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Brother of Manchester bomber ‘exposes guilt’ by not giving evidence, court told (LINK ONLY)
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Terrorism
Government & Politics
Macron leads national ceremony for terrorism victims
(Radio France) French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to victims and survivors of terrorism, as well as their families, in a sombre speech at [the] Trocadero in central Paris. King [Felipe] VI of Spain joined Macron at the ceremony during which […]
Government & Politics
Turkey deports 2 terrorists to Germany, North Macedonia Ankara continues extraditing captured Daesh/ISIS terrorists
(Anadolu) A German and North Macedonian terrorist were deported to their countries, the Turkish Interior Ministry said Tuesday. The ministry said, without naming a terrorist group, that Turkey would continue returning foreign terrorists to their home countries. The issue of handling Daesh/ISIS […]
Legal
Lebanese man pleads guilty to violating U.S. export laws
(AP) A Lebanese national charged with conspiring to export drone parts and technology from the U.S. to Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate U.S. export laws. Issam Hamade pleaded guilty Monday in federal […]
Deradicalization
De-radicalisation approach needs ‘fundamental review’ — Prison Officers’ Association
(BBC) The Prison Officers’ Association has called for a “fundamental review” of the UK’s de-radicalisation programmes. Dave Merritt, father of London Bridge attack victim Jack Merritt, told BBC Radio 4’s File on 4 that “something was going wrong” with the current system. […]
Legal
Manchester Arena bomber’s brother will not give evidence in own trial (LINK ONLY)
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Manchester Arena attack: Brother’s DNA ‘in bomb plot car’
(BBC) The DNA of a man accused of plotting the Manchester Arena attack was found on items in a car used for storage ahead of the blast, a court heard. Three drums, used to store packs of nails, were found in the […]
Government & Politics
Turkey deports 2 German nationals over terror links Terrorists deported as part of Turkey's ramped-up efforts to return foreign fighters, says Interior Ministry
(Anadolu) Turkey on Saturday deported two foreign terrorists to their home country of Germany, the Interior Ministry said. Turkey continues to deport foreign terrorists, said a ministry statement. The issue of the handling of Daesh/ISIS terrorists and their families detained in Syria […]
Legal
Utrecht mass shooting suspect removed from court for spitting at judges
(NL Times) The fourth and last day of the [trial] against Gokmen T., suspected of killing four people in a mass shooting on a tram in Utrecht last year, had a tumultuous start. For the third time, T. was removed from the […]
Children & Teens
Germany: Alleged IS terrorist goes on trial The German convert is accused of taking her three children to Syria without the knowledge or consent of their father. The eldest son, trained as a child soldier aged 7, is thought to have died in a 2018 rocket attack.
(Deutsche Welle) A court in the western city of Düsseldorf … was scheduled Friday to hear a set of charges filed by federal prosecutors against a 32-year-old mother, accused of joining the Islamic State (“IS”) terrorist group. The woman, originally from Oberhausen […]
Legal
Jihadist spotted in A’dam debate center linked to 19 murders in Syria
(NL Times) Aziz A., a suspected jihadist who played a leading role in terrorist movement Jubhat al-Nusra according to the authorities, has also been linked to 19 murders in Syria in 2012, the public prosecutor revealed in a proforma hearing against the […]
Government & Politics
Israel’s ambassador urges Germany to ban Hezbollah activities German politician Eva Högl said the Hezbollah ban is an 'important building block in the fight against antisemitism.'
