Homeland Security News
Polish prosecutors launch terrorism investigation following fire at drone maker’s factory
Prosecutors in Poland have launched a terrorism investigation into a fire at a drone factory in the city of Skarżysko-Kamienna. In a statement, prosecutors said the fire, which broke out at a WB Electronics factory, was started deliberately “by planting an explosive device containing flammable materials.” CCTV footage had reportedly captured an unidentified person in…
Read MoreRamic asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear appeal in terror case
A Bowling Green man convicted of crimes stemming from his membership in ISIS has formally petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his appeal. Mirsad Ramic, 36, was sentenced to 101 months in prison in 2025 after being found guilty in U.S. District Court of providing material support and resources to ISIS, conspiring to provide…
Read MoreISIS-inspired teen pleads guilty to preparing potential terror attack on Sydney Opera House
A teenage boy has told a Sydney court he was considering carrying out a mass terror attack motivated by Islamic extremism in the CBD after being radicalised on social media. He was 14 years old when federal police arrested him in August 2024 at his Western Sydney home, where officers found more than 40 videos…
Read MoreOklahoma troopers arrest wife of Crestview man killed by SWAT on explosives charge
The spouse of a Crestview man killed in a SWAT-involved incident earlier this month was arrested last week in Oklahoma after being stopped with guns and an explosive device, according to authorities. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday that 24-year-old Madeline Haner was arrested last Tuesday by Oklahoma Highway Patrol on a charge of:…
Read MoreOne of ISIS’s most dangerous leaders in Yemen was killed; who is Abu Hudhayfah al-Ansari?
Security agencies affiliated with the Saudi-backed Yemeni government announced on Tuesday the killing of Abu Hudhayfah al-Ansari, a senior leader of ISIS and the group’s official spokesperson. Al-Ansari was eliminated during a special security operation carried out by forces belonging to the coalition supporting the Yemeni government in cooperation with a Yemeni counterterrorism unit. Abu…
Read MoreMan arrested after Swiss rave shooting that killed woman
A 43-year-old Swiss man has been arrested following the shooting at a rave in Switzerland on Sunday. The arrest comes after a 22-year-old Italian woman Maria Spinelli was killed and several others injured at a techno rave being held at a horse racing track in Aarau, a town about 46km (29 miles) west of Zurich.…
Read MoreManhunt underway after 1 killed, 5 injured in shooting at Swiss rave, police say
A manhunt was underway early on Sunday after at least one person was killed and five others were injured in an early morning shooting at a rave in Switzerland, police said. A 22-year-old Italian woman died at the scene in the Schachen district of Aarau, a northern Swiss town, police said. Four men and a…
Read MoreIran launches strikes on Jordan after US attacks an island in Hormuz
Iran said on Monday that it has launched strikes targeting US military positions in Jordan in response to Washington’s first attack on its territory in a month, marking a fresh flare-up in the six-month war. Tehran’s elite IRGC said it struck two US military air bases with ballistic missiles in Washington-allied Jordan, causing “heavy damage”.…
Read MoreMan charged after setting himself ablaze in Google’s NYC office building
A 63-year-old man set himself on fire Friday afternoon in the lobby of a lower Manhattan building that houses Google’s New York offices — in an incident police say appears to have no clear motive. John Butch, of Brooklyn, walked into the lobby of 315 Hudson Street at around 3 p.m. and set himself ablaze,…
Read MoreOkaloosa County deputies arrest teenage girl after school threat post
A teenage girl was arrested in Okaloosa County on Sunday after investigators traced a threatening social media post that referenced local schools. Investigators determined the teen did not appear to have access to weapons, and the threat was not deemed credible, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said its school resource…
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