Archive for August 2025
FBI: Dayton man arrested after making threat to kill tens of thousands in Cincinnati
The FBI has arrested a Dayton man accused of threatening to kill tens of thousands of people in Cincinnati. Scott Hanna, 30, was arrested on Aug. 1 after the Cincinnati Police Department sent a threatening X post, allegedly posted by him, to the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, according to a news release. Hanna was…
Read MoreLong Beach man arrested for sending money to purported ISIS terrorists
A Long Beach man was arrested for allegedly providing financial support to those claiming to be members of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Justice Department said Friday. Mark Lorenzo Villanueva, 28, allegedly communicated with two people who identified as ISIS fighters and expressed his desire to participate in the terrorist organization’s cause.…
Read MoreTennessee man threatened to kill public officials, kept explosive devices in his home, authorities say
Authorities in Tennessee have arrested a man who threatened to kill public officials and had explosive devices in his Polk County home. Polk County Sheriff’s deputies on Friday executed an arrest warrant for 54-year-old Kevin Wade O’Neal at his house in Old Fort, an unincorporated community about an hour east of Chattanooga, for allegedly threatening…
Read MoreMichigan man sentenced for traveling with explosive devices to Massachusetts
A 31-year-old man has been sentenced for traveling with several explosive devices from Michigan to Massachusetts, federal officials said on Friday. A judge sentenced Luke Isaac Terpstra to three years in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan. He pleaded guilty to possession of an unregistered destructive device in…
Read MoreSonoma County arson suspect found with homemade explosives, Sheriff’s Office says
A man arrested this week for allegedly setting a fire on federal forest land in Sonoma County also had several bombs and bomb-making materials in his home, the Sheriff’s Office said. On Tuesday, deputies detained 43-year-old Gregory Klemme following a fire on Pine Flat Road east of Geyserville on Bureau of Land Management land, the…
Read MoreFrance, Germany and other Western allies warn of growing Iranian intelligence plots
France, Germany and other NATO allies, as well as Austria, are accusing Iran of a growing number of intelligence threats, including a surge in kidnapping and assassination plots, across Europe and North America. “We are united in our opposition to the attempts of Iranian intelligence services to kill, kidnap, and harass people in Europe and…
Read MoreU.S. repatriates a child from sprawling camp in northeastern Syria holding families of ISIS fighters
The United States has repatriated an American child separated from their family from a sprawling camp in northeastern Syria that houses tens of thousands of people with alleged ties to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the State Department said Tuesday. The department estimates that some 30,000 people from 70 countries remain in al-Hol…
Read MoreOliver Springs Police find ‘suspected explosive devices’ inside suspicious vehicle
A Thorn Hill man is facing charges after a police investigation into a suspicious vehicle at a convenience store ended with a bomb squad being called due to the discovery of “suspected explosive devices” early Friday morning. Just after midnight on August 1, the Oliver Springs Police Department said officers were checking on a suspicious…
Read MoreGermany: Second arson attack on rail line in two days
German police said on Friday that a key railway line in the western city of Düsseldorf had been hit by a second arson attack in two days, hours after a fire in a cable duct caused widespread disruptions on the same stretch. Police told the German DPA news agency that the incendiary device used was…
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