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In searing rebuke of FBI, judge orders release of three ‘Newburgh Four’ terrorism defendants ‘The real lead conspirator was the United States,’ judge writes, calling 25-year sentences ‘unjust’; Schoharie limo crash figure was undercover asset

July 27, 2023 Brendan J. Lyons

(Times Union) A federal judge has ordered the “compassionate release” from federal prison of three people whom she described as “hapless” and “easily manipulated” petty criminals who were convicted 14 years ago in a controversial terrorist plot in which the FBI relied […]

Man who killed 1 Fargo officer, hurt 2, was interviewed about guns in 2021 after tip, FBI says

July 27, 2023 Jack Dura and Amy Forliti

(AP) The heavily armed man who killed one Fargo police officer and wounded two as they were investigating a traffic stop earlier this month had been interviewed about his guns in 2021 after the FBI received a tip, but it was determined […]

The online trail of the Canadian arrested in the U.K. for terrorism

July 25, 2023 Stewart Bell

(Global News) A Canadian arrested for terrorism after landing in the United Kingdom last week allegedly used social media to disseminate the ideological materials of a group banned by the British government. Khaled Hussein, a 28-year-old Edmonton resident, has been charged with […]

Police receive request to burn Quran outside Iranian embassy

July 24, 2023 Unlisted Author

(Local) Police in Sweden have received yet another application to hold a Quran-burning protest, with the event this time to be held outside the Iranian embassy in Stockholm. The request has come from a 31-year-old man, who intends to set fire [to] […]

MI5 foils planned Daesh-inspired terror attack on music festival

July 23, 2023 Unlisted Author

(Arab News) The UK’s domestic intelligence agency thwarted a plot by an Islamist extremist to attack a music festival attended by about 90,000 people every year, Mail Online reported. In 2022, a tipoff led [MI5] officers to arrest a 15-year-old boy suspected […]

Riots add to Paris Olympics security worries one year from start

July 22, 2023 Adam Plowright

(AFP) As riots raged around France earlier this month, infrastructure for next year’s Paris Olympics risked becoming engulfed in the violence, adding a fresh worry for organisers who face a head-spinning list of security challenges one year before the Games start. Surveillance […]

Raghe Mohamed Abdi yelled ‘Allahu Akbar’ before running at police with knife

July 21, 2023 Emma Pollard

(ABC-Australia) Two Queensland police officers have told a coronial inquest they feared for their lives when Raghe Mohamed Abdi ran at them with a knife on a busy highway. The 22-year-old was shot and killed by police in December 2020 on the […]

Muslim woman says she was forced to remove hijab when UK police took her to Lexington jail

July 21, 2023 Karla Ward

(Lexington Herald Leader) A Muslim woman has alleged she was forced to take off her hijab after being arrested by a University of Kentucky police officer and taken to the Fayette County Detention Center. Now a national civil rights organization is calling […]

Croatian police detain 9 people suspected of smuggling migrants over the Danube from Serbia

July 21, 2023 Unlisted Author

(AP) Croatian police have detained nine people suspected of smuggling migrants into the European Union country from neighboring Serbia, a police statement said on Friday. The suspects joined forces with unidentified persons in Serbia to organize illegal entry over the Danube River […]

Man who ambushed Fargo officers likely had bigger and bloodier attack in mind, attorney general says

July 21, 2023 Jack Dura and Heather Hollingsworth

(AP) The heavily armed man who ambushed Fargo police officers investigating a fender bender last week likely had a bigger and bloodier attack in mind, with at least two fairs taking place at the time in and around North Dakota’s largest city, […]

Raghe Mohamed Abdi, who was shot by police after killing an elderly Brisbane couple, was ‘absolutely radicalised,’ inquest told

July 20, 2023 Talissa Siganto

(ABC-Australia) A terrorism expert has told an inquest a Muslim man who killed a Brisbane couple, before being shot dead by police, was “absolutely radicalised” but he could not definitively determine the murders were motivated by extremist views. The deputy state coroner […]

Counter-terrorism team ‘not told of Abdi bail breach’

July 19, 2023 Laine Clark

(AAP) On his day off, the counter-terrorism case officer for Raghe Abdi was out Christmas shopping when he received a phone call. Detective Acting Senior Sergeant Danni McCann was notified that a man who had been shot dead by police on a […]

Morocco, Spain team up against ISIS threats, arrest two suspects Morocco’s counterterrorism approach prioritizes international cooperation against terrorism and transnational crimes.

