Authorities have foiled a terror plot aimed at Jewish institutions across New York, California and Arizona. An Iraqi suspect linked to the scheme is now in custody.
The plot involved an Iraqi man who prosecutors say is connected to other global attacks. He allegedly sought retaliation for the U.S. and Israeli operations against Iran. The suspect was taken into custody on Friday following the disruption of the scheme.
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A Lebanese-born U.S. citizen rammed a truck into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, on March 12, 2026, in a targeted act of violence against the Jewish community, according to the FBI. Synagogue security neutralized the suspect, Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, who died inside the burning vehicle amid reports of explosives and a rifle. No congregants or 140 preschool students were harmed, though one guard was injured.
An Iraqi national allegedly plotted to attack a prominent New York synagogue and other Jewish institutions in the United States, federal prosecutors said.
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Two Pennsylvania teenagers have been charged with federal terrorism offenses after throwing homemade explosive devices inspired by ISIS during an anti-Islam protest outside New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Gracie Mansion residence on March 8, 2026. The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force is probing the planned attack, which involved undetonated IEDs containing TATP packed with shrapnel; a third suspicious device was later found nearby.
U.S. and Israeli forces attacked Iran over the weekend in a massive assault that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the nation's supreme leader for nearly four decades. This triggered retaliatory strikes in the Middle East, prompting Japanese police to bolster security at U.S. and Israel-related facilities. Stock markets in Tokyo opened lower, and Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino stressed the need to monitor the situation.
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A 27-year-old Tunisian man was arrested on May 7 and charged on Monday with planning a jihadist attack on a Paris museum, possibly the Louvre.
Ethiopia's National Intelligence and Security Service has detained 138 individuals accused of collaborating with rebel and extremist groups, it announced. The operation, involving federal and regional security forces, began on Miyazya 9, 2018. The detainees allegedly sought to disrupt national peace, security, and the upcoming election.
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At least 17 people were arrested Saturday in Tel Aviv as Israeli police violently dispersed an antiwar protest against the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, despite a top court order allowing the demonstration. Peace activist Alon-Lee Green, an organizer who was detained, said public support for the war has rapidly declined. Similar protests took place in Haifa and Jerusalem.