Legal
Man says he was not encouraging terror attacks with call for ‘jihad with the sword’ (LINK ONLY)
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Terrorism
Crime
London ‘hitman’ on trial over plot to kill Pakistani activist in Netherlands
(BBC) A man has gone on trial in London, accused of plotting to kill a Pakistani blogger living in the Netherlands. A court heard that 31-year-old Muhammad Gohir Khan was hired as a “hitman” by figures said to be based in Pakistan. […]
Health & Medicine
Manchester Arena inquiry: Ambulance response ‘still faces delays’
(BBC) There remain “unacceptable delays” in getting specialist paramedics to treat casualties in some major incidents, the Manchester Arena inquiry has heard. The inquiry has heard only three medics went into the scene of the 2017 bombing amid concerns about further attacks. […]
Legal
Paris attacks accused Mohamed Abrini shrugs off damning evidence
(Radio France) Wednesday’s testimony from Mohamed Abrini, who is charged with complicity in the Paris attacks, focused on the suspect’s 2015 journey from Belgium to the Islamic State heartland in Syria, and his return via London, Birmingham, Manchester and Paris. According to […]
Health & Medicine
Manchester Arena inquiry: Medical response delays ‘would not happen now’
(BBC) Policy changes mean the delay in medics getting to the Manchester Arena attack casualties “would not happen now,” the inquiry into the bombing has been told. The Manchester Arena inquiry has heard help was held up after the 2017 bombing because […]
Children & Teens
Alabama woman who joined Islamic State stuck in refugee camp
(AP) Attorneys for a woman who left her Alabama home to join the Islamic State terror group plan to continue fighting for her and her young son even though the Supreme Court declined to consider her lawsuit seeking to re-enter the United […]
Legal
Man who made ‘terrifying’ 9/11 terror threats on train jailed
(BBC) A man who made “terrifying” threats of violence on a train carriage while carrying a knife has been jailed. Mohammed Khan caused “unacceptable panic” on the service, which he boarded in Manchester, during an outburst about 9/11 and the Taliban, police […]
Law Enforcement
Calgary mother freed from ISIS detention camp now under investigation for terrorism, war crimes: court docs Defence lawyer says RCMP should not be monitoring and investigating the woman
(CBC) A Canadian woman who was held for two years at an ISIS detention camp in Syria is now under investigation for terrorism offences and war crimes. However, her lawyer has suggested RCMP officers are exploiting their powers by both monitoring and investigating the […]
Legal
Paris attacks suspect refuses to condemn killers, sympathises with victims, families
(Radio France) On Tuesday, the Covid-disrupted Paris terror trial resumed with evidence from Mohamed Abrini, one of the accused, on his religious convictions and his decision to join the ranks of Islamic State in Syria. Mohamed Abrini is a contradictory individual. He […]
Legal
‘Extremist’ called for ‘jihad by sword’ in speech at Brighton mosque, court hears (LINK ONLY)
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Citizenship
Supreme Court denies appeal of regretful Islamic State bride
(AP) The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear the appeal of a woman who left home in Alabama to join the Islamic State terror group, but then decided she wanted to return to the United States. The justices declined without comment […]
Legal
First suspect takes stand in Paris attacks trial
(AFP) The main defendant in France’s marathon trial for the November 2015 Paris attacks was back in the dock Tuesday, as the questioning of suspects resumed following a weeks-long Covid delay. Salah Abdeslam is the only survivor among the 10 assailants who […]
Legal
Lisa Smith’s bid to have charges dismissed to be heard next week (LINK ONLY)
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Health & Medicine
Manchester Arena inquiry: Police-embedded medics idea considered
(BBC) The inquiry into the Manchester Arena terror attack is looking into whether embedding doctors with armed police could speed up future response times. The inquiry has heard many casualties waited more than an hour for treatment after the 22 May 2017 […]
Government & Politics
Manchester Arena bomb victim’s mum welcomes terror security plans
(BBC) The mother of a man killed in the Manchester Arena bombing has said government plans to compel venues to provide security are “a giant leap forward in the right direction.” The proposed Protect Duty will include a requirement for some public […]
Government & Politics
Cost concerns over venue security duty plans in wake of Manchester bombing (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Canadian Jewish groups call for action against hateful rhetoric against Israel, Jews 'The government must act against anti-Semitism and the promotion of terrorist groups,' said Michael Mostyn of B’nai Brith Canada.