July 19, 2023 Safaa Kasraoui

(Morocco World News) Morocco’s Central Bureau of Investigations (BCIJ) has announced the arrest of an ISIS suspect in the city of Nador today. The ISIS suspect had been operating between Spain and Morocco, according to a statement from the General Directorate of […]

Border Patrol sees massive surge in illegal migrants on terror watchlist

July 19, 2023 Jennie Taer

(Daily Caller) Border Patrol has arrested 143 illegal migrants on the terror watchlist in fiscal year 2023, surpassing 2022’s total by roughly 25%, according to federal data updated Tuesday. In all of fiscal year 2022, Border Patrol nabbed 98 individuals whose names […]

Police grant permit for Stockholm Koran burning protest

July 19, 2023 Unlisted Author

(AFP) Swedish police said Wednesday they had granted a permit for a protest outside the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm, with media reporting the organisers planned to burn the Muslim holy book. The protest, scheduled for Thursday, comes just weeks after a man […]

Shot terror suspect’s dad ‘attacked by terrorist’

July 18, 2023 Laine Clark

(AAP) Attacked by a terrorist in Somalia, Mohammed Abdi sought protection and relocated to Australia. Years later his son Raghe Abdi was shot dead by police on a highway south of Brisbane in what was described as a “terrorism event.” Investigations suggested […]

Canadian arrested by U.K. police at [Heathrow] on suspicion of membership in terrorism group

July 18, 2023 Unlisted Author

(Canadian Press) British police have arrested a Canadian man on suspicion of being a member of a terrorism group. The Metropolitan Police in London, England, say counterterrorism detectives arrested a 28-year-old Canadian national at Heathrow Airport shortly after noon. They say the […]

Anjem Choudary arrested in inquiry into suspected terrorism Arrest made after dawn raids on three properties in London

July 18, 2023 Nicky Harley

(National-UAE) British radical cleric Anjem Choudary has been arrested by police investigating suspected terrorism offences. Police arrested the 56-year-old, from East London, on Monday following dawn raids at three properties in the area. A second man, who had just landed in the […]

Castle Rock man, 18, intended to join ISIS, wanted to kill U.S. citizens, federal complaint alleges Davin Daniel Meyer, 18, was arrested as he attempted to board an international flight at Denver International Airport (DIA) Friday, arresting documents show

July 17, 2023 Sydney Isenberg and Óscar Contreras

(KMGH) A young Castle Rock man has been charged with terrorism-related crimes after attempting to board an international flight last week to join the Islamic State (ISIS) and serve as one of its fighters in Iraq, according to a complaint filed in […]

‘Leave me alone’: The moment ‘radicalised’ man was shot on motorway

July 17, 2023 Cloe Read

(Brisbane Times) Minutes before he is shot dead on the side of the Logan Motorway, two Queensland police officers approach Raghe Mohamed Abdi. It’s 6.12am on December 17, 2020. Hours earlier, police had found the bodies of 87-year-old Maurice and 86-year-old Zoe […]

Mohammed tops the name list of arrested French rioters Despite French authorities denying the migrant background of many of the rioters, French police statistics show that the name Mohammed was the most common among those arrested during the rioting earlier this month.

July 16, 2023 Chris Tomlinson

(European Conservative) Over 2,300 people have been arrested in connection with the multiple-day riots that shook France earlier this month following the fatal shooting of a teen named Nahel in the Paris suburb of Nanterre. Many have speculated about a connection between […]

Cypriot official says probe backs Mossad claims that hitman plotted to kill Israelis on the island

July 14, 2023 Menelaos Hadjicostis

(AP) Cyprus police investigations support claims by Israel’s Mossad spy service that an Iranian-backed hit squad planned to kill Israelis and other Jews in the east Mediterranean island nation, an official said Friday. The security official told the Associated Press that Cypriot […]

Sweden condemned as police greenlight Torah burning protest

July 14, 2023 Unlisted Author

(AFP) Swedish police on Friday said they had granted a permit for a protest which would include burning holy texts outside the Israeli embassy in Stockholm, sparking condemnation from Israel and Jewish organisations. The controversial protest, scheduled for Saturday, comes weeks after […]

Poland charges 18-year-old with planning Islamist bomb attack — security agency

July 14, 2023 Alan Charlish

(Reuters) An 18-year-old Polish man has been arrested and charged with plotting with Islamist militants to bomb a government building, the internal security agency said on Friday. The young man was arrested in southern Poland in June and had collected information and […]

