Government & Politics
MI5 knew of bomb brother Ishmale Abedi’s Isis links (LINK ONLY)
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Terrorism
Law Enforcement
Portugal’s police on moderate terrorist alert. Spain’s also
(Portugal Resident) Portugal’s police forces are described as on Grade 4 (moderate) terrorist alert following an announcement published online last week by a pro-Al Qaeda group inciting supporters to carry out lone wolf attacks in Western Europe. Says tabloid Correio da Manhã, […]
Law Enforcement
Knife attacker in France said to have watched jihadist videos
(AFP) A Tunisian man who stabbed to death a police employee outside Paris watched jihadist propaganda videos just before the attack, France’s anti-terror prosecutor said Sunday, adding that a fifth person was detained for questioning. Based on an analysis of the killer’s […]
Government & Politics
France to bring anti-terror law on tech surveillance Bill will be tabled on April 28 at request of president, premier, says interior minister
(Anadolu) France will bring a new anti-terrorism legislation specifically devoted to intelligence, in the wake of recent attacks carried out by lone, radicalized individuals, the interior minister announced. The bill will be tabled on April 28 at the request of President Emmanuel […]
Law Enforcement
Shock in hometown of Tunisian suspect in France attack
(AFP) A Tunisian man who stabbed to death a police employee in France in a suspected Islamist attack was depressed and not devout, relatives said Saturday, expressing shock and disbelief. They identified him as Jamel Gorchene, 36, who hailed from M’saken — […]
Law Enforcement
France reviews terror threat after suspected jihadist attack
(AFP) The French government held an emergency meeting Saturday after a Tunisian man stabbed a police employee to death near Paris in a suspected Islamist attack as investigators questioned three people linked to the assailant. The murder on Friday at a police […]
Legal
Commack man pleads guilty to terrorism charge
(Newsday) A Commack man who federal prosecutors said attempted to travel to Syria to wage “violent jihad” and told investigators that he was “prepared to strap a bomb on and sacrifice himself” pleaded guilty Friday to a single terrorism count. Elvis Redzepagic, […]
News: Europe
Fishmongers’ Hall terrorist claimed Charles Bronson told him ‘just do it’ before attack (LINK ONLY)
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Fishmongers’ Hall inquests: Terrorist said academics were like ‘family’ eight months before he stabbed them (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Three detained after police worker stabbed to death near Paris
(AFP) French police arrested three people linked to a 36-year-old Tunisian man who stabbed to death a police employee at her workplace southwest of Paris on Friday in a suspected Islamist attack. The murder at a police station in Rambouillet, a commuter […]
Legal
German woman convicted of IS membership over stay in Syria
(AP) A Berlin court on Friday convicted a German woman of membership in the Islamic State group over her time spent in territory controlled by the extremist group in Syria. The court gave the 34-year-old, identified only as Zeynep G. in line […]
Immigration
Dutch court hands 6-year prison term to former Syrian Ahrar al-Sham commander 31-year-old ‘Al Y’ was accused of war crimes after posing with the body of an enemy fighter and kicking another corpse in a YouTube video.
