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Explosive device worn by man detonates during Charlestown encounter with police
A man in apparent emotional distress detonated an explosive device he was wearing during a confrontation with Boston police in Charlestown early Monday morning, leaving him seriously injured, according to a police report. The man was taken into custody and then to the hospital after the detonation. He faces explosives charges, according to a police…
Read MoreBomb threat against Northern Virginia mosque leads to arrest
A Spotsylvania County man has been charged after investigators said he threatened to bring an explosive device to an event at the All Dulles Area Muslim Society Center, according to an announcement Monday from the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office. According to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, detectives began investigating after they were alerted to a…
Read MoreChandler man arrested after making violent threats against Gov. Hobbs, local children: court docs
An East Valley man has been arrested and accused of making terrifying, explicit threats to commit mass violence targeting local children and public officials. He was taken into custody over the weekend at a home in Chandler. Daniel Lamb is now facing one count of making terrorist threats after police say he specifically targeted an…
Read MoreMichigan residents face terrorism charges for alleged threats to government leaders
Two Michigan residents are facing terrorism charges in separate incidents for allegedly threatening elected officials. Anthony Dekinderen, 61 of Lake Orion, sent emails to a Michigan-based journalist threatening to kill members of the Michigan Supreme Court, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, state Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office said in a statement.…
Read MoreSauk County jury convicts man on 19 terrorist threat counts for months of violent Facebook posts
A Sauk County jury convicted a Baraboo man of 19 counts of making terrorist threats after he posted on Facebook that he would shoot local officials and bomb a school. Kerry E. Martin, 66, was found guilty Thursday before Circuit Court Judge Andrew Voigt of Columbia County, according to Sauk County District Attorney Michael X.…
Read MoreMan arrested for alleged threats to Valhalla High School, bank and residence
A 37-year-old North Park man has been arrested for mailing a threat to an East County high school, a bank and an El Cajon residence, sheriff’s officials said. Detectives and school resource officers from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office arrested Ray Talia on Thursday after investigating a school threat that was mailed to Valhalla…
Read MoreRussian drones slam southern Ukraine city after Kyiv’s 1,000-drone weekend barrage
Russian drones blasted Ukraine’s southern city of Zaporizhzhia a day after Kyiv’s forces fired more than 1,000 at Russia, officials said on Monday. The war’s relentless daily attacks underscore the absence of any significant progress in diplomatic efforts to stop the fighting, more than four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of its neighbour.…
Read MoreIran-backed Houthi rebels warn against joining Saudi Arabia in Yemen’s growing civil war
A senior official with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels is warning countries against joining Saudi Arabia in Yemen’s revived civil war, telling The Associated Press on Sunday that his group has assured the Trump administration that it won’t attack U.S. vessels in the Red Sea. Mohamed al-Bukhaiti, a member of the Houthis’ political bureau, said Washington…
Read MoreMan critically injured, police officer wounded in gunfire near Ontario synagogue on Yom Kippur
A police officer and a man were wounded in an exchange of gunfire Sunday near a synagogue in Ontario as members of the Jewish community marked Yom Kippur, authorities said. The man was hospitalized in life-threatening condition. The province’s Special Investigations Unit said the exchange of gunfire happened near the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in…
Read MoreTwo arrested in UK counter-terror swoop, say police
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences after a major police swoop in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. The pair were held in Newton Street at 14:45 BST on Sunday as part of an ongoing operation. They remain in custody. The operation was led by the Metropolitan Police and backed up by officers from…
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