Explosive device worn by man detonates during Charlestown encounter with police

A man in apparent emotional distress detonated an explosive device he was wearing during a confrontation with Boston police in Charlestown early Monday morning, leaving him seriously injured, according to a police report. The man was taken into custody and then to the hospital after the detonation. He faces explosives charges, according to a police…

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Bomb threat against Northern Virginia mosque leads to arrest

A Spotsylvania County man has been charged after investigators said he threatened to bring an explosive device to an event at the All Dulles Area Muslim Society Center, according to an announcement Monday from the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office. According to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, detectives began investigating after they were alerted to a…

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Michigan residents face terrorism charges for alleged threats to government leaders

Two Michigan residents are facing terrorism charges in separate incidents for allegedly threatening elected officials. Anthony Dekinderen, 61 of Lake Orion, sent emails to a Michigan-based journalist threatening to kill members of the Michigan Supreme Court, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, state Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office said in a statement.…

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