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French jihadist admits role in kidnapping of aid workers
(AFP) A French jihadist linked to the perpetrators of the 2015 massacre at satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo made a surprise admission Tuesday that he was involved in the 2011 kidnapping of three French aid workers in Yemen. Peter Cherif, 42, also known […]
Legal
New York man pleads guilty to plotting ISIS-inspired attack in Queens Awais Chudhary, 22, allegedly plotted to commit attacks on targets in Queens and pledged his loyalty to ISIS and its leadership
(Fox) A New York City man who plotted a terrorist attack with a knife on behalf of the Islamic State terror group pleaded guilty in federal court Friday. Awais Chudhary, 22, admitted to attempting to provide material support to ISIS in a Brooklyn courtroom, […]
Government & Politics
Afghanistan: Person on no-fly list flown into UK during evacuation operation, MPs told The individual, who is not being identified by the government, is understood to have reached UK soil on a British military plane, with officials being alerted overnight.'
(Sky News) A person from Afghanistan on the UK’s no-fly list has been flown into Birmingham as part of the British evacuation operation in a potential security breach, MPs have been told. The individual, who is not being identified by the government, […]