Posts Tagged ‘worldwide terrorism threats & domestic extremist threats & trends’
Two NSW teenagers charged over violent extremist material allegedly linked to terror
Two New South Wales teenagers have been charged with allegedly possessing violent extremist material after police searched one of their homes and found a ballistic-style vest, several notebooks and literature they allege contained extremist references. The Australian federal police and NSW police released a statement on Friday morning confirming the boys, aged 15 and 16…
Read MoreMan killed by police on I-15 previously convicted for terrorism threats, said he would ‘kill Americans and USA’
The man shot and killed by police on Northbound I-15 on March 27 previously pleaded guilty to threats of terrorism and threatened to ‘kill Americans.” On March 27, shortly before 5:00 p.m. an individual rear ended a Utah Highway Patrol (UHP) vehicle near 4500 S on northbound I-15. That individual, later identified as 29-year-old Sayed…
Read MoreThree Reichsbürger backers face trial in Germany over coup and kidnapping plot
Three men with alleged ties to a German extremist group that plotted to overthrow the government and kidnap a minister will go on trial in Munich on Wednesday. The men are accused of backing the self-styled “United Patriots” group, part of Germany’s Reichsbürger scene. The term, meaning “citizens of the Reich,” refers to a group…
Read MoreAttack on Michigan synagogue was Hezbollah-inspired ‘act of terrorism,’ FBI says
The FBI said on Monday that an attack on the largest Jewish temple in Michigan earlier this month was an “act of terrorism” inspired by Hezbollah. Ayman Ghazali, a 41-year-old man who was born in Lebanon and became a U.S. citizen in 2016, killed himself during the March 12 attack, when he crashed his truck…
Read MorePolice detain fourth suspect after arson attack on Czech defence factory
Czech police have detained a fourth suspect following an arson attack on an optics and drones factory this month and a court has ordered the person be held in custody, police said on X on Saturday. A previously unknown pro-Palestinian activist group had claimed responsibility for the March 20 attack on the LPP company’s factory…
Read MoreAustralian 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…
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