Posts Tagged ‘worldwide terrorism threats & trends’
UK student gets almost four years for bomb threat
A teenager who admitted possessing explosive substances and threatening to bomb his college and kill his fellow students has been sentenced to three years and 11 months in custody. Police found explosives at Jagger Strang’s home, in Stafford, in September. He also admitted accessing material on YouTube about the manufacture of gunpowder and how to…
Read MoreGunmen abduct students sitting exams in northeast Nigeria
Gunmen burst into a secondary school in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state and abducted students as they were sitting exams on Monday morning, police said, the latest mass kidnapping in an insecure region. The military said troops rescued 10 students and teachers after tracking the attackers and engaging in a firefight, in which one soldier and…
Read MoreMilitant rams explosive-laden vehicle into paramilitary headquarters in Pakistan
A militant rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the provincial headquarters of the paramilitary Pakistan Rangers in Karachi on Saturday, triggering an intense exchange of gunfire with security forces, police and witnesses said. Ambulances rushed to the scene as security forces responded to the assault in the capital of southern Sindh province. A little-known militant group,…
Read MoreFBI warns battlefield-style drone attacks could reach US: ‘Only a matter of time’
It is “only a matter of time” before the type of drone attacks seen on battlefields overseas reach the United States, FBI Deputy Director Chris Raia warned in an interview with Fox News Digital — as investigators race to prepare for rapidly evolving technology that could eventually allow operators thousands of miles away to pilot…
Read MoreIranian agents lived in Australia before directing attacks on Sydney and Melbourne, spy chief says
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard used two agents who once lived in Australia to direct arson attacks against Jewish targets in Sydney and Melbourne, the head of Australia’s domestic spy agency said on Wednesday. “Iran continues to view Australia as a legitimate target for covertly directed acts of violence,” Mike Burgess, director-general of the Australian Security Intelligence…
Read MoreAustralian citizen working as spy for Iran ‘orchestrated’ Bondi firebombing
The alleged homegrown ties to Australia’s “summer of antisemitism” were contained in a wide-ranging speech given by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (Asio) director general, Mike Burgess, on Wednesday night. He said in the address that the “hatred of Jews is one thing virtually all the violent extremist cohorts have in common”. An Australian citizen…
Read MoreCounter-terrorism operation disrupted Islamic State Khorasan Province activities
Europol, in coordination with eight European law enforcement agencies and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), successfully concluded a week-long operational action targeting the so-called Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) and its support networks across Europe. The ISKP remains a significant threat in jihadi terrorism, with its networks in Europe posing a major…
Read MoreOfficer among 2 killed in a Montreal shooting
The tranquility of a residential neighborhood in the Canadian city of Montreal – home to diverse communities, including areas with deep Jewish roots — was shattered Monday morning after a gunman opened fire, prompting a shootout with police that killed at least two people, sent families running for cover and paralyzed the city for hours.…
Read MoreMan charged with terrorism-linked attempted murders after Edinburgh attacks
A 36-year-old man has been charged with five counts of attempted murder “aggravated by reason of having a terrorist connection” after a series of attacks in Edinburgh last Friday. Lewis Hawkes has also been charged with assault and robbery, two counts of breach of the peace and two counts of culpable and reckless conduct, all…
Read MoreTwo suspects in custody after shooting at high school in Philippines kills 3
Two people opened fire in a high school in the central Philippines on Monday, killing three students and wounding another five, police officials said. Two suspects have been taken into custody, police said, one of whom is a student at San Jose National High School in Tacloban city, where the shooting happened, according to police.…
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