Law Enforcement
Suspected Islamist extremist, 25, is arrested at Heathrow Airport (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Nine Eindhoven terrorism suspects remanded into custody
(NL Times) The nine terror suspects arrested in Eindhoven last week will remain in pre-trial detention for two weeks longer. The examining magistrate of the court in Rotterdam remanded them into custody on Wednesday. The men, aged between 18 and 31, are said […]
Government & Politics
Terrorist-linked migrant sent out of Lithuania — minister
(Baltic Times) The migrant suspected of having had ties with terrorists has been already sent out of Lithuania, Interior Minister Agne Bilotaite has confirmed. “Yes, that person is definitely no longer in the Republic of Lithuania,” she told ministers on Tuesday. In […]
Law Enforcement
Man who spread terrorist propaganda arrested
(Budapest Times) A Hungarian-born man suspected of posting jihadist content on a German online platform has been arrested, a Budapest court said on Monday. Hungary’s anti-terrorism centre (TEK) caught the man in cooperation with the German authorities and proceedings have been launched […]
Clerics & Preachers
France moves against ‘radical’ Muslim groups, centres: minister
(AFP) France is moving to shut six mosques and break up several associations suspected of producing radical Islamic propaganda, Interior Minister [Gerald] Darmanin said on Tuesday. A third of the 89 places of worship “suspected of being radical” and flagged by the […]
Immigration
686 migrants dock in Lampedusa in biggest arrival in years
(AP) A rusty, overloaded fishing boat carrying 686 people docked on the island of Lampedusa in the single biggest arrival of migrants in Italy in years, amid new diplomatic efforts by Mediterranean governments to seek more European help in handling migrant flows. […]
Legal
Scars from 2015 Paris stadium bombing still pain victims
(AP) It is almost the forgotten attack of Nov. 13, 2015: France’s national stadium was the sole site outside Paris to come under assault that night from Islamic State extremists. The three suicide bombers who struck killed one man out of the […]
Law Enforcement
Man claiming to be former ISIS fighter arrested for threatening French police
(Breitbart) A man who claimed to be a former Islamic State fighter was arrested in Perpignan, France, after threatening to attack several police stations with a Kalashnikov rifle. The suspect had called stations in Lyon, Strasbourg, Lille, Marseille, Bordeaux, Narbonne, and the Paris […]
Citizenship
Denmark strips would-be attacker of nationality
(AFP) A court in Denmark jailed a dual Turkish-Danish national for 10 years on Tuesday and stripped him of his citizenship for “planning a terrorist attack.” The 24-year-old — who was not named by the court — will serve his prison sentence […]
Government & Politics
EU aims for deal with Turkey to stem migrant flows to Cyprus
(AP) The European Union could work out ways to stem the flow of migrants from Turkey to Cyprus and other EU nations when it holds high-level talks in Ankara next month, a top EU official said Tuesday. EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva […]
Crime
The Hague councillor spends night in cell for ‘planning to kill Mark Rutte’
(Dutch News) The Hague city councillor Arnoud van Doorn was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of planning to kill prime minister Mark Rutte, the AD reported on Tuesday afternoon. Van Doorn, a former councillor for the far-right PVV who went on to […]
Academics & Education
Former head of Swedish Muslim school investigated for alleged fraud Principal Abdirizak Waberi also ran group linked to Muslim Brotherhood
(National-UAE) The former head teacher of a Muslim independent school in Sweden is being investigated in connection with an alleged $515,000 fraud. Abdirizak Waberi was principal of the Romosseskolan school in Gothenburg. It is alleged he ran an association that supplied educational […]
Law Enforcement
British terrorist who fled ISIS caught because he couldn’t stop eating kebabs (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Channel migrants: Crossing numbers in 2021 double 2020’s figure
(BBC) More than 660 migrants crossed the English Channel on Sunday, bringing the total so far this year to more than double the total for 2020. The Home Office said 669 people crossed in 22 boats on Sunday, with the French authorities […]
Government & Politics
Poland plans to extend border emergency despite migrant deaths
(AFP) Poland’s interior minister on Monday asked for a state of emergency along the border with Belarus to be extended for 60 days as the EU slammed migrant deaths on that stretch and demanded explanations from Warsaw. The emergency measures adopted earlier […]
Academics & Education
Job offer banning the wearing of headscarves suspended in Brussels
(Brussels Times) On Monday, the Actiris unemployment office suspended a job offer from an elementary school in the Brussels municipality of Etterbeek that stated that “wearing a headscarf is forbidden.” The Sainte-Geneviève Catholic elementary school posted a job offer, looking for someone […]
Legal
Bataclan attack survivors to testify at Paris trial
