Posts Tagged ‘worldwide terrorism threats & domestic extremist threats & trends’
Teen charged over ‘Southport-style’ attack plan
A 16-year-old boy has been charged over an alleged plan to carry out a similar attack to the Southport stabbings. The teenager, who is white British and from Kirkby in Merseyside, faces one count of making threats to kill and four of possession of documents likely to be useful in preparing acts of terrorism. According…
Read MoreRight-wing extremist terror group planned destruction of Galway Mosque, court hears
An extreme right-wing group produced a video describing its intent to violently attack mosques and asylum seeker accommodation, a court has heard. Two men appeared before Portlaoise District Court on Friday charged with possession of explosives after their arrest by gardaí during a cross-Border antiterrorism operation earlier this week. The men were arrested in Co…
Read MoreExplosions at high school mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia during Friday prayers wound dozens of students
Multiple explosions shook a mosque at a high school during Friday prayers in Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital, injuring at least 54 people, mostly students, police said. Witnesses told local television stations that they heard at least two loud blasts around midday, just as the sermon had started at the mosque at SMA 27, a state high…
Read MorePolice: Las Vegas teen arrested after supporting Hamas online, researching bombs
A Las Vegas teenager “on a path to violence” was arrested Saturday and charged as an adult after “showing interest in foreign terrorist groups” including Hamas and researching mass shootings and firearm purchases, according to authorities. Dylan Amanonce, 18, faces two felony counts of attempting to provide material support for terrorism. He was 17 when,…
Read MoreFeds bring criminal charges against 2 metro Detroit men for alleged terror attack plot
Three days after announcing their arrests on social media, the federal government brought criminal charges against two metro Detroit men, alleging they plotted to carry out a terror attack over Halloween weekend, only the FBI got to them first. According to a criminal complaint filed Monday, Nov. 3, Mohmed Ali and Majed Mahmoud both are…
Read MoreCoeur d’Alene man pleads guilty to plotting ISIS attack on local churches
A Coeur d’Alene man has pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to ISIS. Alexander Scott Mercurio, 20, of Coeur d’Alene, has pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization, according to U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis. Court records reveal that Mercurio pledged allegiance to ISIS…
Read MoreSuspected terror cell dismantled in Belgium thought to be planning attack on PM Bart De Wever
A suspected terrorist cell was dismantled by Belgium’s federal prosecutor’s office on Thursday, believed to have been planning an attack on Prime Minister Bart De Wever. Local media reported that during a search in Deurne, a district in the municipality of Antwerp, investigators discovered a homemade explosive which the suspects were reportedly planning to attach…
Read MoreManchester Synagogue Terrorist Was Under Investigation for Rape
The perpetrator of the terrorist attack at a British synagogue this week might have been under the influence of jihadist extremism, and was under investigation for rape and had been released on bail, law enforcement officials said on Friday. Jihad al-Shamie, 35, had convictions for past crimes that were unrelated to terrorism, according to a…
Read More2 dead in stabbing attack near Manchester synagogue, UK police say suspect shot and ‘believed’ dead
At least two people were killed when a man drove a vehicle toward a crowd of people and launched a stabbing attack near a synagogue in Manchester, a northern British city, on Thursday, according to police. A third person, who police said was “a man believed to be the offender,” was shot by responding police…
Read MoreFBI Baltimore warns of 764 network, group of individuals that coerces children into violent acts
The FBI is investigating 350 cases involving the 764 network nationwide, including 12 in Maryland, according to the Baltimore Field Office of the FBI. The 764 network tricks, coerces and otherwise encourages kids to engage in sex acts, harm animals, mutilate and even kill themselves through video games and social media. After the acts are…
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