Archive for October 16, 2024
Spain arrests 4 accused of shipping possible precursors for chemical weapons to Russia, breaching sanctions
Spanish authorities on Tuesday said they had arrested four people suspected of orchestrating a sanctions-busting commercial network after intercepting more than 14 tons of chemical products bound for Russia. “During the investigation, it was proven that internationally sanctioned chemicals, some of them possible precursors for chemical weapons or nerve agents, had been exported in the…
Read MoreHoax bomb threats spark panic for Indian airlines
At least 10 Indian flights have received hoax bomb threats over the past 48 hours, leading to long delays and diversions. On Tuesday, Singapore’s Air Force sent two fighter jets to escort an Air India Express plane away from populated areas following a bomb threat. Hours before that, an Air India plane from Delhi to…
Read MoreMan jailed for terrorism offences after joint HMRC and Met Police investigation
An east London man who sent night vision and thermal imaging rifle scopes to support terrorist activity by the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2017 and 2018 has been jailed. Muhammad Choudhary, 41 (15.06.83) previously pleaded guilty to terrorism funding and fundraising offences following a joint investigation by His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the…
Read MoreUnited States and Canada Target Key International Fundraiser for Foreign Terrorist Organization PFLP
Today, in a joint action with Canada, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, or “Samidoun,” a sham charity that serves as an international fundraiser for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) terrorist organization. The PFLP, which was designated as…
Read MoreIsraeli strike hits municipal building in south Lebanon, mayor and five others killed
An Israeli air strike on Wednesday on the municipal building in Nabatieh, a major town in southern Lebanon, which serves as a provincial capital, killed the mayor Ahmed Kahil and at least five others, two security sources said. The strike came despite U.S. concerns about rising death tolls and fears of all-out war in the…
Read MoreUkraine attacked by over 130 Russian drones in latest strike, Kyiv says
Russia launched one of its largest drone salvos at Ukraine in recent months, targeting Kyiv and other cities and igniting a fire at an industrial facility in the western region of Ternopil, officials said on Wednesday. Air defences shot down 51 of 136 drones used in the attack, the air force said in its readout.…
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