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Court documents released on a Fort Carson Soldier accused of stealing an explosive device
An active duty Fort Carson soldier, 41-year-old Joshua King, is being accused of stealing C4 off the post. According to court documents, the explosive was found when the soldier’s ex-wife was cleaning at her residence. She claims she discovered it on top of a dresser inside the garage when going to collect a knife collection.…
Read MorePolice investigate Northern Ireland’s potential first Islamist terror attack
Police in Belfast are investigating Northern Ireland’s first potential Islamist terror incident. Officers arrested an 18-year-old who travelled from North Africa after a 51-year-old was stabbed earlier in March. Religious ideology is one of several potential motives being investigated by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). If it is confirmed, it would be the…
Read MoreMember of ‘764’ Network Sentenced for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material
Jack Rocker, 19, of Tampa, was sentenced to serve 84 months in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) followed by a lifetime of supervised release. The court also ordered Rocker to forfeit an iPhone 12, thumb drive, and Acer Laptop, all of which possessed CSAM. Rocker will also have to register as…
Read MoreIsrael hits Gaza with ‘extensive strikes,’ killing over 400 and ending ceasefire
Israel hit Gaza with a series of “extensive strikes” overnight Tuesday, vowing to open the “gates of hell” because Hamas has not released the remaining hostages. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said the Israel Defense Forces is targeting Hamas terrorists throughout the region and will act with “increasing military force”…
Read MoreUS judge agrees to delay Lockerbie bombing trial
A US judge has agreed to delay the trial of a Libyan man accused of building the bomb that destroyed Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie more than 36 years ago. The case against Abu Agila Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi, known as Masud, was due to begin in Washington on 12 May, but has been postponed…
Read MoreFlorida man arrested day after bomb threats made at North Carolina Lowe’s, Walmart
A Florida man was arrested last week, just one day after a North Carolina Lowe’s and Walmart were targeted with bomb threats. The threats were made against stores in Rutherford County on March 13, according to the Forest City Police Department. Police said businesses in the area had to be evacuated while authorities investigated, and…
Read MoreFlorida attorney to spend years in prison for attempted bombing in DC
Panama City-based attorney Christopher Rodriquez, 45, will spend more than eight years in federal prison for an attempted bombing near the Chinese Embassy in D.C. in September 2023. Rodriguez drove from his home in Panama City to Northern Virginia with a rifle and 15 pounds of explosive material, according to court documents. On his way…
Read MoreLithuania says Russian military intelligence behind Ikea arson attack in Vilnius
The suspect, who was underage at the time of the arson in Vilnius, was arrested while planning another attack in Riga, in neighbouring Latvia. Lithuanian authorities have reasonable grounds to believe that Russian military intelligence organised and funded the Ikea store arson attack in Vilnius in 2024, the Baltic country’s prosecutor general said. The main…
Read MoreUK watchdog rejects calls to redefine terrorism, backs new offence
Britain should not redefine terrorism in the wake of last summer’s murders at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event but the government should consider a new law to tackle those bent on mass killings, the UK’s terrorism watchdog said. Axel Radukabana, 18, stabbed to death three young girls and wounded 10 others last July in the…
Read MoreISIS’ chief of global operations killed in precision airstrike in Iraq: CENTCOM
A U.S. airstrike in western Iraq on Thursday killed ISIS’ chief of global operations, who also served as the terror group’s second in command, U.S. officials confirmed. The ISIS chief, Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai, also known as “Abu Khadijah,” was killed in the strike along with another operative from the group, officials said. U.S. Central…
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