All articles tagged with #encounter
During his first trip to Spain, Pope Leo briefly met rapper Bad Bunny in Madrid as both drew massive crowds; the Vatican confirmed the encounter and said no photos would be released. Bad Bunny was headlining concerts while Leo urged young people to consider marriage and vocations, then traveled on to Barcelona for a vigil.
A surfer in Australia, known as "Jaws," captured a rare encounter on video when a whale body-slammed him while he was wing-foiling. The video shows the whale jumping out of the water and colliding with the surfer, knocking him off his board and dragging him 30 feet underwater. Fortunately, he escaped with minor injuries after his leash broke, allowing him to resurface. The surfer believes that if the whale had barnacles on its skin, the outcome could have been much worse.
Brigadier PMS Dhillon, Commander of the Pir Panjal Brigade, has confirmed that the Pakistani Army violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control and provided cover fire to three terrorists who were killed in an encounter with Indian security forces in Baramulla district. Two terrorists were eliminated, while the retrieval of the third terrorist's body was hindered by firing from the Pakistani post. Search operations are ongoing.
A massive male lion was caught on camera strolling through a campsite in Kgalagadi, Botswana, just a few feet away from a stunned family. Despite their fear, the group managed to stay calm and whispered to each other to remain still. The lion curiously looked at the group and even got startled for a moment after accidentally knocking a bottle off the table. The video ends with the lion approaching the family within a chilling distance, staring at them for a while before heading off into the wild.
Campers in Botswana had a heart-stopping encounter with a massive male lion that wandered into their campsite, inspecting their cutlery and coming within feet of the petrified safari-goers. The encounter was caught on camera and has since gone viral. Despite the fear, the campers stayed still, as they had agreed beforehand not to run or make sudden movements, which could encourage the lion to attack.
A video captured the moment when James Marsh, the principal of Zela Elementary in West Virginia, encountered a black bear while unlocking the school's dumpster. The footage shows Marsh standing face-to-face with the bear before slowly backing away. No one was injured during the encounter.
A North Carolina man had a close encounter with a bear outside his home. Doorbell video shows both man and bear were startled by the sudden, face-to-face encounter. The man says he’s noticed the same bear grabbing a quick bite from his “bear-proof” bird feeder. Oppenheimer says this is not the first time this bear has come calling.
A North Carolina man had a close encounter with a bear outside his home in Asheville. Doorbell video shows both man and bear were startled by the sudden, face-to-face encounter. The man says he’s noticed the same bear grabbing a quick bite from his “bear-proof” bird feeder in the past.
A North Carolina man had a close encounter with a bear outside his home. Doorbell video shows both man and bear were startled by the sudden, face-to-face encounter. The man says he’s noticed the same bear grabbing a quick bite from his “bear-proof” bird feeder. Oppenheimer says this is not the first time this bear has come calling.
A North Carolina man had a face-to-face encounter with a black bear outside his home. David Oppenheimer was alerted by his doorbell camera system and saw the bear a few feet away from him. The bear appeared puzzled and ran away after a few seconds. Black bears are commonly seen in the community, and people aren't really fazed by them.
A man in Asheville had a close encounter with a bear that wandered into his backyard on Tuesday. The man was relaxing on his lounge chair when his motion detector sounded an alarm. He turned around and saw the bear staring at him. Both were startled, but the bear eventually ran off. The man admits this is not the first time the bear has come to his property.
A man in North Carolina had a surprise encounter with a bear while relaxing outside his home. Doorbell video captured the moment when the man and the bear made eye contact, both appearing equally startled. The man, David Oppenheimer, said the same bear had visited his home before to inspect trash cans and grab a quick bite from his "bear-proof" bird feeder. Despite the surprise, Oppenheimer said the bears in the area are generally peaceful.
Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, who was named in over 100 criminal cases and convicted in the Umesh Pal murder case, was shot dead along with his brother Ashraf. His son Asad Ahmed was killed in a police encounter two days prior. Atiq had sought police protection, which was denied by the Supreme Court. The anti-terror squad of Uttar Pradesh is likely to register a case against Atiq over “initial inputs of his Pakistan connection".
Mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf were shot dead in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj while being taken for a medical. Atiq Ahmad's last words were "Nahi le gaye to nahi gaye (they did not take us, so we did not go)" when asked about not being taken to his son's funeral. Both were accused in the Umesh Pal murder case. Atiq Ahmad's son Asad was killed in an encounter in Jhansi on April 13 along with Ghulam, both of whom were wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case.
Uttar Pradesh Police tried to capture gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed's son Asad Ahmed and his accomplice Ghulam alive during the encounter in Jhansi but they opened indiscriminate fire at STF officials and were killed in retaliatory firing. Asad and Ghulam were accused in the Umesh Pal murder case and carried a bounty of Rs 5 lakh each. They had been absconding ever since Umesh Pal, a key witness in then BSP MLA Raju Pal's murder case in 2005, was killed in February outside his home in Prayagraj.