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☆ More than 100 injured in violent disturbances in Tel Aviv involving Eritrean nationals
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Hamdi Alkhshali Richard Allen Greene Kareem Khadder Heather Chen | Hamdi Alkhshali | Richard Allen Greene | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Dozens of people were injured in Tel Aviv on Saturday as hundreds of Eritrean government supporters and opponents clashed with each other and with Israeli police, authorities in Israel said. Israel’s Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency service said more than 114 people had been treated for injuries, including dozens of police officers. Israeli police intervened in the clashes in Tel Aviv. Mustafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images“Large forces of the Israel Police and Border Police were prepared for the planned protest… and a location and time were allocated for the protest,” a statement from Tel Aviv Police read. “Following the severe disturbances in Tel Aviv, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to convene a special ministerial team to examine measures to be taken against illegal infiltrators who took part in the disturbances, including steps toward deportation,” the statement read.

Persons: Israel’s Magen David Adom, Eritreans, Mustafa Alkharouf, ”, Benjamin Netanyahu, “ Organizations: CNN, MDA, Police, Anadolu Agency, Getty, Israel Police, Border Police, Tel Aviv Police Locations: Tel Aviv, Israel, Jerusalem

☆ More than 100 injured in Eritrean clashes in Tel Aviv
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Rami Amichai | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Protesters hold sticks and flags during violent demonstrations by Eritrean asylum seekers, including both supporters and opponents of the Eritrean government, in Tel Aviv, Israel, September 2, 2023. REUTERS/Moti Milrod Acquire Licensing RightsJERUSALEM, Sept 2 (Reuters) - More than 100 people were injured in violent clashes in Tel Aviv between Eritrean government supporters celebrating an Eritrea Day event and opponents of President Isaias Afwerki. Footage on social media showed Eritrean government supporters beating anti-government protesters with clubs. "Why did we run from our country?," one protester in Tel Aviv, Hagos Gavriot, told Reuters. "At this time, large police and Border Police forces continue to operate against lawbreakers in the Tel Aviv area," an Israeli police statement said.

Persons: Moti Milrod, Isaias Afwerki, Isaias, Hagos Gavriot, Eritreans, Emily Rose, Hannah Confino, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Eritrean, REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Police, Border Police, lawbreakers, Thomson Locations: Tel Aviv, Israel, Eritrea, Eritrean, Independence, Ethiopia, U.S, Egypt

[1/2] A view of watches seized during a police raid, in Singapore, in this handout picture released on August 16, 2023. He faced new charges related to the seizure from him of three properties, more than S$6 million in six bank accounts, cryptocurrencies and a car worth over S$1 million. Their lawyers sought bail but gave no indication of how the suspects would answer the money laundering allegations. Eight more suspects are wanted and 12 are assisting in investigations, police have said. ($1 = 1.3520 Singapore dollars)Reporting by Xinghui Kok; Editing by Martin PettyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Chen Qingyuan, Su Wenqiang, Xinghui Kok, Martin Petty Organizations: Singapore Police Force, Facebook, REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: Singapore, Cyprus, Cambodia, Dominica, China, Turkey, Vanuatu

☆ A Shocking Soccer Kiss Demonstrates the Power of Scandal
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Amanda Taub | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

By generating public outrage, scandals make inaction costly: suddenly, doing nothing risks an even greater backlash. And scandals can alter the other side of the equation, too: the powerful have less ability to retaliate if their erstwhile allies abandon them in order to avoid being tainted by the scandal themselves. The unifying power of scandalTo see how this pattern plays out, it’s helpful to look at the influence of scandal in a very different context. Politicians were reluctant to incur the costs of pursuing reforms that might provoke a backlash from police. And public opinion was often divided: while some demanded greater protections from state violence, others worried that police reforms would empower criminals.

Persons: Rubiales, ” Organizations: Spanish, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, Police Locations: Americas, Democracy

☆ It’s not just crime: What’s really going on with San Francisco’s shrinking retail district
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Mapping the exodusUnion Square has historically been a major commercial hub in the heart of San Francisco’s downtown. A complicated decline in downtownThe reasons for downtown San Francisco’s economic troubles are multi-faceted. In addition, San Francisco’s downtown has experienced a rise in its unhoused population. As San Francisco’s downtown area has emptied over the last three years, property crimes and retail thefts have risen, according to San Francisco Police Department data. Travel to San Francisco has yet to recover fully to pre-pandemic levels, according to data from San Francisco International Airport.

