Bomb threat at Harvard a hoax

  Yesterday’s bomb threats that spurred the evacuation of four buildings on Harvard’s campus were linked today to Harvard student Eldo Kim. According to federal prosecutors, the 20-year-old Kim issued the threats in order to get out of taking a final exam Monday morning. Emails written by Kim from an anonymous Internet address were…

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‘Anonymous’ hackers behind nationwide bomb hoax?

Several of the emails sent to 22 institutions across Poland, Tuesday, claiming there were bombs at the Attorney General’s office and other institutions were signed “anon.pl”.   An Internal Security Agency (ABW) official has told the tvn24 news station off the record that although the person or persons sending emails…

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NY subway bomb plotter sentenced to life

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  law_enforcement_first_responders Image Caption:  Adis Medunjanin One of three men involved in what U.S. prosecutors called one of the most serious terror threats to the U.S. since 9/11, was sentenced on Nov. 16 to life in prison. Adis Medunjanin, 34, who planned to conduct suicide bombings…

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Home Depot employee charged in bomb extortion plot

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  access_control_identification A 50-year-old Long Island man was charged with trying to extort $2 million from home improvement retailer Home Depot using pipe bombs planted in a store in Huntington, NY. Daniel Sheehan has been charged with extortion and use of a destructive device in an…

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Pentagon/U.S. Capitol bomb plotter sentenced

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  federal_agencies_legislative Image Caption:  Rezwan Ferdaus The 27-year-old Boston area man who plotted in 2011 to crash remote controlled model airplanes laden with high-explosives into the U.S. Capitol building and Pentagon will serve 17 years in federal prison. Rezwan Ferdaus was sentenced on Nov. 1 for…

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