Archive for April 10, 2024
Sheriff: Man arrested after live explosive devices found near Taylorsville church
A man was arrested after two live explosive devices were found close to Millersville Baptist Church and related educational buildings in Taylorsville, according to the sheriff. Officers were called to a home on Fowler Hill Road across from the Millersville Child Development, which is part of the church, around 9:19 p.m. Sunday. The call came…
Read MoreExplosive device thrown onto porch of Satanic Temple in Massachusetts. No injuries were reported
Someone threw an explosive device onto the porch of The Satanic Temple in Massachusetts at a time when no one was inside, and the device and damage it caused were not found until nearly 12 hours later, police said. No injuries were reported. State police bomb technicians ensured that the device was no longer a…
Read MoreSpain’s top court summons Catalan separatist leader to testify remotely in terrorism case
Spain’s Supreme Court has summoned Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont to testify remotely in June over his links to a group accused of breaching terrorism law over protests following the region’s failed 2017 bid for independence. The investigating magistrate set tentative dates for the remote hearing between June 17 and 21 and issued a European…
Read MoreSecurity stepped up for PSG-Barcelona Champions League match over terrorist ‘threat’
Gerald Darmanin said the jihadist group had threatened all the quarter-final matches on Tuesday and Wednesday, not just PSG’s first leg clash with Barcelona at the Parc des Princes. Darmanin said there had been “a clear threat publicly expressed by the Islamic State”. “The police, whom I spoke to very early this morning, have considerably…
Read MoreIdaho teen arrested for allegedly plotting to attack church in name of ISIS
An 18-year-old from Idaho was arrested Saturday and accused of plotting to kill churchgoers in his town in the name of ISIS, according to court documents unsealed Monday. Alexander Mercurio was charged in a criminal complaint with providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization. He remains in custody and has not entered a plea,…
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