Posts Tagged ‘worldwide terrorism threats & trends’
2 arrested for planning terror plot at Taylor Swift show in Vienna: Police
Security measures have been increased for Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna, Austria, this week after two suspects were arrested for allegedly plotting a terror attack, authorities said. A 19-year-old Austrian citizen was arrested Wednesday morning and a second suspect was arrested in the afternoon, according to Franz Ruf, director-general for public safety in the Ministry…
Read MoreParis probes threats to Israeli Olympic athletes amid tensions over Gaza war
Israel’s Olympic team said some athletes have received threats as they compete in Paris amid larger tensions over Palestinian deaths during the war in Gaza and the threat of a wider regional conflict in the Middle East. Yael Arad, president of the Israeli National Olympic Committee, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that team members…
Read MorePakistani National with Ties to Iran Charged in Connection with Foiled Plot to Assassinate a Politician or U.S. Government Official
Earlier today, a complaint was unsealed in Brooklyn charging Asif Merchant, also known as Asif Raza Merchant, 46, with murder-for-hire as part of an alleged scheme to assassinate a politician or U.S. government official on U.S. soil. Law enforcement foiled the charged plot before any attack could be carried out. Merchant is in federal custody.…
Read MoreUN says nine employees ‘may have been involved’ in October 7 Hamas attack
The United Nations says nine employees of UNRWA, its agency for Palestinian refugees, “may have been involved” in the October 7 attack on southern Israel by Hamas, adding that they have been fired. “We have sufficient information in order to take the actions that we’re taking – which is to say, the termination of these…
Read MoreDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin withdraws plea deal for accused 9/11 terrorists
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday withdrew the controversial plea deal for the three men accused of planning the 9/11 attacks. “Today, Secretary Austin signed a memo reserving for himself the specific authority to enter into pre-trial agreements with the accused in the 9/11 military commission cases,” the Defense Department said in a press release.…
Read MoreMissile Attack By Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Hits Container Ship In First Attack In 2 Weeks
A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck a Liberian-flagged container ship traveling through the Gulf of Aden, authorities said Sunday, the first assault by the group since Israeli airstrikes targeted them. The Houthis offered no explanation for the two-week pause in their attacks on shipping through the Red Sea corridor, which have seen similar…
Read MoreIsrael-Hamas War Latest: Hezbollah Says It Launched A Drone Attack On Northern Israel
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said it launched a drone attack early Monday on northern Israel that the Israeli military said wounded two Israeli troops and set off a fire. The violence came as fears of an all-out regional war mount following the killings last week of a senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon and Hamas’…
Read MoreAustralia Lifts Terrorism Threat Level From ‘Possible’ To ‘Probable,’ But Says No Specific Threat
The Australian government on Monday elevated the nation’s terrorism threat alert level from “possible” to “probable,” citing concerns about increasing radicalization among young people and community tensions over the Israel-Hamas war. It is the first time the threat level has been elevated to the midpoint of the five-tier National Terrorism Threat Advisory System since November…
Read MoreHezbollah resumes steady rocket, artillery fire against Israel
Hezbollah forces on Friday resumed rocket and artillery attacks against Israel, ending the lull along the border following Israel’s killing of the Lebanese group’s military commander in Beirut. The Israeli military said in a statement it had successfully intercepted an aerial target coming from Lebanon into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Hezbollah and the Israeli military…
Read MoreBombing in Nigeria’s Borno state kills more than 15 people, say police
A bomb exploded in a roadside market in Nigeria’s Borno state killing at least 16 people and wounding dozens of others, police said. The government imposed a 24-hour curfew after the bombing attack, the second in recent weeks. The attack happened at about 8 p.m. local time Wednesday at a teashop that hosts mostly locals…
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