Tag: terror
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Yahya Sinwar, architect of the Oct. 7 terror attacks on Israel, confirmed killed
Less than a year later, Hamas militants rampaged through southern Israel, carrying out the worst terrorist attack in the country’s history. Israeli officials say 1,200 died and over 240 were taken hostage. Health officials in Gaza say that more than 42,000 people have died in Israel’s subsequent invasion. “The Israeli assessment that Sinwar prioritized his…
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Relative of Afghan accused of terror plot in U.S. is charged with planning attacks in France
A family member of an Afghan national accused of planning to carry out a terrorist attack on Election Day in Oklahoma was charged in France on Saturday with plotting to conduct attacks on a French soccer match or shopping center, according to the Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office in Paris. Both Afghans are believed to have wanted to carry out…
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Afghan accused of plotting terror attack worked as CIA guard, officials say
An Afghan man arrested on charges of planning a terrorist attack on Election Day worked as a security guard in Afghanistan for the CIA, two sources with knowledge of the matter told NBC News. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, was arrested on Monday in Oklahoma and accused of plotting to kill Americans with an assault rifle on behalf of ISIS. Court…
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Philadelphia teen hoped to make bombs for terror group and considered Pride attack, officials say
Law enforcement officials in Philadelphia on Wednesday provided an update to a case involving a teen boy who, officials claim, communicated with a group affiliated with Al-Qaeda and allegedly purchased materials online in an effort to obtain weapons of mass destruction. During an event on Wednesday morning, First Assistant District Attorney Robert Listenbee said Muhyyee-ud-din Abdul-Rahman, 18,…