(Jerusalem Post) Israeli Ambassador to Germany Jeremy Issacharoff has stepped up his push for the German government to ban activities of the Lebanese Hezbollah terrorist organization in the federal republic. “The decision of the Bundestag, which calls for the prohibition of Hezbollah […]
Legal
Manchester Arena attack: Brother’s fingerprints ‘at key bomb plot locations’
(BBC) Hashem Abedi’s fingerprints were on packs of nails in a car allegedly used to store a bomb-making kit linked to the Manchester blast, a court has heard. The 22-year-old is accused of helping his brother Salman plan the Arena attack in […]
News: Europe
UK freed 42 terrorists in year before law to detain extremists for longer (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Life in prison demanded against tram mass shooting suspect
(NL Times) Prosecutors in the Netherlands demanded a rare life sentence in prison against Gokmen T., the man on trial for killing four people in a mass shooting on a tram in Utrecht on March 18, 2019. The 38-year-old man is facing four counts […]
Legal
HMP Whitemoor prison officer attack: Inmates in court
(BBC) Two inmates accused of donning fake suicide vests and attacking a prison officer have appeared in court. HMP Whitemoor prisoners Brusthom Ziamani, 24, and Baz Macaulay Hockton, 26, are accused of attempted murder and assault. An officer at the high-security jail […]
Interfaith
Arabic-language Canadian newspaper publishes antisemitic article by Hamas official
(Algemeiner) An Arabic-language Canadian newspaper published an article by a Hamas official that glorified terrorists and accused Israel of stealing the organs of Palestinian prisoners, prompting a police complaint. According to B’nai Brith Canada, on Feb. 28 the paper al-Meshwar, whose publisher […]
Legal
Manchester Arena attack: Brother’s fingerprints linked to arena bomb
(BBC) The fingerprints of Hashem Abedi were discovered on a tin can that has been linked to the Manchester Arena bomb, a court has heard. The discovery was made after police found various crushed-up metal tins in the garden of the Abedi […]
Health & Medicine
Judge: Man accused of truck attack plot isn’t fit for trial
(AP) A federal judge has ruled there is ample evidence that a man accused of planning an attack inspired by the Islamic State group at a shopping and entertainment complex near Washington, D.C., isn’t mentally competent to stand trial. U.S. District Judge […]
Legal
Defense contractor charged with giving up military secrets
(AP) A linguist working for the U.S. military who kept a list of secret informants hidden under her mattress was charged with sharing the names with a romantic interest linked to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, the Justice Department said Wednesday. Mariam […]
Legal
Lisa Smith wants ‘to prove her innocence,’ court told (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Man gets 5 1/2 years for lying to FBI in probe of Texas attack
(AP) A witness in the investigation of a 2015 attack on a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in suburban Dallas was sentenced Tuesday to 5 1/2 years in prison for making a false statement to FBI agents and tampering with a witness. Authorities […]
Legal
Suspect in Utrecht mass shooting removed from court over snide comment to victim
(NL Times) Gokmen T., the 38-year-old man on trial for killing four people in a mass shooting on an Utrecht tram on 18 March 2019, was again removed from court on Tuesday. This time he made a snide comment to one of […]
Legal
Mom of California terrorist to plead to destroying evidence
(AP) The mother of a terrorist who killed 14 people in a 2015 attack on a Christmas party in California has agreed to plead guilty to destroying evidence by shredding a map her son may have used to plan the massacre, prosecutors […]
Law Enforcement
Two men arrested in connection with attack on prison officer (LINK ONLY)
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Utrecht tram shooter removed from court for spitting at lawyer as trial begins
(Dutch News) The man accused of carrying out a terrorist attack on a commuter tram in Utrecht was removed from the courtroom on the first day of his trial for spitting at a defence lawyer. Gökmen Tanis refused to answer questions and […]
Islamic Law
‘Islamic’ text on Utrecht tram shooter’s weapon reported as terrorism trial begins
(NL Times) Suspect Gökmen T. wrote references to Islam, Sharia and Allah on the firearm used to commit a mass shooting in Utrecht in March last year, “reliable sources” told RTL Nieuws. Soon after the shooting on 24 Oktoberplein on March 18th, […]
Legal
Utrecht tram shooter goes on trial for terrorist murders
(Dutch News) The man who shot dead four passengers on a tram in Utrecht a year ago is going on trial this week accused of carrying out a terrorist attack. Gökmen Tanis, 38, faces four charges of murder or manslaughter of a […]
Legal
Manchester Arena attack: Jurors shown bomb-making video
(BBC) An internet video showing how to make a homemade bomb with the same explosives used in the Manchester Arena bombing has been shown to a jury. The 13-minute film shows a man wearing a balaclava with a gun holster on his […]
Government & Politics
Muslim group denounces Bloomberg’s ‘lies’ over NYC surveillance programme police were forced to stop (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Former Prague Muslim leader sentenced on terror charges
(AP) A Czech court on Friday convicted a former Prague Muslim leader of being part of a terror group and financing terrorism, sentencing him to 10 years in prison. Prosecutors said imam Samer Shehadeh helped his brother Omar and later his brother’s […]
Legal
Manchester Arena attack trial jurors shown mock-up of bomb
(BBC) A mock-up of the suicide bomb used by Salman Abedi in the Manchester Arena attack has been shown to jurors. Abedi used a detonator which was inserted into a paint tin containing the highly-explosive homemade substance TATP, the court heard. Hashem […]
Government & Politics
