Terrifying video captures moment monster wave blasts Army garrison door to smithereens



A U.S. Army base in the Marshall Islands was hit over the weekend by a rogue element: the Pacific Ocean. Massive waves swept U.S. Army Garrison Kwajalein on the island of Roi-Namur Saturday night, wreaking destruction and prompting the evacuation of all "non-mission personnel." While there were reports of minor injuries, there were fortunately no fatalities.

Col. Andrew Morgan, commander of the garrison, said in a statement, "Last night a series of weather-driven waves resulted in significant ocean water inundation on Roi-Namur. Initial indications are all personnel are accounted for; however, TEAM KWAJ leaders are triple checking."

Scuba instructor Erik D. Hanson captured the fateful moment that a succession of large waves powered through the base.

Floodwaters can be seen rushing through the exterior corridor at the outset of the video while would-be diners, still ostensibly dry, look on with awe.

A man, presumably Hanson, can be heard yelling off-camera, "Keep the door closed! Keep the door closed!"

The ocean does not heed the cautioner's counsel. Instead, it bashes individuals against the dining room door with a surge several feet high, then sends the splintered door flying into the room.

After a brief respite, Hanson peers outside, spotting another surge.

"Coming in!" he yells as a debris-laden wall of murky water pushes toward the rear of the kitchen.

Another man notes the latest wave had to have been at least five feet high while a woman near the back of the room exclaims, "We gotta get outta here!"

The waters appear to kill the power, leaving the would-be diners soaked and in the dark.

Hanson later noted that the waves struck "right after low tide at a 1.2ft tide so could have been worse. Very very thankful no one was seriously injured."

The Daily Mail reported that one person suffered injuries to the lower body and was taken to the clinic on Kwajalein Island, but is now in stable condition, according to Army Public Affairs Officer Mike Brantley.

The garrison indicated that 80 residents of Roi-Namur were ultimately escorted to the Public Works Warehouse where they received hot meals and room keys for their temporary homes on Kwajalein.

An initial aerial assessment on Sunday found that there was flooding on at least one-third of the northwest side of the island, including on the airport's runway and through various buildings. Rocks and coral were reportedly carried onto the island by the surge, contributing to the need to keep the airports temporarily closed.

The full extent of the damage is still being examined.

Roi-Namur is a critical part of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site and home to various radar systems.

According to the Army, the test site "is a vital national asset providing live-fire developmental and operational flight testing of offensive and defensive missile systems, equatorial satellite launch capability, space object tracking and characterization, and atmospheric science research."

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Virginia home explodes as police approach trigger-happy resident with search warrant



Police attempted to execute a search warrant Monday at a duplex in a Washington, D.C., suburb wherein a man was said to be barricaded and firing off a flare gun into the surrounding neighborhood. However, before officers could make entry, an explosion blew the structure sky-high.

According the Arlington County Police Department, officers were dispatched to the 800 block of N. Burlington Street in Bluemont around 4:45 p.m. on Monday in response to a report of possible shots fired.

On the scene, officers learned that the suspect had allegedly fired a flare gun into the surrounding neighborhood an estimated 30-40 times. Fortunately, no one was injured and no property was damaged as a result of the discharge of the flare gun.

Police soon obtained a search warrant for the suspect's home. Before approaching, officers attempted to communicate with the suspect by phone and over loudspeakers. However, police indicated the suspect failed to respond and "remained barricaded inside the residence."

After failing to get through to the suspect, police prepared to execute the search warrant and make entry. However, when they initially attempted to do so, the suspect allegedly opened fire, this time with what was suspected to be a gun.

Alex Wilson, a neighbor who filmed the incident from his rooftop, told WTTG-TV the barricaded resident shot at police with what appeared to be a high-caliber weapon.

"Three hours later, at least, we saw the SWAT truck arrive, and when the SWAT trucks arrive, you know, you're like, 'Oh, things are getting escalated at that point,'" said Wilson.

Police reportedly continued to urge the suspect inside to come outside, but their implorations proved fruitless.

"The guy inside wasn't responding, and they drove a SWAT truck through the front door and then shots were being fired," said Watson.

The initial attempts to breach the front were ineffective, so the tactical team reoriented the vehicle and attempted to burst through the window.

"As the SWAT team were driving forward to the window, that's when the whole place went up," added Wilson.

At 8:25 p.m., the house exploded, injuring three officers. None of the officers required treatment at a hospital.

Footage of the incident shows fire belch from the side of the two-story brick duplex, a cloud of debris punch out the front of the structure, then the roof and much of the interior thrown hundreds of feet into the air. Car alarms ring out while flaming debris rains down into a plume of smoke.

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Carla Rodriguez of South Arlington indicated she could hear the blast over two miles away, reported the Associated Press.

"I actually thought a plane exploded," said Rodriguez.

Blake Thompson, another nearby resident, told WTTG, "I thought it was a sonic boom at first, but I looked out of my window and I saw burning stuff in the sky, in a sense. It looked like ash, but of course, it was much farther away so it was probably debris."

The house next door was reportedly all but demolished in the explosion. Power was also knocked out to multiple homes in the neighborhood.

The Arlington County Fire Department responded to the scene to put out the inferno and were able to tame it around 10:30 p.m.

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Capt. Nate Hiner, a spokesman for the ACFD, noted that it is not yet clear what caused the explosion. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and other federal agents have joined the investigation.

