Category: Terrorism

Protesters from Black Lives Matter and other groups forced the shutdown early Friday morning of at least two inauguration security checkpoints, as demonstrators followed through on threats to disrupt President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural ceremonies.    (FOX)- The Black Lives Matter protesters at first started chaining themselves to fences in front of a checkpoint near the […]

The brother of a New Yorker who joined the Islamic State group and died has testified at the terrorism trial of an Arizona man. (FOX)- Tarek el-Goarany (tuh-REEK’ ehl-goh-AHR’-nee) testified Tuesday in Manhattan federal court. He was called as a government witness at the trial of Ahmed Mohammed el-Gammal (ehl-gahm-AHL’). The suburban Phoenix resident has […]

The wife of the Orlando nightclub gunman Omar Mateen pleaded not guilty Wednesday to helping her husband’s terror plans, and blew a kiss at her uncle as she walked out of the courtroom. (FOX)- Noor Salman, 30, entered her plea during a hearing in Oakland, Calif., which lasted less than 15 minutes. She’s due back […]

Jury selection is set to begin for a Florida man accused of conspiring to detonate a bomb at a Florida Keys beach in solidarity with the Islamic State terror group. (FOX)- Court records show jurors will be questioned in Key West federal court beginning Friday for the trial of 25-year-old Harlem Suarez. The FBI says […]

Istanbul nightclub shooting suspect trained in Afghanistan, official says (FOX)- The terror suspect accused in the shooting rampage at a nightclub in Istanbul early on New Year’s Day trained in Afghanistan before traveling to Turkey and launching his attack, a Turkish official announced Tuesday, hours after police finally pulled the bloodied man from the home where […]

The FBI on Monday arrested the wife of the gunman in the Pulse Nightclub massacre on charges connected to the shooting rampage, investigators confirmed to Fox News. (FOX)- The June 2016 shooting, seen as the deadliest in modern U.S. history, killed 49 people and wounded dozens more. Police shot and killed gunman Omar Mateen after […]

Accused Florida airport gunman Esteban Santiago had his guns seized twice by authorities before the Jan. 6 massacre, including a reported confiscation four years ago in Puerto Rico – but on both occasions investigations were closed and Santiago’s guns were returned to him. (FOX)- Santiago, 26, had a gun or guns taken by Penuelas police […]

The Obama administration imposed sanctions Thursday on a Syrian tech company it accused of helping Syria’s ballistic missile program. (FOX)- The Organization for Technological Industries’ primary mission is importing advanced strategic technologies for surface-to-surface missile and rocket programs in Syria, the State Department said in a statement. The new sanctions ban Americans from doing business […]

The mother of the suspected Florida airport shooter Esteban Santiago is asking U.S. authorities to spare his son’s life, taking into account that he served his country. (FOX)- Elizabeth Santiago, 56, broke her silence with the DailyMail.com. “Don’t execute my son,” she pleaded. She alluded to the shooter’s mental health condition, which she has said […]

Israeli police say they have arrested nine people, including family members of the Palestinian truck driver who rammed his vehicle into a crowd of Israeli soldiers at a Jerusalem tourist spot the previous day, killing four people. (FOX)- Police spokeswoman Luba Samri says five of the attacker’s relatives are among those detained. They are all […]