Bloomberg defends Muslim surveillance policy post-9/11
(Hill) Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg (D) on Thursday defended surveillance of U.S. Muslims conducted by authorities after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, calling it a necessary response. In an interview with PBS Newshour‘s Judy Woodruff, the 2020 presidential candidate explained […]
Deradicalization
Canada’s terrorism offenders are coming out of prison still radicalized
(Global News) At Suliman Mohamed’s 2016 sentencing for trying to join ISIS, the Ottawa judge presiding over his case did not hold back, scolding those aligned with the terrorist group for “embracing the devil.” Mohamed got seven years. But three years later, […]
Government & Politics
Ex-MI5 chief Jonathan Evans says the most serious terrorists should get ‘whole life’ jail sentences and die behind bars (LINK ONLY)
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Citizenship
DOJ creates section for denaturalization cases
(Hill) The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday that it created a new section in its Office of Immigration Litigation dedicated to denaturalizing foreign-born citizens referred to it by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The move has been described by the department as an effort […]
Arts & Entertainment
France dissolves group run by rapper for defending terrorism
(AP) French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday ordered a small, little-known organization run by a rapper dissolved for alleged hate speech and defending terrorism. A statement from the Interior Ministry said the association called “Killuminateam — soldiers on the path of Allah” […]
Military
Naval flight training resumes for Saudi students
(Navy Times) Saudi Arabian students resumed Navy flight training Tuesday, nearly three months after a massacre at Naval Air Station Pensacola by one of their comrades left three dead in a shooting that U.S. leaders linked to terrorism. Saudi Royal Air and […]
Internet
Paris police attacker ran web search on killing ‘infidels’ before rampage: source
(Reuters) A police employee who fatally stabbed four colleagues in the force’s Paris headquarters ran an online search for “how to kill infidels” an hour before he rampaged through the building, a judicial source said on Wednesday. Data on the cell phone […]
Legal
Manchester Arena bomber left landlord apology note
(BBC) The Manchester Arena bomber left a note to his landlord apologising for “any mess” he made, a court has heard. Jurors were shown a scribbled apology written by Salman Abedi before he carried out the fatal blast, killing 22 people and […]
Children & Teens
Belgium’s fine for failing to repatriate IS children deferred by court
(Brussels Times) A court has agreed to temporarily suspend the hefty penalty payments slapped on the government for failing to initiate the repatriation of children of Belgian Islamic State (IS) fighters from Syria. Striking down a request for the penalty to be […]
Legal
U.S. prosecution rejects challenge to 40-year sentence for young Canadian
(Canadian Press) The conviction and 40-year prison term handed a young Canadian for plotting terrorist attacks on New York City was entirely justified, American prosecutors argue in a new appeal brief. In addition, they reject arguments from Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy that his […]
Legal
Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi captured on CCTV seconds before blast
(BBC) Footage of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi seconds before he blew himself up has been shown to jurors. The CCTV pictures showed him standing amid crowds of men, women and children 19 seconds before the fatal blast on 22 May 2017. […]
Legal
French jihadist trained by Paris attacks leader given 12-year jail term
(AFP) A French court on Tuesday handed a 12-year jail term to a computer technician who travelled to Syria to wage jihad and trained under the suspected ringleader of the 2015 Paris attacks. Reda Hame, 34, who was convicted of participating in […]
Citizenship
Female IS terrorist from Antwerp sentenced to 5 years in prison
(Brussels Times) Belgian IS terrorist Saïda El Mimouni was sentenced on Tuesday to five years in prison and a €8,000 fine. El Mimouni, who is from the municipality of Borgerhout in Antwerp, Flanders, was not present at her trial. The federal court […]
Legal
Vic woman in court on IS terror charges
(AAP) A woman accused of recruiting an Islamic State fighter has faced a Melbourne court on terrorism charges. She is accused of being in contact with an Islamic State terrorist in 2015 and later allegedly helping someone travel overseas to fight with […]
Law Enforcement
Man arrested in Toronto hammer attack now facing terrorism-related charge Saad Akhtar, 30, charged with 1st-degree murder in death of Scarborough woman
(CBC) A man who was arrested in connection with the death of a 64-year-old woman in Toronto on Friday is now facing a terrorism-related charge. Police said Tuesday that Saad Akhtar, 30, of Toronto had his charges updated to first-degree murder including terrorist activity. […]
Government & Politics
MI5 boss Andrew Parker asks tech firms: Create a way to let us read suspects’ secret messages to stop UK terror attacks
(ITV) The director general of MI5 has called on tech companies to create methods which would allow the security services to access the secret, encrypted messages of people suspected of plotting terrorist attacks in the UK. Speaking to ITV, Sir Andrew Parker […]
Government & Politics
Emergency terror law clears parliamentary hurdles
(BBC) Emergency legislation to block the automatic release of people convicted of terror offences is set to become law after being approved by the Lords. The Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) Bill — which was passed by MPs earlier this month […]
Government & Politics
France to release 300 convicted fanatics saying they’ve now ‘served their time’ (LINK ONLY)
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