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Mar 28, 2017

Suspect In Custody After Another Security Incident At The White House

This time over a package and “suspicious comments”.

Mar 07, 2017

Local ADL Offices, Jewish Community Center Targeted Among New Wave Of Bomb Threats

All 100 senators signed on to a letter today urging the Trump administration to take “swift action” amid the latest wave of bomb threats.

Feb 27, 2017

Bomb Threats Reported At Jewish Schools In Rockville, Fairfax

“This is a continuing and very disturbing pattern that we’ve seen in the past number of weeks.”

Jun 22, 2012

Guy Who Just Liked to Party (and Threaten to Blow Up the Capitol) Going to Jail for 25 Years

Amine El Khalifi went from party boy to terrorist, and he’s now going to end up in jail for 25 to 30 years for it.

Mar 22, 2012

Once a Weapons Plant, Soon a Harris Teeter: Munitions Have Been Found at Navy Yard Site Before

When workers at a development near Nats Park found a 1,000-pound military ordnance, it wasn’t much of a surprise—it was just the cost of doing business on land that was once the Naval Gun Factory.

Mar 21, 2012

Suspicious Package at Site of Future Harris Teeter Turns Out to be 1,000-Pound Military Ordnance

UPDATED: Construction workers in Southeast D.C. stumbled across an unexpected surprise at the location of a new Harris Teeter and residential building—an unexploded 1,000-pound military ordnance.

Jun 17, 2011

FBI: No “Significant” Explosive Materials Found At Pentagon

At a press conference held moments ago, the Federal Bureau of Investigation revealed that there were “no significant explosive materials” inside a suspicious vehicle found near the Pentagon this morning.

Jun 13, 2011

Rockville Metro Threatener Was Reportedly Targeting Church

The woman who created a chaotic scene at the Rockville Metrorail station this morning was reportedly aiming to set off an explosion at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Rockville.

Jan 26, 2011

Going With The Angsty College Student Defense, I See

Awais Younis, a 26-year-old from Arlington, is currently sitting in custody after being indicted in December for allegedly plotting to blow up Metro trains. If you’ll recall, Younis was taken into custody after a Facebook friend he had told about the plans tipped off the FBI. But according to Younis’ lawyer, he’s just a kid who was venting a little bit on the social networking site.

Sep 05, 2008

Man With Rifle, Bomb Detained Near Library of Congress

The Associated Press (via WTOP) is reporting that the incident that closed down the area around the Library of Congress earlier today was that U.S. Capitol Police detained a man who had a rifle and an improvised explosive device in his vehicle. Sounds like we might have another Michael Gorbey on our hands, except, of course, minus one samurai sword….

 
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