Posts Tagged ‘worldwide terrorism threats & domestic extremist threats & trends’
Threats against federal officials surged in 2024, Capitol police report shows
A report produced by federal investigators with the U.S. Capitol Police revealed the number of investigations into threats against Congress and the Capitol complex surged to the second-highest number on record in 2024, amid a toxic and menacing moment in American politics. The agency’s threat division investigated 9,474 “concerning statements or direct threats” against members…
Read MoreAustralian Police Find Explosives They Suspect Are Part Of An Antisemitic Plot
Australian police suspect explosives stashed on Sydney’s outskirts were evidence of a deadly escalation in a campaign of antisemitic arson and graffiti crimes that has been waged in major cities for months, officials said on Wednesday. Police found a list of Jewish targets together with a cache of Powergel, an explosive used in the mining…
Read MoreUK’s Starmer vows to uncover failings, lead change after Southport murders
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed on Tuesday to “leave no stone unturned” to uncover failings in preventing the killings of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed event, saying an inquiry could lead to a change in terrorism laws. Starmer defended his government’s stance to not divulge many details earlier about the British teenager guilty…
Read MoreUK teenager pleads guilty to murder of Southport girls and ricin, terrorism charges
A British teenager on Monday pleaded guilty to charges of murdering three young girls in a knife attack in northern England in July, a crime that horrified the nation and was followed by days of nationwide rioting. Axel Rudakubana, 18, changed his pleas from not guilty to guilty on what was due to be the…
Read MoreDurham man arrested at RDU charged with supporting ISIS, making plans to join terrorist group
A North Carolina man was charged with supporting ISIS and making plans to travel to Morocco to join the group, according to court documents unsealed in federal court on Tuesday. Alexander Justin White, 29, who went by the name Sulaiman Al-Amriki online allegedly began posting his support for ISIS on his Facebook account between May…
Read MoreTerrorist Designations of The Terrorgram Collective and Three Leaders
The United States remains deeply concerned about the racially or ethnically motivated violent extremist (REMVE) threat worldwide and committed to countering transnational components of violent white supremacism. Today, the Department of State is designating The Terrorgram Collective (Terrorgram) and three of its leaders as Specially Designated Global Terrorists pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, as…
Read MoreNew Orleans to enhance Mardi Gras safety with SEAR-1 federal support
After the deadly attack on Bourbon Street on New Year’s Day left 14 people dead, officials are making sure Mardi Gras 2025 will have the highest level of security ever. Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced that Mardi Gras has been upgraded to a SEAR-1 security event, a top rating given to events of national or international…
Read MoreMan Behind New Year’s Attack Visited New Orleans Before, Recorded Video With Smart Glasses, FBI Says
The man responsible for the truck attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day that killed 14 people visited the city twice before and recorded video of the French Quarter with Meta smart glasses, an FBI official said Sunday. Shamsud-Din Jabbar also traveled to Cairo and Canada before the attack although it was not yet…
Read MoreTruck-ramming suspect used wrong device in failed detonation of IEDs: Officials
The suspect in the deadly New Year’s Day truck-ramming attack in New Orleans made two previous trips to the city in October and November, apparently scouting the best location to carry out his rampage, even using a pair of Meta smart glasses to record video of a bicycle ride through the French Quarter, the FBI…
Read MoreNew Orleans attack latest: FBI, DHS warn of copycat vehicle attack danger
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security on Thursday issued a joint intelligence bulletin warning the nation’s 18,000 law-enforcement agencies about potential copycats seeking to emulate this week’s devastating ramming and shooting attack in New Orleans, ABC News has learned. The bulletin was sent out of an abundance of caution to sensitize law enforcement around…
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