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Four individuals associated with the anti-government group Turtle Island Liberation Front were arrested in Southern California for allegedly planning coordinated bomb attacks, with evidence including social media posts and a notebook of plans, highlighting ongoing domestic terrorism concerns.
The FBI arrested four individuals in Los Angeles for allegedly planning coordinated pipe bomb attacks on New Year’s Eve, targeting five locations, with the group identified as members of the anti-government Turtle Island Liberation Front, using encrypted messaging and testing explosives in the Mojave Desert.
A Florida man, Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, was arrested for allegedly plotting to bomb the New York Stock Exchange, according to FBI documents. The investigation began after a tip about bombmaking materials in his storage unit. Yener, described as "unhoused," allegedly planned to detonate an explosive device outside the NYSE before Thanksgiving, motivated by a desire to "reset" the U.S. government. The FBI found bombmaking sketches and electronic components in his possession, and he reportedly expressed intentions to publicize his actions through media outlets.
The FBI arrested Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, a 30-year-old from Coral Springs, Florida, for allegedly planning to bomb the New York Stock Exchange. Yener was charged with attempting to use an explosive device to damage a building used in interstate commerce. The investigation began in February after a tip-off about bombmaking schematics in his storage unit. Yener reportedly intended to detonate the bomb the week before Thanksgiving. He is currently detained awaiting trial.
A Florida man, Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, was arrested and charged with planning to bomb the New York Stock Exchange to "reboot" the U.S. government. The FBI began investigating Yener in February after receiving a tip about bomb-making materials in his storage unit. He allegedly intended to detonate the bomb remotely the week before Thanksgiving, aiming to cause significant destruction. Yener has been detained pending trial.
Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, a 30-year-old from Coral Springs, Florida, was arrested by the FBI for allegedly planning to bomb the New York Stock Exchange. The investigation began in February after a tip-off about bombmaking materials in his storage unit. Yener reportedly intended to detonate the bomb before Thanksgiving to "reboot" the U.S. government. He had prepared remote triggers and planned to disguise himself while planting the explosives. Yener is currently detained awaiting trial.
A Florida man, Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, has been arrested by the FBI for allegedly planning to bomb the New York Stock Exchange in an attempt to "reboot" the U.S. government. Yener, who was found with bomb-making materials and had expressed intentions to detonate the bomb before Thanksgiving, was charged with attempting to use an explosive device to damage a building used in interstate commerce. He had a history of making threats and was linked to extremist groups. Yener is currently detained awaiting trial.
The FBI arrested Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, a 30-year-old Florida man, for allegedly plotting to bomb the New York Stock Exchange. Yener was charged with attempting to use an explosive device to damage a building used in interstate commerce. The investigation began in February after a tip about bombmaking materials in a storage unit. Yener reportedly expressed a desire to detonate the bomb before Thanksgiving, aiming to cause a 'reset' of the U.S. government. He is currently detained awaiting trial.
El Salvador's authorities claim to have thwarted a bomb plot targeting President Nayib Bukele's inauguration, allegedly orchestrated by former leftist guerillas from the 1980-1992 civil war. Police seized explosives and detained several suspects, including former congressman José Santos Melara. The Block of Popular Resistance and Rebellion condemned Melara's arrest as political persecution. Bukele, who recently won a controversial second term, has faced criticism for his anti-gang measures and actions perceived as threats to democracy.
Two Georgia men have been federally indicted for setting off a bomb at a woman's home and plotting to release a python to "eat" her daughter. The men face charges including stalking, conspiracy to use an explosive to commit a felony, and possession of firearms by a convicted felon. They had also planned to mail dog feces, release a snake, and scalp the victim. If convicted, they could face up to 20 years in prison for the conspiracy charge and an additional 10 years for using an explosive to commit a felony.
Police in Northern Ireland reportedly disrupted a bomb plot by members of the New IRA ahead of President Biden's visit this week to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. Members of the New IRA were "looking for parts to make a bomb" in the border city of Derry. Authorities have warned in the lead-up to Biden's visit that political dissidents could be planning violence to disrupt the event. The New IRA, whose members want Northern Ireland to leave the UK and join the Republic of Ireland, claimed responsibility for the shooting of an off-duty senior police officer two months ago in Omagh.
Police in Northern Ireland have foiled an IRA terror bomb plot aimed at disrupting President Biden's upcoming visit to Belfast on Tuesday. The New IRA was allegedly looking to purchase bomb parts in Derry and scheming to build an explosive device to disrupt Biden's diplomatic stopover. The group's leader, Thomas Mellon, wanted a "spectacular" way to undermine Biden's visit. Biden will visit Belfast on Tuesday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the US-brokered Good Friday Agreement, which ended decades of sectarian fighting between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland.