Archive for June 2023
No Survivors Found After Plane That Flew Over Dc And Led To Fighter Jet Scramble Crashes In Virginia
A wayward and unresponsive business plane that flew over the nation’s capital Sunday afternoon caused the military to scramble a fighter jet before the plane crashed in Virginia, officials said. The fighter jet caused a loud sonic boom that was heard across the capital region. Hours later, police said rescuers had reached the site of…
Read More‘Cop City’ protest lawyers challenge use of domestic terrorism statute
Attorneys representing an activist arrested while protesting against the building of “Cop City” in Georgia have launched a legal challenge to the use of a state domestic terrorism statute against protests, claiming an “act of free speech” is being unconstitutionally targeted, the Guardian can reveal. The move comes amid the unprecedented arrests of organizers at…
Read MoreIsrael demands Egypt help in full probe of deadly attack at border
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called the killing of three soldiers by a member of the Egyptian security services a terrorist attack and demanded a full joint investigation with Cairo. Egypt says it is working with Israel to investigate the incident which occurred on Saturday. “Israel relayed a clear message to the Egyptian…
Read MoreBritish teen jailed over ‘imminent’ terrorism plot
A British teenager who detectives believe may have been just hours away from launching an attack on police or soldiers, was on Friday sentenced to a minimum of six years in jail for terrorism offences. Matthew King, 19, who converted to Islam during the COVID-19 lockdown and then became quickly radicalised by watching extremist material…
Read MoreLas Cruces man pipe bomb arrest unrelated to 2015 unresolved church bombings
An arrest outside of a church in Las Cruces raised questions about an unsolved case involving two bombings at a church almost eight years ago. Deputies arrested 40-year-old Nathan Wallace. A deputy said Wallace had materials that were used to make a pipe bomb. Wallace was found near East Mesa Baptist Church is located at…
Read MoreTwo Men Convicted of Assault on Law Enforcement, Obstruction, and Other Charges Stemming From the Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
A Montana man and a Pennsylvania man were found guilty of all charges against them related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Their actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the 2020…
Read MoreNew anti-terror law should convince Turkey to back NATO bid, Swedish minister says
New anti-terrorism legislation which comes into force this week should pave the way for Sweden to join NATO in coming weeks and overcome a Turkish veto, Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said on Wednesday. Sweden and Finland applied for NATO membership following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. While Finland joined the military alliance in…
Read MoreExplosive devices found in Girardville apartment
A discovery inside of a Schuylkill County apartment prompted a large response from police and the bomb squad on Wednesday. An explosive device was found in an apartment on West Main Street in Girardville, said the Rangers Hose fire company. Firefighters evacuated and blocked off the area, and state police and the bomb squad safely…
Read MoreJerusalem Sbarro pizza bombing victim dies after 22 years in coma
A US-Israeli woman has died after 22 years in a coma from injuries suffered in a Palestinian suicide bombing at a pizza restaurant in Jerusalem. Chana Nachenberg was 31 at the time of the attack at the Sbarro pizzeria, which killed 15 other people, including seven children and a pregnant woman. She is the third…
Read MoreGermany arrests 7 people accused of jointly raising $73,000 for ISIS
Seven people in four German states were arrested Wednesday and are being held on suspicion of providing monetary support to the Islamic State terrorist group. Four arrests took place in North Rhine-Westphalia and one each in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Rheinland-Pfalz and Bremen, the Karlsruhe-based federal prosecutor’s office said in a statement Wednesday. The three men and four…
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