Posts Tagged ‘worldwide terrorism threats & trends’
FBI arrests McKinney teen accused of plotting to kill U.S. Rep. Keith Self
A McKinney teenager was preparing to attack U.S. Rep. Keith Self and was also planning a terrorist operation in North Texas for ISIS, according to federal investigators cited in a Wednesday report by Dallas-area television station WFAA. The 17-year-old was arrested Oct. 5 after acquiring a firearm, federal law enforcement sources told the station. Investigators…
Read MoreAirfield Attack Marked Opening Shot in Putin’s Stepped-Up Sabotage Campaign
A massive cargo plane, used to carry military assistance to Ukraine and parked at an airfield in eastern Germany, was attacked by explosive-packed drones in early August. German officials say they were piloted by Russian military-intelligence agents. One drone slammed into the Antonov freighter but failed to explode. Another collided with a different plane, and…
Read MoreAfter Seizing Explosives, Lebanon Issues Arrest Warrants Against Two Hezbollah Officials
Lebanese judiciary issued arrest warrants against two Hezbollah officials on Tuesday, according to a judicial source, following their alleged connection to a shipment of explosives seized by security forces about two weeks ago. Security forces stopped a truck loaded with 500 kilograms of highly explosive materials on August 8 while it was being transported from…
Read MoreCanadian Man Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison for Committing an ISIS-Inspired Assault While in Prison
Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, 28, of Ontario, Canada, was sentenced today to 50 years in prison for offenses related to a 2020 attack on correctional officers at U.S. Penitentiary Allenwood, announced U.S Attorney Brian Miller. This sentence will run consecutive to the 40-year sentence he is currently serving for his role in plotting a mass-casualty terrorist…
Read MoreIRGC Threatens Undersea Internet Cables in Strait of Hormuz
Hossein Mohebi, spokesman for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), highlighted the communication cables beneath the Strait of Hormuz, declaring them among the IRGC’s “new targets.” Regional internet infrastructure was previously damaged during the 40-day war. Amazon Web Services (AWS) initially reported that unidentified projectiles had struck one of its data centres in the UAE,…
Read MoreIranian ‘terror mastermind’ feared to be plotting attacks from behind bars
An Iranian operative accused of planning dozens of anti-Semitic attacks in Europe and the US has been reportedly plotting further assaults from behind bars. US authorities believe Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al Saadi has been using coded messages in telephone calls from prison to push others into carrying out new plots, directing $1million in money…
Read MoreTerrorism squad probes vehicle attack that critically injured Australian lawmaker
Australian lawmaker Helen Haines was in a critical condition on Monday after being deliberately struck by a car outside her office, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese saying a terrorism taskforce would be investigating an arrested suspect. Albanese told a news conference it was too early to determine the motive for the attack but later pointed…
Read MoreHezbollah claims confiscated explosives and denies assassination plans
A Hezbollah official acknowledged Thursday that a truck full of explosives seized by Lebanese authorities last week belonged to the militant group and said the explosives were intended for use against Israeli forces in southern Lebanon. The truck, which was stopped at a checkpoint on the main highway linking Beirut with the eastern Bekaa Valley,…
Read MoreRebels set off a car bomb outside toll booth as fighting intensifies in Colombia’s Cauca region
A car bomb exploded at a toll booth in southwestern Colombia Monday, injuring at least three civilians, the army said, as fighting between the military and rebel groups intensified in the region. The military blamed the attack near the town of El Bordo in Cauca department on the Carlos Patiño front, a group led by…
Read MoreMI5 chief says Iran is targeting military sites and suspected plot at RAF Fairford is ‘not unique’
Iran is trying to hit military sites in Britain and the suspected plot to attack a U.S.-run military air base in September is “not unique,” the head of the MI5 spy agency said Tuesday, as he warned that both Tehran and Moscow are expanding their attacks against the U.K. Ken McCallum, who leads the U.K.’s…
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