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Azerbaijan: 40 arrested in Eurovision terror plot

Homeland Security NTARC News — Thu, 31 May 2012 15:22:57 +0000

Security services in Azerbaijan say they have arrested 40 suspects and seized weapons as they thwarted a series of planned terror attacks against the Eurovision Song Contest. Targets included the song contest venue and major hotels housing foreigners, the National Security Ministry said in a statement Wednesday. Read More This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. [...]

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Man admits he tried to run military officers off road

Homeland Security NTARC News — Thu, 31 May 2012 01:15:23 +0000

A man with an extensive criminal history and possible terrorist ties has admitted he tried to run two military recruiters off the road on I-5 near Northgate. Read More This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Man [...]

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Gunman kills four in separate Seattle shootings

Homeland Security NTARC News — Thu, 31 May 2012 01:13:26 +0000

Seattle Police now say the suspect in the fatal shooting of three people at the Racer Cafe on Roosevelt Ave. was being treated Wednesday evening at Harborivew Medical Center for a self-inflicted gunshot wound. They now believe the man is also reponsible for a separate fatal shooting at 8th and Seneca. There is no indication [...]

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Gunman kills four in separate Seattle shootings

Danish police arrest 2 men in terror plot

Homeland Security NTARC News — Wed, 30 May 2012 03:30:44 +0000

Two Danish brothers originally from Somalia will spend four weeks in pre-trial detention following their arrest by Denmark’s security service on suspicion of plotting a terror attack. The security service says the older brother, who is 23, is also suspected of having received terror training from the Somali militant group al-Shabab. He was arrested late [...]

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Danish police arrest 2 men in terror plot

Human foot sent to Conservative Party HQ – Canada

Homeland Security NTARC News — Wed, 30 May 2012 03:28:20 +0000

An Ottawa coroner has confirmed a package delivered Tuesday to the Conservative Party of Canadas headquarters in downtown Ottawa contained a human foot.Police removed the foot in a yellow bag during the early evening from the 12th floor of 130 Albert St. after a day-long investigation. A HAZMAT team was called to the Conservative Party [...]

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Human foot sent to Conservative Party HQ – Canada

Powerful “Flame” cyber weapon found in Middle East

Homeland Security NTARC News — Mon, 28 May 2012 16:46:17 +0000

Security experts have discovered a new data-stealing virus dubbed “Flame” they say has lurked inside thousands of computers across the Middle East for as long as five years as part of a sophisticated cyber warfare campaign .It is the most complex piece of malicious software discovered to date, said Kaspersky Lab security senior researcher Roel [...]

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Powerful “Flame” cyber weapon found in Middle East

Anarchists claim responsibility for railway signalling sabotage in Bristol

Homeland Security NTARC News — Mon, 28 May 2012 00:23:07 +0000

An anarchist organisation has claimed responsibility for two attacks on railway signalling in Bristol which caused severe delays and the cancellation of services. British transport police and Network Rail have confirmed that signalling cable was destroyed on Tuesday morning in two separate incidents of arson which caused “extensive damage” and substantial delays to passengers. The [...]

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Anarchists claim responsibility for railway signalling sabotage in Bristol

Mexico gang launches car bomb near US border – Boston.com

Homeland Security NTARC News — Sun, 27 May 2012 00:38:30 +0000

Suspected drug cartel gunmen opened fire on a hotel being used as a police barracks then attacked it with a car bomb Thursday, wounding eight officers less than 4 miles (6.5 kilometers) from the U.S. border, Mexican officials said. A Tamaulipas state official said authorities believed the Zetas cartel, one of Mexico’s two most powerful [...]

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Mexico gang launches car bomb near US border – Boston.com

Mexico finds cartels making fake military uniforms

Homeland Security NTARC News — Sat, 26 May 2012 18:50:47 +0000

Mexican marines say they have found a clandestine workshop in northern Mexico where presumed drug traffickers made copies of military uniforms. The navy says hundreds of camouflage pants, shirts and vests were found at the workshop in the northern border city of Piedras Negras., across the border from Eagle Pass, Texas.The uniforms are part of [...]

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Mexico finds cartels making fake military uniforms

Miami – Passenger arrested after trying to rush cockpit

Homeland Security NTARC News — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:31:25 +0000

Authorities have a passenger in custody after he tried to rush the cockpit on an American Airlines flight from Montego Bay to Miami. Two male passengers on board Flight AA 320 restrained the man before it landed safely at Miami International Airport at 10:21 a.m. and pulled into a gate. Several law enforcement agencies responded, [...]