(Kurdistan 24) A former commander of the Turkish-backed Ahrar al-Sham Islamist group has been sentenced to six years in prison in the Netherlands for war crimes and membership in a terrorist organization. The Dutch Public Prosecution earlier demanded a 10-year sentence, but […]
Legal
Man whose NYC subway pipe bomb fizzled gets life in prison
(AP) A judge sentenced a Bangladeshi immigrant to life in prison Thursday, saying he plotted to carry out a “barbaric and heinous” plot to kill as many people as he could with a suicide bombing attack in New York City’s subway beneath […]
Law Enforcement
‘Hope it goes well’: Police email said they ‘could not justify’ escorting terrorist to event where he committed attack (LINK ONLY)
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Citizenship
Lisa Smith fights exclusion from the UK (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Austrian police find ‘enemies list’ in raids targeting Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas Raids took place days after last year's shootings in Vienna
(National-UAE) Raids on suspected Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas members in Austria last year led to the discovery of an “enemies list” of opponents of political Islam, according to people targeted by the groups. Austrian police carried out dozens of raids in an […]
Children & Teens
Switzerland urged to repatriate two girls from Syria camp — U.N. experts
(Reuters) United Nations human rights experts urged Switzerland on Thursday to repatriate two Geneva sisters from a squalid camp in north-eastern Syria five years after the girls were allegedly abducted by their mother who joined Islamic State (IS). A senior Swiss foreign […]
Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena inquiry: Police ‘had to wait in 999 queue’ after bomb
(BBC) A police commander who took control after the Manchester Arena attack has described his frustration at being unable to contact emergency services. British Transport Police (BTP) Insp Ben Dawson was based in a London control room on the night of the […]
Immigration
Feds push to extradite Phoenix driving school owner to Iraq
(AP) Prosecutors are urging a judge to approve a request to extradite a Phoenix driving school owner to Iraq on allegations that he participated in the killings of two police officers nearly 15 years ago in the Iraqi city of Fallujah as […]
Government & Politics
House passes bill aimed at stopping future Trump travel ban
(Hill) The House passed legislation on Wednesday that would limit executive authority to issue future travel bans like the one imposed by former President Trump against several Muslim-majority countries. Lawmakers passed the bill along party lines, 218-208, with only one Republican joining […]
Legal
Sacramento judge refuses to extradite refugee back to Iraq in murder case
(Sacramento Bee) In a major blow to federal prosecutors, a federal judge in Sacramento ruled Wednesday that Omar Ameen may not be extradited back to Iraq to face trial in the 2014 murder of an Iraqi police officer. The decision came in […]
Health & Medicine
Manchester Arena inquiry: Ex-student’s ‘heroic’ first aid efforts
(BBC) A former student paramedic has been praised for his “heroic” efforts treating victims of the Manchester Arena bombing. Ryan Billington, 20, helped causalities and took charge of transporting the injured to ambulances, a public inquiry into the 2017 attack heard. Mr […]
Legal
German woman convicted over her time with IS in Syria
(AP) A German woman accused of joining the Islamic State group in Syria after traveling there with her young daughter was convicted on Wednesday of participating in a terrorist organization and other offenses. The state court in Duesseldorf sentenced the 35-year-old, whom […]
News: Europe
‘I won’t let him kill anyone else,’ said man who fought London Bridge terrorist with narwhal tusk (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Suspect linked to 2016 Nice attack arrested in Italy
(AP) Italian media say a 28-year-old Albanian wanted in connection with a 2016 truck attack in the French city of Nice that killed 86 people has been arrested in southern Italy. News agency LaPresse said police arrested the suspect, identified as Endri […]
Health & Medicine
Manchester Arena inquiry: First aiders ‘not appropriately qualified’
(BBC) Many of the first aiders working on the night of the Manchester Arena bombing did not have the appropriate qualifications, an inquiry has heard. Emergency Training UK (ETUK) had been contracted to provide medical services at the time for arena operator […]
News: Europe
Fishmongers’ Hall attack inquests: Kitchen porter describes battling terrorist with a pike as he stabbed his suicide vest (LINK ONLY)
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Fishmongers’ Hall attack inquests: Ex-prisoner held Saskia Jones and told her she was loved as she lay dying (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Manchester Arena inquiry: Woman used handbag strap as tourniquet
(BBC) A woman has told the Manchester Arena inquiry that she used her handbag strap to stem the bleeding from her leg as she waited for help after the bombing. Josie Howarth was waiting with her sister Janet Senior in the arena […]
Government & Politics
Swiss anti-terror law: More police powers for more security?
