Archive for July 2023
Man arrested for planning terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State, Poland’s security agency says
Poland’s Internal Security Agency said Friday it arrested an 18-year-old Polish citizen planning a suicide attack, on a government office, using an explosive belt. The agency, ABW, said in a communique the arrest took place on June 16 in southwestern Poland. It said the man converted to Islam last year and with a group of…
Read More2 Birmingham firefighters shot in potentially targeted attack, suspect at large: Police
Two firefighters have been shot inside a Birmingham, Alabama, fire station in what police say may be a targeted attack. Both firefighters were hospitalized in serious condition after the shooting, which took place at about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Birmingham police told reporters. The suspect and motive are unknown, police said, adding that it’s “extremely unusual…
Read MoreMiddlesex County Man Admits Communicating Threats to Attack Synagogue
A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man today admitted transmitting via the internet a manifesto containing threats to attack a synagogue and Jewish people, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Omar Alkattoul, 19, of Sayreville, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Robert Kirsch in Trenton federal court to an information charging him with…
Read MoreMan accused of terrorism over fire at South African Parliament says he “burned it intentionally”
A man facing terrorism charges over a fire that badly damaged South Africa’s Parliament building last year said in a courtroom outburst on Thursday that he “burned it intentionally.” Shouting and pointing his finger, Zandile Mafe said he was going to “burn it more” if the Parliament was not moved from Cape Town to either…
Read MoreIsrael files terrorism charges against two settlers in West Bank rampages
Israeli prosecutors filed terrorism-related charges on Wednesday against two Jewish settlers, one accused of desecrating a mosque and the other of setting a fire in a home, during rampages against Palestinians that drew U.S. calls for accountability. The spree of vandalism and arson by hundreds of settlers in several villages and towns in the occupied…
Read MoreExplosion damages Masonic Hall in central Athens
A small-scale explosion of an improvised explosive device caused limited damage to a Masonic Hall in central Athens on Thursday morning. Police said it received a call from an unknown person at 6.30 a.m. who reported that a bomb had been placed on 2 Sourmeli Street, the address of the Athens Masonic Hall, without mentioning…
Read MoreStudents who make school threats will be suspended for one year under new TN law
Tennessee students who make threats of mass violence against schools will be expelled for one year thanks to a new state law that establishes the act as a zero-tolerance offense in the state. The state law went into effect July 1 after passing through the state legislature this past session. “I think what we’re really…
Read MoreRoadway bombs planted by drug cartel in Mexico kill 4 police officers, 2 civilians
A drug cartel set off a coordinated series of seven roadway bombs in western Mexico that killed four police officers and two civilians, officials said Wednesday. The governor of Jalisco state said the explosions were “a trap” set by the cartel to kill law enforcement personnel. Luis Méndez, the chief prosecutor of Jalisco state, said…
Read MoreUN rights body passes disputed motion on religious hatred after Koran burning
The United Nations Human Rights Council on Wednesday approved a disputed resolution on religious hatred in the wake of the burning of a Koran in Sweden, prompting concern by Western states who say it challenges long-held practices in rights protection. The resolution, introduced by Pakistan on behalf of the 57-nation Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC),…
Read MoreU.S. Attorney Ritz Launches National Security and Civil Rights Unit
United States Attorney Kevin Ritz has announced the creation of a National Security and Civil Rights Unit within the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee. This move permanently positions a supervisory attorney and several prosecutors to respond to and prevent hate crimes and civil rights violations, as well…
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