Viable IED Delivered to Hotel in Derry, Northern Ireland
A viable IED was neutralized at a Derry hotel on October 27 during the Halloween festival, with investigators focusing on dissident republican groups and no casualties reported.
Brooklyn Woman Convicted of ISIS Military Training in Syria
A Brooklyn woman was convicted October 27 of receiving ISIS military training in Syria after traveling there at age 17 and joining an all-female ISIS battalion, with sentencing set for February 2.
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.
FBI Arrests Minnesota Man for ISIS-Inspired Mall of America Attack Plot
An 18-year-old Twin Cities man was arrested October 7 for plotting an ISIS-inspired mass shooting at the Mall of America after FBI agents controlled his only access to a weapon throughout a two-year undercover operation.
Washington State Energy Department Worker Arrested for Aiding Designated Terror Group
A Department of Energy employee in Richland, Washington was arrested October 1 for allegedly traveling to Yemen, acquiring drone and explosive materials inside the US, and trying to improve Houthi communications systems, the first such federal employee case since the group's FTO designation.
Omani Co-Pilot Stabs Captain, Attempts to Crash Tel Aviv-Bound Flight
An Omani co-pilot nine months into his employment attacked the captain of Flydubai Flight 981 on September 30 with a knife, was subdued by passengers after the plane entered a descent, and Israel suspended all Flydubai landing rights after the aircraft diverted to Saudi Arabia.