Posts by MCAC(Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center)
Under new policy, Broward schools won’t automatically evacuate after bomb threats
Public schools in Broward County are no longer being automatically evacuated if they receive bomb threats via phone, text or email, according to a new district policy. The decision, laid out in a May 10 memo to sent to principals from the district’s head of safety and security, “came in regards to our constant evacuations…
Read MoreKenyan special forces police to arrive in Haiti to help combat gang violence
Kenyan special forces police who have spent time battling al-Shabaab fighters in east Africa are expected to arrive in Haiti in the coming days, as the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, warned the Caribbean country was “on the precipice of becoming an all-out failed state”. A small advance group of Kenyan officers – part…
Read MorePoland Arrests Sabotage Suspects And Warns Of Potential Hostile Acts By Russia
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Tuesday that three people were recently arrested on suspicion of links to foreign-sponsored sabotage, adding to nine others already under arrest. Tusk was speaking at a weekly news conference about what steps his government was taking to protect Poland against hostile activity, including incidents with suspected links to Russian…
Read MoreICC prosecutor applies for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders
International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan said Monday that he was filing applications for arrest warrants at the ICC for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, in addition to three senior Hamas leaders. The Hamas leaders listed by Khan are the group’s overall political leader Ismail Haniyeh,…
Read MoreGerman group accused of plotting coup go on trial
It’s an alleged coup plot featuring a German aristocrat, a “massive arsenal” of weapons and the belief that Queen Elizabeth II’s death might have been a secret “signal” to act. The trials of people allegedly connected to the so-called Reichsbürger movement are underway with those accused of being ringleaders set to appear before judges. Plotters…
Read MoreHundreds Of Hostages, Mostly Women And Children, Are Rescued From Boko Haram Extremists In Nigeria
Hundreds of hostages, mostly children and women, who were held captive for months or years by Boko Haram extremists in northeastern Nigeria have been rescued from a forest enclave and handed over to authorities, the army said. The 350 hostages had been held in the Sambisa Forest, a hideout for the extremist group which launched…
Read MoreCongo Names Third American In A Foiled Coup Plot As Mourners Gather In Utah To Remember Plot Leader
Congo’s army spokesman on Tuesday released the name of the third American involved a foiled coup plot in Kinshasa, while family members in Utah gathered to mourn Christian Malanga, the eccentric leader of the brazen and ill-fated attack targeting the presidential palace over the weekend. Brig. Gen. Sylvain Ekenge told The Associated Press the third…
Read MoreViolence intensifies in southwest Colombia as FARC holdout group attacks police and military
Violence intensified in southwestern Colombia on Monday when a bomb blast injured six people in the city of Jamundi and an attack by insurgents on a police station in the rural town of Morales left at least two officers dead, according to police. Colombia’s government attributed the attacks to the FARC-EMC a rebel group that…
Read MoreMan jailed for life after Gaza ‘revenge’ murder in Hartlepool
A terrorist who murdered a pensioner in Hartlepool town centre as “revenge” for “the people of Gaza” has been jailed for 45 years. Ahmed Alid, 45, an asylum seeker from Morocco, stabbed 70-year-old Terence Carney, a complete stranger he encountered on the street, on 15 October. Minutes earlier, he had broken into the bedroom of…
Read MoreCarson City man facing terrorism charges after being arrested with explosives
A Carson City man is facing terrorism charges related to building explosives. Deputies say they became aware of the situation when they conducted a traffic stop Saturday afternoon on a car driven by 50-year-old Christopher Gorham. A search of his car turned up drug paraphernalia and an explosive device. The Tahoe-Douglas Bomb Squad was called…
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