Homeland Security News
Man arrested after mosque damaged in Northeast Philadelphia arson attack
Police have made an arrest in connection with an arson at a Philadelphia mosque. Authorities took 60-year-old Vincent Lang into custody on Thursday. According to a criminal complaint, Lang approached the Northeast Philadelphia Islamic Center on Tyson Avenue last Sunday morning. Police say surveillance images show him lighting a fire and throwing it into the…
Read MoreSyrian authorities seize truck of rockets allegedly bound for Hezbollah in Lebanon
Syrian authorities at the country’s border with Iraq thwarted an attempt to smuggle weapons believed to have been headed to the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon, state media said Thursday. A truck was seized with advanced weapons and rockets, Syria’s state-run SANA news agency quoted an unnamed Interior Ministry official as saying. The official…
Read MoreExplosives found, traffic stop ends in arrest after bomb squad call for devices
An unidentified person is facing a number of charges after authorities found them driving recklessly with explosive devices inside their vehicle. Lakeside Police Department took the person into custody on Wednesday night, July 15, following what officials consider a dangerous series of events that began with a traffic violation and ended with a bomb squad…
Read MoreUS airstrikes hit Iranian civilian sites as Tehran attacks Gulf neighbors
The US continued its airstrikes on Iran for a sixth consecutive night, striking civilian infrastructure early on Friday, Iranian state media reported, adding that at least seven people were killed. The US airstrikes struck bridges in Bandar Khamir, an Iranian coastal city on the Strait of Hormuz, state TV wrote on Telegram. Iranian media also…
Read MoreTanker boarded by armed group off Yemen, says British military
A chemical tanker was boarded by an armed group off the coast of Yemen on Friday while it was transiting in the Gulf of Aden, the British military said. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center (UKMTO,) said military authorities had reported that the vessel was boarded by “unauthorized personnel” south of al-Mukalla province in…
Read MoreWhen violence shapes identities in a larger pool of perpetrators: new Europol terrorism report
The latest EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (EU TE-SAT) reveals how online ecosystems are reshaping terrorism. Traditional ideology-driven terrorism dominates the landscape, with jihadism being the most widespread form. However, for a significant number of perpetrators, violence has become a means of gaining identity, recognition, and belonging. This development has created a more fragmented,…
Read MoreSuspect in Philly mosque fire showed anti-Islamic views before attack, feds say
A Philadelphia man accused of setting a mosque on fire allegedly commented about a video of the attack on Facebook, leading to a federal charge, the NBC10 Investigators have learned. Vincent Lang, 60, of Philadelphia, faces a federal charge of maliciously damaging or destroying, or attempting to damage or destroy, by means of fire, any…
Read MoreOmaha man accused in White House UFC event plot extradited to Ohio
An Omaha man the DOJ has said was the mastermind behind a plot to attack the Freedom 250 UFC event last month at the White House is being extradited to Ohio. Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez, 31, was arrested by the FBI in Omaha on June 14 after he and his wife came home from the pool.…
Read MoreMan arrested over online plot to attack kindergartens with machete
The 29‑year‑old, identified as Marcin G. under Polish privacy laws, shared plans for a machete attack on kindergartens in the western city of Poznań on one of the internet platforms, Poland’s Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime (CBZC) said in a statement on Wednesday. He also created an online poll asking users to vote on which…
Read MoreUS expands strikes into northern Iran and disables ship trying to run blockade
The United States intensified its strikes on Iran early Thursday, hitting targets further north as American forces also fired into a ship the U.S. accused of trying to break its naval blockade on the Islamic Republic. Iran retaliated with missile and drone fire targeting U.S. allies in the region before dawn and warned its attacks…
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