Terror plot by militia group in Kansas thwarted
WICHITA, Kan. — A major federal investigation stopped a domestic terrorism plot by a militia group to detonate bombs at a Garden City, Kan., apartment complex where a number of Somalis live, officials said Friday. Three southwestern Kansas men were arrested and charged in federal court with domestic terrorism charges, Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall […]
Terrorist Plot to bomb mosque in Kansas foiled
US federal authorities have announced the arrest of three men charged with attempt to set off a bomb where several Muslims residents of Kansas City suburbs live and worship. Tom Beal, a cting US attorney, announced on Friday that three Kansas men were charged in a domestic-terrorism plot to bomb an apartment complex where several […]
3 terrorists charged in Garden City bomb plot
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) UPDATE (10/14/16): Three men were arrested on Friday for threatening to attack an apartment complex and mosque in Garden City. Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall says Curtis Allen, 49, Gavin Wright, 51, and Patrick Stein were all charged with domestic terrorism. Beall said the three were planning to bomb an apartment complex […]
Arizona woman allegedly helped jailed hubby with terror plot
PHOENIX — An Arizona woman accused of mailing bomb-making instructions and promotional materials from terrorist groups to a state prison in what investigators say was a plot to kill a warden was booked on suspicion of terrorism. Police say Michelle Marie Bastian, 49, of Florence, sent articles from al Qaeda and Islamic State of Iraq […]
Maryland man accused of plotting attack on US service member for ISIS
BALTIMORE — A 24-year-old Maryland man has been charged in a plot to attack a member of the U.S. military on behalf of the self-proclaimed Islamic State, federal prosecutors said Monday. Prosecutors said Nelash Mohamed Das, a citizen of Bangladesh who came to the United States as a child two decades ago and lived in […]
Ahmad Khan Rahami spent time at Pakistan seminary linked to Taliban, report says
ELIZABETH — More details have emerged in the case against Ahmad Khan Rahami, who, according to The Guardian, spent time in a religious seminary in Pakistan closely associated with the Afghan Taliban. Rahami, who was born in Afghanistan but became a U.S. citizen, spent time at the Kaan Kuwa Naqshbandi madrassa on his two visits […]
Transcripts of 911 calls reveal Pulse shooter’s terrorist motives
ORLANDO, Fla. — “You have to tell America to stop bombing Syria and Iraq. They are killing a lot of innocent people,” gunman Omar Mateen told a crisis negotiator from inside the Pulse nightclub during a June standoff, transcripts of 911 calls released Friday show. The 17 pages of conversations between Mateen and Orlando officials […]
What we know so far about New York and New Jersey bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami
Following a shootout on Monday, police captured a man they suspect of planting several bombs over the weekend in New York and New Jersey. Ahmad Khan Rahami, a 28-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen from Afghanistan, was shot by police in Linden, N.J., and he was undergoing surgery, officials said. Here’s what we know about Rahami:
Bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami’s family sued Elizabeth for anti-Muslim harrassment
The family of Ahmad Khan Rahami, arrested in connection with weekend bombings in Seaside Park and New York City, sued the city of Elizabeth in 2011, alleging a pattern of harassment and religious discrimination by city officials. According to the lawsuit, filed in Newark federal court, the Rahami family said Elizabeth police officers repeatedly forced […]
Who is Ahmad Khan Rahami, Elizabeth, N.J., suspect wanted by FBI in NYC bombing?
Ahmad Khan Rahami of Elizabeth, N.J. is wanted by FBI. He is suspected of having involvement in the Saturday bombings in Seaside Park, N.J. and in New York City. On Monday, the FBI released an advisory naming Ahmad Khan Rahami and cautioning people that he should be treated as armed and dangerous.