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Shots fired at TVA Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Posted: 21 Apr 2013 06:45 PM PDT A TVA spokesperson confirmed that a security officer patrolling TVA Watts Bar Nuclear Plant in Spring City was involved in a shootout with a suspect Sunday at about 2:00 a.m.The security incident happened on the Tennessee River side of the plant property, more than a quarter mile from the plants protected area, which houses its [...] This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Shots fired at TVA Watts Bar Nuclear Plant

Illinois man tried to join Al Qaeda-linked group, FBI says Posted: 21 Apr 2013 08:02 AM PDT A suburban Chicago teenager has been arrested on terrorism-related charges and accused of seeking to join an Al Qaeda-affiliated group in war-torn Syria, the FBI announced Saturday. Abdella Ahmad Tounisi was arrested Friday night as he attempted to board a flight from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport to Turkey, which borders Syria, the FBI said. He [...] This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Illinois man tried to join Al Qaeda-linked group, FBI says