Thursday bulletin

23 May 2013

A man has been hacked to death outside a military base in Woolwich, London. In other news, the rescue effort has changed to recovery mode as the clean-up begins in Oklahoma.

Terror in London

Two men have hacked a man to death outside the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich, south east London, in an apparent terrorist attack. Eyewitnesses claim the men ran the victim over with a car before attacking him with knives, meat cleavers and a gun. The two men remained at the scene, asking people to photograph them and making political statements. Armed police shot and wounded the two attackers. ABC News has more. Read how a passer-by controlled the situation by confronting one of the attackers and keeping him distracted until police arrived.

Aftermath of the Oklahoma tornado

The rescue effort has shifted to recovery mode in Oklahoma as officials confirm that two babies are among the dead. Relief trucks have begun rolling into town and firefighters have been pulled out of the tornado zone. Six adults are still missing, while all children have been accounted for. Read more.

Hospitals report high infection rate

Patients at Australia’s bigger hospitals are at risk of a bloodstream infection that spreads when guidelines are not followed. Eighty-two per cent of golden staph bloodstream infection cases were at major hospitals. Ninemsn.com.au has more.

Man spotted near McDonald’s worker’s home

A sobbing man has been found near a murdered McDonald’s worker’s home, pleading to be let inside. The man confronted a neighbour, while she and her children were in bed, sitting outside her door for 20 minutes. Other neighbours said they saw two men drinking at a nearby park. Read more.

Police stop woman from flying to meet scammer

Police have stopped a woman from flying to Africa to meet a man who scammed her of $75,000. The woman’s daughter said if she had not been stopped from boarding she may have been kidnapped or worse. A pensioner from Western Australia was found dead in Johannesburg after meeting a scammer online. News.com.au has the full story.
To read more about online scams, see our Technology article, Scams and the internet.