Posts by MCAC(Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center)
Portion of courthouse closed as hazmat crews identify suspicious powder found in envelope
The second floor of the Cummings Courthouse in downtown Baltimore was placed on lockdown Monday afternoon as hazardous materials crews investigate a suspicious powder. The Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office said a court employee on the second floor opened a letter addressed from an inmate from a state correctional facility. The letter contained an unknown white…
Read MoreTwo Swedes shot dead in Brussels, Belgium raises terror alert to top level
Two Swedish nationals have been shot dead in Brussels as a football match between Belgium and Sweden was due to take place on Monday evening, police said, and Belgium raised its terror alert to the highest level. A man in a video on social media claimed that he was the assailant and that he was…
Read MoreTeacher killed in knife attack in France; officials launch terrorism probe
A teacher was killed and three people wounded in a stabbing at a French high school Friday morning — an incident that is being investigated as a potential terrorist attack and that prompted France to raise its security alert to the highest level. The stabbing took place in Arras, a city in northern France about…
Read MoreBorder Patrol Arrests Thousands of Illegals Linked to Terrorism
Thousands of illegal immigrants from the Middle East and Central Asia have been apprehended attempting to cross the U.S. southern border. A “special interest country” is subject to travel warnings by the U.S. State Department due to terrorism. More than 2.8 million migrants have had encounters with authorities so far in 2023. This is already…
Read MoreMan, 71, charged with murder, hate crimes in stabbing death of 6-year-old
An Illinois man was charged with stabbing a 6-year-old Muslim boy to death and seriously injuring his mother in what police said was a hate crime linked to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Middle East. Joseph Czuba allegedly stabbed the boy 26 times with a “military-style knife” and his mother more…
Read MoreMiddle East war could widen beyond Israel and Hamas, US officials warn
Top U.S. officials warned on Sunday that the war between Israel and the militant group Hamas could escalate into a bigger conflict across the Middle East, saying they were worried the Lebanese group Hezbollah could attack Israel’s north or that Iran might get involved. Another set of U.S. warships was headed to the region in…
Read MoreEcuador chooses president during wave of violence
Ecuadoreans are voting in the run-off of a presidential election that has been overshadowed by a crime wave which has turned the country into one of the most violent in the region. The first round of the election was held just days after presidential candidate Fernando Villavicenio was shot dead in the capital, Quito. Seven…
Read MoreUS Warned Iran in Back-Channel Talks on War, Sullivan Says
The US has held back-channel talks with Iran in recent days to warn the country against escalating the conflict in Israel, as Israeli forces prepare an expected ground assault in response to last weekend’s surprise attack by Hamas. “We have means of communicating privately with Iran, and we have availed ourselves of those means over…
Read MoreUS Prepares for ‘Day of Jihad’ as White House Remains ‘Vigilant’
The White House has announced that the country is preparing for the so-called “Day of Jihad” on Friday, October 13, after a former leader of Hamas called for Muslim communities around the world to protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza. On Thursday, Khaled Mashaal, a former leader of the Palestinian paramilitary group which last…
Read MoreAustralia intelligence chief warns of potential for violence at home as Middle East tensions rise
The head of Australia’s domestic intelligence agency on Thursday warned about the potential for opportunistic violence and called for calm as tensions rise ahead of a planned pro-Palestinian protest in response to the Israel-Hamas war. In rare public statement, Mike Burgess, head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) said protests and rallies following the…
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