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The videos began circulating Wednesday, quickly going viral on social media and sparking an outcry from both the public and some politicians. One video shows a man on the ground with at least two police officers pointing a taser at him. The video appears to show the attacks taking place on the ground level of the airport outside of several elevators. In its statement released on X, Greater Manchester Police outlined what it said were the events that led up to the videos. Police said they were called to Terminal 2 of the airport on Tuesday evening following reports of an assault.

Persons: CNN —, Constable Wasim Chaudhry, ” Chaudhry, Andy Burnham, Paul Waugh, Waugh, Diana Johnson, Richard Tice Organizations: CNN, Manchester Airport, Manchester Police, Greater Manchester Police, Police, Independent Office of Police, Protesters, Rochdale, Home, Reform Locations: Britain, Rochdale, Greater Manchester

☆ Fact Check-Video of people surrounding ambulance is not related to Illinois 2023 shooting
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Chicago mass shooting. The video, however, was published in 2021 by news outlets (here) and (here) showing a crowd “twerking” as they lean against an ambulance after a mass shooting at a Juneteenth celebration in Oakland, California. The DuPage County, Illinois Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The claim surfaced online after at least 20 people were shot, one fatally, at a Juneteenth celebration outside Chicago shortly after midnight on Sunday, June 18, 2023 (here). Video shows people dancing and leaning against an ambulance after a shooting in California in 2021, not in Illinois in 2023.

Persons: Aneeka Chaudhry, ” “ Falck, ” Chaudhry, Read Organizations: Alameda County Emergency Medical Services, Facebook, Alameda County Health Care Services Agency, Reuters Locations: Alameda County, California, Willowbrook , Illinois, Chicago, Oakland , California, Lake Merritt, Oakland, DuPage County , Illinois, Illinois

☆ Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan stable after shooting; party to hold protests
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan is in a stable condition after being shot and wounded during a protest march, a senior leader from his party said Friday. One of Khan’s supporters was killed and 13 others, including two lawmakers, were wounded in the attack. He provided no further details, but Khan’s party in a brief statement urged supporters to hold nationwide rallies to condemn the shooting. Asad Umar, a senior figure from Khan’s party, blamed the shooting on Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, the country’s interior minister, and an army general without offering any evidence. Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan said some political elements from Khan’s party were trying to create chaos in the country following the attack.

LOS ANGELES — One Hollywood star claimed he was arrested and charged on multiple counts of rape by police and prosecutors who are biased against his church. Another prominent Hollywood figure charged with rape contends he was set up by members of a church he has publicly renounced. In both cases, the church in question is the Church of Scientology. Haggis denied Breest’s rape allegation in a counter-complaint and accused her and her lawyer of trying to extort $9 million from him. “She decided she had to do something.”In the Masterson case, he and his accusers are all current or former members of the Church of Scientology.

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