Persons: —, ”, Elon Musk, Tesla, Francisco, “, Lori Lincoln, San Francisco —, Lincoln, Breed, Alexander Quinn, Breed’s, Sarang Peruri Organizations: Los Angeles CNN, Lease, Google, city’s, Nordstrom, CNN, Westfield, San Francisco Centre, KGO, University of California, San Francisco Police Department, San Francisco International, San Francisco Travel, Tourism, San, Oxford Economics, Asia hasn’t, San Francisco Mayor London, Francisco’s, Oxford Capital Group, Ikea, IKEA Locations: Francisco’s, United States, San Francisco’s, Union, Westfield, San Francisco, San, California, Redfin, Palo Alto, Asia, Americas, Europe, Pacific, San Mateo, Lincoln, China, Downtown, Chicago

☆ Chinese police experts arrive in Vanuatu amid political crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SYDNEY, Aug 26 (Reuters) - China has sent police experts and equipment to the Pacific nation of Vanuatu in the midst of a political crisis that saw the Supreme Court rule the prime minister lost a no-confidence vote in parliament. Loughman, who drew Vanuatu closer to China as the previous prime minister, said the security pact with Australia compromised Vanuatu's "neutral" status and could jeopardise development assistance from China, its biggest external creditor. The Chinese police experts "will greatly enhance the ability of the Vanuatu police to maintain social order", Kalsakau said, according to the Chinese embassy statement. Police cooperation will improve police capacity and promote social and economic development, Li said, in comments reported by the Vanuatu Daily Post newspaper. The leaders of Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Fiji met in Vanuatu on Thursday and signed a joint declaration on security that has yet to be publicly released.

Persons: Bob Loughman, Ishmael Kalsakau, Loughman, China's, Li Minggang, Kalsakau, Li, Kirsty Needham, Robert Birsel Organizations: SYDNEY, Vanuatu, Kalsakau, Vanuatu Daily Post, Thomson Locations: China, Pacific, Vanuatu, Australia, Kalsakau, New Zealand, United States, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Fiji

☆ A grocery chain is offering free coffee to cops in an attempt to deter shoplifters
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

British grocery chain Waitrose is offering free coffees to cops under a plan to deter shoplifters. Assaults on staff at Waitrose stores have roughly doubled since 2020, The Times of London reported. Waitrose, an upmarket grocer with more than 300 stores, has begun offering uniformed officers free hot drinks from its coffee machines and will ask them to bring a reusable cup. Parent company John Lewis Partnership said in a press release shared with Insider that the initiative was "part of efforts to strengthen relationships and tackle retail crime." It's trialing increasing the number of security, warning customers that CCTV is in use and that shoplifters face jail time.

Persons: John Lewis, Nicki Juniper, John Lewis Partnership's, It's, Juniper, BRC Organizations: Waitrose, shoplifters, Service, John Lewis Partnership, Partners, The Times, British Retail Consortium, BBC News Locations: London, Wall, Silicon, England, Wales, Northern Ireland

☆ Opinion: A powerful weapon for prosecutors is now in the hands of Fani Willis
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. In the US, prosecutors are given enormous power to apply the law as they see fit, choosing who to charge and what to charge them with. Evidence of their misdeeds can secure convictions and allow for strict sentences that otherwise couldn’t be imposed. Bill Bramhall/Tribune Content AgencyThe 97-page indictment unveiled by Willis last week cites a lot more evidence than could be arrayed against a sandwich served at lunch. “We are the chief law enforcement officers in each jurisdiction, with the weighty power to deprive others of their freedom,” Aronberg observed.

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☆ Police in England installed an AI camera system along a major road. It caught almost 300 drivers breaking the law in its first 3 days.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Kylie Kirschner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An AI camera system installed along a major road in England caught 300 offenses in its first 3 days. There were 180 seat belt offenses and 117 mobile phone offenses, according to police. The AI system, from tech company Acusensus, has been trialed in England and Australia over the last year. Police in England installed an AI camera system along a major road — 72 hours later, it had caught almost 300 drivers breaking the law. The free-standing camera system was installed along the A30, a major road that stretches from London to the southwest tip of the country.

