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News: Europe
Jack Letts, Islamic State recruit: ‘I was enemy of UK’
(BBC) Jack Letts, who left the UK to join the Islamic State group as a teenager, has said he had been an “enemy of Britain.” The Muslim convert, who is in custody in a Kurdish jail, admitted he was once ready to […]
Government & Politics
Groups accused of ‘extremism’ hit back at Michael Gove and say re-assessment ‘will motivate us’ The communities secretary named five organisations that will be re-assessed against the government's new definition of extremism — and one has now threatened legal action.
(Sky News) Two groups set to be re-assessed under the government’s new definition of extremism have hit back at Michael Gove — with one saying the minister’s latest move will only bolster their organisation. Speaking in the Commons on Thursday, the communities […]
Interfaith
Terror suspect who entered Canada on student visa to await U.S. evidence in jail U.S. authorities, seeking extradition, have not yet filed details of the case against Muhammad Shahzeb Khan
(CBC) A Pakistani national accused of planning a terror attack against a Jewish centre in Brooklyn, New York, likely will spend several more weeks in Quebec’s Bordeaux jail while U.S. authorities present evidence to back up an extradition request. Muhammad Shahzeb Khan […]