Homeland Security News
U.S. Rushes to Withdraw Bombers From U.K. Air Base After New Threats
The United States rushed over the weekend to withdraw all 12 B-1 Air Force bombers from an air base in southern England after commanders received new threats about an Iran-backed plot against the installation, two U.S. officials said on Sunday. The withdrawal was highly unusual: Such moves are rarely made so quickly from an allied…
Read MoreSearch for missing crew after drones sink cargo ship off Bulgaria
A search is under way in the Black Sea for the crew of a cargo ship that sank after drones struck two commercial vessels off Bulgaria early on Tuesday. Sea and aerial drones hit the ships at about 3am local time (2am CET), around 70 nautical miles east of the town of Byala in Bulgaria’s…
Read MoreUK Murder Suspect Is Charged With Preparing Acts of Terrorism, Including Against Farage
The British police on Friday charged a 28-year-old man with preparing to commit acts of terrorism, including against Nigel Farage, a member of Parliament and the leader of Reform U.K., the right-wing populist party. The man, Joshua Kerry of Rotherham, in northern England, was charged with one count of preparation of terrorist acts, the counterterrorism…
Read MoreFrance braces for national day of school protests as boy loses hand
France is bracing itself for a national day of protests and high-school blockades as a youth protest movement gathers pace amid a growing debate over the scale of the police response. In one incident, a 15-year-old protesting against what demonstrators said were France’s dilapidated and understaffed schools had his hand blown off outside a high…
Read MoreCo-pilot planned flydubai attack before joining airline
The flydubai co-pilot who stabbed his captain in a suspected attempt to crash the plane has told UAE interrogators he planned the attack before he was hired by the Dubai state-owned airline, according to two Israeli officials with knowledge of the probe. A third source briefed on the UAE probe said the co-pilot, an Omani…
Read MoreCoordinated Arrests and Charges Dismantle Hamas Terror Finance Network Raising Funds from the United States
The Justice Department announced today the unsealing of an indictment charging Saleem Alzaq, as well as the arrests of Omar Adhami, Abdel Adhami, and Raed Yousef, for their involvement in paying, soliciting and collecting funds for Hamas. In a coordinated law enforcement operation in France, three of Alzaq’s associates, Faouzi Barika, Amel Oualid, and Nordine…
Read MoreFrench students set fire to Paris school entrance on eve of nationwide day of action
Incidents were reported outside schools in France on Monday morning, a day before a major action called by the Union syndicale lycéenne (USL), a high-school students’ union. Students have been protesting over overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages and crumbling facilities. Among the schools hit on Monday was the Vauquelin secondary school in Paris’s 13th arrondissement, where…
Read MoreEarly indications suggest Flydubai co-pilot acted alone in attack, officials say
Early indications suggest the Flydubai co-pilot accused of attacking his captain and trying to seize control of an Israel-bound plane acted alone, rather than as part of a larger organization or on behalf of a foreign government, multiple U.S. officials briefed on the investigation and a former Israeli security official told NBC News. The U.S.…
Read More12-year-old girl killed in crossfire during youth football game in Baltimore; 4 adults injured
“The words I would use are horrific. Heartbreaking,” said Erricka Bridgeford about Saturday’s deadly shooting of Khloe, a 12-year-old girl, during a youth football game. Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said officers were called around 6:15 p.m. Saturday to Leon Day Park on North Franklintown Road. Worley said officers arrived and found a woman and…
Read MoreAt least 8 DTE utility poles set on fire, alleged arsonist arrested
One person was arrested after allegedly setting at least eight DTE utility poles on fire, and police said the suspect may be connected to other arsons across Metro Detroit. Sterling Heights firefighters responded to a utility pole fire on Hall Road near Van Dyke on Oct. 2. A suspect tried to drive away from the…
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