Category: bomb

Report: FBI Says Bomb Threat to Texas Flight Not Credible

EL PASO, Texas—A bomb threat against an American Airlines flight that diverted the plane from the tarmac of a Texas airport Friday was not credible, a law enforcement official said. An FBI official said the passengers on the noon flight from El Paso, Texas, to Chicago were not in danger despite the threat, KVIA-TV reported….


Court Again Weighs Tossing Marathon Bomber’s Death Sentence

BOSTON—Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s attorney urged a federal appeals court Tuesday to throw out the 29-year-old’s death sentence because of juror misconduct claims just months after it was revived by the nation’s highest court. Tsarnaev is making a renewed push to avoid execution after the Supreme Court last year reinstated the death sentence imposed…


Suspicious Packages Sent to Ukrainian Missions Came From Germany: Kyiv

KYIV—A series of suspicious packages sent to Ukrainian embassies all bore the address of a Tesla car dealership in Germany and were usually sent from post offices without video surveillance, Ukraine’s foreign minister said on Wednesday. Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Facebook that 31 Ukrainian missions in 15 countries had received such packages in…


Car Bomb Kills 1, Hurts Nearly 30 in Southern Thailand: Police

BANGKOK—At least one person was killed when a car bomb exploded inside a police compound in southern Thailand on Tuesday, a police official said. A single perpetrator dressed as a police officer parked the car filled with explosives inside the compound prior to the blast, the police said in a statement. “It was a car…


Northern Ireland Police Vehicle Hit in Suspected Bomb Attack

LONDON—Police in Northern Ireland said Friday that two officers escaped injury when their vehicle was damaged by a homemade bomb. The force said it was treating the attack as attempted murder. The Police Service of Northern Ireland said the blast in Strabane on Thursday night “appears to have been a targeted attack on police.” “Investigations…


Russia Rehearses Response to Nuclear Attack as Tensions Rise Over ‘Dirty Bomb’ Allegation

FRONT LINES NORTH OF KHERSON, Ukraine—Russia rehearsed its response to a nuclear attack on Wednesday in an exercise involving nuclear submarines, strategic bombers, and ballistic missiles at a time when tensions are high over a “dirty bomb” allegation it has made against Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin remotely observed the annual exercise, called “Grom” or…


Russia Tells UN Ukraine Plans ‘Dirty Bomb,’ West Dismisses Allegation

NEAR KHERSON FRONTLINE, Ukraine—Russia on Tuesday took its case to the U.N. Security Council that Ukraine is preparing to use a “dirty bomb” on its own territory, an assertion dismissed by Western and Ukrainian officials as misinformation and a pretext for intensifying the war. Moscow sent a letter detailing the allegations to the United Nations…


LIVE 10:30 AM ET: Russia Claims Ukraine Plans to Detonate ‘Dirty Bomb’; CCP Prepares for War

The Russian defense minister made calls to his British, French, and Turkish counterparts to warn that Ukraine may detonate a “dirty bomb.” The claim was written off as being groundless, but raises concerns of a nuclear attack that uses disinformation as a tool for deniability. This comes after both Russian and Ukrainian leaders have suggested…


LIVE: Russia Claims Ukraine Plans to Detonate ‘Dirty Bomb’; CCP Prepares for War

The Russian defense minister made calls to his British, French, and Turkish counterparts to warn that Ukraine may detonate a “dirty bomb.” The claim was written off as being groundless, but raises concerns of a nuclear attack that uses disinformation as a tool for deniability. This comes after both Russian and Ukrainian leaders have suggested…


Russia Claims Ukraine Plans to Detonate ‘Dirty Bomb’; CCP Prepares for War

The Russian defense minister made calls to his British, French, and Turkish counterparts to warn that Ukraine may detonate a “dirty bomb.” The claim was written off as being groundless, but raises concerns of a nuclear attack that uses disinformation as a tool for deniability. This comes after both Russian and Ukrainian leaders have suggested…