(JNS) Jewish groups in Canada are decrying an Arabic-language magazine and human-rights organization for two separate incidents of anti-Israel activity. B’nai Brith Canada has called for the Canadian government to “dissolve” the not-for-profit corporation “Canadian Defenders for Human Rights” after that group’s […]
Health & Medicine
Paris attacks trial set to resume, French media report
(Reuters) The main suspect in the November 2015 Islamist attack that killed 130 people in Paris has recovered from his COVID-19 infection, allowing the trial into the attacks to resume soon, French media reported on Monday. Salah Abdeslam “is in a position […]
Legal
Bid to have charges against former Defence Forces member Lisa Smith dropped (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Manchester Arena security continually reviewed after bomb, inquiry hears
(BBC) Security improvements have been made at Manchester Arena since the terror attack nearly five years ago and are “continually reviewed,” a public inquiry has heard. Arena operators SMG and security firm Showsec were criticised in the first report published by the […]
Law Enforcement
Police and MI5 ‘alive’ to growing challenge of ex-terror convicts (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Stopping terror attacks is ‘more difficult than ever,’ police chief warns (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Crook teacher banned over terrorist funding
(BBC) A woman who supported terrorism has been banned from teaching for life. Miriam Sebbagh, who worked at Hunwick Primary School in Crook, County Durham, was found to have given money to people she knew were involved in terrorism. A teacher misconduct […]
Legal
Computer gamer posted ISIS beheading videos on social media to encourage terrorism (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Anti-terrorism law targeting PLO is unconstitutional, N.Y. judge rules
(Reuters) Even organizations accused of encouraging heinous acts of violence have constitutional due process rights — and Congress can’t override those rights with what a New York federal judge described as a “legislative sleight of hand” in a ruling on Thursday. U.S. […]
Legal
Tredegar terror convict jailed after beheading threats
(BBC) A convicted terror offender has been jailed for 16 months after threatening teenagers with a knife and telling them: “We cut people’s heads off.” Nathan Saunders, 28, shouted “Allahu akbar” and made Islamic State salutes at the youths on 15 September […]
Health & Medicine
Chaos in Paris attacks court as angry Covid debate forces delays
(Radio France) A second attempt was made to re-open the Paris November 2015 terror trial on Thursday. The Tuesday session had to be abandoned because one of the accused, Salah Abdeslam, had tested positive for Covid. Two days later it took six […]
News: Europe
Charlie Hebdo attack victims remembered seven years on
(Euronews) French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, and Ile-de-France Region President Valérie Pécresse attended a wreath-laying ceremony in Paris, to mark the anniversary of the terror attack against the offices of Charlie Hebdo. Seven years ago on Thursday, a […]
Legal
Mamun Rashid: Londoner who used benefits and student loan to fund Syria martyr plot jailed for 12 years (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Eindhoven terrorism suspects discussed beheading Dutch PM, far-right politician: prosecutor
(NL Times) Eight men from Eindhoven suspected of preparing a terrorist attack talked about killing Mark Rutte and Geert Wilders, among others. They wanted to “pop them in the head” or “kidnap and behead the politicians during a live stream,” said the […]
Legal
Judge rejects torture claims by Islamic State defendant
(AP) Incriminating statements made by a British national charged with a significant role in the torture and beheading of American and British hostages held by the Islamic State group can be used against him at trial, a judge has ruled. El Shafee […]
Legal
Boston Marathon bomber hasn’t paid victims even though thousands were deposited in his fund, officials say Among the deposits was a Covid-19 relief payment for $1,400, prosecutors said.
(NBC) Convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev hasn’t been paying fines or victims with the tens of thousands of dollars deposited into his trust fund, including a Covid-19 relief payment he received in June, federal prosecutors said in a filing Wednesday. In […]
Government & Politics
MP Stephen Timms says he would welcome meeting woman who stabbed him in 2010 (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Sweden prosecutes woman for recruiting son to fight in Syria
(AP) A 49-year-old woman from Sweden has been charged with war crimes and breaching international law for allegedly assisting in getting her son to fight in Syria as a child soldier, Swedish public prosecutors said on Tuesday. The woman, who has been […]
Government & Politics
Fears of ‘chain-reaction’ 9/11 attack on Australia Australia was advised that its support of the US-led military response to the 9/11 attacks raised ‘our profile with the terrorists themselves.’
