Archive for July 2025
Man who travelled to Syria convicted of terrorism offence
A man has been convicted of travelling to Syria with the intention of committing acts of terrorism, following an investigation by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command. Isa Giga, 32 (11.02.1993), previously of Hounslow, west London, was arrested at Heathrow Airport on 23 May 2024 after he caught a flight back from Turkey. Met counter terrorism…
Read MoreIranian Officials Suspect Sabotage in String of Mysterious Fires
For more than two weeks, mysterious explosions and fires have erupted across Iran, setting ablaze apartment complexes and oil refineries, a road outside a major airport and even a shoe factory. In public, Iranian officials have shrugged off the events as mere coincidence or blamed aging infrastructure, trying to soothe the frayed nerves of a…
Read MoreNew York man made explosive devices and stored them on Manhattan rooftops, prosecutors say
A New York man is facing federal charges after allegedly making and attempting to use multiple improvised explosive devices in parts of Manhattan, prosecutors said July 22. Michael Gann, 55, of Inwood, New York, is accused of manufacturing at least seven improvised explosive devices, also known as IEDs, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for…
Read MoreMan accused of setting fire to 11 NYPD vehicles is arrested and charged with arson
A man with a history of arrests at pro-Palestinian protests was charged Monday with setting fire to 11 New York City police vehicles last month. Jakhi McCray, 21, of Brooklyn pleaded not guilty to arson in U.S. District Court. A criminal complaint unsealed Monday said McCray was recorded on surveillance video scaling a fence to…
Read MoreTajik man sentenced to 5.5 years for recruiting for ISIS in Netherlands
A 31-year-old man from Tajikistan was sentenced to five and a half years in prison on Monday for recruiting members for Islamic State (IS) across multiple countries, including the Netherlands, to allegedly prepare attacks. The Rotterdam court said the man posed a serious threat to Dutch society and had sought to raise as much money…
Read MoreArkansas man pleads guilty in 2024 mass shooting at grocery store that killed 4
An Arkansas man changed his plea to guilty Monday in the shooting at a grocery store last year that killed four people and injured 11 others, including two police officers. Travis Eugene Posey, 45, pleaded guilty to four counts of capital murder and 11 counts of attempted capital murder in the June 2024 shooting, according…
Read MoreMontreal woman who joined ISIS as a teen convicted of aiding a terrorist group
Oumaima Chouay, who fled her home in Montreal nearly a decade ago to join ISIS in Syria, is the first person in Canada convicted for providing family support to a terrorist entity as a spouse. Chouay was sentenced Monday to one day of custody, in addition to the 110 days she served in pretrial detention,…
Read MoreSuspect arrested after car crashes into post office and catches fire in San Jose, California
A suspect was arrested after a car crashed into a post office in San Jose, California, early Sunday, causing the building to go up in flames, authorities said. No injuries were reported. Emergency crews responded around 3 a.m. to the office located in a strip mall south of downtown, according to a joint statement from…
Read MoreMan made bomb threats, got into armed standoff at Weston Hospital: State Police
A man is in police custody after state troopers say he made bomb threats toward federal buildings and got into an armed standoff at a Weston hospital. According to a press release, on Monday, troopers with the West Virginia State Police received multiple reports of a man making bomb threats toward “various government facilities.” While…
Read MoreNew criminal offence to target violence-obsessed suspects earlier
A powerful new criminal offence to target suspects who are found to be preparing mass killings will ensure their plotting is taken as seriously as terrorism, the home secretary says. Yvette Cooper said the criminal justice system had to be given new tools to respond to violence-fixated individuals who are not motivated by a particular…
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