Posts by MCAC(Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center)
Two 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…
Read MoreMali Tuareg rebels claim military base following clashes on Sunday
Mali’s northern Tuareg rebels said on Sunday that they had seized another military base from the Malian army following fighting in the north of the country. The military base is the fourth taken in a series of attacks the rebel alliance, called the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA), has carried out since August following the…
Read MoreTurkey strikes Kurdish rebels after Ankara blast
Turkey says it has carried out a number of air strikes on Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, hours after a suicide blast hit the interior ministry. The government said 20 targets were destroyed and many militants from the banned PKK rebel group “neutralised”. The PKK said Sunday morning’s bombing in the capital, Ankara, was carried…
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