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Miami – Passenger arrested after trying to rush cockpit

Rigged device explodes at Phoenix Salvation Army – 2 With Very Minor Injuries

Homeland Security NTARC News — Fri, 25 May 2012 01:18:32 +0000

Phoenix police said preliminary evidence suggests the incident could be linked to two other cases in which a person or persons left flashlights packed with explosives in Glendale on May 13 and 14. In each of the previous attacks, a person who found the rigged flashlight suffered minor injuries. Read More This story comes to [...]

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Rigged device explodes at Phoenix Salvation Army – 2 With Very Minor Injuries

US hacked Yemeni Al Qaeda sites to reverse propaganda

Homeland Security NTARC News — Fri, 25 May 2012 00:28:54 +0000

The State Department has launched a different sort of raid against Al Qaeda — hacking into Al Qaeda websites in Yemen. In a rare public admission of the covert cyber war against extremists, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says cyber experts based at the State Department hacked Yemeni tribal websites, replacing Al Qaeda propaganda [...]

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US hacked Yemeni Al Qaeda sites to reverse propaganda

Woman who triggered jetliner scare being sent back to France

Homeland Security NTARC News — Fri, 25 May 2012 00:23:34 +0000

A woman blamed for a security scare aboard a U.S.-bound jetliner will be sent back to France and won’t face criminal charges, federal prosecutors in Maine said Wednesday. Lucie Zeeko Merigot is being turned over to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency after a court appearance Wednesday in Bangor, U.S. Attorney Thomas Delahanty announced. [...]

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Woman who triggered jetliner scare being sent back to France

Pakistan Sentences Shakil Afridi to 30 Years – Sends U.S. Clear Signal

Homeland Security NTARC News — Fri, 25 May 2012 00:16:21 +0000

The harsh sentence for the doctor who helped the CIA nab bin Laden may or may not be about Obama’s supposed snub of Pakistan’s president—but it’s clearly a message to Washington, say Ron Moreau and Sami Yousafzai. Read More This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is [...]

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Pakistan Sentences Shakil Afridi to 30 Years – Sends U.S. Clear Signal

Cyber Terrorism – Al Qaeda Video Calls for Electronic Jihad

Homeland Security NTARC News — Wed, 23 May 2012 05:45:30 +0000

video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Al Qaeda may be turning its destructive attention to cyber-warfare against the United States. In a chilling video, an al Qaeda operative calls for “electronic jihad” against the United States, and compares vulnerabilities in vital American computer networks to the flaws in aviation security before the 9/11 attack. The al [...]

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Cyber Terrorism – Al Qaeda Video Calls for Electronic Jihad

Boston subway authority – DHS plan bio terror tests using dead bacteria

Homeland Security NTARC News — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:40:50 +0000

Planned tests of biological detection gear this summer at several stations on the city of Boston’s “T” subway system will use a harmless dead bacteria to test how quickly pathogens can be found in the system. The test is slated for the Cambridge and Somerville stations tsometime this summer, said a statement from the Department [...]

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Boston subway authority – DHS plan bio terror tests using dead bacteria

Ft. Lauderdale Airport Terminal Open After Brief Evacuation

Homeland Security NTARC News — Sun, 20 May 2012 03:06:58 +0000

A major mess due to a hazardous materials scare at the Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport Friday shut down a terminal and caused hundreds of passengers to be stranded for nearly two hours. More than a dozen outbound flights were delayed and several inbound flights were also delayed, according to airport spokesperson Greg Meyer. Read [...]

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Ft. Lauderdale Airport Terminal Open After Brief Evacuation

3 anti-NATO protesters charged with conspiracy to commit terrorism

Homeland Security NTARC News — Sat, 19 May 2012 15:59:11 +0000

Three NATO Summit protesters have been arrested and charged with possession of an explosive device and conspiracy to commit terrorism, police said. They were charged early this morning as dozens of dignitaries from around the globe are heading to Chicago for the NATO Summit. The men have a noon bond hearing today. Read More This [...]

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3 anti-NATO protesters charged with conspiracy to commit terrorism

NBCs “Revolution” Shows Life after An Electromagnetic Pulse Attack

Homeland Security NTARC News — Fri, 18 May 2012 01:27:09 +0000

What would the life in the United States look like if the continent were hit by an electromagnetic pulse EMP? The new TV show Revolution from producer J.J. Abrams, launching on NBC in the fall, is seeking to answer the question.The show portrays life in the United States 15 years after an EMP disables all [...]

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NBCs “Revolution” Shows Life after An Electromagnetic Pulse Attack

U.S. Remains Vulnerable to an EMP

Homeland Security NTARC News — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:26:04 +0000

An article recently published by the Los Angeles Times discusses how solar storms pose a grave threat to Earth. Mike Hapgood, a space weather scientist in England, says that the world is unprepared for such a storm, and one is likely to occur soon. The Heritage Foundation has led a vital campaign aimed at informing [...]

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U.S. Remains Vulnerable to an EMP