(Swiss Info) On June 13, Swiss voters will decide the fate of a new anti-terrorism law which has sparked controversy both domestically and abroad. For some, the law is a threat to the rights of innocent citizens, while others say it will […]
Government & Politics
Nicola Sturgeon in hustings co-hosted by Muslim advocacy group accused of Islamist links (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Jihadists, Salafism, extreme right identified as top Dutch terrorist threats
(NL Times) The National Counterterrorism Coordinator (NCTV) warned that radicalized groups of jihadists, Salafist Muslims and members of the extreme right pose the greatest threat to national security. There is currently no concrete evidence that an attack is being planned, the NCTV […]
Health & Medicine
Amsterdam man cleared of planning terror attack on Gay Pride
(Dutch News) A 32-year-old man from Amsterdam has been sentenced to five months in jail to be followed by compulsory psychiatric treatment for making threats against gay people, Jews and the police on social media but was found not guilty of planning […]
News: Europe
Fishmongers’ Hall attack inquests: Armed officer describes ‘scene of devastation’ after terrorist rampage (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Denmark charges three members of Iranian opposition group for financing terrorist activity
(Reuters) Denmark’s public prosecutor said on Thursday it had charged three members of an Iranian Arab opposition group for financing and supporting terrorist activity in Iran in collaboration with Saudi Arabian intelligence services. The three members of the Arab Struggle Movement for […]
News: Europe
Manchester Arena inquiry: Ex-military police officer hailed ‘a hero’
(BBC) A former military police officer who helped the victims of the Manchester Arena attack was a “hero,” the inquiry into the bombing has heard. The Manchester Arena inquiry was told Darron Coster, who was picking up his son, used his Royal […]
Health & Medicine
Repatriated Vic nurse admits terror charge
(AAP) An Australian father of five who travelled to the Middle East as a nurse has pleaded guilty to a terror charge after more than five years of legal arguments. Melbourne nurse Adam Brookman was repatriated to Australia in 2015 after allegedly […]
Government & Politics
Sept. 11 victims call for release of FBI report detailing Saudi Arabia’s involvement in attacks
(Hill) Family members of victims and those injured in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks are calling on Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines to release publicly an FBI report detailing what role Saudi Arabia played in supporting the attacks. In a […]
News: Europe
Fishmongers’ Hall attack inquests: Victim Jack Merritt helped terrorist reach target after train was cancelled (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Terror offender monitoring rules lawful
(BBC) The High Court has upheld the Ministry of Justice’s power to impose tighter curbs on the movements of convicted terrorists in the wake of the Fishmongers’ Hall attack. Two judges rejected challenges from an associate of the man who carried out […]
News: Europe
Manchester Arena inquiry: Bomber’s brother will be ordered to appear
(BBC) The elder brother of the Manchester Arena bomber will be told he must appear in person to give evidence at the public inquiry into the attack. Ismail Abedi has so far refused to answer questions in case he incriminates himself. However, […]
Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena inquiry: Dad helping arena victims ‘told to leave by police’
(BBC) A father who tried to help victims of the Manchester Arena bombing was ordered to leave the area by armed police, the public inquiry into the 2017 attack has heard. Daren Buckley from Salford was leaving the arena with his son […]
Government & Politics
House Judiciary Democrats advance bill to bar future ‘Muslim ban’
(Hill) Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday advanced a bill that would bar the White House from blocking immigrants from entering the U.S. based on their religion. The bill is a direct response to former President Trump’s so-called Muslim ban, an executive order signed during his […]
Law Enforcement
Hezbollah sleeper agent looks to beat 40-year sentence Ali Kourani said the FBI tricked him into incriminating himself, landing him a sentence nearly three times longer than those handed down for more serious terrorism charges.
(Courthouse News) A Lebanese man who told the FBI he planned to become a suicide bomber for the terrorist group Hezbollah fought to overturn his 40-year sentence at the Second Circuit on Tuesday, saying agents led him to believe the information he […]
Academics & Education
Scottsdale professor who offended Muslims gets hefty settlement from college district
(Phoenix New Times) The Maricopa County Community College District has agreed to pay $155,000 in a settlement to a Scottsdale professor whose quiz questions about terrorism offended Muslims. In return, Scottsdale Community College Professor Nicholas Damask agreed not to pursue a lawsuit […]
Deradicalization
Fishmongers’ Hall terrorist told rehabilitation conference he was turning from ‘wrong path’ before launching attack (LINK ONLY)
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Manchester Arena bomber had ‘swagger’ before detonating device at Ariana Grande concert, says survivor (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Dutch court sentences wife of ISIS member to four years in prison
(Jurist) The Court of Rotterdam announced on Monday that Fatima H. has been sentenced to four years in prison in the Netherlands for her involvement with the terrorist organization known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Shaam (ISIS) or Islamic State […]
Legal
Terror plotter who claimed he was peaceful ‘Alan Titchmarsh fan’ jailed for life (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Swiss government defends anti-terrorism law against critcism over child rights
(Reuters) The Swiss government on Tuesday defended a new anti-terrorism law that will be put to a nationwide referendum in June and that includes restrictive measures on child suspects. Under Switzerland’s system of direct democracy, a committee collected signatures to force a […]