Posts Tagged ‘worldwide terrorism threats & trends’
Uruguayan authorities arrest 14-year-old terrorism suspect
A Uruguayan 14-year-old student who spoke fluent Arabic and whose dangerousness had been tipped to local authorities by the US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the Israeli Secret Service (Mossad) has been arrested in the rural town of Lascano in the southeastern department (province) of Rocha. At the time of his detention last Friday,…
Read MoreFrance Foiled 3 Attack Plots Targeting The Paris Olympics, Prosecutor Says
French authorities foiled three plots to attack the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris and other cities that hosted the summer events, the national counterterrorism prosecutor said on Wednesday. Olivier Christen said the plots included plans to attack “ Israeli institutions or representatives of Israel in Paris” during the July 26 to Aug. 11 Olympic…
Read MoreNYC pauses to remember 9/11 victims 23 years after terror attacks that altered the nation
Today marks 23 years since the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks that forever changed New York City and the nation. Nearly 3,000 people were killed when al Qaida hijackers crashed four jetliners into the twin towers, the Pentagon and a field in southwest Pennsylvania. On this day every morning for the past 23 years, families…
Read MoreA bomb hits a vehicle guarding an anti-polio drive in Pakistan and wounds 9
A roadside bomb hit a vehicle carrying officers assigned to protect health workers conducting a polio immunization drive in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, wounding six officers and three civilians, officials said. No polio workers were hurt in the attack in South Waziristan, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa…
Read MorePakistani National Charged for Plotting Terrorist Attack in New York City in Support of ISIS
A Pakistani citizen residing in Canada, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, also known as Shahzeb Jadoon, was arrested on Sept. 4 in Canada in connection with a complaint filed in the Southern District of New York. Khan was charged with attempting to provide material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization (FTO), the Islamic…
Read MoreToronto man arrested in Quebec in terror investigation: sources
The RCMP arrested a Toronto-area man in connection with a terror investigation Wednesday in a Quebec town near the U.S. border. Police sources involved in the case confirmed to CBC News that the arrest happened in Ormstown, Que., and said it is connected to a terror investigation. Investigators have not yet publicly issued any information…
Read MoreMan who threatened to kill German police officers believed to have extremist motive
A man armed with a machete was overwhelmed and arrested after threatening to kill officers at a police station in western Germany early Friday, prosecutors said. Investigators said they believe he had an Islamic extremist motive. The 29-year-old Albanian citizen arrived at the police station in the small town of Linz am Rhein, between Koblenz…
Read MoreSweden detains person suspected of terrorism offence
Swedish police on Wednesday detained a person suspected of a terrorism related crime, a national prosecutor said on Friday. “We are now working unconditionally and intensively on the investigation,” senior prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist said in a statement. The suspected crime took place in August, Ljungqvist told TV4 News without elaborating. Read more: Reuters
Read MoreLas Vegas judge keeps bail at $1M for teenager accused of supporting ISIS
A judge declined to reset bail Wednesday for the teenager accused of plotting an ISIS-inspired terror attack, keeping the amount at $1 million. Joshua Robles was 16 when Las Vegas Metro police arrested him in late November. Because of his age at the time, the courts and police kept Robles’ name and details about his…
Read MoreUS Charges Hamas Leader, Other Militants In Connection With Oct. 7 Massacre In Israel
The Justice Department announced criminal charges Tuesday against Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and other senior militants in connection with the Oct. 7, 2023, rampage in Israel, marking the first effort by American law enforcement to formally call out the masterminds of the attack. The seven-count criminal complaint filed in federal court in New York City…
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