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Federal Officials Warn Of 'Lone Wolf' Terror Threats On July 4, NY Governor Says

Federal Officials Warn Of 'Lone Wolf' Terror Threats On July 4, NY Governor Says

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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has confirmed that federal officials informed her about a possible terrorist threat ahead of the July 4 Independence Day holiday.

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β€œOur federal partners reiterated yesterday that lone wolf actors remain the greatest potential threat including during the upcoming July 4th holiday,” Hochul said in a July 2 https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/statement-governor-kathy-hochul-91

, without providing the names of the federal agencies or any specific details about potential plots.

The governor said state law enforcement officials are β€œin an increased alert posture following the recent conflict in the Middle East” and that under her direction, β€œState Police will have an increased presence at large events throughout the state” during the holiday.

β€œAnd we will be closely coordinating with local and federal law enforcement partners to ensure the safety of all involved,” she said.

β€œNational Guard personnel also remain deployed at major transportation hubs, as well as at key bridges and tunnels within New York City.

β€œWe are also actively monitoring social media activity and continue to be on high alert for any cyberthreats.”

While Hochul did not elaborate, ABC News and other outlets, citing an internal bulletin released by the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), reported that those agencies believe there is an elevated threat in New York and California during Independence Day.

The Epoch Times contacted both DHS and the FBI for comment on Thursday but did not receive a response by publication time.

Earlier this week, the FBI and other agencies sent a warning that Iranian regime-linked groups could launch cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure, although they did not issue any public warnings about terrorist attacks linked to Iran.

β€œDefense Industrial Base companies, particularly those possessing holdings or relationships with Israeli research and defense firms, are at increased risk,” the agencies stated in the warning, https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/iranian-cyber-actors-may-target-vulnerable-us-networks-and-entities-interest

by the FBI, the National Security Agency, the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

That comes roughly two weeks after the United States bombed multiple Iranian nuclear enrichment sites following days of back-and-forth strikes carried out by both Iran and Israel. Iran later confirmed that several of its top military officials and scientists were killed in the Israeli strikes.

For the past year and a half, the FBI has https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/fbi-chief-says-hamass-attack-on-israel-could-inspire-a-whole-nother-level-of-terror-threat-in-us-5520535

warnings about terrorist attacks inside the United States inspired by the Israel–Hamas conflict, which was sparked by a Hamas terrorist attack on Oct. 7, 2023, that left more than 1,200 civilians dead.

About a month ago, the FBI https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/fbi-and-dhs-warn-of-elevated-threat-to-jewish-community-after-boulder-dc-attacks-5868950

that there is an elevated terrorism threat to the Jewish community in the United States in light of a shooting that left two Israeli Embassy staffers dead in Washington and an arson attack in Boulder, Colorado, in recent months. An 82-year-old woman who was injured during the Boulder firebombing incident, which occurred in June, died on Monday, prosecutors said.

Mohamed Soliman, the suspect in the Boulder attack, allegedly yelled β€œFree Palestine” during the incident, federal officials said.

In the Washington attack, suspect Elias Rodriguez yelled, β€œFree, free Palestine,” which was captured on video, authorities also said.

β€œWe are investigating this incident as an act of terror, and targeted violence. All of the necessary assets will be dedicated to this investigation,” FBI Director Dan Bongino https://x.com/FBIDDBongino/status/1929289348307890451

in a June statement on social media platform X, referring to the Boulder attack.

In May, Bongino https://x.com/FBIDDBongino/status/1925511042060144995

the Israeli Embassy shooting was being investigated under similar pretexts.

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Thu, 07/03/2025 - 17:45

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Deputy Head Of Russian Navy Killed In Ukraine Missile Strike

Deputy Head Of Russian Navy Killed In Ukraine Missile Strike

In a rare battlefield development, a very high-ranking general officer for Russia's military has been killed by Ukrainian forces, and it actually happened on Russian soil.

Major General Mikhail Gudkov, deputy commander of the Russian Navy and a brigade leader in the Ukraine war, has been confirmed dead in Russia’s Kursk region, according to a statement Thursday by a Kremlin official.

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The news broke when Russian and Ukrainian military Telegram channels reported that Gudkov was killed along with 10 other soldiers in a Ukrainian strike targeting a command post in Korenevo, which lies near the Ukrainian border.

Gudkov is among the highest-ranking Russian military figures killed by Ukrainian forces since the conflict began. A slew of international headlines are reporting his death on Thursday.

Reuters reports the following, citing a Russian https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/ukraine-russia-kursk/2025/07/03/id/1217435/

:

Kozhemyako, who said he had spoken to Gudkov a lot over the years, said in a statement that Gudkov had been killed "carrying out his duty as an officer" along with others, and expressed his condolences to the dead men's relatives.

"When he became Deputy Chief of the Navy, he did not stop personally visiting the positions of our marines," Kozhemyako said on Telegram.

The 42-year old general had only been promoted by President Putin to the number two command spot over the Navy in late March, according toΒ the Institute for the Study of War think tank.

According to more emerging details in https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/03/russian-navy-deputy-head-killed-in-kursk-region-moscow-confirms

posted by a Russian Navy servicemen’s organization states that on July 2, 2025, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a missile strike on the command post of the 155th Marine Brigade."

Russian navy leader Mikhail Gudkov confirmed killed in Ukraine missile strike https://t.co/ms9bgcZs3B

β€” New York Post (@nypost) https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1940742084262031801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Further, "The post said four missiles hit a forward command post in Korenovo, killing more than 10 people, including Gudkov and several senior officers."

Were Western-supplied systems use in the attack? The possibility that Ukraine may have used US or NATO-sourced missiles to kill a top navy officer in an attack on Russian soil would mark another massive escalation.

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Thu, 07/03/2025 - 14:00

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