(NCA NewsWire) The Australian government feared terrorists would strike on our shores in the days after September 11 — and that the Defence Force was not equipped to fight back. Two decades since the attack on the United States that changed the […]
Books
Amazon and eBay are selling one of Jihadi John’s favourite terrorist books (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Manchester Arena bombing victim’s mother made OBE in new year honours for work to fight terrorism (LINK ONLY)
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Health & Medicine
Paris attacks trial to be paused after main suspect catches COVID — source
(Reuters) The trial of Salah Abdeslam, the main suspect in the November 2015 Islamist attack that killed 130 people in Paris, and others will be paused briefly in January as Abdeslam has caught the coronavirus, a judicial source told Reuters on Friday. […]
News: Europe
Mistakes will be made when releasing terrorists — watchdog (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Liverpool bomber made device with murderous intent, coroner says
(BBC) The Liverpool bomber died from an explosion and fire caused by a device he manufactured with “murderous intent,” a coroner has ruled. Emad Al Swealmeen was killed when his bomb went off while he was inside a taxi at Liverpool Women’s […]
News: Europe
Parole Board considering 92 terrorists for release from jail (LINK ONLY)
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Health & Medicine
Manchester Arena inquiry: Ten key moments from 2021
(BBC) Over the past year, the public inquiry into the Manchester Arena bombing has heard heart-breaking accounts from the victims’ families and those who survived, while uncovering security failings and missed opportunities. It has also highlighted the heroic efforts of the people […]
Immigration
Border Patrol official’s tweet on capture of ‘potential terrorist’ deleted; CBP says it violated protocol The tweet said the migrant was 'linked to several Yemeni subjects of interest'
(Fox) A tweet by a top Border Patrol official identifying a “potential terrorist” captured at the U.S.-Mexico border has now been deleted, with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) saying it was deleted because it contained “law enforcement sensitive information” and violated protocols. […]
Health & Medicine
Tampa terrorism case raises questions of surveillance, searches, mental illness Muhammed Al-Azhari is accused of plotting a mass shooting in the name of ISIS. His lawyers have challenged the FBI’s investigative tactics.
(Tampa Bay Times) A year ago, federal prosecutors accused a Tampa man of plotting a mass shooting in support of the ISIS terrorist group. FBI agents in a criminal complaint described Muhammed Momtaz Al-Azhari’s collection of a bulletproof vest, an Uzi submachine […]
Crime
Iraqi ISIS suspect remanded in prison in Athens
(Kathimerini) A 40-year-old Iraqi man was remanded in prison on Monday after he testified before a prosecutor about his alleged involvement in the ISIS terrorist organization. The man was arrested by counterterror officers in central Athens last week on suspicion of involvement […]
Government & Politics
Lockdown may have sent would-be terrorists on ‘dark journey’ to radicalisation, warns Damian Hinds (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Magistrate labels terrorism allegations against Sydney man Daniel Greenfield ‘disturbing’: court A Sydney man who is accused of planning a terror attack has had his case labelled ‘disturbing’ in court today.
(NCA NewsWire) An alleged member of Islamic State has refused to appear in court on Saturday, as the magistrate labelled the case disturbing. Police will allege that 34-year-old Caringbah resident Daniel Greenfield had been plotting a terrorist attack to be carried out […]
Crime
‘Migrant smuggler’ arrest points to bigger racket
(Kathimerini) Greek intelligence and counterterror authorities had been keeping a close eye on a 39-year-old Iraqi suspected of large-scale migrant smuggling before the official launch of the operation against him earlier this month, Kathimerini has learned. According to court records, Thakir M. […]
Law Enforcement
Sutherland man arrested on Christmas Eve over alleged terror attack plans
(Sydney Morning Herald) Counter-terror police say that alleged aspiring jihadist Daniel Greenfield was allegedly well into planning a terror attack when they arrested him in Sutherland on Christmas Eve. The 34-year-old had planned to attack police officers, government officials and other Muslims […]
Crime
Alleged jihadist arrested in Greece
(AFP) Greek counter-terrorism authorities have arrested a 40-year-old Iraqi man on suspicion of belonging to the Islamic State group (IS), police said Thursday. The man arrived in Greece from Syria, a police official told AFP, adding that he will appear before a […]