Terrorism

Man Convicted In Synagogue Bomb Plot Appeals For His Religious Right To Possess White Supremacist Artifacts

Courthouse News Service reports: A Colorado man sentenced to 20 years in prison for plotting to blow up a synagogue appealed supervised release conditions at the 10th Circuit on Tuesday, including a prohibition on possessing items associated with white supremacy including Thor’s Hammer. Authorities arrested Richard Holzer in November 2019 after he discussed plans with undercover federal agents to blow …

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Feds Warn Of Rise In Terrorism Threats By Incels

Salon reports: A new Secret Service report highlights a concerning rise in terrorism threats posed by men who called themselves “involuntary celibate,” often refered to as “incels.” The 26-page report, released on Tuesday by the Secret Service’s National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC), documents a sharp uptick in incel-fueled attacks against women over the past decade. “The term ‘incel’ is often …

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SCOTUS Reinstates Death Penalty For Marathon Bomber

NBC News reports: The Supreme Court on Friday reimposed the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, reversing a federal appeals court ruling that had voided it. The 6-3 decision rejected defense claims that the judge at Tsarnaev’s 2015 trial improperly restricted the questioning of prospective jurors and was wrong to exclude evidence of a separate crime two years …

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Man Pleads Guilty Of Threats To Bomb NYC Pride March

From the Justice Department: Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Robert Fehring pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Joanna Seybert to mailing more than 20 letters threatening to assault, shoot, and bomb LGBTQ+ affiliated individuals, organizations and businesses. When sentenced, Fehring faces up to five years’ imprisonment. As set forth in the court filings and today’s proceeding, …

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Man Charged In Bomb Threat Against Casino Told Cops He Is “Joe Rogan 2.0” And Has A “Grenade In My Ass”

Las Vegas’s NBC News affiliate reports: A man was arrested outside of The STRAT on Wednesday after making several bomb threats. According to an arrest report, Brian Gower was wandering through the street near The STRAT threatening to blow up the building. Gower allegedly continued making threats, stating he was Joe Rogan 2.0 and that he “had a grenade in …

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Teen Arrested In Bomb Threats To DC High Schools

The Washington Post reports: D.C. police said they arrested a 16-year-old and charged him with calling in bomb threats at several high schools in the District on Wednesday, forcing the evacuations of hundreds of students and staff from buildings across the city. Dustin Sternbeck, a police spokesman, said the youth is from Southeast Washington and is being charged with making …

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Biden Says US Strike In Syria Killed ISIS Leader

Via press release from the White House: Last night at my direction, U.S. military forces in the northwest Syria successfully undertook a counterterrorism operation to protect the American people and our Allies, and make the world a safer place. Thanks to the skill and bravery of our Armed Forces, we have taken off the battlefield Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi—the leader …

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Harris Drove Within Yards Of Pipe Bomb During Riot

CNN reports: Then-Vice President-elect Kamala Harris drove within several yards of a pipe bomb lying next to a bench outside the Democratic National Committee headquarters on January 6, 2021, and remained inside the DNC for nearly two hours before the bomb was discovered. Details about Harris’ proximity to the pipe bomb and the extended period she remained inside the DNC …

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Norway Mass Killer Gives Nazi Salute To Parole Board

The Associated Press reports: Anders Behring Breivik, the far-right fanatic who killed 77 people in massacres in Norway in 2011, appeared at a parole hearing Tuesday, seemingly more focused on spreading white supremacist propaganda than gaining an improbable early release from prison. Breivik, sporting a stubble beard and a two-piece suit, walked into a prison gymnasium-turned-courtroom with white supremacist messages …

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FedEx Seeks Anti-Missile Lasers For Some Cargo Planes

Politico reports: Package delivery giant FedEx wants to equip some of its aircraft with military-style missile countermeasures, which could allow it to continue flying over contested areas that might otherwise be closed to air traffic, according to a filing posted by the FAA. In a notice of this “special condition” posted Friday, the FAA dryly observed that its design standards …

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DOJ Launches New Unit On Domestic Terrorism

The Washington Post reports: The Justice Department is forming a new domestic terrorism unit to help combat a threat that has intensified dramatically in recent years, a top national security official said Tuesday. Matthew G. Olsen, the head of the Justice Department’s National Security Division, announced the unit in his opening remarks before the Senate Judiciary Committee, noting that the …

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Denver Mass Shooter Identified As Far-Right Extremist

Denver’s Fox News affiliate reports: Investigators have identified the man who killed five people during a shooting spree in Denver and Lakewood Monday night. Lyndon McLeod, 47, was killed by police at the Belmar shopping center in Lakewood after he carried out shootings in at least six locations. Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen said McLeod had been on law enforcement …

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German Police Thwart Anti-Vax Assassination Plot

Deutsche Welle reports: Police in the German state of Saxony raided several locations in Dresden on Wednesday after online threats were made against state premier Michael Kretschmer and other members of the state government. In Dresden, police searched five properties, and another place was being searched in the nearby town of Heidenau. Police have reason to believe the suspects were …

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PA Teenagers Arrested In Alleged School Shooting Plot

Johnstown’s ABC News affiliate reports: Authorities have provided new details about the investigation into the Westmont Hilltop High School trespassing incident, which they are now calling an alleged school shooting plot. Investigators say as a result of subsequent search warrants, a total of five AR-15 style firearms, a rifle, a shotgun and additional ammunition were seized from the home of …

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New Charges For Man In NYC Pride Parade Bomb Threat

Long Island’s News12 reports: A 74-year-old Bayport man accused of mailing threatening letters to members of the LGBTQ community on Long Island and in New York City is facing new charges. After facing a federal judge Monday, 74-year-old Robert Fehring surrendered himself to Suffolk police today. Fehring is accused of stealing almost two dozen pride flags back in July from …

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Man Arrested For Threat To Bomb NYC Pride Parade

From the Department of Justice: A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Central Islip charging Robert Fehring with mailing letters threatening to assault, shoot, and bomb LGBTQ+ affiliated individuals, organizations, and businesses. Fehring was arrested this morning and will make his initial appearance this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Steven I. Locke. “As alleged, the defendant’s …

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Court: Gunmakers Immune In Las Vegas Mass Shooting

Courthouse News reports: The Nevada Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that state law grants immunity to gun makers and sellers from lawsuits pertaining to the 2017 mass shooting at a Las Vegas concert. The court ruled the text of the law and the legislative history shield the gun companies from most liability, even if the guns at issue are proven …

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MI School Shooter Charged As Adult: Terrorism, Murder

The Associated Press reports: A 15-year-old boy was charged Wednesday with murder, terrorism and other counts for a shooting that killed four fellow students and injured others at Michigan’s Oxford High School. Charges against Ethan Crumbley were announced Wednesday, a few hours after authorities reported the death of a fourth teen from the school in southeastern Michigan. Crumbley is charged …

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NYC Incel Pleads Guilty To Hoax Terrorist Bomb Threat

From the Department of Justice: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that MALIK SANCHEZ, a/k/a “Smooth Sanchez,” pled guilty to making a hoax threat to detonate a bomb at a restaurant in the Flatiron neighborhood in New York, New York, on or about February 13, 2021. SANCHEZ pled guilty before United …

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British Taxi Driver Thwarts Terrorist Bombing Attempt

CBS News reports: A possible terrorist attack may have been averted on Sunday by a heroic taxi driver in the northern England city of Liverpool. Video shows the moment a taxi pulled up to a hospital in the British city and exploded in a ball of flames. It emerged on Monday that the driver’s quick actions may have prevented a …

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