Archive for November 2023
18-year-old arrested in Volusia Co. after FBI flags his online mass shooting threats
A man was arrested in Volusia County after making extreme threats, officials say. On Tuesday night, the FBI notified Volusia Sherriff’s Office detectives of numerous threats posted in the comments of a pair of YouTube videos. Officials say 18-year-old Seth Montes of Deltona made numerous mass shooting threats toward a local church. The sheriff’s office…
Read MoreTruce In Gaza Extended Another Day But Talks Over Remaining Hostages Held By Hamas Could Get Tougher
Israel and Hamas agreed at the last minute Thursday to extend their cease-fire in Gaza by another day. But any further renewal of the deal that has seen dozens of hostages and prisoners released could prove more challenging since Hamas is expected to demand greater concessions for many of the remaining captives. As word of…
Read MoreGermany: Right-wing extremist group leader sentenced to jail
A high court in the southern German city of Stuttgart on Thursday sentenced the founder of the far-right terror group “Gruppe S.” (Group S) to six years in prison. The group’s ringleader, Werner S. from Stuttgart, was convicted of having founded a terrorist organization. The federal prosecutor’s office had accused the defendants of planning actions…
Read MoreProud Boy Jan. 6 defendant who shot at law enforcement is sentenced to prison
A member of the Proud Boys who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and shot at law enforcement officers this year after the FBI asked him to surrender was sentenced to two years in federal prison Wednesday. Nathan Pelham, of Texas, pleaded guilty to a federal felony charge of possession of a firearm by…
Read MoreRansomware hackers ‘wreaking havoc’ arrested in Ukraine
European cyber police have arrested a 32-year-old suspected of being the ringleader of a ransomware gang operating in Ukraine. In raids across the country authorities seized laptops and arrested four other alleged hackers. The gang are accused of successfully extorting “several hundred millions of euros” from victims in 71 countries. The arrests are the latest…
Read MoreUS authorities charge a man from India with a plot to kill a Sikh separatist leader in New York City
U.S. authorities announced murder-for-hire charges Wednesday against a man from India who they say plotted to pay an assassin $100,000 to kill a prominent Sikh separatist leader living in New York City after the man advocated for the establishment of a sovereign state for Sikhs. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams announced the charges against Nikhil Gupta,…
Read MoreSentencing hearing Wednesday for man in Austin synagogue arson case
The man who pled guilty in the 2021 arson of an Austin synagogue will face a sentencing hearing Wednesday. Franklin Barrett Sechriest pleaded guilty in April to arson and hate crime damage to a religious property. In October 2021, arson investigators responded to a fire that started on the ground outside of Congregation Beth Israel…
Read MoreTurkey freezes assets of 82 organisations, people for alleged PKK ties
Turkey froze the local assets of 20 organisations and 62 people based in Australia, Japan and various European countries, citing alleged ties with Kurdish militant group PKK, a decision published in the Official Gazette showed on Wednesday. Turkey’s Ministry of Treasury and Finance said the decision was “based on the existence of reasonable grounds” that…
Read MoreMali opens terror probe into jihadists, ethnic separatists amid deteriorating security
Those being investigated include Iyag Ag Ghaly, a Tuareg militant and leader of Al-Qaeda-linked coalition Support Group for Islam and Muslims (GSIM), and radical Fulani preacher Amadou Koufa, who belongs to the same group, according to instructions issued by the Bamako Court of Appeal’s public prosecutor on Tuesday and shared with AFP. Also on the…
Read MoreYoung man gets life sentence for Canada massage parlor murder that court declared act of terrorism
A Canadian man who pleaded guilty to the murder of a Toronto massage parlor employee received a life prison sentence Tuesday for what a judge described as an act of terrorism related to an internet subculture that fuels sexual loneliness into rage and misogyny. The man, who cannot be named because he was 17 years…
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