Police remain at the scene of a security alert at Henry Jones playing fields in east Belfast after a suspicious object was found. The site is used by the East Belfast Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club as well as other sports. There have been several security alerts at the Belfast City...
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It is hard to think of an attack more calculated to sow fear and confusion. Hezbollah relies heavily on pagers for the group’s communications. Mobile phones have long since been abandoned as simply too vulnerable – as Israel’s assassination of a Hamas bombmaker demonstrated as long ago as 1996. But...
Authorities in Florida say they have arrested a man after an apparent assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump. The Republican candidate had been playing a round of golf at Trump International Golf Course at West Palm Beach on Sunday when gunshots were heard. The suspect, later identified as Ryan Wesley Routh, was...
Pakistan and Indonesia have successfully concluded their joint counter-terrorism exercise, “Elang Strike 2”, held at the National Counter Terrorism Centre in Pabi. The one-week exercise, which began on 8 September 2024, focused on the exchange of experiences and training methodologies between the two countries. This marks the second counter-terrorism drill...
An investigation by counter-terrorism officers has led to the conviction of a man who was encouraging others to carry out violent attacks in response to the government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Patrick Ruane, 55, of west London, was found guilty at the Old Bailey on Friday of two counts...
A neo-Nazi who amassed a huge weapons stash at his home in Falkirk has been found guilty of a number of crimes, including planning to commit an act of terrorism. Alan Edward, 54, was arrested in September 22 when police surrounded his house and broke down his front door. Officers...
A BBC scriptwriter is among ten Palestine Action activists who are accused of storming the headquarters of a Israeli-based defence firm in an alleged armed protest. Will-Nyerere Plastow, 33, faces charges of criminal damage and aggravated burglary over an alleged break-in at the Elbit Systems UK factory near Bristol on August 6. He is charged alongside fellow activists Samuel Corner, 22,...
A national campaign in Scotland to support young people to safely navigate social media and prevent violence has been launched. ‘Quit Fighting For Likes’ aims to get young people to think about and discuss attitudes and behaviours around the filming and sharing of violent incidents. Developed by the Scottish Violence...
Six United Nations workers were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced Palestinian families, according to an official. The strike on the UN’s al-Jaouni Preparatory Boys School in the Nuseirat refugee camp killed at least 14 people, including two children and a woman, officials from Awda and al-Aqsa Martyrs hospitals said....
PARIS — 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-Aug. 11 Olympic competition. The...
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