Two West Midlands men charged with terrorism offences

July 14, 2023 Unlisted Author

(BBC) Two men from the West Midlands have been charged with terrorism offences. Roshman Azad Wali Saeed, 28, from Birmingham, is charged with two counts of distributing terrorist publications. Tshko Ahmad Mohamad, 32, from West Bromwich, meanwhile is accused of fundraising for […]

West Midlands Police arrest two men on suspicion of terror offences

July 13, 2023 Unlisted Author

(BBC) Two men from the West Midlands have been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences. An 18-year-old from Birmingham and a 22-year-old from West Bromwich were detained on Wednesday during a pre-planned operation. They were held in connection with disseminating terrorism material […]

Tampa man gets 18 years in prison in terrorism case that involved spy planes Muhammed AlAzhari pleaded guilty in February to attempting to provide material support to an Islamist terrorist organization.

July 13, 2023 Tony Marrero

(Tampa Bay Times) A Tampa man who pledged his allegiance to Islamic militants and planned attacks in the Tampa Bay area was sentenced Thursday to 18 years in federal prison. Muhammed Momtaz AlAzhari, 26, pleaded guilty in February to attempting to provide […]

York gets emergency ‘grab bags’ in case of terrorist attack

July 12, 2023 Unlisted Author

(BBC) Emergency “grab bags” have been installed around York city centre for use in the event of a terrorist attack. York council said the bags contained “information and equipment that will aid the early response” before emergency services arrive at the scene. […]

France’s anti-immigration far right gets boost from riots over police killing of teen

July 12, 2023 Elaine Ganley

(AP) Widespread riots in France sparked by the police killing of a teenager with North African roots have revealed the depth of discontent roiling poor neighborhoods — and given a new platform to the increasingly emboldened far right. The far right’s anti-immigration […]

Emergency crews carry out terror attack response drills

July 11, 2023 Unlisted Author

(BBC) Emergency services have taken part in joint training exercises to test its response to a terror attack or mass-casualty incidents. It comes after a public inquiry found a catalogue of failings by the emergency response to the aftermath of the Manchester […]

Suspect in Channel drowning of 27 jailed in France: judiciary source

July 10, 2023 Unlisted Author

(AFP) A key suspect in the 2021 drowning deaths of at least 27 people trying [to] cross the Channel in a dinghy has been charged in France, a judiciary source said Monday. He was extradited on Friday by Britain, where he had […]

Will France’s riots benefit far-right Le Pen?

July 8, 2023 Adam Plowright

(AFP) In her first speech in parliament as France’s riots ebbed this week, far-right leader Marine Le Pen accused the government of turning the country into a “hell” that she had foreseen. “The reality is that you didn’t want to hear any […]

Edmonton women arrested on terrorism peace bonds and released after returning from Syria

July 7, 2023 Stewart Bell

(Global News) Two Edmonton women were arrested after returning to Canada from a prison camp for ISIS families in Syria, the RCMP confirmed on Friday. Helena Carson and Dina Kalouti were taken into custody upon arriving at Montreal-Trudeau airport. They were transported […]

Germany, Netherlands arrest 9 over an alleged plan for attacks in line with Islamic State group

July 6, 2023 Geir Moulson

(AP) Nine people from Central Asia were arrested in Germany and the Netherlands on Thursday over alleged plans to carry out attacks in Germany and for collecting money for the Islamic State group, authorities said. Seven men arrested in Germany were accused […]

Border agents accidentally let a migrant on the terror watchlist enter the US

July 5, 2023 Erinn Broadus

(Daily Caller) U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released a migrant on the terrorist watchlist due to ineffective practices within the department, a new report found. On April 17, 2022, officials screened a migrant in Yuma, Arizona, and determined he was not […]

Manchester Arena bomb officer’s evidence under scrutiny again

July 5, 2023 Unlisted Author

(BBC) A file of evidence regarding a police officer’s comments in reviews of the Manchester Arena bomb is being passed to the Crown Prosecution Service. Ch Insp Dale Sexton was working in the control room for Greater Manchester Police on the night […]

French senator sparks outcry with ‘ethnic’ riot comments

July 5, 2023 Unlisted Author

(AFP) One of the most senior figures in France’s mainstream right-wing party was accused of “crass racism” on Wednesday after claiming that immigrant-origin people who took part in riots over the past week had undergone “a regression to their ethnic roots.” Bruno […]

Muslims body in US shocked over FBI’s secret surveillance since 9/11 attacks FBI's filing practices have impact on Muslims' daily lives, says senior lawyer at Council on American-Islamic Relations

July 4, 2023 Enes Taha Ersen

(Anadolu) The largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization in the US has expressed shock at the recent disclosure of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)’s secret surveillance and listing of Muslims in the country since the 9/11 attacks. Gadeir Abbas, a […]

Manchester Arena bombing inquiry: Chairman raises concerns about slow uptake of recommendations to monitor security services Chairman Sir John Saunders has suggested ways to track the progress of MI5 and Counter Terrorism Policing including an unpaid check-up meeting by his inquiry team.

