(BBC) Four men are continuing to be questioned by police over an alleged terror plot in the UK. The men, who are Iranian nationals, are being held over an alleged plan to target “a specific premises,” the Metropolitan Police said. A fifth […]
(GB News) A terror attack was just “hours away” from being committed on “specific premises” before being foiled by the authorities. Officers arrested five men, including four Iranian nationals, in a move Home Secretary Yvette Cooper described as one of the biggest […]
(Sky News) These are two separate and unrelated investigations by counter-terror officers. But the common thread is nationality — seven out of the eight people arrested are Iranian. And that comes in the context of increased warnings from government and the security […]
(LBC) Eight men, including seven Iranians, have been arrested in counter-terrorism raids across the UK, concerning two separate suspected plots. Five men — four of whom are Iranian — were arrested on Saturday in London, the north-west and Swindon. Separately, three other […]
(Sur in English) Officers of the National Police and the Mossos d’Esquadra (Catalan police force) have arrested three people for their alleged involvement in crimes of glorification of terrorism and making threats. The arrests took place in the early hours of Monday […]
(Global News) A Yemeni accused of trying to leave Canada to join a terrorist group appeared in court north of Toronto on Thursday for a bail hearing. Husam Taha Ali Al-Sewaiee, 32, was arrested by RCMP national security officers on April 19 […]
(NY Post) Freed Palestinian Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi was once accused of telling a Vermont gun store owner that he used to “kill Jews while he was in Palestine” with modified automatic firearms that he built himself, court documents allege. The allegations […]
(Reuters) A man armed with two knives who tried to enter the grounds of Israel’s London embassy was carrying a “martyrdom note” and told police he wanted to send a message to end the war in Gaza, prosecutors said after charging him […]
(NY Post) The Palestinian Columbia University student who was arrested by ICE after leading anti-Israel protests on campus was set free on Wednesday by a judge who said he wasn’t a risk to the public. Mohsen Mahdawi, 34, was released from custody […]
(AFP) Iraqi authorities have arrested a suspected member of the Islamic State group for inciting a January truck-ramming attack that killed 14 people in the US city of New Orleans, Iraq’s judiciary said Sunday. The city in the southern state of Louisiana […]
(CBC) A 32-year-old Ontario man has been arrested for allegedly trying to leave Canada to join a terrorist group, the RCMP says. In a news release on Friday, the RCMP said the man was arrested by its Central Region (Ontario) Integrated National […]
(Politico) The European Union’s border agency is so frustrated with Greece’s repeated pushbacks of migrants that it is considering calling on Brussels to bring disciplinary proceedings against Athens, a Frontex official told POLITICO and WELT. Fundamental Rights Officer Jonas Grimheden, who makes […]
(Free Beacon) Sen. Peter Welch (D., Vt.) visited detained Columbia University activist Mohsen Mahdawi on Monday, calling him a “friend” and praising his work with “Jewish brothers and sisters” on Columbia’s campus. In the wake of Oct. 7, Mahdawi said he could […]
(European Conservative) The residents of the Belgian city of Liège woke up to quite a surprise over the weekend, hardly left by the Easter bunny: hundreds of pocket-sized, French-language Qurans had been distributed throughout multiple neighborhoods by unknown activists. Concerned locals believe […]
(NL Times) Fourteen individuals between the ages of 14 and 30 were arrested across the Netherlands on Tuesday in connection with multiple investigations into incitement to terrorism through social media. Some of the suspects are minors, according to the Dutch Public Prosecution […]
(AFP) Italian anti-terrorism police said on Friday they had arrested a Tunisian citizen suspected of working as an “organiser” for the Islamic State group, which they said was planning to attack Italy. The resident of Cosenza, in the southern region of Calabria, […]
(Olive Press) An alleged jihadist follower of terrorist groups including Daesh has been arrested in Murcia City. The Guardia Civil said he had been active in his support since 2019 and his sister had been expelled the following year for activities “contrary […]
(BBC) A 20-year-old man from Newport has been charged with being a member of the Islamic State group (IS). Shazad Ali has also been charged with inviting support for the organisation, and encouraging and supporting terrorist acts. The charges were brought by […]
(WLS) The ABC7 Chicago I-Team has learned that a suspect arrested in the attack against two Jewish DePaul students is now facing multiple charges, including two counts of a hate crime. The suspect, Adam Erkan, has also been charged with counts of […]
(Middle East Eye) The Metropolitan Police has summoned one of the key organisers of the UK’s Palestine solidarity protests over an alleged public order breach that took place at a rally earlier this year. Raghad Altikriti, who chairs the Muslim Association of […]
(NY Post) The Palestinian Columbia University student arrested by ICE agents in Vermont led disruptive anti-Israel protests on campus, and engaged in “threatening rhetoric and intimidation” against Jewish students, State Department sources tell the Post. Mohsen Mahdawi, who hails from the West […]
(Times of Israel) A London police officer has been sacked for posting “antisemitic and grossly offensive” messages on Instagram in the wake of Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack, police announced Friday. One of DC Ibrahim Khan’s posts contained an image of Nazi […]
(Times of Israel) A multinational Hezbollah smuggling network operating across Europe has been exposed and dismantled, with authorities intercepting large quantities of drone components intended for use in attacks against Israel, the French newspaper Le Figaro reported. The sophisticated operation reportedly spanned […]
(Free Beacon) ICE officials detained a Columbia University student who led a coalition of anti-Israel groups and endorsed the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack. Mohsen Mahdawi had his green card revoked by the Trump administration and was taken into custody on Monday […]
(Washington Post) Days before masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk to deport her, the State Department determined that the Trump administration had not produced any evidence showing that she engaged in antisemitic activities or made public […]
