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German security guard turns ISIS bomber away at music festival

Photo of Pascal Bohm, from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ From The Daily Mail: A German security guard who turned an ISIS suicide bomber away from a music festival just minutes before he blew himself up said the jihadi ‘he kept staring at me nervously’. Pascal Bohm, 25, saved scores of lives when he denied Syrian Mohammad [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:21:42-05:00July 27th, 2016|News|Comments Off on German security guard turns ISIS bomber away at music festival

Homeland Security concerned with “homegrown violent extremists”

Home Security's National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin In the wake of the Orlando nightclub massacre, perpetrated by a radical Islamic terrorist, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently issued this bulletin: In December, we described a new phase in the global threat environment, which has implications on the homeland. This basic assessment has [...]

By |2016-06-23T09:55:05-04:00June 23rd, 2016|News, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Homeland Security concerned with “homegrown violent extremists”

Chicago Police increase security — including hiring private officers — for Gay Pride events

In the wake of the radical Islamic terrorist attack at an Orlando Nightclub, Chicago Police are re-examining security measures for the city's upcoming events celebrating gay pride. From the Chicago Patch, here is the first part of a recent story: Organizers also plan to have 160 private security officers to supplement Chicago police officers during [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:21:24-05:00June 17th, 2016|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Chicago Police increase security — including hiring private officers — for Gay Pride events

The Islamic State’s Global Terror Reach

The ISIS terror threat is real globally, but it has reached the shores of the United States. By Dean C. Alexander and Frank Parenti of SecurityMagazine: Omar Mateen, who perpetrated Sunday’s attack at a gay nightclub in Orlando, killing more than 50 persons, and injuring dozens others, pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) during a 911 [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:21:23-05:00June 16th, 2016|News|Comments Off on The Islamic State’s Global Terror Reach

Omar Mateen not investigated because he was a Muslim?

The issue of proper prospective employee screening -- and the periodic and incident-specific updates once they are hired -- is at the forefront of the Orlando nightclub shooting.Complaints that shooter Omar Mateen -- who worked for G4S -- made homophobic  and racial comments were ignored because Mateen is a Muslim, according to FloridaToday.com. Before the [...]

By |2020-11-29T23:37:04-05:00June 13th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Omar Mateen not investigated because he was a Muslim?

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