Homeland Security News

A man claiming to be God rammed a truck through the front of a Baltimore-area television station Tuesday, leaving a gaping hole as reporters and other staff fled the building.  Police took a suspect into custody Tuesday afternoon, about five hours after the incident, officials said at a news conference.  The suspect was not injured but has been taken for mental health treatment, Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz said.  "It's very clear the subject is suffering from emotional or mental health issues," Police Chief James Johnson said.

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Jordan's ambassador to Libya has been freed after being abducted by gunmen in the capital, Tripoli, last month.  Fawaz al-Itan was released unharmed and was on his way home on Tuesday, Jordanian officials said.

The kidnappers had reportedly demanded the release of a Libyan Islamist militant in exchange, but it is unclear whether this was granted.  Diplomats have been the targets of a number of abductions in Libya in recent months amid continuing instability.  The central government has struggled to assert its authority over the armed groups and tribesmen who helped end Muammar Gaddafi's 41-year rule in 2011.

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The US has revealed it is flying manned surveillance missions over Nigeria to try to find more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram.  The US is also sharing commercial satellite imagery with the Nigerian government, officials said.  It comes after militants released a video of about 130 girls, saying they could be swapped for jailed fighters.

Boko Haram seized them from a school in the northern Borno state on 14 April.

"We have shared commercial satellite imagery with the Nigerians and are flying manned ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) assets over Nigeria with the government's permission," said a senior administration official, who declined to be named.

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