PennLive:

Around 4 p.m., a series of shots was fired at a Capitol police car at the corners of Third and State streets in Harrisburg. This was followed with two other shootings: one at 5th and Market streets and the other at 17th and Mulberry streets.

Police shot and killed 51-year-old Ahmed Aminamin El-Mofty, later identifying him as the man behind all three shootings. Dauphin County District Attorney Ed Marsico said that police were deliberately targeted, and that the fatal shooting happened as El-Mofty approached officers with two rifles and a shotgun, shooting at them.

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It appears that this could be a political act as now, it is being reported that the train may have drained due to “objects being placed on the track”.

Rumour has it that ANTIFA, which is more and more looking like a branch of Islamic terror groups, had claimed that they were doing, and requesting that others also participate in, the pouring of concrete along railway lines in just this sort of situation.

From the New York Post:

Monday’s deadly Amtrak train derailment appears to have been caused by an object on the railway, according to a government official briefed on the crash.

 

A preliminary investigation suggests maintenance problems are unlikely to blame because the incident took place on brand-new tracks, the official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

 

At least six people were killed and the death toll is expected to rise, the official said.

 

The Amtrak 501 plunged off an overpass onto I-5 near Lacey, Washington, sometime before 7:45 a.m., during its inaugural run between Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon.

The Gateway Pundit has this:

Panicked ANTIFA Website Deletes Article About Sabotaging Train Tracks in Olympia After Derailment — Read It Here

The Daily Mail covers the crash in its usually ahead of the curve fashion:

High-speed Amtrak train ‘hit something’ before derailing on Washington State line – killing at least six and injuring 77 – as it’s revealed high-tech system designed to PREVENT accident was NOT enabled

An official briefed on the investigation told The Associated Press that preliminary signs indicate that Train 501 may have struck something before going off the track. The official was not authorized to discuss the investigation publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity.

 

In addition, the new high-tech Positive Train Control (PTC) system that each of the brand Amtrak Cascade engines are equipped with was not switched on.

 

The PTC computer system which prevents a train from exceeding a speed limit and can detect objects or collisions ahead is fitted to all the new Charger locomotives on the Seattle to Portland line.

 

However, according to CNN, at a conference call today, Amtrak President and Co-CEO Richard Anderson said Positive Train Control was not activated on the tracks at the time.

Thank you Johnny U., Richard, M., and all who sent in links on this event. Please post any future links of updates to the comments on this post if relatively easy to do.

UPDATE:

Thank you EB.

Here are two links which indicate that ANTIFA and protests on Fracking may be involved. Keep in mind that while this seems to be separate from Islamic terror, one of the things Muslim countries who produce nothing to speak of except oil are afraid of is US domestic energy sources. Using paid protesters, and now potentially lethal violence to stop domestic energy production would most certainly be an aspect of Islamic terror, just a more geopolitical than scriptural attack than usual.

“ANTIFA targeted trains for weeks near Amtrak derailment tragedy” – Red State Watcher – December 18, 2017

“Scroll down to: This was also posted about 5 hours ago.
Whoa! Look What Happened Near The Train Track Two Weeks Ago”
http://redstatewatcher.com/article.asp?id=110815

“From 2 weeks ago – what’s left of the fracking protest on railroad tracks in Olympia” – video
Twitter – Jack Posobiec – December 18, 2017
https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/942837208356216832