Persons: Adrian Leisk, seatbelts, Leisk, Grace Dean Organizations: Police, NYC, Cornwall Police Locations: England, Australia, Cornwall, London, Barcelona, Devon

☆ Ten foreigners arrested as $735 million in cash and assets seized in Singapore
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Amarachi Orie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Ten foreign nationals have been arrested in Singapore on suspicion of committing offenses such as forgery and money laundering after about S$1 billion ($735 million) worth of cash and assets were seized in raids across the country. Two gold bars, more than S$23 million ($17 million) in cash, more than 250 luxury bags and watches, more than 270 jewelry items, more than 120 electronic devices and 11 documents related to virtual assets were seized, according to police. Also targeted were 94 properties and 50 vehicles, with an estimated total value of more than S$815 million ($599 million), police added. Prohibition of disposal orders were issued against 50 vehicles and 94 properties -- with an estimated total value of more than S$815 million ($599 million). If found guilty, individuals charged with money laundering could face up to 10 years in prison and/or a fine of up to hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Persons: David Chew, Ho Hern Shin Organizations: CNN, Singapore Police Force, Police, Facebook, Reuters, Cypriot, Commercial Affairs Department, Financial Intelligence, Monetary Authority of Singapore, MAS, Gallup’s Global Locations: Singapore

[1/5] A view of watches seized during a police raid, in Singapore, in this handout picture released on August 16, 2023. The raids on at least nine locations netted assets totalling a staggering S$1 billion, police said. A police statement said the group was suspected to be laundering proceeds from overseas organised crime, including scams and online gambling. Singapore has in recent years seen an influx of foreign money. ($1 = 1.3618 Singapore dollars)Reporting by Xinghui Kok; Editing by Raju GopalakrishnanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: David Chew, Xinghui Kok, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: Singapore Police Force, Facebook, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Cypriot, Police, Monetary Authority, Thomson Locations: Singapore, Orchard, Sentosa, tony, China, Cambodia, Cyprus, Vanuatu, Chew

☆ British Museum Fires Worker Accused of Stealing Gold and Gems
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Alex Marshall | More About Alex Marshall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The British Museum has fired a staff member on suspicion of looting jewels from a storeroom and started a review of its security practices, the museum announced Wednesday. The worker, who has not been named, stole or damaged items including gold jewelry and “gems of semi-precious stones and glass” dating from the 15th century B.C. to the 19th century A.D., the museum said in a news release. The museum said that the majority of the items were small pieces kept in a storeroom. None had recently been on public display, the museum said, adding that “they were kept primarily for academic and research purposes.”

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☆ Police resorted to guarding ATMs in Ireland after a glitch at the country's biggest bank let some people take out over $1,000 of cash they didn't have
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Bank of Ireland customers were able to withdraw beyond their account limits due to a technical glitch. It led to huge lines at ATMs and police were called to keep crowds under control and guard cash points. Bank of Ireland apologized after a "technical issue" meant some customers were able to withdraw cash beyond their account limits on Tuesday. Bank of Ireland warned customers that the transfers and withdrawals will still be applied to their accounts. "Yesterday a technical issue impacted a number of Bank of Ireland's services.

Organizations: Ireland, Morning, Bank of Ireland, Telegraph, of, Irish, Irish Independent, Sky, RTE, Bank of Locations: Dublin

☆ Publisher of raided Kansas newspaper ‘vindicated’ by prosecutor’s decision to return seized items after backlash
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Raids on news organizations, big or small, are exceedingly rare in the US and the Friday seizure of computers, cell phones, and other material from the Marion County Record generated enormous backlash. “RSF welcomes the withdrawal of the search warrant and the return of the Marion County Record’s property, but we still need answers as to how this happened. It’s “still up in the air,” Meyer told Tapper, in response to a question about whether the outlet will file a lawsuit. “A smaller newspaper might be easily intimidated by this,” Meyer told Tapper. “If it weren’t for the outpouring of support we got on this,” Meyer told McMaster, “we’d probably be out of business by now.”

Persons: Eric Meyer, KSHB, Jessica McMaster, —, ” Meyer, “, ”, Joel Ensey, Clayton Weimers, ” Weimers, “ RSF, Jake Tapper, Meyer, It’s “, Tapper, McMaster, “ we’d Organizations: CNN, Marion County, Wednesday, Press Locations: Marion, Marion County, Kansas

☆ The Post-Pandemic Murder Wave Is Cresting
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Barry Latzer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Wonder Land: With conservatives no longer trusting the FBI, and progressive liberals no longer trusting local police forces, those we rely on to protect us are leaving law enforcement in their droves, and crime is rising. Images: Bloomberg News/Zuma Press Composite: Mark KellyNewly released data are giving researchers a better picture of crime during the pandemic and the disturbances after the May 2020 death of George Floyd . The results are surprising. While murders increased significantly in 2020 and 2021, other violent crimes declined. And since murders are waning in 2023 (off 12% versus the same period in 2022), the chances of a long-term upswing in crime look slim.

