Archive for May 19, 2026
Gunman kills eight at Egypt transport hub
A gunman has killed eight people and injured five others in Egypt’s southern Assiut province, before he was shot dead by security forces, authorities said. The shooting took place on Monday in the Abanoub area, where the assailant opened fire from a car at a busy transport hub, Egypt’s interior ministry said. Authorities said initial…
Read MoreMan threatened mass shooting at Walmart if hantavirus outbreak led to lockdown, sheriff says
A 20-year-old Arkansas man was arrested after allegedly making threats of a mass shooting at Walmart if the United States were locked down due to the hantavirus outbreak that started on a cruise ship. Aaron Keith Bynum, 20, was arrested on charges of first-degree terroristic threatening and harassing communications, according to a press release from…
Read MoreSuspect, victim details emerge in deadly San Diego Islamic Center shooting
One of the three victims shot and killed at the Islamic Center in San Diego Monday, a security guard and father of eight young kids, is being hailed by first responders and close friends as a hero. The deadly incident occurred around 11:40 a.m. when two teenage gunmen dressed in camouflage reportedly stormed the mosque…
Read MoreEuropol disrupts thousands of IRGC online accounts across 19 countries
Europol has taken down more than 14,200 online posts, accounts and links tied to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including restricting the IRGC’s main X account — which had accumulated more than 150,000 followers — following the EU’s designation of the organisation as a terrorist group in February. The operation, carried out by Europol’s EU…
Read MoreMan arrested for threats made at Houston’s Ismaili Center
A 29-year-old man was arrested over the weekend on a terroristic threat warrant after allegedly making death threats at Houston’s Ismaili Center Houston last month. Jacolby Poindexter, 29, was arrested Saturday, according to records, before posting a $30,000 bond on a terroristic threat charge Sunday. In mid-April, Poindexter allegedly drove onto the property on Allen…
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