Homeland Security News
Shootout in Kyiv between Ukrainian spy services
Several people have been injured in a shootout in central Kyiv between two branches of Ukraine’s security services, in an incident Volodymyr Zelenskyy described as “disgraceful”. The shootout, which took place on Wednesday morning in a downtown area of the capital, was between officers from the domestic security service, the SBU, and the military intelligence…
Read MoreFederal prisoner serving terrorism sentence in Kentucky gets additional 230 months for stabbing
A federal inmate serving time in Kentucky for supporting a terrorist organization will remain behind bars after receiving a new sentence for attempted murder. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 42-year-old Mufid Elfgeeh was serving a 270-month sentence for attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization when staff at U.S.…
Read MoreMan charged with terrorism after allegedly threatening to destroy missile factory
A Cedar City man has been charged with terrorism after he allegedly threatened to destroy a missile factory while on the phone with a suicide hotline. Kristian Berry, 40, is charged with terrorism with the intent to interrupt or occupy a building, public area, or transport (a third-degree felony) and terrorism with the intent to…
Read MoreMiddlesbrough Teen Sentenced for Terrorism Offences
A nineteen-year-old man from Middlesborough, who amassed terrorist material and shared a video of himself ‘triggering’ an imitation suicide vest, has been imprisoned for 9-and-a-half years, following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing North East. Mohammed Khalil Nadir (18/08/2007) of Clough Close, was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court today (Tuesday, September 1) after he was…
Read More2 people killed and suspect is dead in downtown Minneapolis shooting
Gunfire could be heard throughout a downtown Minneapolis apartment building as police responded to an active shooting Wednesday that left three people dead, including the suspect, and five others wounded, authorities said. The five wounded by gunfire included two Minneapolis police officers, while a sixth person, another officer, suffered other injuries, police Sgt. Garrett Parten…
Read MorePakistan security forces kill 15 militants attempting to cross from Afghanistan
Pakistan’s security forces killed 15 militants attempting to cross into the country from neighboring Afghanistan, the military said Thursday, a sign of continuing tensions along the border. In a statement, the military identified the killed militants as “Fitna al-Khawarij,” a term Pakistani authorities use for the Pakistani Taliban, or Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, known as the TTP.…
Read MoreMaine Teenager Is First Juvenile in the Nation to Be Federally Charged, Adjudicated, and Detained for Acts Related to Nihilistic Violent Extremist Groups in the 764 Network
A 17-year-old from Maine is the first juvenile in the United States to be federally charged and adjudicated for acts of juvenile delinquency related to the teen’s role in online nihilistic extremist groups (NVE) connected to the 764 network. The juvenile was found to have committed multiple acts of juvenile delinquency, including conspiring to sexually exploit…
Read MoreTumbler Ridge mass shooting victims file 30 new lawsuits against OpenAI
OpenAI faces 30 new lawsuits filed on behalf of victims of the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting. The suits, filed on Wednesday, allege the company’s ChatGPT chatbot induced the shooter to carry out the attack in rural Canada in February, in which eight people were killed and dozens more wounded – most of them children. “These…
Read MoreSouth Germany train station reopens after morning explosion injured two, police say
An explosion near a German train station followed by the discovery of a suspicious object caused police to temporarily close the transport hub in the southern city of Augsburg on Wednesday morning. Later in the morning, police said the suspicious object had been identified as harmless and that the train station was reopened again at…
Read MoreGerman authorities probe suspected sabotage after 2 power substation disruptions
Two incidents that disrupted power distribution systems in the west and east of Germany are being investigated as possible sabotage, authorities said Wednesday, while one of them was also being examined for possible terrorism links. Multiple explosive devices were found Tuesday morning at a substation near the Jänschwalde coal-fired power plant in Brandenburg in northeast…
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