Archive for July 2023
Gunmen kill 10 in restive northwest Cameroon
Gunmen killed 10 people and injured another two at a busy junction in the city of Bamenda in Cameroon’s troubled northwest, the regional governor said on Monday. A witness said the attackers arrived in vehicles late on Sunday, ordered people onto the floor with accusations of failing to back local separatists, and opened fire as…
Read MoreCanadian arrested by U.K. police on suspicion of membership in terrorist group
British police have arrested a Canadian man on suspicion of being a member of a terrorist group. The Metropolitan Police in London, England say counterterrorism detectives arrested a 28-year-old Canadian national at Heathrow Airport shortly after noon on Monday. They say the man had just arrived on a flight from Canada and that the investigation…
Read MoreSuit against social media companies says racist Buffalo Tops gunman was radicalized online
The white gunman who slaughtered 10 Black people in a racist attack at a Tops grocery store in Buffalo, New York, last year was radicalized on the internet, attorneys representing the victims’ families said Wednesday in announcing a far-reaching wrongful death lawsuit against social media companies, weapon manufacturers and gun retailers. “These social media companies,…
Read MoreSuicide bombing in Pakistan’s Peshawar wounds at least eight
At least eight people have been wounded in a suicide bombing near a truck carrying paramilitary forces in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, according to police. The explosion on Tuesday took place on a busy road in Hayatabad, a suburb of the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders Afghanistan. Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan, a newly…
Read MoreFord plant in Missouri shuts down over ‘possible threat,’ sheriff’s office says
A Ford assembly plant in Claycomo, Missouri, was evacuated and shut down on Tuesday night after police received a report about a possible threat. At a press conference, Clay County Sheriff’s Office officials said a man who claimed to be armed with explosives, a rifle and a handgun barricaded himself in a bathroom. The incident…
Read MoreMan Faces Arson Charge After Allegedly Throwing Molotov Cocktails at Reno Church
Reno Fire investigators have arrested a man after he allegedly threw Molotov cocktails through the windows of a church near Downtown Reno. Fire investigators have arrested 29-year-old Mason Thoyre, who is now being charged with first degree arson. Reno firefighters responded to a fire at the Living Stones Church at 445 South Virginia Street, just…
Read MoreHalesowen [UK] teenager arrested for terrorism offences
An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences. Counter terrorism police detained the man at an address in Halesowen, West Midlands, earlier. He was arrested on suspicion of encouraging terrorism, distributing a terrorist publication and harassment, said West Midlands Police. The man is being questioned at a police station and a property…
Read MoreRisk of terrorism ‘rising’ says UK Home Secretary as government launches review of counter terror
The risk from terrorism is “rising”, Home Secretary Suella Braverman has said. The cabinet minister was speaking as the government published a review of its counter-terrorism strategy, CONTEST, which has been updated for the first time in five years. Ms Braverman said: “We now face a domestic terrorist threat which is less predictable, harder to…
Read MoreColorado Man Arrested on Terrorism Charges at Denver International Airport
The Department of Justice has announced that a man was arrested as he attempted to board an international flight at Denver International Airport on July 14. Davin Daniel Meyer, 18, of Castle Rock is charged with attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization and made his initial appearance in federal court…
Read More2 arrested over separate alleged threats toward Fort Worth church, Miller brewing company, police say
Fort Worth police on Monday announced that investigators arrested two men for separate alleged shooting threats in recent days: One involving a church on Friday and another involving the Miller Brewing plant on Saturday. Arrests were made in each case, which police said were separate incidents. No one was injured in either incident. According to…
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