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Multiple casualties in shooting at Pittsburgh synagogue

Police from across the city of Pittsburgh are responding to an active shooting situation at The Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill. Local media reported that at least four people were dead after a man opened fire at a synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday. Authorities responded to a shooting Saturday morning near the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh police were also dispatched to reports of active gunfire at the synagogue. The Tree of Life synagogue is a conservative Jewish congregation, according to its website. It's in Squirrel Hill, a historic, Jewish neighborhood. The synagogue has a Shabbat service at 9:45 a.m. Saturdays.

Cesar Altieri Sayoc: Taken into custody Friday in connection with the 12 possible package bombs mailed to high-profile Democrats

Cesar Altieri Sayoc , 56, of Aventura, was arrested in Plantation, Florida, on Friday in connection with a series of pipe bombs that were mailed to top Democrats. Cesar Sayoc has been charged with five counts and presented at the SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. Here is a list of five counts exactly quoted by the Department of Justice. Count One: Interstate Transportation of an Explosive Count Two: Illegal Mailing of Explosives Count Three: Threats Against Former Presidents and Certain Other Persons Count Four: Threatening Interstate Communications Count Five: Assaulting Federal Officers During the course of October 2018, as further detailed below, CESAR ALTIERI SAYOC, the defendant, mailed approximately 13 IEDs through U.S. mail to certain current and former U.S. Government officials, politicians, and others, including mailings across state lines. The intended targets of the defendant’s IEDs included former President Barack Obama; former ...