a restaurant , said Daniel Slovinsky . "Contrary to what you may think , a lot of chaos, I did not hear any screaming. Immediately was not there. Few people ran out and start yelling at people to get into the police .... It was not really until we realized that something big went down could. , but even then people did not know it . "
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Keyt "witness people and spray bullets into various targets , speeding through the streets described seeing a black BMW. " Reports that six minutes after the first emergency call , the suspected gunman traded fire with sheriff's deputies and the vehicle plowed into a parked car , Hoover, said sheriff's Office spokesman .
In a statement on its website on Saturday , the UC Santa Barbara a few students have taken to a local hospital after the shooting .
" Our hearts and prayers go out to the family and friends of the victims ," the statement said .
Suspected gunman found dead of an apparent gunshot wound , he said. A semi-automatic pistol was recovered.
It appears the suspect acted alone , said Hoover.
According to the Santa Barbara Sheriff Bill Brown Keyt , " severely mentally disturbed, " said the suspect.
Women looking for a motive , authorities rejected him , probably contains a tirade against the man was in a video posted on social media, said Brown station. Hoover suspect tentatively identified, but his name will not be revealed until " a positive identification is made. "
Relatives of the victims' identities will not be released until notified , he said.