MSA WORLDVIEW 11 DEC 2019

Yesterday afternoon, six people were killed in a deadly shooting that took place in a residential neighborhood in Jersey City, New Jersey. Official reports say at approximately 12:00pm local time, authorities were notified of a shooting taking place at Bay View Cemetery in Greenville, NJ that led to the death of 40-year-old Detective Joseph Seals of the New Jersey Police Department (NJPD). According to reports, the unidentified gunman then drove a stolen rental van to the area of JC Kosher Supermarket on Martin Luther King Drive, NJ where they continued firing at responding officers. Officials say hundreds of NJPD officers as well as personnel from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) immediately responded to the scene. Following an hour-long standoff, five bodies were identified inside the grocery store, two of whom officials believed were the gunmen. Official reports say two other police officers were wounded in the shooting but were later released from a local hospital. Additionally, police also removed what they described as a possible “incendiary device” from the stolen rental vehicle and sent it for examination by a bomb squad, however its connection to the shooting remains unclear. All lockdowns for schools in Jersey City and in nearby schools were lifted at 4:15pm local time. While the motive for the shooting is unclear, City Public Safety Director James Shea confirmed that authorities “believe the bloodshed was not an act of terrorism” and that it was still under investigation.

Domestic:

Jersey City Shooting Suspects "Targeted" Kosher Grocery Store, Mayor Says

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jersey-city-shooting-kosher-grocery-store-targeted-by-suspects-mayor-says/

Pensacola Attack: U.S. Grounds Saudi Aviation Students After Navy Base Shooting

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50737561

Jury To Hear Opening Statements In Man’s Hate Crime Trial

https://apnews.com/14b9e3122f4b1cbb6bc8a7f216f674a1                    

Guard Stabbed at National Shrine in DC; 2nd Guard Hit by Car

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/dc-police-on-scene-of-stabbing-on-michigan-avenue-ne/2184719/

International:

St Petersburg Bomb: Long Jail Terms For Metro Attack

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50729108

Paris Commuters Face 300 Miles Of Traffic Jams In Fifth Day Of French Strikes

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/09/france-strike-paris-sees-500-kilometers-of-traffic-jam-amid-protestsover-pension-reform.html

Boko Haram Killed 275 In Cameroon In 2019, Says Amnesty

https://apnews.com/dcc0d21cd4b92e5b20cf0e9cd6c5c460

Afghan Blasts Kill One, Injure Scores In Attack On Key U.S. Military Base

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-attack/afghan-blasts-kill-one-injure-scores-in-attack-on-key-u-s-military-base-idUSKBN1YF0A4

Dominican Republic To Require Visas For Venezuelans

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/venezuela/article238221649.html

Pakistani Radical Cleric Indicted in Terror Financing Case

https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/12/11/world/asia/ap-as-pakistan-radical-cleric.html

U.S. Sanctions Two Venezuelan Officials For Selling Passports

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-sanctions-venezuelan-officials-selling-passports-67608851

Saudi Arabia Oil Attacks: UN 'Unable To Confirm Iranian Involvement'

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-50742224

Algerian Protesters Demand Thursday's Election Be Canceled

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-algeria-protests/algerian-protesters-demand-thursdays-election-be-canceled-idUSKBN1YF175