Posts by MCAC(Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center)
Ukraine grenade incident: Councillor tosses explosives into meeting
A village councillor in western Ukraine has thrown grenades on to the floor of a council meeting, wounding 26 people, police say. The attack took place on Friday morning at the village council headquarters in Keretsky in the western Transcarpathian region. Police have not yet commented on a possible motive for the attack, which has…
Read MoreN. Korea test-fires ICBM with range to strike US; second launch in two days
The firing followed the test of a shorter range missile on Sunday night, with the back-to-back launches coming immediately in the wake of another bout of fearsome rhetoric between North Korea and the US-South Korean allies. South Korea’s military said it had detected the launch of a long-range ballistic missile from the Pyongyang area on…
Read MoreIsrael uncovers ‘biggest Hamas tunnel’ near Gaza border
Israeli forces battling Hamas said they had uncovered an unusually large concrete and iron-girded tunnel, designed to carry carloads of militant fighters from Gaza right up to the border. Razing or disabling hundreds of kilometres of underground passages and bunkers is among the aims of the offensive Israel launched after Hamas gunmen went on a…
Read MoreSedan crashes into SUV traveling with president’s motorcade, authorities investigating if ‘impairment’ a factor
An SUV that was part of President Joe Biden’s motorcade was struck by another vehicle as Biden was walking out of a dinner on Sunday night, according to reporters traveling with the president. Biden had just finished answering a reporter’s question when the crash occurred, appearing to startle the president. Secret Service agents then walked…
Read MoreBrothers Sentenced to More Than 35 Years Combined for Manufacturing and Distributing Machineguns Intended for ISIS
Moyad Dannon, 26, of Fishers, Indiana, was sentenced today to 200 months, equivalent to 16 years and eight months, in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release, after pleading guilty to attempting to provide material support or resources, namely, firearms, to a designated foreign terrorist organization. His brother, Mahde Dannon, was sentenced to…
Read MoreSeven arrested in Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands over suspected terrorism plots
Seven people, including four suspected Hamas members, were arrested in Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands on suspicion of planning attacks on Jewish institutions in Europe, authorities in the three countries said on Thursday. The arrests were made as Israel pressed on with its operation to destroy Hamas in the Gaza Strip, a war that was…
Read More13-year-old charged after allegedly planning a mass shooting at an Ohio synagogue, according to court docs
A 13-year-old in Ohio is facing criminal charges after allegedly crafting “a detailed plan” for a mass shooting at a synagogue in September, according to court documents obtained by CNN. The teen, whom authorities have not publicly identified, posted “a detailed plan to complete a mass shooting” at Temple Israel in Canton, according to the…
Read MoreAPD: $200K reward offered in arson attacks linked to training center protests
The Atlanta Police Department, the Georgia State Fire Marshals and other law enforcement agencies have announced a reward of up to $200,000 in the search for people behind a series of arson attacks across the metro Atlanta area in protest against the city’s construction of the controversial Public Safety Training Center. At a press conference…
Read MoreNintendo cancels its Live 2024 Tokyo event after persistent threats to workers and customers
Nintendo canceled its upcoming video game showcase and postponed several other events because of persistent threats to the company, its workers and players. “We decided we could not amply ensure the safety of our customers,” Kyoto-based Nintendo Co. said in an online statement Thursday. The Japanese manufacturer behind the Super Mario and Pokemon canceled Nintendo…
Read MoreSelf-proclaimed sovereign citizen sentenced to 14 years in prison for kidnapping
A Missouri man was sentenced Friday to 14 years in prison for helping a woman with the kidnapping of her own children from their Stillwater foster home. A Payne County jury convicted Elijah Erlebach in November, and the 32-year-old maintained his innocence and claimed it was law enforcement that was unjustly abducting him at Friday’s…
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