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IACP Issues Statement on Orlando Terror Attack

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) has issued a statement on the Orlando terror attack.

June 13, 2016

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Video: Timeline of the Orlando Nightclub Massacre

A night of partying and dancing at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, turned into a killing ground and three hours of terror for early-morning revelers when a gunman opened fire around 2 a.m. ET inside the club, killing 50 people and wounding at least 53 in what is being called the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.

June 13, 2016

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Terror Attack at Orlando Gay Club Kills 20, Wounds 42, Suspect Dead

A gunman who federal authorities say had possible ties to Islamist terrorism opened fire early Sunday morning at a packed Florida nightclub, killing approximately 20 people and wounding scores more in a bloody scene that ended hours later when police stormed the building and killed the suspect.

June 12, 2016

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FLEOA Issues Statement on Brussels Attacks

"Terrorism has been an international scourge and has struck every corner of our globe. Only through the combined transnational efforts of law enforcement agencies can these murders be deterred and our enemies defeated‎."

March 22, 2016

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NYPD Counterterror Units on High Alert After Brussels Attacks

The NYPD immediately responded to the attacks in Belgium, not only activating its Critical and Strategic response unit, but also deploying additional counterterrorism teams to major landmarks, transit hubs, as well as other high-profile locations including the Belgian Consulate.

March 22, 2016

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ISIS Defector Gives Thousands of Files on American, European Jihadists to TV Network

Tens of thousands of documents, containing names, addresses, telephone numbers, and family contacts of Islamic State jihadis, have been presented to British TV network Sky News.

March 10, 2016

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FBI Treating Philly Officer's Shooting as Terror Attack

Police say Yeadon resident Edward Archer told them he was acting in the name of Islam when he opened fire on Officer Jesse Hartnett's marked cruiser on Jan. 7 at a Philadelphia intersection. The officer was wounded.

January 14, 2016

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Video: California Deputies Tell Story of Their Shootout with San Bernardino Terrorists

"It was very, very frightening. I was very scared," Wallen said. "I exited the vehicle. Both suspects were firing at me."

January 7, 2016

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Unnamed Texas Officer Who Stopped Garland Terror Attack Nominated as "Texan of the Year"

Outfitted in body armor and armed with assault-style rifles and explosives, they charged the Curtis Culwell Center until shots from a Garland police officer’s Glock handgun put them down. SWAT officers, hearing the gunfire, rushed up to finish the job.

January 4, 2016

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FBI Document Depicting Relationship Between CAIR and Terror Group Hamas Published

In 2007, CAIR was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation (HLF) trial, a Hamas financing case that would result in the FBI ceasing its working relationship with CAIR.

December 17, 2015

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Video: "You Gotta Keep Fighting," Says California Officer Wounded in Gunfight with Terrorists

Amid the chaos, as he was rushing to back up a deputy, he felt a bullet strike him in the leg. Another officer came to his aid.

December 14, 2015

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FBI: Texas Mohammed Cartoon Event Attacker Sent Encrypted Texts to Overseas Terrorists

“We have no idea what he said because those messages were encrypted,” Comey said. “And to this day, I can’t tell you what he said with that terrorist 109 times the morning of that attack. That is a big problem. We have to grapple with it.”

December 11, 2015