Terrorism

Authorities have preliminarily said the service’s use in both incidents is a coincidence.

A graduate of a Philadelphia college was one of the 14 people killed in the truck attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day.

“We will not live in hate.” The sister of Martin “Tiger” Bech spoke with NBC10’s Brian Sheehan about her brother and his legacy after he was killed in the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans. 

FBI Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Raia said the man who drove into a crowd of people in New Orleans posted videos online hours before the shooting that detailed a plan to commit another attack on his family.

Islamic State, known as both IS and ISIS, has been designated a “terrorist group” by the United Nations and several countries, including the United States.

The U.S. Army veteran who killed 14 in New Orleans acted alone and was “100% inspired” by the Islamic State, the FBI said.

The FBI says it recovered the stark black flag of the Islamic State extremist group from the truck that an American man from Texas smashed into New Year’s partygoers in New Orleans’ French Quarter.

President Joe Biden said Wednesday that his administration “will support the people of New Orleans as they begin the hard work of healing.”

The FBI is investigating the New Year’s Day violence as a terrorist attack.

The attack occurred around 3:15 a.m. Wednesday along Bourbon Street, with crowds in the city ballooning in anticipation for the Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin withdrew a plea agreement reached on Wednesday between the Pentagon and three Guantanamo detainees accused of plotting the September 11, 2001, terror attacks.

Three Guantanamo detainees accused of plotting the September 11, 2001, terror attacks have reached plea agreements with the military, the Pentagon announced Wednesday.

ICE arrested eight men with possible ties to ISIS in Philadelphia, New York and Los Angeles, sources confirmed with NBC News. NBC10’s Frances Wang has the details.

ICE arrested eight men from Tajikistan with potential ties to ISIS in Philadelphia, New York and Los Angeles over the weekend, NBC News sources say. NBC10’s Brenna Weick reports.

Eight men with suspected ties to ISIS are under arrest after being taken into custody by ICE, some of them right here in Philadelphia. They were on the radar of the FBI’s joint terrorism task force. They could later face terrorism related charges, according to sources.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested eight men with potential ties to ISIS in Philadelphia, New York and Los Angeles over the weekend, sources with NBC News confirmed on Tuesday.  

The International Cricket Council World Cup 2024 is next month on Long Island.

The FBI has arrested Karrem Nasr, 23, of New Jersey for allegedly attempting to provide material support to the African-based terrorist organization al Shabaab after they claim he became inspired to wage Jihad following the October 7 terrorist attacks.

FBI director Christopher Wray testified Tuesday that the Israel-Hamas war has raised terrorism threats against the U.S. “to a whole other level.”

The U.S. is working with the foreign partners to shut down the travel routes used by the smuggling network and to identify the people who used it to enter the country, the NSC said.