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March 12, 2026

terror attack

U.S. Attorney for Western District of North Carolina Russ Ferguson speaks next to FBI Special Agent James C. Barnacle, Jr. during a press conference, Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)
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FBI says it disrupted Mint Hill New Year’s Eve attack plan inspired by Islamic State group

January 3, 2026 GARY D. ROBERTSON and ERIK VERDUZCO

CHARLOTTE — The FBI said Friday it disrupted a New Year’s Eve attack plot targeting a grocery store and fast-food restaurant in North Carolina, arresting an 18-year-old man who authorities say pledged loyalty to the […]

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French court convicts IS operative over foiled train attack

December 22, 2020 Elaine Ganley, Associated Press

PARIS — A French court on Thursday convicted an Islamic State operative over a train attack five years ago that was foiled with the dramatic intervention of three American passengers. The special terrorism court sentenced […]

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Amid freed Nigeria schoolboys’ joyful reunions, fear lingers

December 21, 2020 Lekan Oyekanmi and Sunday Alamba, Associated Press

KANKARA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s freed schoolboys have reunited with their joyful parents after being held captive for nearly a week by gunmen allied with jihadist rebels in the country’s northwest. Relieved parents hugged their sons […]

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France reinforcing its border controls following attacks

November 5, 2020 Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that France is reinforcing its border controls after a series of attacks that hit the country in recent weeks. Macron said the number of police and […]

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2 dead, 15 wounded in Vienna terror attack, authorities say

November 3, 2020 Philipp Jenne and Frank Jordans, Associated Press

VIENNA — Gunmen opened fire on people enjoying a last night out at Vienna’s cafes and restaurants before a coronavirus lockdown Monday in what authorities said was a terrorist attack that left at least two […]

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Man arrested after suspected UK parliament attack named

August 15, 2018 North State Journal Staff

LONDON– A man detained on suspicion of carrying out a terrorist attack outside Britain’s parliament is Salih Khater, a British citizen of Sudanese origin, a European security source told Reuters on Wednesday. Police believe a […]

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What is the Diversity Visa Program?

November 1, 2017 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH – President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he planned to end a diversity lottery program that he said the Uzbek immigrant suspected of killing eight people in New York City used to get into […]

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