(AFP) Survivors of the November 2015 Paris attacks will testify at a historic trial from Tuesday, reliving the most traumatic events of their lives as they try to put the horror into words. One by one over the coming weeks, 300 survivors […]
Academics & Education
Finland secretly organised distance learning for Finnish children in al-Hol camp
(Helsinki Times) According to several sources, Finland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs organised a distance learning programme for Finnish children being held in Syria’s al-Hol camp without the knowledge of Kurdish authorities. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with other ministries and […]
Arts & Entertainment
Gere belongs in cinema, not as migrant witness: ex-Italian minister
(AFP) Plans for actor Richard Gere to testify against former Italian interior minister Matteo Salvini for abuse of migrants threaten to turn the case into a show trial, the far-right leader said on Sunday. Gere — a Hollywood star known as a […]
Children & Teens
Sweden: ISIS woman arrested for war crimes, allegedly forced son to be child soldier
(Breitbart) A 49-year-old Islamic State woman has been arrested in Sweden on suspicion of taking part in serious war crimes in Syria, including forcing her own son to become a child soldier. The alleged crimes … are said to have taken place […]
Law Enforcement
Third week of Paris terror trial marked by contrast between cowardice and courage
(Radio France) The third week of the trial of those suspected of involvement in the November 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris was entirely devoted to police and expert evidence. Much of what we heard and saw was difficult for the families of […]
Immigration
Number of people crossing English Channel nearly doubles 2020 record (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Ex-Islamic radical says extremists are present in every Swedish mosque
(Breitbart) A former radical Islamic Salafist preacher says that radicalism is present in every Swedish mosque and that Salafism is becoming more and more popular with younger people. Anas Khalifa, who had been a radical Salafist preacher for around 20 years, was […]
Legal
Bombs, bodies and Islamic State propaganda shock Paris terror trial
(Radio France) The third week of the trial of those accused of involvement in the November 2015 massacre of 130 people in Paris came to an end with three very different reports from expert witnesses. The themes were DNA, explosions and Islamic […]
Health & Medicine
Mistakes and misunderstandings at the mortuary added to the misery of the bereaved
(Radio France) The eleventh day of the Paris court hearing into the terrorist attacks which killed 130 people in the French capital in November 2015 was devoted to the medical machinery which handled the bodies of the victims, and the frequently inadequate […]
Immigration
EU’s first-time asylum seekers more than double over spring — Eurostat
(Reuters) The number of first-time asylum seekers to the European Union has more than doubled over the spring months, according to a report by the bloc’s statistics office on Friday. Nearly 103,900 first-time asylum seekers applied for international protection in EU countries […]
Banks & Banking
Bank accounts of 295 terrorists in Belgium frozen
(Brussels Times) The bank accounts of 295 terrorists are currently frozen in Belgium in an effort to prevent them from (aiding in) committing an attack. During 2021, 21 measures were taken to freeze assets, based on figures from the Coordination Office for […]
Children & Teens
Organisation sues Denmark for failure to evacuate children from Syrian camps
(Local) Campaign movement Repatriate the Children (RTC) plans to sue the Danish state for its failure to evacuate five children from Syrian detention camps. The organisation is to sue Denmark on behalf of the five children, who have Danish citizenship but have […]
Law Enforcement
Nine men arrested in Eindhoven for preparing terrorist attack
(NL Times) Nine men were arrested in Eindhoven on Thursday under suspicion of preparing to commit a terrorist act, and training to perpetrate the crime. The nine suspects allegedly sympathize with the jihadist principles of ISIS, the Public Prosecution Service (OM) said […]
Legal
Man denies launching terror attack at Marks and Spencer in Burnley (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Channel crossings: September sees record number of migrants
(BBC) More migrants have crossed the Channel in small boats so far in September than in any other previous month since the crisis began. According to the Home Office, 459 migrants were intercepted on Wednesday, on 14 boats. The total number of […]
Law Enforcement
In the midst of the horror, Bataclan heroism has its golden moment
(Radio France) At a criminal trial centred on the violent deaths of 130 people, there are no good days. But there are less bad ones. On Wednesday, after nine hearings devoted to the catalogue of cowardice and horror, heroism finally had its […]
Legal
Convicted terrorist wanted in France remanded in custody (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Italy: Uncle of teen who refused arranged marriage detained
(AP) The uncle of an 18-year-old woman who disappeared months ago in Italy after refusing an arranged marriage in Pakistan was detained Wednesday on the outskirts of Paris, according to Italian authorities who fear the teenager may be dead. Saman Abbas was […]