Persons: Mark Kelly, George Floyd Organizations: Bloomberg

☆ UN chief says 'robust use of force' needed against Haiti's gangs
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Michelle Nichols | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Haiti last year asked for international help to combat violent gangs that have largely overrun the capital Port-au-Prince. Guterres suggested in October that countries send a "rapid action force" to support Haiti's police. The United States has already said it is prepared to put forward a draft Security Council resolution to back a deployment. Kenya said last month it was ready to consider leading an international force and pledged to send 1,000 police officers. In his report, Guterres said any targeted operations against gangs must also protect people and respect human rights and due process.

Persons: Antonio Guterres, Guterres, Jean, Bertrand Aristide, Ariel Henry, Michelle Nichols, Ismail Shakil, Grant McCool Organizations: UNITED NATIONS, Security, Reuters, Peacekeeping, ACT, UN, Security Council, United, United Nations, Human Rights Watch, Thomson Locations: Haiti, U.N, Caribbean, United States, Kenya, Bahamas, Jamaica, Antigua, Barbuda, Americas

A small town in Kansas has become a battleground over the First Amendment, after the local police force and county sheriff’s deputies raided the office of the Marion County Record. Raids of news organizations are exceedingly rare in the United States, with its long history of legal protections for journalists. At the Record, a family-owned paper with a circulation of about 4,000, the police seized computers, servers and cellphones of reporters and editors. They also searched the home of the publication’s owner and semiretired editor as well as the home of a city councilwoman. The searches, conducted on Friday, appeared to be linked to an investigation into how a document containing information about a local restaurateur found its way to the local newspaper — and whether the restaurant owner’s privacy was violated in the process.

Persons: Bryan Carmody, Jeff Adachi Organizations: Marion County Locations: Kansas, Marion, United States, Wichita, San Francisco

☆ Jeff Bezos has added a $68 million waterfront mansion on Florida's 'billionaire bunker' to his real-estate collection: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Jeff Bezos is now the owner of a $68 million mansion in Miami's Indian Creek Village, per Bloomberg. Celebrities like Ivanka Trump and Tom Brady have also bought property on the "billionaire bunker" island. Miami's Indian Creek Village is a separate municipality that has its own mayor and police force. An aerial view of Indian Creek Island. Representatives for Bezos, Indian Creek Village, and Indian Creek Property Owners Association did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, Ivanka Trump, Tom Brady, Bezos, Zillow, Insider's Hannah Towey, Chandan Khanna, Carl Icahn, Gisele Bündchen, Jared Kushner, He's Organizations: Bloomberg, Service, Privacy, Getty, Bezos, Property, Association Locations: Wall, Silicon, Indian, Miami, Washington, New York City

☆ The FBI and ‘Radical’ Catholics
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Wonder Land: With conservatives no longer trusting the FBI, and progressive liberals no longer trusting local police forces, those we rely on to protect us are leaving law enforcement in their droves, and crime is rising. Images: Bloomberg News/Zuma Press Composite: Mark KellyRemember the tempest this year when the Federal Bureau of Investigation was found to be targeting some Catholics as “extremists?” The bureau cast it as the work of a single rogue field office. Well, it looks like the effort was more widespread than our G-men admitted to the public.

Persons: Mark Kelly Organizations: Bloomberg, Federal Bureau of

France has used an anti-terrorism unit to question some climate activists, the police confirmed to Reuters. Britain’s National Police Chiefs’ Council did not immediately respond to a request for comment and its interior ministry did not comment. Germany does not have a national policy targeting climate activists, who the government considers mainly non-extremist, a spokesperson for the country’s interior ministry said. "Climate protesters can perhaps be locked away, but the climate catastrophe will come anyway," Lachner said after being convicted in Berlin in July for glueing incidents last year and fined 2,700 euros. In the January newspaper interview, the local office of the interior ministry confirmed both devices had been installed.

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☆ Northern Irish police accidentally share names of all officers
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Police officers stand outside the Grand Central Hotel, where U.S. President Joe Biden is staying, as he visits Northern Ireland, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 12, 2023. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File PhotoBELFAST, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Northern Ireland's police force accidentally shared the names and work locations of every member of staff on Tuesday in a data breach it said would be of "significant concern" to officers who are often targeted by militant groups. The information was publicly available on the requestor's website for around two-and-a-half hours before being removed, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said. However, officers' data is especially sensitive in Northern Ireland as many "go to great lengths and do everything possible to protect their police identity and role," the Police Federation for Northern Ireland, the representative body for officers, said in a statement. While a 1998 peace deal largely ended three decades of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland, police officers are still sporadically targeted by dissident groups in bomb and gun attacks.

