Archive for September 2023
Vegas man tied to extremist group gets life sentence for terrorism plot targeting 2020 protests
A man with ties to a far-right extremist group advocating the overthrow of the U.S. government has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole for his role in a plot to firebomb a Black Lives Matter protest in Las Vegas in 2020. A state judge in Las Vegas sentenced Stephen Parshall…
Read MoreTo help curb terrorism and violence threats, DHS awards $20M to local communities
The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday announced $20 million in grant funding aimed at preventing targeted violence and terrorism in the United States. The grant money, provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is aimed at helping local communities prevent and combat targeted violence in the U.S. by offering money that can be used…
Read MoreHunt for terror suspect ex-soldier Daniel Khalife after Wandsworth prison escape
A nationwide manhunt has been launched for a former soldier suspected of terror offences who escaped from prison on Wednesday morning. Daniel Abed Khalife, 21, was awaiting trial at HMP Wandsworth in London after being accused of leaving fake bombs at a military base. It is believed he escaped via a prison kitchen by strapping…
Read MoreEU confirms official from Sweden detained in Iran
The European Union has confirmed that a Swedish man working for its diplomatic service has been detained in Iran for more than 500 days and vowed to work “relentlessly” to secure his release. Johan Floderus, a 33-year-old official based in Brussels, was arrested in Tehran in April 2022 while on holiday. He had visited Iran…
Read MoreSri Lanka to probe allegation of intelligence complicity in 2019 bombings
Sri Lanka’s government will appoint a parliamentary committee to investigate allegations made in a British television report that Sri Lankan intelligence had complicity in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 269 people. Labour Minister Manusha Nanayakkara told the parliament on Tuesday that details on the investigation will be announced soon. A man interviewed in…
Read MoreAustrian security officials say they’ve broken up a terror cell suspected of links to Islamic State
Austrian security officials said Tuesday they have broken up a suspected terror cell linked to the Islamic State group that consisted of nine young men and one woman. One suspect was detained. The investigations and interrogations carried out so far show that the suspects have an attitude that is between “fundamental Islamic” and “terrorist,” Austria’s…
Read MoreFormer Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio sentenced to 22 years for role in Jan. 6 attack
A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio to 22 years in prison — the longest sentence to date handed down for any individual charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol. Prosecutors had sought 33 years in prison for Tarrio, their harshest recommendation yet for…
Read MoreWagner to be declared a terrorist organisation by UK
Wagner, the Russian mercenary group, is set to be proscribed as a terrorist group by the UK government – meaning it will be illegal to be a member or support the organisation. A draft order to be laid in Parliament will allow its assets to be categorised as terrorist property and seized. The home secretary…
Read MoreSuspect in the explosives attack on Japan’s prime minister is indicted on attempted murder charge
Japanese prosecutors formally indicted a 24-year-old man Wednesday on attempted murder and other charges in the explosives attack on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in April, court officials said. Kishida was campaigning for elections in a small fishing port in Wakayama in western Japan when a man at the speech venue suddenly threw a homemade pipe…
Read MorePoland investigates cyber-attack on rail network
Polish intelligence services are investigating a hacking attack on the country’s railways, Polish media say. Hackers broke into railway frequencies to disrupt traffic in the north-west of the country overnight, the Polish Press Agency (PAP) reported on Saturday. The signals were interspersed with recording of Russia’s national anthem and a speech by President Vladimir Putin,…
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