News: Europe
UK one of the most dangerous countries in Europe as terror attack fears grow (LINK ONLY)
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Terrorism
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Michael O’Leary: Ryanair boss criticised for Muslim profiling comments
(BBC) Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has been criticised for saying Muslim men should be profiled at airports. The chief executive told the Times that “males of a Muslim persuasion” who are single and travelling alone pose the largest terror threat to airlines. […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary wants extra checks on Muslim men (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Bern refused US offer over jihadist repatriation
(Swiss Info) The United States offered several times to repatriate three Swiss jihadists detained in Syria, an offer that Switzerland refused, the Le Temps newspaper has said. The original proposal dated back to 2018, Le Temps said on Thursday. The Swiss Federal Department […]
Legal
Manchester bomber’s flat had funny smell, court told (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Lords could delay emergency legislation to block early release of terror prisoners (LINK ONLY)
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Christians
Islamic State supporter admits plot to try to blow up St Paul’s Cathedral (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Germany indicts Iraqi man over death of Yazidi slave girl The man has been accused of letting the 5-year-old die of thirst after keeping her as a slave in Iraq. The suspect and his wife, German national Jennifer W., allegedly left the girl chained up before she perished.
(Deutsche Welle) German prosecutors said on Friday they had indicted an Iraqi man for allegedly leaving a Yazidi girl to die of thirst. He and his wife kept the 5-year-old as a slave in Iraq and his spouse, a German convert to Islam, is already […]
Clerics & Preachers
Muslim branded a ‘terrorist’ in Exeter wins defamation case (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Trial opens of French jihadist linked to Bataclan killer
(Radio France) The trial has opened before a special criminal court of Reda Hame, the French jihadist known to have associated in Syria with one of the masterminds of the Bataclan killings. Thirty-four-year-old Hame is accused of “taking part in a criminal […]
Government & Politics
French authorities concerned over upcoming release of 148 jihadists
(Breitbart) French law enforcement officials and intelligence agencies have expressed concern over the expected release of at least 148 radical Islamic extremists by the end of 2022. The jihadists were described as “very dangerous individuals” by National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor (PNAT) Jean-François Ricard during […]
Legal
Supreme Court of Canada to hear federal appeal in Via Rail terror case
(Canadian Press) The Supreme Court of Canada will review a lower-court decision to grant a new trial to two men accused of plotting to crash a Via Rail train. Raed Jaser and Chiheb Esseghaier were found guilty in 2015 of terror-related charges arising mainly from […]
Academics & Education
School textbook asks how Israel could have been a ‘long-term cause’ of 9/11 (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Rebecca Long-Bailey vows to make it Labour policy to scrap Prevent (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Florida state attorney embraces anti-Semite Rasha Mubarak Welcome to the institutionalized Jew-bashing in the Democrat Party.
(FrontPage) In November 2016, Democrat Aramis Ayala was elected state attorney to the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, becoming the first black state attorney in Florida history. No doubt, she is cognizant of this important achievement, as she has used her […]
Legal
Manchester Arena attacker told teen ‘study chemistry to build a bomb’
(BBC) The Manchester Arena bomber encouraged a teenager to study chemistry to learn how to build a bomb, a court has heard. Hashem Abedi is on trial accused of helping his brother Salman plot the attack that killed 22 people in 2017. […]
Government & Politics
Longer jail time for terrorists could backfire, says watchdog (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Fears over jihadist attacks in jail (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Turkey deports 229 foreign terrorist fighters Migration chief says 75 EU-origin foreign terrorists sent back since beginning of anti-terror operation last year
(Anadolu) Turkey has deported 229 foreign terrorists, 75 of whom are EU citizens, since its anti-terror operation in Syria, an official from the country’s Interior Ministry said on Tuesday. Abdullah Ayaz, head of Turkey’s migration department, told Anadolu Agency that the struggle […]
Academics & Education
NJ Muslims on presidential candidate Bloomberg: ‘He doesn’t know the hurt he caused’
(Bergen Record) Even before he arrived at his job at Fort Dix one recent morning, Army Sgt. Syed Farhaj Hassan had already been bombarded by a Michael Bloomberg ad about gun control on television, and a radio piece about Bloomberg’s tenure as […]
Government & Politics
French president to announce plan to fight ‘Islamist separatism’ President Emmanuel Macron will reveal the government's new strategy during a visit in one of the areas identified as needing to be 'taken back' by the French Republic.
