Posts Tagged ‘worldwide terrorism threats & domestic extremist threats & trends’
Australian fugitive Dezi Freeman accused of killing two police officers believed to have been shot dead
A fugitive accused of killing two police officers is believed to have been shot dead, Australian police have said. Dezi Freeman, 56, was on the run for seven months after allegedly killing two officers in a remote town in Victoria state. On Monday, police said they believed he was engaged in a three-hour standoff inside…
Read MoreBrother and sister are charged after an explosive device was found outside a Florida Air Force base
A man who fled to China after leaving an explosive device outside MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa has been indicted along with his sister in Florida on federal charges, and their mother has been detained pending deportation for overstaying her visa, a federal prosecutor said Thursday. Alen Zheng, 20, and Ann Mary Zheng, 27,…
Read MoreEuropol coordinates largest referral action targeting terrorist audio propaganda
Europol has coordinated the largest Referral Action Day (RAD) to date targeting terrorist propaganda shared through audio content, resulting in the referral of 17 298 URLs across 40 online platforms. Combined, the audio content in these links represents more than 1 100 hours – the equivalent of 47 days of continuous listening. The operation focused…
Read MoreTop US intelligence officials set to testify about Iran war and threats confronting the homeland
Top Trump administration national security officials facing back-to-back congressional hearings starting Wednesday are expected to be pressed on the war in Iran, including a deadly strike on a school, as well as the FBI’s capacity to prevent terror attacks inside the United States. The annual worldwide threats hearings involving the government’s senior-most intelligence officials are…
Read More4 teens suspected of terror offenses in Rotterdam synagogue explosion, Dutch prosecutors say
Four teens arrested on suspicion of setting off an explosive outside a Dutch synagogue are suspected of terror offenses, prosecutors said Monday, after they appeared before an investigating magistrate. The suspects, whose names weren’t released in line with Dutch privacy rules, are suspected of “causing an explosion, arson and attempted arson, all with a terrorist…
Read MoreExplosion at Amsterdam Jewish school ‘a deliberate attack’ says mayor
An explosion at a Jewish school in Amsterdam was a “deliberate attack against the Jewish community”, the mayor of the Dutch capital has said. Femke Halsema said the overnight blast caused limited damage to the outer wall of the school in the Buitenveldert district. No injuries were reported. “This is a cowardly act of aggression…
Read MoreVirginia Man Charged with Illegally Selling the Firearm Used in the Campus Shooting at Old Dominion University
Kenya Mcchell Chapman, 32, of Smithfield, Virginia, appeared in federal court today and was charged by criminal complaint with dealing in firearms without a license in connection with the March 12 shooting at Old Dominion University (ODU), and with three counts of making false statements during purchases of firearms. View complaint here. View affidavit here.…
Read MoreMan who rammed his vehicle into Michigan synagogue was naturalized citizen from Lebanon, DHS says
The armed man who rammed his vehicle into one of the nation’s largest Reform synagogues Thursday has been identified as a 41-year-old naturalized citizen born in Lebanon, according to federal officials. Ayman Mohamad Ghazali was fatally shot by security officers after driving through a hallway at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township near Detroit, Michigan,…
Read MoreOld Dominion University shooting being investigated as terrorism; gunman was previously convicted for ISIS support
The FBI says it’s investigating a fatal Virginia university shooting as terrorism after a gunman, who served several years in prison for trying to support ISIS, killed one and injured two others on Thursday. The suspect was identified as 36-year-old Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former Virginia National Guardsman who had pleaded guilty in October 2016…
Read MoreWhite supremacist content grips teens plotting attacks in Southeast Asia
When police detained an Indonesian teenager accused of bombing his high-school campus in Jakarta in November, he had a life-size toy rifle inscribed with “welcome to hell” and the names of white supremacist mass killers. The November 7 attack, which injured 96 people, may have been the first in the country inspired by white supremacists…
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