Boulder attacker Mohamed Sabry Soliman planned ‘to kill them all', police say
A man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado who were calling for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza, injuring 12 of them, had planned to kill them all but apparently had second thoughts, authorities said.
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- Irish Independent
‘Send her home' – son of Irish woman in Israeli detention pleads for her release
©UK Independent Today at 21:30 The son of a 70-year-old Irish woman currently in Israeli detention has pleaded for her release amid concerns over his mother's health. Deirdre Murphy, who has eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, was detained in the recently demolished West Bank village of Khalet al-Daba'a.
Irish Examiner
4 hours ago
- Irish Examiner
Book review: Unravelling every wrongdoing
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Irish Examiner
9 hours ago
- Irish Examiner
Gardaí preparing for thousands at pro-Palestinian and far-right rallies in Cork
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