Archive for October 2024
Attackers kill 4, injure 14 at Turkish state aviation site
Four people were killed and 14 others wounded in what the government called a terrorist attack at the Turkish Aerospace Industries’ (TUSAS) headquarters on Wednesday, after witnesses said they had heard gunfire and an explosion at the site near Ankara. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said two attackers were killed in the attack, adding three of…
Read MoreSuspect in shootings at Democratic Party offices in Tempe is ID’d, charged
Tempe police arrested Jeffrey Michael Kelly on Tuesday night in connection with the shooting at three Democratic Party offices in Tempe and leaving bags of white powder on political signs in Ahwatukee Foothills. Kelly, 60, was charged with seven felony counts and three misdemeanor counts relating to the shootings, including terrorism and unlawful discharge, according…
Read MoreSenior Hamas official arrives in Russia, RIA reports
A senior member of Hamas, the militant Palestinian group that controls Gaza, Mousa Abu Marzouk has arrived in Moscow on a planned visit, Russian state-run news agency RIA Novosti reported on Wednesday, citing a diplomatic source. Hamas politburo member, Abu Marzouk, intends to hold a series of meetings with Russian officials, RIA said without providing…
Read MoreJustice Department Announces Murder-For-Hire Charges Against Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Brigadier General and Former Intelligence Officer and Members of an Iranian Intelligence Network
The Justice Department announced today the unsealing of a superseding indictment containing murder-for-hire, money-laundering, and sanctions evasion charges against Ruhollah Bazghandi, also known as Roohollah Azimi; Fnu Lnu, also known as Haj Taher, Haj Taher; Hossein Sedighi; and Seyed Mohammad Forouzan, all of Iran. “The Justice Department has now charged eight individuals, including an Iranian…
Read MoreIsrael says it killed Hezbollah official who was set to be group’s next leader
Israel said Tuesday that it had killed the Hezbollah official poised to become the militant group’s next leader in an airstrike outside Beirut earlier this month. Hashem Safieddine was expected to succeed his cousin Hassan Nasrallah, one of the founding members of the Iran-backed Lebanese group, who was killed last month in a large-scale Israeli…
Read MoreNorth Korea sent 3,000 troops to Russia for Ukraine war, South’s lawmakers say
North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine, South Korean lawmakers said on Wednesday after being briefed by the national intelligence agency, an estimate that is twice the previous figure. Pyongyang had promised to provide a total of about 10,000 troops, whose deployment was expected to be completed by…
Read More2 US service members injured in Iraqi raid targeting ISIS leaders
Two U.S. service members were injured overnight in a raid in Iraq that targeted top ISIS leaders and killed “multiple” ISIS operatives, the Pentagon said Tuesday. “What I can tell you is that overnight, CENTCOM and Iraqi security forces conducted a partnered raid in Iraq targeting several senior ISIS leaders,” Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen.…
Read MoreTwo South Carolina Men Plead Guilty to Hate Crimes, Conspiracy and Other Charges for Bias-Motivated Armed Robberies Targeting Hispanic Victims
Two South Carolina men pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Columbia, South Carolina, to federal hate crime and other charges in connection with a string of racially-motivated armed robberies targeting Hispanic victims. According to court documents, beginning in January 2021 and continuing through February 2021, Charles Antonio Clippard, 27, and Michael Joseph Knox, 29,…
Read MoreJuvenile shooter kills 5, including 3 kids, in Washington state, authorities say
Five people, including three children, were killed Monday in a Washington state shooting, and a juvenile suspect was taken into custody, authorities said. Deputies responded shortly before 5 a.m. to reports of a shooting at a home in the Lake Alice Road neighborhood in Fall City, about 25 miles east of Seattle, the King County…
Read MorePhiladelphia Resident Charged for Election-Related Threat to State Party Representative
An indictment was unsealed today charging a Pennsylvania man with threatening to kill a representative of a state political party who was recruiting official poll watchers. According to the indictment, on Sept. 6, John Pollard, 62, of Philadelphia, sent threatening text messages to Victim 1. Victim 1 had previously posted online, in Victim 1’s capacity…
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