Posts Tagged ‘explosive devices’
Iran behind low-level ‘hybrid warfare’ attacks in UK and Europe, analysts say
Iranian intelligence services and Revolutionary Guards operatives are recruiting teenagers through criminal intermediaries to launch a wave of low-level “hybrid warfare” attacks in Europe and the UK, according to investigators, security officials, analysts and police documents. A first wave of attacks was launched in early March, 10 days after the US and Israel began strikes…
Read MoreISIS-inspired suspects in bombing attempt on New York mayor’s home plead not guilty to federal charges
Two men pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges they brought homemade bombs to an anti-Islam protest outside the New York City’s mayor’s home in a failed attempt at a terror attack inspired by the Islamic State group. Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, entered the pleas during a brief appearance in federal court in…
Read MoreD.C. pipe bomb suspect, Brian Cole Jr., hit with 2 new charges
The man accused of planting pipe bombs outside of the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot now faces two additional felony charges, according to a superseding indictment made public Wednesday. Brian Cole Jr. was arrested and charged in December with transporting and planting the two IEDs…
Read MoreOfficials arrest Annapolis man in connection to recovered destructive devices
An Annapolis man is facing multiple charges stemming from the alleged possession of a significant number of explosive devices found in his home. According to the Anne Arundel County Fire Department and the Office of the Fire Marshal, Fire/Arson & Explosives Investigative Bureau (FIB), Lee Ralston, 37, of Annapolis has been charged with multiple counts…
Read MoreTennessee Man Pleads Guilty to Arson and Attempting to Provide Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization
Today, Regan Darby Prater, 28, currently of Tullahoma, Tennessee, entered a guilty plea to one count of arson and one count of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. Prater pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville. Sentencing has been set before U.S. District…
Read MoreSuspicious device at St. Patrick’s Day parade was planted by fire official, cops say
The Brookdale Community College fire official who alerted authorities to a suspicious device at the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Keansburg last month is accused of putting it there, officials said. Christopher J. Otis, 56, is charged with possession of a destructive device, creating a false public alarm and providing false information to an officer,…
Read MoreBlast at Syracuse building caused by explosive placed in cupcake vending machine, owner says
An explosion which rocked a multi-tenant office building in Syracuse Friday was caused by an explosive placed in a vending machine, according to the machine’s owner. The vending machine in the lobby of the building at 404 Oak St. sells cupcakes and other baked goods. Kadesha Carter, 31, who owns the vending machine, told syracuse.com…
Read MoreMen charged with bringing bombs to NYC protest were recorded discussing terror plot, indictment says
The two men charged with bringing homemade bombs to a protest outside the home of New York City’s mayor were recorded describing their plan to kill as many as 60 people in a bid to “start terror,” according to an indictment released Tuesday. Their conversations were preserved on dashcam audio and video recordings recovered from…
Read MoreDutch police probe explosion outside a pro-Israel Christian center
A small blast outside a pro-Israel Christian center in a central city in the Netherlands is under investigation. The explosion on Friday night caused limited damage at the Israel Centre, which is run by Christians for Israel, a non-profit in the city of Nijkerk, police said. No one was injured. Police appealed for witnesses and…
Read MoreParents of MacDill explosive device suspects taken into ICE custody
The parents of the suspect accused of planting an explosive device at MacDill Air Force Base were taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officials confirmed on Friday. A package containing “possible energetic materials” was found outside the MacDill Air Force Base visitors center at the Dale Mabry gate on March 16. Agents determined…
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