Posts by MCAC(Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center)
Explosive device thrown onto porch of Satanic Temple in Massachusetts. No injuries were reported
Someone threw an explosive device onto the porch of The Satanic Temple in Massachusetts at a time when no one was inside, and the device and damage it caused were not found until nearly 12 hours later, police said. No injuries were reported. State police bomb technicians ensured that the device was no longer a…
Read MoreSpain’s top court summons Catalan separatist leader to testify remotely in terrorism case
Spain’s Supreme Court has summoned Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont to testify remotely in June over his links to a group accused of breaching terrorism law over protests following the region’s failed 2017 bid for independence. The investigating magistrate set tentative dates for the remote hearing between June 17 and 21 and issued a European…
Read MoreSecurity stepped up for PSG-Barcelona Champions League match over terrorist ‘threat’
Gerald Darmanin said the jihadist group had threatened all the quarter-final matches on Tuesday and Wednesday, not just PSG’s first leg clash with Barcelona at the Parc des Princes. Darmanin said there had been “a clear threat publicly expressed by the Islamic State”. “The police, whom I spoke to very early this morning, have considerably…
Read MoreIdaho teen arrested for allegedly plotting to attack church in name of ISIS
An 18-year-old from Idaho was arrested Saturday and accused of plotting to kill churchgoers in his town in the name of ISIS, according to court documents unsealed Monday. Alexander Mercurio was charged in a criminal complaint with providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization. He remains in custody and has not entered a plea,…
Read MoreAntisemitic flyers found on Chicago’s North Side
For the second time this year, anti-Semitic flyers were found recently on the hoods of cars in the Lincoln Park neighborhood – this time inside zip-lock bags also containing a substance that resembled rat poison. According to Ald. Timmy Knudsen (43rd), some of the flyers were found in bags including a “substance with the appearance…
Read MoreIsrael kills Hezbollah field commander in Lebanon, UN urges halt to fighting
An Israeli strike on southern Lebanon early on Monday killed a field commander in the heavily-armed Lebanese group Hezbollah, as the United Nations warned that shelling was spreading and urged a halt to the violence.Hezbollah and the Israeli military have been exchanging fire across Lebanon’s southern frontier in parallel with the Gaza war, adding to…
Read MoreSea Drone Found In Black Sea Is American Boat With Massive Soviet Warhead
A mysterious maritime drone (USV) has been discovered in the Black Sea. The capsized vessel marries a U.S. built hull with a Soviet-era Russian warhead. At around 500 kg (1,100 lb), the warhead is more than twice the size of that on a Harpoon or Neptune missile. An unusual maritime drone was discovered floating upside…
Read MoreMyanmar opposition carries out drone attack on capital
Opponents of Myanmar’s military said they had carried out drone attacks against junta sites in the capital, Naypyidaw, in what appears to be a rare incursion against the embattled junta’s centre of power. The National Unity Government (NUG), which was formed to oppose the 2021 coup, said it had launched drone attacks on two military…
Read MoreChina Is Targeting U.S. Voters and Taiwan With AI-Powered Disinformation
Online actors linked to the Chinese government are increasingly leveraging artificial intelligence to target voters in the U.S., Taiwan and elsewhere with disinformation, according to new cybersecurity research and U.S. officials. The Chinese-linked campaigns laundered false information through fake accounts on social-media platforms, seeking to identify divisive domestic political issues and potentially influence elections. The…
Read MoreFire at 100-year-old church in New Jersey was set on purpose, police say
A New Jersey community is heartbroken after a man allegedly set their beloved church on fire. Our Lady of the Lake in Verona represents a century of memories. Days after it was packed with parishioners on Easter Sunday, a fire damaged the pews and charred statues of Mary and Joseph. “I don’t know how people…
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