Archive for December 2023
US lawyer allegedly targeted in Indian murder plot still receiving death threats
An American Sikh who was the target of an alleged assassination plot arranged by an Indian government official has said he is still getting hundreds of threats a day, even as India has claimed it is investigating the murder-for-hire conspiracy. Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a New York-based lawyer, said the threats on social media and other…
Read MoreInternational schools in Spain shut after bomb threats
Several international schools in Spain were checked by police with sniffer dogs while others did not open on Monday after they received emailed bomb threats which the Interior Ministry described as being hoaxes. A police source in Zaragoza confirmed that four international schools in the city received such threats, and that the French Lycee Moliere…
Read MoreVideo shows Northern California deputies’ close call with pressure cooker bomb
There was a close call with what deputies say was an improvised explosive device found on Robbers Ravine Road near Colfax this week. Video released by the Placer County Sheriff’s Office on Friday showed their bomb team burning the explosive device down. They said the device wasn’t at an immediate risk of exploding, but if…
Read MoreOttawa youth charged with ‘terrorism’ offences for alleged targeting of Jews
Canadian officials charged a youth in Ottawa with “terrorism” offences over alleged targeting of the Jewish community, police said on Saturday, amid warnings of rising antisemitism from the war in the Middle East. The suspect was charged with “facilitation of a terrorist activity by communicating instructional material related to an explosive substance” and “knowingly instructing,…
Read MoreUkraine grenade incident: Councillor tosses explosives into meeting
A village councillor in western Ukraine has thrown grenades on to the floor of a council meeting, wounding 26 people, police say. The attack took place on Friday morning at the village council headquarters in Keretsky in the western Transcarpathian region. Police have not yet commented on a possible motive for the attack, which has…
Read MoreN. Korea test-fires ICBM with range to strike US; second launch in two days
The firing followed the test of a shorter range missile on Sunday night, with the back-to-back launches coming immediately in the wake of another bout of fearsome rhetoric between North Korea and the US-South Korean allies. South Korea’s military said it had detected the launch of a long-range ballistic missile from the Pyongyang area on…
Read MoreIsrael uncovers ‘biggest Hamas tunnel’ near Gaza border
Israeli forces battling Hamas said they had uncovered an unusually large concrete and iron-girded tunnel, designed to carry carloads of militant fighters from Gaza right up to the border. Razing or disabling hundreds of kilometres of underground passages and bunkers is among the aims of the offensive Israel launched after Hamas gunmen went on a…
Read MoreSedan crashes into SUV traveling with president’s motorcade, authorities investigating if ‘impairment’ a factor
An SUV that was part of President Joe Biden’s motorcade was struck by another vehicle as Biden was walking out of a dinner on Sunday night, according to reporters traveling with the president. Biden had just finished answering a reporter’s question when the crash occurred, appearing to startle the president. Secret Service agents then walked…
Read MoreBrothers Sentenced to More Than 35 Years Combined for Manufacturing and Distributing Machineguns Intended for ISIS
Moyad Dannon, 26, of Fishers, Indiana, was sentenced today to 200 months, equivalent to 16 years and eight months, in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release, after pleading guilty to attempting to provide material support or resources, namely, firearms, to a designated foreign terrorist organization. His brother, Mahde Dannon, was sentenced to…
Read MoreSeven arrested in Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands over suspected terrorism plots
Seven people, including four suspected Hamas members, were arrested in Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands on suspicion of planning attacks on Jewish institutions in Europe, authorities in the three countries said on Thursday. The arrests were made as Israel pressed on with its operation to destroy Hamas in the Gaza Strip, a war that was…
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