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3 Arrested over Italian Cable Car Disaster

Rescuers work by the wreckage of a cable car after it collapsed near the summit of the Stresa-Mottarone line in the Piedmont region, northern Italy, May 23, 2021. Italian Vigili del Fuoco Firefighters via AP
Rescuers work by the wreckage of a cable car after it collapsed near the summit of the Stresa-Mottarone line in the Piedmont region, northern Italy, May 23, 2021. Italian Vigili del Fuoco Firefighters via AP
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3 Arrested over Italian Cable Car Disaster

Rescuers work by the wreckage of a cable car after it collapsed near the summit of the Stresa-Mottarone line in the Piedmont region, northern Italy, May 23, 2021. Italian Vigili del Fuoco Firefighters via AP
Rescuers work by the wreckage of a cable car after it collapsed near the summit of the Stresa-Mottarone line in the Piedmont region, northern Italy, May 23, 2021. Italian Vigili del Fuoco Firefighters via AP

Three people were arrested early on Wednesday in an investigation into a cable car disaster in northern Italy that killed 14 people, including two children, Italian media reported, citing prosecutors.

On Sunday the gondola on a cable way connecting the town of Stresa, on the shore of Lake Maggiore, to the nearby Mottarone mountain, plunged to the ground, killing all aboard apart from a five-year-old Israeli boy.

The investigation showed a clamp, placed on the brake as a patchwork repair effort, prevented the brake from engaging after the lead cable snapped.

Carabinieri Lt. Col. Alberto Cicognani told RAI state television on Wednesday that the three people admitted to their involvement during questioning overnight, the LaPresse and ANSA news agencies reported.

He said the fork-shaped clamp was placed on the brake as a temporary fix to prevent further interruptions in the funicular service.

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US Investigates Unauthorized Release of Classified Documents on Israel Attack Plans

Vehicles drive past a banner of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza on Wednesday, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Vehicles drive past a banner of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza on Wednesday, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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US Investigates Unauthorized Release of Classified Documents on Israel Attack Plans

Vehicles drive past a banner of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza on Wednesday, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Vehicles drive past a banner of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza on Wednesday, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

The US is investigating an unauthorized release of classified documents that assess Israel's plans to attack Iran, three US officials told The Associated Press. A fourth US official said the documents appear to be legitimate.
The documents are attributed to the US Geospatial Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency and note that Israel continues to move military assets in place to conduct a military strike in response to Iran's blistering ballistic missile attack on Oct. 1. They were sharable within the “Five Eyes,” which are the US, Great Britain, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.
The documents, which are marked top secret, were posted online to Telegram and first reported by CNN and Axios. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
The investigation is also examining how the documents were obtained — including whether it was an intentional leak by a member of the US intelligence community or obtained by another method, like a hack — and whether any other intelligence information was compromised, one of the officials said. As part of that investigation, officials are working to determine who had access to the documents before they were posted, the official said.
The documents emerged as the US has urged Israel to take advantage of its elimination of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and press for a ceasefire in Gaza, and has likewise urgently cautioned Israel not to further expand military operations in the north in Lebanon and risk a wider regional war. However, Israel's leadership has repeatedly stressed it will not let Iran's missile attack go unanswered.