Archive for March 8, 2024
Suspected Attack By Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Sets Off Explosions Ahead Of A Ship In The Gulf Of Aden
A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Friday set off explosions ahead of a vessel in the Gulf of Aden, authorities said. No one was hurt on the ship, which continued on its way, according to the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Operations center, which watches over Middle East’s waterways. The private security firm…
Read MoreProtesters Hurl Firebombs As Greek Lawmakers Prepare To Vote For Private Universities
Protesters hurled gasoline bombs and firecrackers at police outside Greece’s parliament Friday after thousands attended a demonstration against government plans to introduce privately run universities. Police charged the violent demonstrators and fired tear gas to disperse the crowds. Several people were hurt and received first aid from volunteer medics who reached parliament by motorcycle. Friday’s…
Read MoreSweden officially joins NATO, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality
Sweden on Thursday formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality and centuries of broader non-alignment with major powers as security concerns in Europe have spiked following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. President Joe Biden congratulated Sweden on its admission and said it was…
Read MoreSweden police arrest suspected Islamists believed to prepare attack
Swedish police on Thursday apprehended four people on suspicion of preparing a terrorist crime tied to violent Islamist extremism, the Sapo security service and prosecution agency said. “We see links to serious organised crime and also international connections that we tie to the terrorist organisation Islamic State,” a Sapo spokesperson told Reuters. The spokesperson gave…
Read MoreRussia says it neutralized ISIS cell plotting attack on Moscow synagogue
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday it prevented an attack on a synagogue in Moscow that was plotted by an Islamic State cell, Russian state news agencies reported. FSB said that the members of the organization had been planning “to commit a terrorist act against one of the Jewish religious institutions in Moscow”,…
Read MoreMan accused of threatening to ‘bring AR-15′ to Smith’s in Las Vegas
A Las Vegas man is facing charges related to terrorism after threatening to bring an AR-15 to a Smith’s store earlier this month. 41-year-old Elvis Tuck was taken into custody on Saturday, March 2 after his father informed the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department that he was going “to Smith’s to threaten employees.” LVMPD officers…
Read MoreArmy intelligence analyst charged with selling military secrets to contact in China for $42,000
An active duty Army soldier and intelligence analyst spent over a year selling sensitive military documents related to the U.S. defense of Taiwan, weapons systems, and missile defense systems to China, federal prosecutors alleged in an indictment unsealed Thursday and obtained by CBS News. Sergeant Korbein Schultz is accused of using his top secret security…
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