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Crime
Convicted terrorist from Iraq jailed after entering UK illegally on a small boat Rebwar Hamad was extradited to Italy from the UK after being convicted of terrorist offences there. He was investigated when he tried to re-enter Britain.
(Sky News) A convicted terrorist from Iraq who entered the UK illegally has been sentenced to more than two years in jail. Rebwar Hamad, 48, from Iraq, arrived with other migrants on 19 September and later pleaded guilty to entering the country […]
News: Europe
Manchester Arena inquiry: Fire control room staff ‘overlooked’ in training
(BBC) Fire control room staff were not invited to take part in terror attack training before the Manchester Arena bombing, an inquiry has heard. North West Fire Control’s (NWFC) Michelle Gregson told the Manchester Arena inquiry her colleagues were “overlooked” during training […]
Government & Politics
Greece’s Muslim minority complain of ‘marginalisation’ in Komotini
(AFP) Outwardly, Komotini looks like other Greek cities, but there is a major difference: it has nine mosques whereas there are none in Athens. The northeastern city has existed from the second century and was captured by Ottoman-era Turkey in the 14th. […]