Posts by MCAC(Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center)
Brazil police say they foiled a terrorist plot and arrested two suspects
Authorities in Brazil arrested two people on Wednesday to foil an alleged attack, which the Israeli Prime Minister’s office said was planned by the Lebanese militia Hezbollah. The office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement on X, formerly Twitter, that the thwarted attack was the result of collaboration with Israeli intelligence agency…
Read MoreSecret Service ‘monitoring’ threat environment ahead of Asia-Pacific summit
Leaders of nations from the Pacific region will gather in San Francisco for the 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in San Francisco next week — and the U.S. Secret Service has a plan to thwart threats amid heightened international tensions. With wars ongoing in multiple regions across the globe and an elevated threat environment, leaders…
Read MoreEngineer Indicted for Bombing Energy Facilities in California
Peter Karasev, 36, a U.S. citizen residing in San Jose, was arraigned in the Northern District of California today on an indictment charging him with destroying energy facilities and using fire or explosives to commit a federal crime. According to court documents, Karasev was indicted on Oct. 19. As alleged in counts one and two…
Read MoreMan with gun arrested across from Union Station, Capitol Police say
A man with a gun was arrested Tuesday across from Union Station on Capitol Hill, U.S. Capitol Police say. Someone spotted the man walking around with a “long gun” in the park alongside Delaware Avenue NE in front of Union Station about 12:30 p.m., police said. Capitol Police said they found the man moments later…
Read More21 Syrian Pro-Government Militiamen Killed In Overnight Ambush By Islamic State Group, Reports Say
The Islamic State group ambushed pro-government militiamen in an overnight attack in eastern Syria, killing at least 21 fighters, pro-government media and an opposition war monitor said Wednesday. Sham FM radio reported that the militiamen from the pro-government National Defense Places were ambushed in the village of al-Kawm in the central Syrian desert, between the…
Read MoreBuddhist temple firebombed by man seen throwing Molotov cocktail, video shows
The Montgomery County Fire Marshal’s office is looking into why someone tried to burn down the Huyen Trang Buddhist Meditation Centre in New Caney on Sunday night. The owners of the facility told Eyewitness News that they are thankful no one was hurt. On Monday night, the owner spoke only with ABC13 and shared the…
Read MoreArizona man arrested, hit with federal charges for allegedly threatening to kill rabbi
An Arizona man was arrested and hit with federal charges over the weekend for allegedly threatening to execute a Scottsdale rabbi and “every other JEW” he could find, the Justice Department announced Monday. Jeffrey Mindock, a 47-year-old Tempe resident, allegedly sent an email last Friday morning to the rabbi asking him to convince a judge…
Read MoreJury finds man guilty of terror offences over lighting fires and pledging loyalty to Islamic State
A man who lit bushfires and filmed videos pledging his loyalty to Islamic State has been found guilty of terrorism-related offences, but his older brother will walk free after being cleared by a jury. A Supreme Court jury found Aran Sherani, 20, guilty of carrying out acts in preparation for a terrorism offence. He had…
Read MorePolice warn of UK attack risk as anti-terror hotline calls surge
Counter-terrorism police are warning there could be an increased risk of attacks in the UK because of the Israel-Gaza conflict. Reports to the anti-terror hotline between 7-25 October doubled compared to the same period last year. The number of reports containing information classed as significant also rose by nearly four times. UK police say the…
Read MoreLeeds hospital patient averted potential bombing by befriending attacker, court hears
A man who averted a potential bombing by befriending the attacker told a 999 call handler “he was about to kill a lot of people”, a court has heard. Mohammed Farooq, 28, who is accused of planning a terror attack at St James’s Hospital in Leeds, was “agitated” when Nathan Newby spotted him in the…
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