Homeland Security News
Estonia blames Russia for arson at defence company supplying Ukraine
Russia was behind an arson attack on an Estonian defence company in the capital Tallinn last month, authorities say. Prime Minister Kristen Michal said the attack on Milrem Robotics – which supplies Ukraine with unmanned military vehicles – was ordered by Russian special services, but gave no details. Moscow has been accused of launching sabotage…
Read MoreMystery over UK airbase scare as police find petrol but no explosives
A UK probe into a suspected bomb plot at an airbase used by the United States was mired in confusion Tuesday, as police said no explosives but a “quantity of petrol” was found in vehicles seized nearby. Police were called to the Royal Air Force Fairford base in southwest England on Sunday after a resident…
Read MoreSuspect charged after allegedly making threats toward Marion General Hospital, Columbia police say
A suspect is in custody after allegedly threatening Marion General Hospital Monday. According to police, a call came in from the hospital reporting threats to patients and staff. Officers determined the suspect was a former patient identified as 54-year-old David Michael Deron. The sheriff’s office said deputies and the Columbia Police officers were looking for…
Read More3 Towson University students among 17 arrested after shooting near campus
Seventeen people, including three Towson University students and two juveniles, were arrested in connection with a shooting near the university on Sunday, Sept. 27. Police said the adults range in age from 18 to 31. The juveniles are 15 and 17. The suspects face multiple weapons charges. The 15-year-old is charged with possessing a firearm…
Read MoreSabotage halts Syria gas pipeline in latest attack on energy sector
An apparent explosion on an eastern gas pipeline in Syria halted gas flow to power stations in the latest act of sabotage against the Mediterranean country’s energy facilities, authorities said Tuesday. “A fire broke out Monday evening in a gas pipeline between the Al-Shoula area and Deir ez-Zor due to the explosion of a sectional…
Read MoreConnecticut Man Who Attempted to Travel to the Middle East to Join and Fight for ISIS Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Prison
Ahmad Khalil Elshazly, 29, of West Haven, Connecticut, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in the District of Connecticut to 92 months in prison and lifetime supervised release for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization. According to court…
Read More5 men arrested near a US-run air base are bailed as UK police probe whether there’s a link to Iran
Five young British men arrested on explosives and terror charges near a U.S.-operated air force base in England were released on bail Monday, and counterterror detectives said they were investigating “multiple lines of inquiry,” including whether there is a link to Iran. The men were detained early Sunday after three vans were spotted in the…
Read MoreMyanmar military launches air strike on Rakhine market, killing at least 33
An air strike carried out by Myanmar’s military has killed at least 33 people in territory controlled by rebel factions. The attack near a market in the north of the Rakhine state in the west of the country on Monday also wounded 36 people, rescue and rebel group officials reported. The strikes are the latest…
Read MoreEstonia slams Russian ‘sabotage’ after arson attack on defence company Milrem Robotics
Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna accused Russia of “sabotage” on Tuesday following an arson attack on the premises of defence company, Milrem Robotics, which occurred in August. “We can conclude with certainty that the arson attack…in Tallinn was an act of sabotage ordered by the special services of the Russian Federation,” he wrote in a…
Read MoreMan gets nearly 6 years in prison for threatening Red Mass attendees with homemade explosives in D.C.
A New Jersey man was sentenced to 5 years, 10 months in prison after threatening to detonate over 100 homemade explosive devices during the annual Red Mass at St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Northwest D.C. Louis Geri, 42, of Vineland, New Jersey, pleaded guilty in March to Hobbs Act extortion by wrongful use of force, violence…
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