Posts Tagged ‘worldwide terrorism threats & trends’
Knife-wielding Russian convicts take prison staff hostage and kill one guard
A group of prisoners identifying themselves as Islamic State militants seized hostages in a maximum security jail in Russia’s southern Volgograd region and killed at least one member of staff, the country’s prison service said. “During a session of a disciplinary commission, convicts took staff of the penal institution as hostages,” the prison service said in a…
Read MoreGermany investigates drone flights over industrial park
Investigators in northern Germany confirmed on Thursday that they were investigating suspicious drone activity over an industrial park in Brunsbüttel, following media reports about the case. “The Flensburg public prosecutor’s office confirms the launching of an investigation due to the suspicion of espionage activity for sabotage purposes, in connection with repeated drone flights over critical…
Read MoreNATO air base in Germany raises security level due to ‘potential threat’
The NATO air base in the German town of Geilenkirchen has raised its security level “based on intelligence information indicating a potential threat,” it said late on Thursday. A spokesperson for the base in Geilenkirchen said the threat level had been raised to Charlie, the second-highest of four states of alert, which is defined as…
Read MoreSomalia’s bomb disposal experts face down fear to save lives
Wearing a bulky protective suit and helmet, Mohamed Ahmed inches towards the truck where explosives wired to a mobile phone have been planted in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. Bombings using this technique, or suicide attacks with vehicles, are a common occurrence in Somalia, where insurgents linked to al Qaeda have been fighting the government since 2007.…
Read MoreFrom cybercrime to terrorism, FBI director says America faces many elevated threats ‘all at once’
The country is facing heightened threats from many corners at a time when law enforcement agencies are struggling, FBI Director Christopher Wray said in an exclusive interview, adding that he is “hard pressed to think of a time in my career where so many different kinds of threats are all elevated at once.” Wray spoke…
Read MoreFBI probes insect attack on Democratic breakfast in Chicago
Chicago Police and the FBI are investigating if saboteurs placed bugs in a breakfast buffet prepared for delegates at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday. “We were all coming down to breakfast, and there were these two women who had hidden themselves in the bathroom,” a witness said. “And they ran out and threw maggots…
Read MoreGreek Tanker Left Burning and Drifting After Suspected Houthi Attacks
Amid tensions in the Red Sea, a Greek-flagged oil tanker was left drifting and burning on Wednesday after a series of suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the British military said, according to the Associated Press (AP). The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) center reported that the attack began when men aboard small boats…
Read MoreIsrael-Hamas war latest: Hezbollah fires more than 50 rockets, hitting Israeli-annexed Golan Heights
Lebanon’s Hezbollah on Wednesday launched more than 50 rockets, hitting a number of private homes in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights. The attack came a day after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with fellow mediators Egypt and Qatar as he pressed ahead with the latest diplomatic mission to secure a cease-fire in the war…
Read MoreLas Vegas teenager plotted ISIS-inspired terror attack, built bombs in room: documents
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A teenager, Joshua Robles, accused of planning a terror attack in Las Vegas was allegedly building bombs in his room and may have been preparing to target a school, according to documents the 8 News Now Investigators obtained. Detectives tied the post back to Robles’ North Las Vegas residence, documents said,…
Read MoreCommercial ship ‘not under command’ after repeated attacks target it in Red Sea, British say
A commercial ship traveling through the Red Sea came under repeated attack Wednesday, leaving the vessel “not under command” in an assault suspected to have been carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the British military said. Few details were immediately available about the attack, though it comes during the Houthis’ monthslong campaign targeting ships over…
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