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Academics & Education
At least seven from my university joined IS, says captured fighter
(BBC) An Islamic State fighter held in Syria has told the BBC he was one of at least seven students and ex-students from University of Westminster to join IS. Zakariyya Elogbani abandoned a degree in business management which he was taking at […]
Legal
Six accused of assisting deadly Vienna attack go on trial
(Reuters) The trial of six men accused of assisting a jihadist who went on a deadly shooting rampage in Vienna two years ago opened on Tuesday, as lawyers for the men denied they knew what the gunman was planning. The 20-year-old attacker, […]
News: Europe
Belgium’s Chechen community and its connection to ISIS Seven people, almost all ethnic Chechens, suspected of planning a terrorist attack
(National-UAE) Belgian police this week arrested seven alleged ISIS supporters — almost all Chechens — who were accused of attempting to plan a terrorist attack within the country. The men were believed to have been searching for weapons. The arrests brought renewed […]