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At least nine people were killed Tuesday when pagers that were used by hundreds of members of the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon and Syria exploded in what appeared to be a simultaneously planned attack, The Associated Press reported.CNN estimated that 2,800 were wounded in the attack that occurred at about 3:30 p.m. local time. Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon was among the wounded, according to The Associated Press.The AP reported that the pagers were recently acquired by Hezbollah after its leader told its members to stop using cellphones for fear they could be tracked by the Israelis. Hezbollah is the Lebanese Shiite Muslim political party that also has a militant faction.Lebanon’s Information Minister Ziad Makary blamed Israel for the pagers exploding, calling it an “Israeli aggression,” according to The Times of Israel.CNN posted videos of the attacks. One video showed a man standing at a market near a fruit and vegetable stand when his pager exploded. The man fell to the ground on his back with his legs pulled up. There was another man standing next to the victim when the pager exploded who appeared stunned at first and then ran away.Another video showed a man appearing to stand in a line at a cash register when his pager exploded. He fell down on his back. The woman cashier who was sitting in a chair behind a desk and across from the man got up and scurried away.The social media platform X had graphic videos of several injured men with gaping wounds covered in blood at hospitals.U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said during a press briefing that the U.S. was not involved and had not been given a warning of the attack beforehand and was now “collecting information.”A former British Army explosives expert told the BBC that the explosives were likely military grade and were between 10 to 20 grams and hidden inside a fake component inside the pager. The pagers could be armed by a signal, and then the next person to use the device would trigger the explosion, the BBC reported.Former CIA analyst Emily Harding told the BBC the attack was “extraordinary.”“A breach of this magnitude is not only physically harmful but will also make them question their entire security apparatus,” Harding said of Hezbollah. The post Hezbollah Members Targeted With Explosive Pagers appeared first on The Daily Signal.

DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Reports of shoplifting and vehicle theft increased considerably in Springfield, Ohio, following the arrival of thousands of Haitian refugees, according to data obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation through a records request. The town, which had a population of 58,622 in 2020, has taken in between 12,000 and 20,000 Haitian refugees over the past three years, marking a population increase of between 20.4% and 34.1%. From 2021 to 2023, Springfield also saw a 51.5% jump in motor vehicle theft reports and a 112.8% spike in reports of shoplifting, data provided by the Springfield Police Division shows. Springfield residents previously told the Daily Caller News Foundation that the influx of Haitians has resulted in an uptick in car accidents, increased housing prices, and strained public services. Bryan Heck, Springfield’s city manager, sent a letter to Democratic Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, Republican Ohio Sen. JD Vance, and Republican South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott in July requesting federal assistance to deal with the pressure migrants had placed on the housing supply. Inhabitants of the town also told the Daily Caller News Foundation that they had observed Haitians engaging in sex acts and other vices in public. The Daily Caller News Foundation was unable to verify claims made by the town’s residents about Haitians engaging in public debauchery. Springfield’s police department declined to comment on the crime data, which does not include information on the immigration status or demographics of offenders. Springfield had a higher crime rate than the nation at large even before Haitians began moving there in large numbers. In 2019, for instance, the town had a violent crime rate of 493.8 per 100,000 residents, compared to the United States’ rate of 366.7 per 100,000, according to data compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The number of motor vehicle thefts reported in Springfield increased from 324 in 2021 to 491 in 2023, according to police data. Shoplifting reports, meanwhile, jumped from 295 cases in 2021 to 628 in 2023. Large numbers of Haitians began arriving in Springfield to meet the demand for labor after the city’s chamber of commerce successfully attracted new businesses to the city, according to The New York Times. While the migrants have attracted the ire of some residents, many are paying taxes to support the community. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, has set aside $2.5 million to help Springfield deal with the migrant surge and announced last week that he would deploy the Ohio State Highway Patrol to assist with traffic enforcement in the municipality. The issue of poor driving among refugees became a flashpoint in the community after a Haitian national driving a minivan without a license swerved in front of a school bus in August 2023, killing an 11-year-old boy and injuring roughly a dozen other students. One Springfield resident, a pastor, told the Daily Caller News Foundation that the town had accidents every day as a result of the influx of Haitians. A local towing employee confirmed that there had been an uptick in wrecks. Police recorded just two reported cases of animal cruelty in 2021 and none in 2022 or 2023, failing to provide evidence for rumors of Haitians stealing and eating residents’ pets. The number of reported murders and assaults in the town went more or less unchanged between 2021 and 2023. Immigration authorities have had over 7 million encounters with migrants at the southern border since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021, according to Customs and Border Protection data. Beyond small towns like Springfield, the large number of migrants entering the country has caused budgetary strains in major cities like New York and Chicago as they attempt to accommodate the new arrivals, Bloomberg reported. The Biden-Harris administration awarded Haitians Temporary Protected Status for the first time in 2021 and later extended that designation until 2026, protecting them from deportation and allowing them to work legally. The number of people on government benefits also increased considerably as Haitians moved into Springfield, Reuters reported. As of April, the Biden-Harris administration had flown over 400,000 migrants into the United States, 154,000 of whom originated in Haiti. The administration halted the flight program after an internal report uncovered rampant fraud but has since allowed it to resume. “We’re tired—help,” one Springfield resident told the Daily Caller News Foundation when asked what message he wanted to send to the country. “Send help. Help us fix this.” Originally published by the Daily Caller News Foundation The post Shoplifting and Vehicle Thefts Soared as Haitian Migrants Poured Into Ohio Town, Police Data Shows appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was outraged after Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy challenged her about her rhetoric after the second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.'That is also incredibly dangerous.'Doocy pointed to Jean-Pierre's comments describing Trump as a "threat" at Tuesday's media briefing.“It’s been only two days since somebody allegedly tried to kill Donald Trump again, and you’re here at the podium in the White House briefing room calling him a ‘threat.’ How many more assassination attempts on Donald Trump until the president and the vice president and you pick a different word to describe Trump other than ‘threat’?” Doocy asked. Jean-Pierre appeared frustrated and angry during her response. "Peter, if anything from this administration, I actually completely disagree with the premise of your question. The question that you’re asking, it is also incredibly dangerous in the way that you’re asking it," she responded. "Because the American people are watching and to say that, to say that from an administration that has consistently condemned political violence, from an administration where the president called the former president and was thankful, grateful that he was okay, from an administration who has called out Jan. 6, called out the attack on Paul Pelosi, called out and said we need to lower the temperature after the Butler incident, and now for you to make that kind of comment in your question because your question involved a comment and a statement," Jean-Pierre continued. "And that is also incredibly dangerous," she added. "When we have been very clear about condemning political violence from here." She went on to recount the events and rhetoric that led to the rioting at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, including the rhetoric of then-President Donald Trump. Doocy pressed back by asking whether someone might take her comments literally, and Jean-Pierre responded by repeating "Jan. 6" over and over. A second attempt on Trump's life was thwarted by the arrest of an allegedly armed man hiding in the bushes outside of Trump International Golf Course on Sunday. The suspect was identified as Ryan Routh, and a significant digital footprint links him to left-wing causes. The entire exchange between Jean-Pierre and Doocy can be watched on YouTube. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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