Tag: bomb

A Portland man was arrested for threatening to bomb his gay neighbors. According to news source Koin6, court documents filed in Mutnomah County Circuit Court last week reveal that a man named Scott Wayne Smith was charged with one count of intimidation. Smith threatened to bomb an apartment complex called Hopewell Apartments where people living with HIV/AIDS reside. Smith apparently lives in a trailer on a friend’s property that’s located near the apartment complex. On top of threatening to bomb the building,...

Tributes are being paid to a gay man killed in the Ariana Grande concert bombing. Martyn Hett, 29, has been confirmed dead by loved ones following a terrorist attack at the Manchester Arena. Posts from family, friends and worried strangers had been shared tens of thousands of times in a bid to track him down after the attack. Just an hour before the attack he wrote on Twitter: “When you sneak out for a toilet break on the Macy Gray song and...

According to The Times, a 19-year-old student had every intention of carrying out a nail bomb attack in Britain, specifically targeting a September 11th Elton John concert. He’s also accused of planning coordinated attacks on Buckingham Palace, Oxford Street, and various military bases throughout London. Haroon Ali-Syed allegedly wanted to use a bomb with a remote timer in order to blow up a particularly crowded area of central London. However, his plans were thwarted when he contacted an undercover police officer online....