July 4, 2023 Duncan Gardham

(Sky News) There is no mechanism to make sure improvements have been made by MI5 after they made “mistakes” over the Manchester Arena bombing, the chairman of the inquiry has said. Sir John Saunders said there is no agreement on how to […]

VOX leader hints ‘anti-EU’ Muslims fuel French riots

July 3, 2023 Fernando Heller, Sarantis Michalopoulos and Théo Bourgery-Gonse

(Euractiv) The leader of the far-right party VOX, Santiago Abascal, indirectly accused radical Muslims living in the European Union of fuelling and masterminding recent rioting and looting in France. The French authorities are still on alert in Paris, although the sixth night […]

Erdogan blames France riots on ‘institutional racism’

July 3, 2023 Unlisted Author

(AFP) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday blamed France’s nationwide riots on “institutional racism” and the country’s colonial past. The French government has been battling riots and looting in Paris and across the country since 17-year-old Nahel M. — a French […]

Netanyahu condemns ‘waves of antisemitism’ by rioters in France 'We support the French government in its fight against the scourge of antisemitism,' says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

July 2, 2023 Unlisted Author

(JNS) Israel is closely monitoring and deeply concerned about “waves of antisemitism sweeping over France,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during Sunday’s weekly Cabinet meeting. “In recent days, we have witnessed criminal assaults against Jewish targets. We strongly condemn these attacks […]

French riots: What to know as hundreds of police hurt, thousands of protesters arrested after deadly shooting Protests have led to 270 policemen injured, over 2,000 protesters arrested

July 1, 2023 Peter Aitken

(Fox) Riots have gripped the suburbs of Paris and quickly spread to other towns and cities across France following the death of a 17-year-old during a traffic stop, but how did the situation spiral so far out of control? “What’s happening there […]

French court overturns police ban on Iran opposition demo

June 30, 2023 Unlisted Author

(AFP) An exiled Iranian opposition group said Friday that it would hold a demonstration in central Paris at the weekend after a French court overturned a police ban on the event. The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), the de facto […]

Sweden Koran burner says planning another burning: report

June 29, 2023 Unlisted Author

(AFP) The man who burned pages of the Koran outside a Stockholm mosque, sparking protests and a wave of condemnations, told Swedish media Thursday that he intended to burn another Koran within 10 days. After being granted a permit to protest by […]

Asylum seeker charged with ‘rape’ of a woman just 40 days after arriving in Britain on small boat

June 28, 2023 EJ Ward

(LBC) A 33-year-old asylum seeker has been charged with raping a woman in a park just a few weeks after arriving in the UK on a dinghy. The 33-year-old is said to have dragged the alleged victim into bushes to attack her. […]

Man due in court on female genital mutilation charge

June 28, 2023 Unlisted Author

(BBC) A man has been charged by Nottinghamshire Police with conspiring to commit female genital mutilation against a girl. The 46-year-old, who has not been named for legal reasons, is due to appear at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Thursday. The Crown Prosecution […]

Man sets fire to Koran pages outside Stockholm mosque

June 28, 2023 Johannes Ledel

(AFP) A man set fire to pages of the Koran outside Stockholm’s main mosque Wednesday, drawing a swift condemnation from Turkey which is holding up Sweden’s bid to join NATO days ahead of a summit. Swedish police had granted a permit for […]

Ban on police wearing religious symbols to be enshrined in law

June 28, 2023 Unlisted Author

(Dutch News) Police will be banned from wearing religious items of clothing such as headscarves, yarmulkes, and crucifixes with their uniform, justice minister Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius announced on Wednesday. “With this regulation, there will be clarity about the neutrality of the uniform,” the […]

Cyprus ‘annoyed’ with both Iran and Israel over foiled terrorist attack case

June 27, 2023 Annie Charalambous

(Philenews) Nicosia on Tuesday continued staying mum over the thwarting of an alleged Iranian attack against Israeli targets in Cyprus even though Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has praised it. At the same time, Nicosia is reportedly annoyed with Iran, which has […]