(Local) French President Emmanuel Macron will hold a long-awaited speech on Tuesday afternoon to reveal the government’s new strategy to fight Islamist extremism. “We need to accept that there is what I would call a separatism in our Republic today,” the president said […]
Government & Politics
Priti Patel delays publication of independent reports on EU citizens and anti-terror laws which were sent to her months ago (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Terror sentences changes ‘should have applied to NI’
(BBC) Emergency laws ending the early release of people convicted of terror offences should have applied in NI, Stormont’s justice minister has said. Last week MPs passed the Terrorist Offenders Bill. It means terror offenders in England, Scotland and Wales will only […]
Citizenship
Shamima Begum says ‘whole world fell apart’ after losing citizenship appeal (LINK ONLY)
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Citizenship
Foreign minister: Shamima won’t be allowed to enter Bangladesh UK revoked her citizenship on account of her radicalization
(Dhaka Tribune) Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has reiterated that Shamima Begum, who got her British citizenship revoked, will not be allowed to enter Bangladesh. Shamima Begum, a British woman of Bangladeshi decent who left Britain as a schoolgirl to join […]
News: Europe
Prison officers to carry pepper spray to foil terror attacks behind bars (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Police raids as families of Islamic State still stuck in freezing Syrian camp
(Sydney Morning Herald) Police have raided homes in Sydney and Melbourne in an attempt to gather evidence against some of the 67 family members of Islamic State fighters living in a Syrian refugee camp. The Australian Federal Police has stepped up investigations […]
News: Europe
Switzerland thwarts major Islamic State terror attack
(Breitbart) According to a new investigation by Swiss media, a cell of jihadists based in Geneva plotted to bomb cisterns full of oil near the city’s airport in a major terror attack. The plot, which was set to take place last year […]
Legal
Manchester Arena attack: Brother insulted man after car crash
(BBC) The Manchester Arena bomber’s brother insulted a man for calling police after the siblings crashed their car, a court has heard. Hashem Abedi, 22, allegedly verbally abused Eddie Cooper following the collision on 23 March 2017, two months before Salman Abedi […]
Legal
Case closed for Hamid Hayat: Feds won’t seek new trial in overturned California terror case
(Sacramento Bee) Six months after a federal judge vacated the 2006 terrorism conviction against Hamid Hayat, prosecutors said Friday they will not pursue another trial against the former Lodi cherry picker. “Due to the passage of time, the government now moves this […]
News: Europe
HMP Belmarsh: The high-security prison where terrorists exchange ideas and ‘jihad banter’ (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
‘Toxic’ Islamist terror website editors jailed
(BBC) Two web managers who ran a website glorifying Islamist terror groups and encouraging attacks have been jailed. [Mohammed] Abdur Kamali and Mohammed Abdul Ahad promoted “toxic ideologies” including speeches by hate preacher Sheikh Abdullah el-Faisal. Their website also featured material from […]
Legal
Manchester bomber’s brother asked friend to buy acid, court hears (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Terror sentence changes ‘must extend to Northern Ireland’
(BBC) There have been calls for new legislation ending the early release of people convicted of terror offences to be extended to Northern Ireland. MPs are debating the Terrorist Offenders Bill at Westminster. It means terror offenders will only be considered for […]
Clerics & Preachers
Norway to extradite Islamist preacher to Italy
(AFP) Norway’s government on Wednesday gave the go-ahead to extradite a fundamentalist Islamic preacher to Italy, where he has been sentenced to prison for leading a jihadist network. The 63-year-old Iraqi Kurdish man — known as Mullah Krekar, but named Najumuddin Faraj […]
Government & Politics
Turkey deports German national over terror links Terrorist deported as part of Turkey's ramped-up efforts to return foreign fighters, says Interior Ministry
(Anadolu) Turkey on Wednesday deported a terrorist to their home country of Germany, the Interior Ministry said. It did not specify which terror group the fighter belonged to, but in recent months Daesh/ISIS terrorists are being returned to their home countries. The […]
Government & Politics
MPs approve emergency terror law
(BBC) Emergency legislation designed to end the release of people convicted of terrorism offences halfway through their sentence has been approved by MPs. The measures — which would apply to England, Scotland and Wales — were drawn up after the attack in […]
Alcohol & Drugs
Manchester Arena bomber ‘disapproved of brother’s drug use’ (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Manchester attacker’s brother ‘deceived cousins to buy bomb ingredients’ (LINK ONLY)
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News: North America
Palestinian group celebrated terrorism on city property, says B’nai Brith
(Canadian Jewish News) The City of Mississauga says it will take past experiences with a Palestinian group into account when it comes to future bookings because a recent event by the group was counter to municipal policy. According to B’nai Brith Canada, […]
Children & Teens
Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr speaks at child soldiers panel
(Canadian Press) Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr provided a small window of insight about his life since his return to Canada in 2013 during a rare public speaking appearance in Halifax. Khadr, who was part of a panel discussion on child […]
Government & Politics
Urgent crackdown on terror sentences will affect about 50 inmates (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Mum of jihadi who vowed to ‘chop off heads’ claims he’s a ‘good boy’ as officials scramble to stop his early release (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Man plotted Madame Tussauds attack after 2018 terror acquittal (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Over 60 Germans among Islamists in Idlib An analysis of text and video messages from jihadis in Idlib reveals over 60 Germans among their ranks, German media report. Syrian President Bashar Assad is determined to retake the region.
(Deutsche Welle) More than 60 Germans are fighting in Idlib, the last stronghold of foreign fighters in northwest Syria, according to reports by the German broadcaster SWR on Sunday. SWR reviewed transcripts of instant messages sent by the fighters and determined that the […]
Citizenship
Ministers refuse to reveal how many extremists they have stripped of British citizenship (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Preacher who inspired Streatham terror attack peddling jihad from behind bars (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Junior police ‘must make split-second decisions on terrorists’ (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Islamic extremist preaching hate to army of followers on YouTube days after Streatham terror attack (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Brother of Manchester Arena bomber says he was ‘shocked’ by attack (LINK ONLY)
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