The FBI is on the hunt for a person of interest who may have helped an Uzbek immigrant plow into people on a bike path in New York City on Tuesday afternoon, killing eight, in the deadliest terror attack in the city since Sept. 11, 2001.
An undercover FBI agent foiled terrorist attacks in New York City that would have targeted concert venues, Times Square and subway stations, according to court records and testimony.
What remains unclear is when the couple planned to detonate the bomb – before or after opening fire.
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Sept. 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi may not have happened as described by the Obama administration, Fox News reports. The FBI interviewed survivors for three days and none reported a demonstration. Obama initially said the attack occurred after a protest of an anti-Islam film got out of…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Dozens of FBI agents and other experts will travel to Russia to help protect the Winter Olympics from any terrorist attacks, the Wall Street Journal reports. FBI Director James Comey said Thursday that about two dozen FBI personnel will be in Moscow, while about a dozen others will be in Sochi, where…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI began the grueling process of investigating a bullet-riddled Nairobi mall where more than 60 people were killed by terrorists, the Associated Press reports. Agents were working along bodies crushed by rubble as they began fingerprint, DNA and ballistic analysis to determine the identities of the terrorists. The FBI believes Americans…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com As the prospect of U.S. military involvement in Syria raises, the House Homeland Security Committee plans to meet Tuesday to discuss the potential domestic security implications, The Star-Ledger reports. Authorities are worried that a military strike would inflame anti-American sentiments and prompt a terrorist attack. “In light of the atrocities witnessed in…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A teenager accused of trying to bomb a downtown Chicago bar also tried to get an undercover FBI agent killed, the Associated Press reports. From his jail cell, Adel Daoud is accused of plotting to have someone kill an FBI agent who played a role in a sting that led to this…
