Pro-Trump protesters gather in front of the Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2021. Brent Stirton/Getty Images Over 900 people have been arrested and charged in connection with the Capitol riot, according to Insider's database. A growing number of them have subsequently been charged with additional separate crimes, CBS News reported. The additional charges […]
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Doug Mastriano touts endorsement from ultra-orthodox rabbi who expresses sympathy for Capitol rioters and believes Hitler was part lizard
Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano speaks during a campaign rally at The Fuge on May 14, 2022 in Warminster, Pennsylvania. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images PA gubernatorial candidate Mastriano touted an endorsement from Joseph Kolakowski, an ultra-orthodox rabbi. Kolakowski has expressed sympathy for Capitol rioters and believes Hitler was part lizard. Kolakowski told The Philadelphia […]
Israeli police use stun grenades against ultra-Orthodox rioters in Jerusalem
Israeli police launched stun grenades at hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem, who were protesting against plans to arrest a female draft-dodger. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said that law-enforcement units dispersed rioters ‘with stun grenades’ after four policemen sustained minor injuries in clashes. Police units in Jerusalem dispersed an ultra religious illegal demonstration with stun […]
Where Have All the Rioters Gone?
Editor’s Note: Read The Atlantic’s special coverage of Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. Image Above: National Guardsmen patrol the streets of Chicago, where riots broke out after King was killed. On August 5, 1966, someone struck Martin Luther King Jr. in the head with a rock. The assault happened not in Birmingham or in Memphis […]
Israeli intel minister wishes Iranian rioters ‘success’ as violent unrest grips country
Published time: 1 Jan, 2018 14:23 Israel’s intelligence minister has encouraged Iranian anti-government demonstrators, saying many threats to the Jewish state will disappear if they prevail. The remark came as violent unrest snowballs across the country. “I can only wish success to the Iranian people in the struggle for freedom and democracy,” Intelligence Minister Israel […]
1 killed, several injured after IDF fires on ‘Palestinians rioters’ in Gaza (VIDEO)
Published time: 10 Jun, 2017 04:13 At least one Palestinian has been shot dead by Israeli soldiers during clashes on the Israeli-Gaza border Friday. The IDF said the rioters burned tires, hurled rocks at the officers and ignored warning shots. Israeli soldiers were forced to open fire after “several violent riots” erupted in the northern […]
11 rioters arrested after hurling rocks at police and TV crew during Swedish school brawl
Police have arrested 11 people on suspicion of rioting after a mass brawl broke out at a school in Hallsberg, Sweden. Local media reported the rioters were migrants. [embedded content] Smartphone footage of the brawl emerged online, showing young people throwing rocks both inside and outside the school. A total of 30 people took part […]