Persons: Joe Biden, Clodagh, Chris Todd, Todd, Amanda Ferguson, Padraic Halpin, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Grand Central Hotel, REUTERS, Police Service of Northern, Police Federation, Northern, Thomson Locations: Northern Ireland, Belfast , Northern Ireland, Northern, Police Service of Northern Ireland, Belfast

☆ Former Officer Gets More Than 4 Years in Final Sentencing for Police Killing of George Floyd
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Anna Betts | More About Anna Betts | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

Mr. Floyd was handcuffed and pinned to the ground under the knee of Officer Derek Chauvin for more than nine minutes. While two other officers held Mr. Floyd down, Mr. Thao held back bystanders who were anxious about Mr. Floyd’s condition. The killing of Mr. Floyd was captured on video by bystanders and quickly went viral. Mr. Lane, who is white, was also convicted in federal court of violating Mr. Floyd’s rights. J. Alexander Kueng, the officer who helped to pin down Mr. Floyd including by kneeling on Mr. Floyd’s torso, was convicted in federal court in February 2022 of violating Mr. Floyd’s constitutional rights.

Persons: Floyd, Derek Chauvin, Thao, Floyd’s, Chauvin, Thomas Lane, Lane, Colorado . J, Alexander Kueng, Kueng, waiving Organizations: Minneapolis, Minneapolis Police Department, Correctional Institution, Minnesota Supreme, Associated Press, U.S, Supreme, Colorado ., Minnesota’s Department of Human Rights, Justice Department Locations: United States, The City, Minneapolis, Tucson, Ariz, Minnesota, Colorado, American

The sentence will run concurrently with the 3-1/2 years Thao previously received on a federal conviction of violating Floyd's civil rights, Fox 9 in Minneapolis reported. Cahill in May found Thao guilty of one count of aiding and abetting manslaughter in the second degree for his role in Floyd's death. Thao, a nine-year veteran of the police force, was the fourth and final officer sentenced in the killing. Lane was sentenced to 2-1/2 years and Kueng to three years in federal prison, to run concurrently with the state sentence. Last year, he received a concurrent sentence of 21 years in prison on federal charges of violating Floyd's civil rights.

Persons: Tou Thao, George Floyd, Peter Cahill, Keith Ellison, Thao, Cahill, Derek Chauvin, Floyd, Thomas Lane, J, Alexander Kueng, Chauvin, Lane, Kueng, Brendan O'Brien, Will Dunham Organizations: Former Minnesota, Hennepin County Sheriff's, REUTERS, Former Minneapolis, Minnesota, Fox, Thomson Locations: Hennepin County Jail, Minneapolis , Minnesota, U.S, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, United States, Kueng, Chicago

CNN —Tou Thao, the former Minneapolis police officer who held back a crowd of bystanders during George Floyd’s fatal arrest in May 2020, was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison Monday for aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. Tou Thao, the last former Minneapolis police officer to face sentencing in state court for his role in the killing of George Floyd, appeared in court Monday. During the arrest, Lane held down Floyd’s legs, Kueng held down Floyd’s torso, and Thao stood nearby and kept back a crowd of upset bystanders, including an off-duty firefighter trying to render aid. Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in state court and was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison in June 2021. Lane, Kueng and Thao were found guilty in federal court of violating Floyd’s civil rights and of failing to intervene to stop Chauvin during the restraint.

Persons: Tou Thao, George Floyd’s, Thao, ”, George Floyd, Peter A, Cahill, “ Mr, Chauvin, Kueng, Lane, ” Thao, “, Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, J, Alexander Kueng, George Floyd's, Floyd, Floyd’s, Judge Cahill Organizations: CNN, Minneapolis, Minnesota Department of Human Rights Locations: Minneapolis, Minnesota, Hennepin, Floyd, Kueng

☆ A Ryanair flight was forced to divert mid-air after a drunk family argument erupted into violence, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Ryanair flight to the Canary Islands was forced to divert mid-air after a brawl broke out. But the flight had to land in Portugal as two family members were "beating each other," police said. A Ryanair flight was forced to divert mid-air on Friday after a family fallout erupted into violence, officials said. The violent argument forced the pilot to divert the plane mid-air and make an emergency landing in Faro, Portugal — which is around 900 miles away, police said. It is unclear what their argument was about, though police confirmed they were both members of the same family.

Organizations: Ryanair, Canarian, Scottish Sun, Gran Canaria Locations: Portugal, Edinburgh, Scotland, Canary, Faro, Gran

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