Posts Tagged ‘worldwide terrorism threats & domestic extremist threats & trends’
New 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…
Read MoreFBI: New Orleans truck attacker acted alone but investigation with Las Vegas explosion continues
The FBI said Thursday the suspect in the New Orleans truck attack appeared to have acted alone and that there are no links to the explosion of a truck outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on New Year’s Day. The FBI said at a news conference that the New Orleans driver −Shamsud-Din Jabbar,…
Read MoreUS Army Veteran Who Killed 15 In New Orleans Attack Was Inspired By The Islamic State Group
A U.S. Army veteran who drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in New Orleans, killing 15 people, had posted videos to social media hours before the carnage saying he was inspired by the Islamic State group and expressing a desire to kill, the president said. The FBI said it was…
Read MoreJordanian National Pleads Guilty to Explosives Threats and Attack on Energy Facility
Hashem Younis Hashem Hnaihen, 44, of Orlando, pleaded guilty today to four counts of threatening to use explosives and one count of destruction of an energy facility. “With this plea, we are holding this defendant accountable for his threats to carry out hate-fueled mass violence in our country, motivated in part by his desire to…
Read MoreGMU student linked to pro-ISIS accounts barred from campus after FBI uncovers attack plot
A freshman at George Mason University (GMU) has been banned from campus after allegations of operating pro-ISIS and al-Qaeda social media accounts, officials said Thursday. Court documents reveal that Abdullah Ezzeldin Taha Mohamed Hassan, 18, an Egyptian national living in Falls Church, Virginia, operated multiple accounts on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and Telegram. These accounts…
Read MoreVirginia man charged in FBI sting with supporting Islamic State found guilty
A Virginia man accused of funneling tens of thousands of dollars to the Islamic State group was found guilty on all counts. On Monday his defense lawyer told jurors 35-year-old Mohammed Chhipa of Springfield, Virginia was a lonely man looking for a wife and relentlessly targeted by FBI sting operations, including one undercover operative who…
Read MorePittsburgh resident accused of attempting to join foreign terrorist group; Facing charges
A man is facing charges after allegedly lying to the FBI regarding involvement with a foreign terrorist organization. A statement from the U.S. Attorney for the Western Pennsylvania District said Monday that 24-year-old Jack Molloy of Upper St. Clair was arrested after lying to FBI agents during an investigation involving international terrorism in late October.…
Read MoreAustralian synagogue fire declared terrorism in a decision that increases investigation resources
Australian law enforcement authorities on Monday declared an arson attack on a synagogue last week a terrorist act in a decision that increases resources available to the investigation. Arson squad detectives have been investigating the blaze that extensively damaged the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne on Friday. But the investigation was taken over on Monday…
Read MoreMan arrested in Quebec for alleged plot to kill Jews in NYC being held in Rimouski
A Pakistani man arrested in Quebec for an alleged plot to kill Jews in New York City is being held in a detention centre hundreds of kilometres from Montreal, where he says the French-speaking guards don’t understand him. Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, who appeared remotely in Quebec Superior Court this morning, says he’s the only person…
Read MoreFive Eyes chiefs issue stark warning over online terror radicalisation of children
Five Eyes security chiefs have issued an unprecedented warning about terrorist radicalisation of children online. For the first time since its inception during the Second World War, the Five Eyes alliance of Britain, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand has published a public-facing paper calling for a “whole society response” to the threat of…
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