Joint Statement of the U.S. Department of Justice and the United Kingdom Home Office on a Multilateral Meeting to Address State-Sponsored High-Harm Physical Threats and Other Forms of Transnational Repression

On Oct. 10, the U.S. Department of Justice and the United Kingdom Home Office convened a multilateral meeting at the U.S. Embassy in London to address the urgent challenge of state-sponsored high-harm physical threats and other forms of transnational repression. The meeting was co-chaired by Matthew G. Olsen, Assistant Attorney General for National Security from…

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Greek police say fatal Athens apartment blast was likely caused by improvised bomb

Greek police said Friday that an explosion in an Athens apartment that killed a man and severely wounded a woman appeared to have been caused by an improvised bomb. Police searching the wrecked apartment seized two handguns and ammunition, authorities said in a statement, as well as mobile phones and other “digital evidence.” The statement…

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Suspect charged with terrorism, hate crime in shooting of Jewish man in Chicago

Authorities in Chicago have charged a suspect accused of shooting a Jewish man walking to a synagogue in the city, then engaging law enforcement in a firefight over the weekend, with federal hate and terrorism charges, alleging he planned the attack and was targeting those of the Jewish faith. Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, 22, was in…

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Man arrested for arson after allegedly setting fire to SE Austin bridge

A 35-year-old man has been arrested on arson charges after a fire caused an estimated $20,000 in damages to a bridge in southeast Austin last week. According to an arrest affidavit, firefighters responded to a reported trash fire under a bridge at 6406 S. Pleasant Valley Road around 8:56 a.m. on Oct. 24. Fire investigators…

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