Posts by MCAC(Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center)
An emergency alert test will sound Oct. 4 on all U.S. cellphones, TVs and radios; Here’s what to expect
Your electronic devices may alarm you on Wednesday afternoon — but there’s a reason for that. A nationwide test of the federal emergency alert system will be broadcast at approximately 2:20 p.m. EDT to cellphones, televisions and radios across the United States at around the same time. Most Americans with wireless cellular devices will receive…
Read More3 dead in shooting in major shopping mall in Bangkok; suspected attacker is in police custody
Three people were killed and six were injured when a shooter opened fire in a major shopping mall in the center of Thailand’s capital on Tuesday afternoon before being apprehended, authorities said. Police spokesman Archayon Kraithong told reporters a suspect was taken into custody after the shooting at the Siam Paragon Mall and the situation…
Read MoreTwo men arrested on charges of mass destruction after detonating explosive in Bucks
Police in Bucks County say an initial call for fireworks led to charges of mass destruction being filed. Warrington Police say on Sunday around 3:30 a.m. officers were notified of possible fireworks in the area of Street Road and Neshaminy Avenue. Officials say that the course of about twenty minutes Police heard multiple explosions that…
Read MoreDriver facing terrorism charges after plowing into New Jersey police station
A driver in New Jersey plowed into a police station. The SUV burst through a wall in Independence Township in Warren County. Police identified the driver as John Hargreaves. Police say Hargreaves intentionally crashed as he blasted the song ‘Welcome to the Jungle.’ They say he also drove into a garage door at a nearby…
Read MoreTurkey strikes Kurdish PKK targets in Iraq after Ankara suicide bombing
A ministry statement said some 20 targets of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, were “destroyed” in the aerial operation, including caves, shelters and depots. Earlier, suicide bomber detonated an explosive device near an entrance of the Ministry of Interior Affairs, injuring two police officers. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police…
Read MoreIndia raids 53 sites nationwide as crackdown on Sikh separatists deepens
India’s anti-terror agency has raided 53 sites across seven states and union territories in a crackdown on what it says are “terrorists” and “gangsters,” some of whom it alleges have links to Sikh separatist groups. The National Investigative Agency (NIA) said Wednesday it had seized pistols, ammunition and a large number of digital devices during…
Read MoreAttackers set off bomb at Turkish government building, both die
Two attackers detonated a bomb in front of Turkish government buildings in Ankara on Sunday, leaving both of them dead and two police officers wounded, and a Kurdish militant group claimed responsibility for the attack. Authorities called it the first terrorist attack in the capital in years. CCTV footage obtained by Reuters showed a vehicle…
Read MoreCumberland County [NJ] Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Possessing Destructive Device and Explosive Materials
A Cumberland County man was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for possessing a destructive device and explosive materials, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Thomas Petronglo, 64, of Vineland, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Robert B. Kugler to an indictment charging him with one count of possession of a…
Read MorePh.D. Student Found Guilty of Terrorism After Building a Drone to Give to ISIS
A man has been found guilty of preparing acts of terrorism after building a drone with the intention of supplying it to a banned terrorist organization. The jury at Birmingham Crown Court in the U.K. heard how PhD student Mohamad Al-Bared, aged 26 of Kare Road in Coventry, made the drone specifically to transport an…
Read MoreSwedish PM calls in military to assist with gang violence
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson called together the armed forces and police to tackle rising gang violence on Monday, blaming it on “failed integration.” Authorities pointed to 11 deaths over the past month connected to gang violence as a reason to take such measures. On Thursday, two men were shot in separate crimes near Stockholm…
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