Posts Tagged ‘worldwide terrorism threats & trends’
14-year-old boy sentenced for terrorism offence
A 14-year-old boy from Nottinghamshire has admitted downloading a video which described how to make a bomb using household items. The teen was charged with the terrorism offence after officers from Counter Terrorism Police East Midlands (CTPEM) arrested him in January this year, following concerns that he was carrying a knife. The knife was found…
Read MoreEurope targeted by spiraling campaign of sabotage and Russia is the chief suspect
As summer temperatures in Europe smashed records and many politicians shifted to holiday mode, Russia remained focused on its war. Not only did its military attacks across Ukraine intensify last month, becoming ever more deadly for civilians, Russia also appears to have escalated its sabotage campaign across Europe. This time, military and defence sector sites…
Read MoreBid to withhold MI5 information from synagogue attack inquests
The Government has applied to block some MI5 information relating to the fatal Manchester synagogue attack from being heard in public, a court has heard. A pre-inquest hearing at Manchester Coroner’s Court was told the Home Office wanted the information to be withheld when the inquests into the deaths of Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin…
Read MoreFederal prisoner serving terrorism sentence in Kentucky gets additional 230 months for stabbing
A federal inmate serving time in Kentucky for supporting a terrorist organization will remain behind bars after receiving a new sentence for attempted murder. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 42-year-old Mufid Elfgeeh was serving a 270-month sentence for attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization when staff at U.S.…
Read MoreMiddlesbrough Teen Sentenced for Terrorism Offences
A nineteen-year-old man from Middlesborough, who amassed terrorist material and shared a video of himself ‘triggering’ an imitation suicide vest, has been imprisoned for 9-and-a-half years, following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing North East. Mohammed Khalil Nadir (18/08/2007) of Clough Close, was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court today (Tuesday, September 1) after he was…
Read MoreJustice Department Continues to Disrupt Hamas Terrorist Financing Schemes Through Seizures of Cryptocurrency and Internet Infrastructure
Today the Justice Department announced the disruption of an ongoing scheme by Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya (Hamas) –— a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization — to raise funds for terrorist operations and recruit supporters. As part of the Department’s efforts, over $560,000 in cryptocurrency donations destined for Hamas were seized and its fundraising and recruitment communication platforms…
Read MoreImprovised explosive devices found near German power plant, police say
According to media reports, a key installation near the Jänschwalde coal plant in Brandenburg was repeatedly targeted with rockets, which emergency crews later found and defused. Several improvised explosive devices were found at a substation near a coal-fired power plant in Germany on Tuesday and several power lines were damaged, police and a grid operator…
Read MorePolish prosecutors launch terrorism investigation following fire at drone maker’s factory
Prosecutors in Poland have launched a terrorism investigation into a fire at a drone factory in the city of Skarżysko-Kamienna. In a statement, prosecutors said the fire, which broke out at a WB Electronics factory, was started deliberately “by planting an explosive device containing flammable materials.” CCTV footage had reportedly captured an unidentified person in…
Read MoreRamic asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear appeal in terror case
A Bowling Green man convicted of crimes stemming from his membership in ISIS has formally petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his appeal. Mirsad Ramic, 36, was sentenced to 101 months in prison in 2025 after being found guilty in U.S. District Court of providing material support and resources to ISIS, conspiring to provide…
Read MoreISIS-inspired teen pleads guilty to preparing potential terror attack on Sydney Opera House
A teenage boy has told a Sydney court he was considering carrying out a mass terror attack motivated by Islamic extremism in the CBD after being radicalised on social media. He was 14 years old when federal police arrested him in August 2024 at his Western Sydney home, where officers found more than 40 videos…
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