Archive for June 2025
2 Idaho firefighters killed in ambush, dead man found with gun near Canfield Mountain
Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris said that the deceased man found on Canfield Mountain is believed to be the sole suspect in the deadly shooting. During a press conference, Sheriff Norris said that based on all the information collected, authorities believe there was only one shooter involved. The timeline of the incident began around 1:21…
Read MoreChicago Man Convicted of Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIS
A Chicago man was convicted today of conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) by using social media to encourage attacks on ISIS’s enemies and recruit new ISIS members. According to court documents, Ashraf Al Safoo, 41, was a leader of Khattab Media Foundation, a sophisticated online organization…
Read MoreMaine man pleads guilty over threats to hunt down, kill undocumented migrants
A Waterville man faces up to five years in prison for threatening to hunt down and kill undocumented immigrants in comments posted to YouTube, according to federal prosecutors in Maine. Benjamin Brown, 47, pleaded guilty to making threatening interstate communications during an appearance in U.S. District Court in Bangor on Friday. According to court records,…
Read MoreUK counter-terrorism police arrest four in connection with jet vandalism at RAF base
Counter-terrorism police in the UK have arrested four people on Friday in connection with an incident last week where military planes were sprayed with paint during a break-in at RAF Brize Norton. A 29-year-old woman and two men, aged 36 and 24, both from London, have all been detained on terror charges. Those people are…
Read MoreGerman prosecutor submits terror-related arrest warrant for Syrian man who allegedly stabbed four
Among other things, the federal prosecutor’s office will take over terrorism-related cases from local prosecutors in Germany. Germany’s top prosecutor submitted a new arrest warrant on Wednesday based on terrorism allegations for a Syrian man who stabbed and critically injured four men outside a restaurant in the western city of Bielefeld last month. The federal…
Read MoreGreece probes Azerbaijani arrested for espionage for links to Iran
Greek police have arrested an Azerbaijani national suspected of spying on a NATO base on the island of Crete. Local media reported on Monday that the man was detained the previous day on suspicion of espionage. Authorities are reportedly investigating whether the case is linked to the arrest in recent days of a man with…
Read MoreEx-employee at Polk County youth camp told children he would ‘turn this into the next Columbine shooting,’ docs say
KPRC 2 has obtained documents that detail the threats a 23-year-old former employee of a Christian youth camp is accused of saying to a group of children attending the camp. Mario Bernal, 23, was arrested and charged with felony terroristic threat. His bond has been set at $50,000. On Sunday, we first learned that the…
Read MoreGerman prosecutors indict alleged helper in plot to attack Taylor Swift concerts
German prosecutors on Friday announced charges against a suspect accused of supporting a foiled plot last year to attack Taylor Swift concerts in neighboring Austria. Three Swift concerts in Vienna were canceled in early August when the plot was discovered, and Austrian authorities made three arrests. The indictment in Germany against a young Syrian national,…
Read MoreSan Antonio student denied release amid terrorism probe, weapons and explosive charges
Charges against the middle schooler who’s accused of making threats against Rhodes Middle School were clarified during a Thursday hearing. State prosecutors have charged the boy with weapons possession and possession of an explosive device. Prosecutors also said that the terrorism charge is still being investigated. The judge also ruled that the boy must remain…
Read MoreJudge in Argentina orders trial in absentia for 10 suspects in 1994 AMIA bombing
A federal judge in Argentina has ordered 10 Iranian and Lebanese nationals suspected of involvement in the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires to be put on trial in abstentia. The devastating attack, which left 85 people dead and hundreds more injured, has never been claimed or solved, but Argentina…
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