Children & Teens
Denmark to evacuate dual national from Syrian camp in exception to own policy
(Local) A Danish woman with dual nationality is to be evacuated along with her children from a detention camp in Syria, in an exception to normal government policy. Immigration minister Mattias Tesfaye has defended the government’s decision to evacuate a woman and […]
Legal
Thessaloniki judges council approves extradition for Moroccan man
(Kathimerini) The Council of Appeals judges in Thessaloniki on Wednesday approved the extradition of a Moroccan man to his country, where he is wanted on terrorism charges. The man, aged 28, had been sought on an international warrant issued by Moroccan authorities […]
Legal
French court lengthens jihadist’s sentence on appeal
(AFP) A French appeal court on Tuesday increased a jihadist’s sentence for his senior role with the Islamic State group in Syria from 30 years to life in prison. Frenchman Tyler Vilus had already been convicted for his work with the IS […]
Legal
Man jailed for Catalonia attacks out on parole
(AFP) A Spanish court on Tuesday granted parole to one of the men convicted for his role in the 2017 attacks in Catalonia that claimed 16 lives. The special court responsible for terrorism cases ordered the conditional release of Said Ben Iazza, […]
Government & Politics
UN agencies want access to asylum-seekers stuck at EU border
(AP) Two United Nations agencies requested access Tuesday to asylum-seekers stranded at Belarus’s border with Poland and Lithuania, after four migrants were found dead in the area. The International Organization for Migration and the U.N. Refugee Agency called on the governments involved […]
Legal
Spain opens ‘terror probe’ after car hits bar terrace
(AFP) Spain’s top criminal court has opened a probe after a car ploughed into a bar terrace, killing a diner, to establish whether the driver was motivated by “terrorism,” judicial sources said Tuesday. The incident, which was initially thought to be an […]
Citizenship
Denmark strips Islamic State recruiter of citizenship, orders deportation
(Breitbart) A Danish court has sentenced 29-year-old Adam Touhou to six years in prison and to be stripped of his citizenship followed by deportation for recruiting for the Islamic State terror group. Touhou began speaking with Hafed Matoussi on Facebook in 2013 about […]
Legal
Silent for once, Salah Abdeslam watches his brother, Brahim, blow himself up
(Radio France) On Monday, at the start of the third week of the Paris November 2015 terror trial, two police experts described the scenes at La Belle Équipe bar, where 21 people died in a hail of bullets, and at the Comptoir […]
Government & Politics
Poland sending 500 more troops to protect Belarus border
(AP) Poland is sending 500 additional army troops and special vehicles to its border with Belarus to strengthen it against increasing migrant pressures which the government says is orchestrated by Belarus and Russia to destabilize the European Union. “We are dealing with […]
Alcohol & Drugs
Hossam Metwally: How doctor’s ‘bizarre’ exorcism trial unfolded
(BBC) Hossam Metwally has been sentenced for poisoning his partner during a series of exorcism ceremonies which left her on the brink of death. The doctor’s trial, which could not be reported until its conclusion, over his “dangerous perversion” of the Islamic […]
Government & Politics
Manchester Arena inquiry: Families’ lawyers make bid to question MI5
(BBC) The security services made “grave breaches of their duty” in failing to stop the Manchester Arena bomber and should face questions from the bereaved families, the attack inquiry has heard. Salman Abedi, 22, killed 22 people when he detonated a device […]
Legal
Fifteen years in prison for jihadist caught in Amsterdam debate center
(NL Times) Aziz A. was sentenced to 15 years and nine months in prison on Monday for, among other things, leading a terrorist organization and preparing terrorist crimes. A., who suddenly popped up in De Balie debate center in Amsterdam in 2017, […]
Alcohol & Drugs
Hossam Metwally: Doctor jailed for bogus exorcism rituals
(BBC) A doctor who poisoned his partner in a series of bogus exorcism ceremonies has been jailed for 14 and a half years. Hossam Metwally, 61, brought Kelly Wilson to the brink of death by injecting her with drugs during the sessions […]
Legal
A difficult week for the families as Paris terror trial goes over the forensic details
(Radio France) The second week of the Paris trial of those accused of involvement in the November 2015 terrorist killing of 130 people brought us from the legal technicalities of the crimes allegedly committed to the stark humanity of the dead, the […]
Immigration
Channel crossings: More than 400 migrants intercepted
(BBC) More than 400 migrants have been intercepted or rescued while crossing the Channel on small boats, the Home Office has confirmed. UK authorities dealt with 426 people in 14 incidents on Saturday. French officials dealt with 28 people in two incidents […]
Immigration
Major fire at migrant camp on Greek island of Samos
(AFP) A major fire that broke out Sunday evening at the Vathy migrant camp on the Greek island of Samos was brought under control, the Greek Ministry of Migration said. “There is no danger for those who are still there because the […]