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Islamic State says senior militant in Egypt’s Sinai killed
Egypt said Wednesday that police have killed 15 suspected militants in a shootout in the northern Sinai Peninsula, where they are battling an Islamic State-led insurgency.
Common Types of Cybersecurity Attacks
A look at the various types of hacking techniques
Fairmont Senior High School student arrested after school shooting threat
A Fairmont Senior High School student was arrested early Wednesday morning after allegedly threatening over social media to bring a gun to school and start shooting.
AP: Lawmakers buy industry fix to protect schools from guns
Security companies spent years pushing schools to buy more products — from “ballistic attack-resistant” doors to smoke cannons that spew haze from ceilings to confuse a shooter. But sales were slow, and industry’s campaign to free up taxpayer money for upgrades had stalled.
Seven suspected neo-Nazis arrested for allegedly plotting terror attack
Seven men believed to be planning violent attacks on foreigners and political adversaries in Germany and suspected of plotting “an event” this week have been arrested, according to the country’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office.
Report: African Countries Struggle to Contain Terror Groups
Amid a decline in terror incidents worldwide in 2017, African countries struggled to prevent the expansion of terror groups in parts of the continent, according to a U.S. State Department report on terrorism.
Terror cell busts in Denmark and Holland spark fears of homegrown attackers with Isis links
‘The conflict in Syria has built momentum for the global jihadi movement. Even if we are able to defeat them in Syria they have built a worldwide movement’
Port of San Diego says ransomware responsible for ‘serious cybersecurity incident’
Ransomware has infected computers used by the Port of San Diego, disrupting operations at the southern California shipping hub and attracting the attention of federal authorities.
Primary school blown up in Pakistan, Taliban claims responsibility
The attack, carried out through bombs planted around the boundary wall, has demolished two rooms and partially damaged the main building, police said. No one was injured as the school was closed due to Sunday.
Pensacola man charged with terrorism, accused of threatening courthouse bombing, school shooting
A Pensacola man has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism for allegedly threatening to carry out at mass shooting at a local elementary school and to detonate explosives at the county courthouse.
