Law Enforcement

Crime

Germany: Police shoot man dead after Euro 2024 party attack A man went on the rampage in Wolmirstedt, in eastern Saxony-Anhalt state, killing another man and stabbing people at a private football party. The assailant was later shot dead by the police.

June 15, 2024   

(Deutsche Welle) A man attacked several people in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt, including at a private party to mark the opening of the Euro 2024 soccer tournament, before he was shot and killed by the police. German police said Saturday that […]

Internet

Man, 43, arrested in west London on suspicion of showing support for Hamas Officers search address and detain man who was arrested following tip-off over online posts

June 13, 2024   

(Jewish News) A 43-year-old man has been arrested by the Metropolitan Police’s counter-terrorism command over online posts allegedly related to the proscribed terrorist group Hamas. Following a tip-off, counter-terrorism officers arrested the male in west London on Wednesday, 12 June, on suspicion […]

Law Enforcement

French and Spanish police hold anti-terror drills ahead of Paris Olympics The exercise began in Bayonne, France, where the practice scenario involved assailants staging an attack before fleeing to San Sebastián, Spain, where they took hostages.

June 12, 2024   

(Euronews) The national police of Spain and France conducted a simulated terrorist attack exercise ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The surprise exercise, called Operation Optimus, aimed to enhance response capabilities. It was overseen in Spain by the General Information […]

Immigration

8 suspected terrorists with possible ISIS ties arrested in New York, L.A. and Philadelphia, sources say The men from Tajikistan came to the U.S. through the southern border and their criminal [background] checks came back clean at the time they crossed, officials familiar with the matter said.

June 11, 2024 , , and   

(NBC) Eight men from Tajikistan with potential ties to ISIS out of central Asia were arrested over the weekend in New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles, three people familiar with the matter told NBC News on Tuesday. The suspects had been on the […]

Law Enforcement

Suspected IS supporter arrested at Cologne airport The suspect allegedly supported an offshoot of the Islamic State. He also reportedly unsuccessfully applied to work at Euro 2024-related events.

June 9, 2024   

(Deutsche Welle) A suspected supporter of the Islamic State (IS) was arrested a week before the start of the UEFA European football championship in Germany, the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office said Sunday. According to a spokesperson for the Karlsruhe authority, the suspect […]

Demonstrations

Germany debates deportations to Afghanistan, Syria A deadly knife attack that killed a police officer has triggered demands to allow deportations to Afghanistan. Anti-immigration rhetoric is being stepped up ahead of the elections for the European Parliament.

June 7, 2024   

(Deutsche Welle) Colleagues, family and politicians converged on the city square in Mannheim on Friday to remember the young policeman who sustained deadly injuries one week ago. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier laid flowers. A 25-year-old man originally from Afghanistan, who is married […]

Crime

FBI director warns of jihadist attack in US, similar to Russian concert hall: ‘Heightened terrorist threat’ Wray tells Senate, 'We need funding to continue protecting America from terrorism'

June 4, 2024   

(Fox) FBI Director Christopher Wray told a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday that there is an increasing concern of a potential coordinated attack in the U.S., similar to the Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISIS-K) attack in March at a concert hall in […]

Law Enforcement

West Yorkshire Police officer given community order over pro-Hamas WhatsApp posts Mohammed Adil pleaded guilty to posting two images supporting the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the banned terrorist group, following the 7 October attacks in Israel.

June 4, 2024   

(Sky News) A police officer from West Yorkshire has been given a community order after posting images of Hamas fighters on Whatsapp, days after the 7 October attacks on Israel. Mohammed Adil, from Wibsey in Bradford, escaped a prison sentence for supporting […]

Demonstrations

Mannheim knife attack: Authorities suspect Islamist motive German federal prosecutors have begun investigating a knife attack which left a police officer dead in Mannheim. On Monday, thousands of people gathered in the southwestern German city to pay their respects.

June 4, 2024   

(Deutsche Welle) German authorities say they believe there was an Islamist motive behind a knife attack at an anti-Islam rally in the southwestern German city of Mannheim on Friday during which a police officer was killed. The federal prosecutor, Germany’s highest prosecuting authority […]

Crime

‘Long live October 7’ chanted in defiance of Vancouver police, calls for global intifada sound Masir Badil Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement leader and alleged PFLP operative Khaled Barakat led the Canadian crowd in chants of 'long live October 7.'

May 31, 2024   

(Jerusalem Post) A protest in Vancouver praised the October 7 massacre as the beginning of a global intifada on Monday, in support of an anti-Israel [activist] who had been arrested and was facing possible charges after glorifying the pogrom and advocating for […]

Law Enforcement

Pro-ISIS group posts ominous message showing Long Island cricket stadium set to host World Cup The International Cricket Council World Cup 2024 is next month on Long Island; a senior law enforcement official says there's no evidence of any specific plot or credible threat against the stadium

May 28, 2024 and   

(WNBC) Authorities plan to ramp up police presence at cricket watch parties and the FBI’s Nassau County office will work on security with NYPD and other local law enforcement partners leading up to next month’s ICC World Cup 2024 after a pro-ISIS […]

Government & Politics

Biden administration tries to plug loophole that released migrant linked to terrorism into the U.S. The change in policy follows an NBC News story that revealed a judge released the man on bond when ICE prosecutors could not show the judge classified evidence of terror ties.

May 28, 2024   

(NBC) The Biden administration is giving immigration judges and asylum officers more access to classified information to help them determine which migrants might have ties to terrorism or pose a threat to public safety. The change in policy follows an April 11 […]

Crime

Four people injured in knife attack in Lyon metro The attack took place early Sunday afternoon, according to the Rhône prefecture. Passengers had earlier reported the erratic behaviour of an individual wielding a knife.

May 26, 2024   

(Euronews) A 27-year-old Moroccan man was arrested and taken into police custody following a knife attack that injured four people in the Lyon metro on Sunday afternoon. “An individual armed with a knife injured four people in the Lyon metro between the […]

Government & Politics

Germany arrests Hamas operatives who planned attack on Israeli embassy and US base According to a German investigation into members of Hamas' terror cell, who were arrested in December, they planned attacks against the Israeli embassy in Berlin and an American base in western Germany

May 25, 2024   

(Ynet) Hamas planned an attack on the Israeli embassy in Berlin and a US military base in western Germany. The German newspaper “Welt am Sonntag” reported that according to the investigation, one of the members of the terror cell, whose associates were […]

Immigration

ICE confirms Jordanians who attempted to breach Marine Corps Base Quantico were both in US illegally One Jordanian national was in the US on a student visa, which expired in January 2023

May 23, 2024 and   

(Fox) One of two Jordanian nationals who attempted to breach Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia earlier this month crossed into the U.S. illegally in April before being released, while the other was a foreign student whose status was terminated in January […]