While the suspect has not yet been identified by police, WTTG and local news website ARLnow.com both indicated that public records suggest a man named James W. Yoo is linked to the residence. Yoo's LinkedIn page, which was deleted overnight, indicates he was previously a landlord who also worked in telecommunications and security.

It's not clear whether Woo was in the house at the time of the explosion or involved in the incident.

Yoo's YouTube channel details various legal complaints he has apparently filed in recent years. Documents shared in a number of the videos indicated his address was 844 N. Burlington Street.

In a Nov. 3 video, Woo shared images of his correspondence with various attorneys and federal officials regarding his complaint alleging Rochester General Hospital illegally held him for five days against his will. The letter indicates those who allegedly detained him did so citing a state law enabling a temporary hold of a mentally compromised individual who is at risk of doing harm to himself or others.

Apparently convinced LinkedIn was suppressing his content — including Woo's suggestion that his supposed poor treatment by the police and government was "how White people operate" — Woo shared videos of various now-deleted posts, including criticism of former President Donald Trump, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The "About" section on his YouTube page states, "I gave THEM / Y'ALL every opportunity to 'do the right thing' and all I see is America's hypocrisy, corruption, fraud, conspiracy, CHICKENSHAT. ... #NoneOfTheAbovePARTY #MontyBrewsterish 'U.S. is the world's biggest TERRORIST' (N.Chomsky, ~2015)."

"This guy has been cooped up for years," Wilson said. "He's closed off his windows, no one has really seen him for years."

Ashley Savage, spokeswoman for the ACPD, told the New York Times, "We have not been able to access the home at this point, so I don't have the status of the suspect."

Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) wrote on X, "This is very, very scary, and my profound thanks go out to first responders working to secure the area and keep everyone safe."

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Race rioters have cost France almost as much as the 2020 BLM riots cost America



The race riots that kicked off in France last Tuesday following a police-involved shooting of a motorist of Algerian descent have proven ruinous for the national successor of the Fourth French Republic, which coincidentally collapsed in 1958 following a conflict with Algerians.

Thousands of buildings have been torched and thousands more have been looted. Historical sites have been razed and memorials desecrated.

The cost of the damage so far is reportedly closing in on that dealt to the United States by the 2020 BLM riots.

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire told BFMTV that rioters ravaged nearly 400 bank branches and 500 corner shops. As of Wednesday, the total number of looted stores was at least 1,000.

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Geoffrey Roux de Bézieux, the head of France’s largest employer federation, the Movement of the Enterprises of France, told Le Parisien that the rioters' modus operandi was "absolute violence. Everything was stolen, even from the cash registers, before setting fire to destroy."

Bézieux estimated the damage inflicted on the nation by the race rioters now exceeds €1 billion or $1.1 billion. This estimate does not reflect the financial impact on tourism.

"Videos of the riots, which have circulated around the world, degrade the image of the France. It's always hard to know if the impact will be lasting, but there will certainly be a drop in bookings this summer when the season was promising. Trips have already been canceled," said Bézieux.

By July 3, over 5,662 vehicles had been torched and over 1,000 buildings damaged, reported Le Parisien.

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TheBlaze previously reported that buildings that survived the worst of World War II have been reduced to rubble and cinders in recent days. One of the country's biggest libraries, which contained a wealth of cultural artifacts, including but not limited to millions of books, was similarly burned to the ground.

254 attacks were waged on law enforcement facilities, leaving 722 police personnel with injuries.

The worst of the violence and pillaging took place late on Thursday and Friday nights.

In the first six nights of the riots, police made 3,354 arrests throughout the country, including 1,282 in Paris.

The death of Nahel Merbouz, shot by police after reportedly ignoring their demands to stop his vehicle after driving recklessly, resembles in consequence another police-involved fatality that was seized upon in the West for its perceived racial significance.

In September 2020, Axios reported that the BLM riots inside the U.S. incurred $1 billion in damage and was the "most expensive in insurance history."

Fox Business indicated that this estimate was the result of figures originally sourced by the Insurance Information Institute from Property Claim Services, which tracks insurance claims related to civil disorder, and accounted only for damage from unrest incurred between May 26 and June 8, 2020.

Other estimates put the cost closer to $2 billion.

The Major Cities Chiefs Association revealed that of the 8,700 BLM-related events between May 25 and Jul 31 in MCCA member cities, 574 were declared riots.

One police officer was killed and 2,037 officers were assaulted or injured. At least 97 police cars were torched and another 300 were damaged.

RealClear Investigations reported that between 6 and 20 persons were killed in the riots.

16,241 arrests were made, and 2,385 incidents of looting and 624 arson incidents were reported inside that time period.

According to Newsweek, over 1,500 businesses were damaged in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, alone during the riots. Many businesses never recovered.

Other major cities across the country, including Chicago and New York City, similarly witnessed pillaging during the demonstrations.

Although the BLM riots may have been more costly than the recent rash of European violence, the French rioters are terrorizing above their weight class, per capita. After all, France is a significantly smaller nation with population only 20% the size of America's.

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BLM riot damages 'worst in history' totalling over $2 BILLION

The Insurance Information Institute has compiled some pretty shocking data. According to them, property damage claims due to the riots this summer have now probably surpassed $2 billion, making them the costliest riots in US history.