Homeland Security News
Man arrested for throwing explosive device at people near Baltimore Home Depot
A man is accused of throwing an explosive device at a group of individuals gathered near a Southeast Baltimore shopping center last weekend. The explosion happened Sunday near the Wendy’s and the Eastern Avenue entrance to The Home Depot. On Monday, bomb squad and arson investigators said they had identified a person of interest. Detectives…
Read MoreMan sentenced to 10 years for 2023 Baltimore mass shooting that killed 2, injured 28
A 20-year-old man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday for his role in a deadly Baltimore mass shooting that left two people dead and 28 injured. Tristan Jackson pleaded guilty in March to participating in the 2023 mass shooting in the Brooklyn Homes neighborhood. Jackson pleaded guilty to a second-degree assault charge, use…
Read MoreMisogyny to be treated as extremism by UK government
Extreme misogyny will be treated as a form of extremism under new government plans, the Home Office has said. Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, has ordered a review of the UK’s counter-extremism strategy to determine how best to tackle threats posed by harmful ideologies. The analysis will look at hatred of women as one of…
Read MoreFlorida man with ties to Wisconsin school shooter accused of mass shooting threats
A Florida man with ties to a teen girl behind a deadly shooting at a Wisconsin school last year has been arrested for allegedly making mass shooting threats. Damien Blade Allen, 22, was arrested Tuesday by the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office on charges including intimidation-threatening a mass shooting, unlawful use of a two-way communications device…
Read MoreLeaders of 764 Arrested and Charged for Operating Global Child Exploitation Enterprise
Leonidas Varagiannis, also known as “War,” 21, a citizen of the United States residing in Thessaloniki, Greece, and Prasan Nepal, also known as “Trippy,” 20, of North Carolina, were arrested and charged for operating an international child exploitation enterprise known as “764,” a nihilistic violent extremist (NVE) network. Varagiannis was arrested yesterday in Greece; Nepal…
Read MoreTwo Foreign Nationals Arrested in Serbia for Directing Interstate Stalking and Harassment Scheme Targeting Los Angeles-Based Critic of Chinese President Xi Jinping
Yesterday, Serbian law enforcement authorities arrested two foreign nationals, Cui Guanghai, 43, of China, and John Miller, 63, of the United Kingdom, at the request of the United States. Today, the United States unsealed its criminal complaint alleging that Cui and Miller coordinated and directed a conspiracy to harass, intimidate, and threaten a Los Angeles…
Read MoreVietnam celebrates 50 years since war’s end with focus on peace and unity
Vietnam on Wednesday celebrated the 50th anniversary of the end of the war with the United States and the formation of its modern nation with a military parade and a focus on a peaceful future. The fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975 marked the end of a Vietnam divided into the communist North and…
Read MoreMan charged with terrorism offence after Israeli Embassy incident
A man has been charged with a terrorism offence following an incident at the Embassy of Israel on Monday, 28 April. Abdullah Sabah Albadri, 33 (28.12.1991) of no fixed abode was charged on Wednesday, 30 April with the following offences: He has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court…
Read MoreLeeds Crossbow attack suspect put ‘massacre’ plans online
The suspect in the Leeds crossbow attack, who police announced earlier had died of a self-inflicted wound, wrote a hate-filled online manifesto hours before the assault. Owen Lawrence, 38, was arrested and taken to hospital, where he died, following the attack on the popular Otley Run pub crawl in Headingley on Saturday. A Facebook post…
Read MorePakistan claims India planning to attack within 36 hours as tension between nuclear-armed neighbors soars
A week after 26 people were killed in a terrorist attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir, concern was mounting over a possible military clash between nuclear-armed neighbors India and Pakistan. Pakistan’s government claimed late Tuesday night that it had “credible intelligence” that India was planning to take military action within hours in retaliation for the April 22…
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