School Shooting Plot Foiled, Three Arrested in Cherokee County, Georgia
Three people were arrested between October 20 and 23 in connection with a plan to shoot up Cherokee High School in Canton, Georgia, following an FBI social media tip that set off a multi-state investigation reaching from Georgia to California.
Tennessee White Supremacist Sentenced for Napalm Arson and Hezbollah Material Support
A Tennessee white supremacist was sentenced October 20 to 17.5 years for using a napalm device to destroy a Civil Rights-linked nonprofit in 2019, and separately attempting to provide a database of 35,000 Israel-affiliated individuals to Hezbollah.
FBI Disrupts ISIS-Inspired Plot to Assassinate Rep. Keith Self in North Texas
The FBI arrested a McKinney, Texas teenager on October 5 for an alleged ISIS-inspired plot to assassinate Rep. Keith Self and carry out a separate North Texas attack; the case was publicly disclosed October 21.
White Powder Letters Hit More Than Three Dozen Congressional Offices Nationwide
A coordinated wave of white powder letters reached more than three dozen congressional offices and election administration offices as of October 20, with new incidents reported at Sen. Deb Fischer's Omaha office and Rep. Al Green's Houston office; all substances tested non-hazardous, and no suspect has been publicly identified.
UK Counter-Terrorism Police Charge Two Men with Assisting Iranian Intelligence in RAF Fairford Case
British counter-terrorism police charged two men October 20 with assisting Iranian intelligence in connection with the September 27 RAF Fairford incident; the head of UK Counter Terrorism Policing stated Iranian state involvement remains highly likely.
France PM Calls Localized Curfews as Student-Led Unrest Reaches Italy and Albania
France imposed overnight curfews in Paris, Lyon, Nice, Lille, and other cities on October 19 after three days of riots left 2,400 arrested and 3,000 businesses damaged, with 500 Italian troops deploying to Milan and protests continuing in Albania.