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Academics & Education
German pupil held after Solingen attack deemed ‘Islamist threat’
(DPA) A 15-year-old schoolboy who was detained after the August knife attack at a public festival in the German city of Solingen has been classified as a suspected Islamist, security sources told dpa on Friday. The boy from the neighbouring city of […]
Government & Politics
Martyn’s Law: MPs criticise draft of anti-terror legislation
(BBC) A draft law drawn up after campaigning by the mother of a Manchester Arena bombing victim would be ineffective, a report has said. Known as Martyn’s Law, the legislation would mean UK venues and local authorities must draw up preventative plans […]
Law Enforcement
9/11: 20 years on, Germany still grapples with militant Islamists On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the Taliban flag is flying over Kabul again. A German police expert fears that Afghanistan could once again become a gathering place for jihadis — including from Germany.
(Deutsche Welle) Sven Kurenbach still remembers the images of the twin towers of the World Trade Center collapsing and the spontaneous minute of silence at the Berlin police department that followed. When Islamist terrorists weaponized passenger planes on September 11, 2001 — killing […]