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Trial starts over foiled Paris train attack that inspired movie
(AFP) A Moroccan man and three alleged accomplices went on trial in France Monday for an attempted terror attack on an Amsterdam-Paris train five years ago that was foiled by passengers whose heroic actions were turned into a Hollywood film. Hollywood legend […]
Legal
In rebuke of feds, judge frees East Bay man once accused of terrorism Judge ruled government had not proved terrorist ties
(Mercury News) Last week, a federal judge ruled that the Department of Justice had failed to prove something it insisted for years was true: that a Fremont man tried to travel to Syria in 2015, to join a terrorist organization. U.S. District […]
Immigration
English Channel sees uptick in migrants trying to cross over
(AP) British and French authorities said some 40 migrants were rescued in the waters between southern England and northern France on Christmas Day, amid a spike in attempts by migrants to cross the English Channel to British shores on small boats. The […]