Homeland Security News
Sask. teen faces terrorism charges related to ‘764’ group: RCMP
A Saskatchewan teenager has been arrested and charged with terrorism-related offences in connection to the 764 Network terror group. The 18-year-old’s arrest is the result of an investigation by the RCMP’s Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (INSET) in Alberta that began on Sept. 24. Police received a report about a Telegram user who allegedly posted…
Read MoreU.S. suspect allegedly ‘encouraged, sent money’ to Tumbler Ridge shooter
A person in western Washington State was allegedly in contact with the Tumbler Ridge School shooter for six months before the deadly shooting occurred in February, U.S. law enforcement officials said on Tuesday. James Cody Bryant, 30, “had been in repeated contact with the shooter, offering advice, sending money and even agreeing to livestream the…
Read MoreOne student killed, eight wounded in Istanbul school stabbing attack
A 15-year-old student stabbed eight pupils at a secondary school in Istanbul’s Başakşehir district on Tuesday morning, killing one, Turkish officials said. The attacker disguised herself in the uniform of the school she targeted before carrying out the attack at Şeyh Şamil Imam Hatip Secondary School in Istanbul’s Başakşehir district, Education Minister Yusuf Tekin said.…
Read MoreKnife rampage at Polish school leaves at least eight injured
At least eight people, mostly students, were injured in a knife attack at a school in northeastern Poland on Wednesday, with two seriously hurt. A 19-year-old student was arrested after fleeing the scene in the city of Ostrołęka, with police detaining him near the city beach around noon. Adrian Stupski from the Ostrołęka fire brigade…
Read MoreIsrael marks third anniversary of October 7 attack as election looms
Israel marks the third anniversary of Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack on Wednesday, just weeks before an election in which the deadliest day in the country’s history will be front and centre. Commemorative events will also be the first to be held since a ceasefire officially began in war-torn Gaza last year. Memorial events are…
Read MoreU.K. police arrest 7th man over RAF Fairford incident on suspicion of terrorism after releasing 6 on bail
British police on Tuesday arrested a 22-year-old man in London on suspicion of a terror offense over a security incident at a U.S.-run military air base in England that authorities have linked to Iran. It was the seventh arrest in connection with a suspected plot against RAF Fairford, 100 miles west of London, which has…
Read MoreUK man guilty after sharing suicide vest guide
A man accused of belonging to the Islamic State (IS) group has been found guilty of terrorism offences. Abdullah Yousef created a Telegram group where he published terrorist material, including instructions on how to make suicide vests. The 24-year-old, of Galapagos Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, also sent a message saying, “By the way, I am…
Read MorePentagon to execute convicted Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan by firing squad
The Pentagon announced Monday that Nidal Hasan, who was sentenced to death for the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, will be executed by firing squad, marking the first U.S. military execution in more than 60 years. The shooting left 13 people dead and wounded 32 others. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a…
Read MoreEx-spy chief is arrested in Germany on suspicion of trading state secrets and treason
A former head of Germany ‘s foreign intelligence service was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion that he had passed state secrets to a foreign intelligence service, the federal prosecutor’s office said. August Hanning, who led the Federal Intelligence Service, known by its German acronym BND, from 1998 to 2005, is “strongly suspected of treasonous espionage,…
Read MoreColombia launches joint task force to protect pipeline and fight ELN rebels
Colombia’s president launched a joint task force Monday that will fight rebel groups and drug gangs in the country’s northeast, as the government changes its strategy in dealing with criminal groups, replacing peace talks with various military offensives. President Abelardo de la Espriella said one of the main missions of the newly designated task force…
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