Homeland Security News
German authorities raid group accused of plotting against Eritrean government
More than 200 police officers searched 19 properties in a large-scale operation, with a related raid also conducted in Denmark. No arrests have been made so far. German authorities carried out raids across six states on Wednesday targeting individuals suspected of involvement in Brigade N’Hamedu, a group accused of attempting to overthrow the government of…
Read MoreSuspicious package in downtown Halifax was ‘hoax improvised explosive device,’ police say
Halifax police have released an image of a man they say is a suspect related to the “hoax improvised explosive device” found outside Halifax City Hall on Wednesday morning. Halifax Regional Police officers determined the package in Grand Parade was not a threat to the public, said police spokesperson Const. Martin Cromwell. “However, it was…
Read MoreMan seriously injured after blowing himself up with homemade bomb
The Special Detective Unit is understood to be assisting garda investigations after a man appears to have accidentally blown himself up with a pipe bomb. The man, aged in his 50s, suffered serious injuries and had to undergo surgery but his wounds are not thought to be life-threatening. The incident, revealed in the Irish Examiner,…
Read MoreHamas spokesperson Abdel-Latif Al-Qanoua killed in Israeli airstrike, Hamas media say
Hamas spokesperson Abdel-Latif Al-Qanoua has been killed in an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza, Hamas-affiliated media said early on Thursday, the latest group figure to be killed since Israel resumed its operations in the enclave. Al-Qanoua was killed when his tent was targeted in Jabalia, the Hamas-run Al-Aqsa television said. The same strike wounded several…
Read MoreMilitants kill 16 on Nigerian army base, military outpost, security sources say
Suspected Islamist fighters launched a coordinated attack on an army base and a military outpost in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State, killing at least 16 people, security sources told Reuters. Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province militants have mainly operated in the northeast of Nigeria, attacking security forces and civilians and killing and displacing…
Read MoreHundreds join protest against Hamas in northern Gaza
Hundreds of Palestinians have joined protests in northern Gaza, shouting anti-Hamas slogans and calling for an end to the war with Israel, in what has been described as the largest protest against the militant group inside the territory since the 7 October attacks. Videos and photos shared on social media late on Tuesday showed hundreds…
Read MoreOne killed in shooting attack in northern Israel, police say
One man was killed and another wounded in a combined ramming, stabbing and shooting attack by a lone assailant at a bus stop in northern Israel on Monday, emergency services said. Police said that the assailant was a 25-year-old Israeli citizen from the country’s Arab minority. He rammed his car into an Israeli soldier standing…
Read MoreZelenskyy says Ukraine ready to observe ceasefire against energy targets following US-brokered deal
Ukraine is ready to proceed with a ceasefire prohibiting attacks on energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, in line with a deal that was brokered by the United States during three days of negotiations with Ukrainian and Russian officials in the Saudi capital. Speaking in a video address late Tuesday, Zelenskyy said Ukraine had agreed…
Read MoreTwo students charged after bomb incident at Boonsboro High School
The Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal said two students were charged for a March 19 bomb scare incident at Boonsboro High School. Officials say the students were charged with false representation of a destructive device, disturbing school operations, and making a false statement to a police officer The incident happened at 11:15 a.m.…
Read MoreWest Grove man allegedly used Molotov cocktail to set business on fire with people inside
A West Grove man is in jail after being accused of setting a Chester County business on fire while people were inside. Agustin Cisneros-Bedolla, 42, was arrested in early March, according to the district attorney’s office. He is facing attempted homicide, aggravated arson, robbery, as well as possession of weapons of mass destruction, among other…
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