The town of Tuam was ransacked by the police, with buildings looted and set alight, in response to the shooting of two officers.
Tag: Attacks on Police
Partyers Clash With German Police
Tensions are running high in the country amid a national debate on racial profiling in police ranks.
Coronavirus in UK: Heat Wave Draws Out Crowds
With pubs and restaurants still closed in a country that has the world’s third-highest reported coronavirus death toll, crowds have flocked to beaches, parks and streams this week.
22 Police Officers Injured in Scuffles at Illegal London Block Party
Officers were attacked as they attempted to break up an outdoor crowd in the southern district of Brixton, the police said.
Pakistan Coronavirus Lockdown Is Thwarted by Imams as Ramadan Nears
The government gave in to clerics’ demands that mosques be allowed to stay open during the Islamic holy month. Now critics are asking who’s in charge.
Taliban Attack Afghanistan Amid Growing Coronavirus Threat
Insurgents launched major assaults as preparations continued for a prisoner exchange and as diplomats worked to revive the peace plan.
Riot Police Pulled From Greek Islands After Clashes Over New Camps
Dozens of officers sent to guard sites for planned migrant camps were injured; two had shotgun wounds. Ten residents were also hurt in the escalating protests.
2 Americans, 19 and 20, Go on Trial Over Killing of Italian Police Officer
With defense lawyers and prosecutors giving widely differing accounts of the night in question, a jury will weigh the evidence over the killing of a paramilitary officer in Rome by a pair of teenagers.
They Fight Suicide Bombers. But Can Afghan Police Fight Crime?
During a lull in terrorist attacks, Kabul residents are talking about how rampant crime has become. A long-militarized police force is finding it difficult to regear.
14 Police Officers Killed in an Ambush in Mexico
The attack, in an area drug gangs have battled over for decades, is a reminder of the challenges facing the president, who may end his first year with a record number of killings.