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Explosive device thrown onto porch of Satanic Temple in Massachusetts. No injuries were reported
SALEM, Mass. (AP) — Someone threw an explosive device onto the porch of The Satanic Temple in Massachusetts at a time when no one was inside, and the device and damage it caused were not found until nearly 12 hours later, police said. No injuries were reported. State police bomb...
Bomb threats cause short lockdown at Norwegian parliament house
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Two bomb threats led to a brief lockdown of the Norwegian parliament Wednesday, while lawmakers continued debate inside. Heavily armed police were posted outside the assembly and the surrounding streets was cordoned off. Bomb sniffing dogs were seen in...
No explosives found at Seoul stadium in police search following bomb threat against Ohtani
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police said they’ve found no explosives at Seoul’s Gocheok Sky Dome after searching the site Wednesday following a reported bomb threat against Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani. About 150 police officers used sniffer dogs, X-ray...
Massachusetts man gets prison for making bomb threat to Arizona election office
PHOENIX (AP) — A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to three years and six months in federal prison for making an online threat to bomb then-Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs’ election office in February 2021, the U.S. Justice Department said. James Clark, 40, of Falmouth,...
Georgia bill would impose harsher penalties on more 'swatting' calls
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia would strengthen penalties against false reports of shootings and bomb threats at homes, known as swatting, under a bill passed Monday by the state House. The measure would also define a drive-by shooting as a separate crime. The House voted...
Zimbabwe's president cancels a renewable energy speech after a bomb scare at Victoria Falls Airport
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A bomb scare shut down Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls Airport on Friday, forcing the country’s president to cancel a planned address at a conference on renewable energy, an official said. Zimbabwean President Edson Mnangagwa was due to address the conference...
United flight diverted to Chicago due to reported bomb threat
CHICAGO (AP) — A cross-country United Airlines flight was forced to land in Chicago Wednesday as a result of what local media reports, citing a preliminary police report, called a bomb threat. United said only that flight 1533 from Newark to Los Angeles landed safely at O'Hare...
Threats to federal judges have more than doubled in 'alarming' spike, US Marshals director says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of threats targeting federal judges has more than doubled over the last three years amid a surge in violent and harassing messages directed at public officials around the U.S., the head of the U.S. Marshals said in congressional testimony Wednesday. ...
Editorial Roundup: Minnesota
Minneapolis Star Tribune. February 2, 2024. Editorial: ‘Swatting’ is a sad sign of our times Incidents are bipartisan, dangerous and a waste of law enforcement resources. It’s tempting to view “swatting” — the deceitful practice of calling...
Montana man pleads guilty to possessing homemade bombs in school threat case
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man who had reportedly threatened to commit a Columbine-style attack at a high school has pleaded guilty to federal charges of illegally possessing homemade bombs and a silencer. Logan Sea Pallister, 25, of Helena entered his pleas Tuesday in U.S....