(Sky News) Counter-terrorism police are leading the investigation into an attack on three prison officers by the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber. The Prison Officers Association (POA) said 28-year-old Hashem Abedi — the brother of Salman Abedi — threw hot cooking […]
(Algemeiner) Pro-Hamas activists chanted antisemitic slogans, called for “jihad,” and celebrated “armed struggle” against Israel at a demonstration outside the Israeli embassy in Berlin earlier this week. The calls for violence came amid new revelations that the German capital has failed to […]
(European Conservative) A terrorist attack was foiled earlier this week in northern France, involving a 19-year-old man who claimed to be acting on behalf of Daesh — the Islamic State. No fewer than six attacks have been foiled in recent months. For […]
(Reuters) Italian police said on Tuesday they had dismantled a migrant smuggling network, leading to the arrests in several countries of 15 Egyptians involved in using sailboats for dangerous illegal sea crossings from Turkey to Greece and Italy. According to an Italian […]
(CNN) As darkness enveloped Stockholm one evening last May, the city set into its nocturnal rhythm and its criminal underworld came alive. In a home in Västerås, a lakeside city 60 miles west of the capital, a mother completed her nighttime routine, […]
(AFP) Police arrested two men in Paris on Sunday for criminal conspiracy in relation with a terrorist undertaking and possession of explosives, said France’s national anti-terrorist prosecutor’s office (PNAT). French media reported that the main suspect, a 19-year-old living in northern France, […]
(NL Times) Edwin Wagensveld, leader of the far-right anti-Islam movement, set fire to a Quran in central Amsterdam on Thursday evening, in front of the Stopera municipal building. Wagensveld, a prominent figure in the movement that opposes the influence of Islam in […]
(Media Line) Spanish police arrested three individuals in Barcelona on April 1 for allegedly manufacturing exploding drones on behalf of Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based group designated as a terrorist organization by both the United States and the European Union. The arrests took place […]
(CBC) Toronto police spent $19.5 million in 2024 on policing demonstrations and “proactive engagement” with Jewish and Muslim communities amid the Israel-Gaza war, according to a new report. The report, written by Chief Myron Demkiw, says officers responded to over 2,000 unplanned events last […]
(Toronto Sun) While anti-Israel marchers in Ottawa wearing Hamas-inspired costumes prompted concern from the city’s mayor’s office, Ottawa police maintain the activists did nothing wrong. Footage of a March 29 anti-Israel protest in downtown Ottawa depicted marchers dressed in black, wearing black […]
(Sky News) Two men have been arrested in west London over alleged links to Hezbollah. One of the individuals, a 39-year-old man, was allegedly involved in preparations for an act of terrorism. He was arrested on 1 April and was also accused […]
(Globe and Mail) Canadian citizens born in Iran say they are routinely being stopped at the U.S. border and interrogated — and often not allowed to enter — as American authorities signal they are focusing their attention on preventing the entry of […]
(Jerusalem Post) The Spanish Civil Guard has launched an operation against suspected Hezbollah members in Spain, according to Spanish newspaper El Confidencial on Tuesday, citing sources involved with the investigation. The sources reported that some of the suspects are Lebanese citizens living […]
(Canadian Press) U.S. authorities have arrested a 67-year-old man from Surrey, B.C., accusing him of smuggling banned goods to Pakistan’s military and its nuclear weapons program over more than 15 years. The U.S. Department of Justice said in a Friday news release […]
(KERA) The Collin County commissioners’ court heard hours of public testimony mostly opposing a proposed Muslim community development at a recent meeting. The East Plano Islamic Center, one [of] the largest mosques in North Texas, is planning a development to accommodate the […]
(KERA) Gov. Greg Abbott announced a criminal investigation into the East Plano Islamic Center Monday — the fifth investigation announced by state officials in the last week. Abbott directed the Texas Rangers to investigate EPIC and any affiliated entities for “potential criminal […]
(E-Notícies) The arrest this week of a fugitive jihadist in Spain who killed three people during his disappearance has questioned the functioning of the system. Despite having been convicted twice and having spent two years in prison, Allal El Mourabit had been […]
(Olive Press) Three Moroccan men — allegedly members of a jihadist group — have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. They are accused of posing a “potential threat to national security.” Spain’s Interior Ministry on Friday reported that they had taken the […]
(Press Release) Officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command have ensured that a registered terrorist offender who glorified the murder of Lee Rigby has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison after he breached his notification requirements. Royal Barnes, 34 (28.08.90), was […]
(Globe and Mail) Canadian citizens born in Iran and Afghanistan are being denied entry to the United States after facing intense questioning at the border, immigration lawyers and advisers say, as the Trump administration pursues more aggressive vetting of foreigners. Legal experts […]
(E-Notícies) Radical Islamism is already the main threat to national security in Spain and Europe, and news like this is even more unsettling. The police have arrested in France the serial killer of three farmers in Spain. He is Allal El Mourabit, […]
(Daily Wire) After nearly a year-long investigation, the Chicago Police Department said the misconduct of one of its officers has been proven after he pleaded guilty to vandalizing an elderly rabbi’s car. The news comes just days after the Daily Wire first […]
(NL Times) A 32-year-old man from North Holland was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of financing terrorism through Bitcoin transactions and violating the Dutch Sanctions Act. The arrest was made and reported by the Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD). Authorities searched […]
(JNS) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested the Turkish national Rumeysa Ozturk, a doctoral student at Tufts University in the Boston area, for supporting Hamas, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Ozturk was “granted the privilege to be in […]
(European Conservative) Authorities in Zurich have, for the first time, issued a fine under the Swiss law known as the “burqa ban,” prohibiting facial coverings in public spaces. Police officers in the city of Zurich fined a woman who covered her face […]
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