Posts Tagged ‘worldwide terrorism threats & domestic extremist threats & trends’
Red Army Faction militant arrested in Germany after decades on run
A member of the Red Army Faction (RAF) has been arrested in Germany after more than three decades on the run. Daniela Klette is one of three members of the so-called third generation of the far-left urban guerrilla organisation, and had been in hiding since the 1990s. Wanted for attempted murder, a series of armed…
Read More3 men snared in right-wing extremism probe charged in London court with prepping for terrorism
Three men arrested in an investigation into right-wing extremism were charged Tuesday in a London court with preparing to commit a terrorist act, authorities said. They were arrested on Feb. 21, Counter Terrorism Policing North East said. Prosecutors said the men had joined extreme right-wing online chat forums, had right-wing text messages and distributed information…
Read MoreUK police charge three with right-wing terrorism offences
British police said on Tuesday they had charged three men with preparing an act of terrorism after an investigation into suspected “Extreme Right Wing” activity. The three men, one aged 33 and two aged 24, will appear in Westminster Magistrates Court later on Tuesday, the police said in a statement. The arrests were made at…
Read MoreJudge rules killer of London, Ont., Muslim family committed terrorism, calling it a ‘textbook example’
The actions of a man who was convicted of murder and attempted murder after deliberately driving his truck into five members of the Afzaal family in London, Ont., on June 6, 2021, amounted to terrorism under Canadian law, a judge ruled Thursday “I have chosen not to name the offender nor recite the hateful hateful…
Read MoreChristchurch gunman discussed attacks online a year before carrying them out
In March and August 2018, up to a year before he attacked two Christchurch mosques, Brenton Tarrant posted publicly online that he planned to do so. Until now, these statements have not been identified. In fact, for four years before his attack, Tarrant had been posting anonymously but publicly on the online message board 4chan…
Read MoreGreek militant group claims an attempted parcel bomb attack last week against judge
An anarchist group on Monday claimed responsibility for last week’s attempted bomb attack against a senior judge in Greece, raising fears of a resurgence of violence by radical militants. Explosives experts defused the parcel bomb that was placed at a courthouse in the northern city of Thessaloniki and addressed to the judge. In an online…
Read More2nd youth charged in connection with anti-Jewish terror plot
A young person has been charged as the alleged “co-conspirator” of a 15-year-old Ottawa boy already accused of plotting a terrorist attack against Jewish people, according to the RCMP. In a release Friday, the RCMP said both youths are now facing charges of unlawfully conspiring and agreeing to commit murder — either for the benefit…
Read MoreX accused of taking payments from terrorists
Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, granted subscription perks to designated terrorist groups and others barred from operating in the US, according to campaigners. The Tech Transparency Project (TTP) found X had granted blue check marks to accounts tied to Hezbollah members, among others. For $8 (£6.40) a month, a tick allows longer posts and better…
Read MoreFBI Releases 2023 Year in Review
In 2023, the FBI faced a growing and evolving threat spectrum—from an uptick in violent and bias-motivated crimes to increasingly elaborate cyberattacks to a rise in more potent drugs like fentanyl. A look back over the past 12 months shows the diversity of law enforcement and intelligence challenges facing the 115-year-old Bureau. While the year…
Read MoreMan Who Carried Out Machete Attack on NYPD Officers in Times Square on NYE 2022 Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Charges
Trevor Bickford, 20, of Wells, Maine, today pleaded guilty to multiple counts of attempting to kill officers and employees of the U.S. government and persons assisting them based on his jihadist attack using a machete-style knife against three New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers in Times Square on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, 2022.…
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