Archive for May 2023
St. Paul mosque vandalized Friday morning; 5th mosque attack in Minnesota this year
St. Paul police are investigating after the latest in a string of attacks on mosques in the Twin Cities. Around 7 a.m. a person wearing a hoodie and a mask is captured by a surveillance camera entering the Masjid Al Sunnah Mosque’s parking lot on Pederson Street in St. Paul. The person then threw a…
Read MorePerson looking for Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly attacks staffers with baseball bat
A person looking for Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly allegedly attacked two of his staffers with a baseball bat at his district office Monday, the congressman said in a statement. Connolly, a Democrat, said the individual was taken into police custody and the two staffers who were injured were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.…
Read MoreFlorida teen is arrested after fake bomb threats force disruptions at Ft. Lauderdale airport, multiple schools
A 16-year-old from Dania Beach, Florida, was arrested on suspicion of making a series of false reports of bomb threats at several schools and the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Friday, authorities said. The teenager, who has not been publicly identified, allegedly made the first call to 9-1-1 around 10 a.m., telling an operator, “about…
Read MoreNorthern Mich. man faces terrorism, hate crime charges for threatening 911 calls
A northern Michigan man is facing hate crime and terrorism charges in connection to a series of threatening phone calls made to the Montmorency County 911 dispatch. Gregory Simms, 37, of Atlanta, Michigan, a small community in Montmorency County, was arraigned Friday on malicious use and threat of terrorism charges in the 88-2 District Court…
Read MoreSyria’s main insurgent group seeks to move away from al-Qaida past, get off Western terrorism lists
The leader of an insurgent group that rules much of northwest Syria rose to notoriety over the past decade by claiming deadly bombings, threatening revenge against Western “crusader” forces and dispatching Islamist religious police to crack down on women deemed to be immodestly dressed. Today the man known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani is trying hard…
Read MoreDecapitated, mutilated animals left at Florida pro-life pregnancy center
Three animals were decapitated, mutilated, and dumped in front of a pro-life pregnancy center in Orlando. A dead lamb, chicken, and another bird was found decapitated in front of the JMJ Pregnancy Center in Orlando. A staff member found the animals in front of the center when they were leaving for the day Wednesday afternoon.…
Read MoreDjerba Tunisia: Worshippers killed near Africa’s oldest synagogue
Two worshippers and three security officers have been killed in a gun attack near Africa’s oldest synagogue, on the Tunisian island of Djerba. The attack took place during an annual pilgrimage to the island, which attracts Jewish visitors from Europe and Israel. A guard reportedly shot dead his partner before opening fire on visitors and…
Read MorePalestinian Militants Fire More Rockets, Israeli Airstrikes Hit Gaza Despite Cease-Fire Efforts
The most violent confrontation in months between Israel and Palestinian militants continued for a third straight day on Friday, as Israeli warplanes struck targets in the Gaza Strip and militants fired rockets toward Jerusalem and southern Israel. There were no immediate reports of casualties on either side Friday, as foreign mediators pressed ahead with efforts…
Read MoreTwitter user who published image of severed head sentenced to five and a half years in prison
A Twitter user has been jailed for more than five years after using the platform to publish images encouraging the beheading of teachers for blasphemy against Islam. Ajmal Shahpal, 41, from Nottingham, made the comments shortly after a teacher was beheaded in France for showing his class cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed during a lesson…
Read MoreUK jails 20-year-old for eight years for terrorism offences
A 20-year-old man who downloaded manuals on making guns and explosives has been sentenced to eight years and six months in prison on terrorism offences, Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Thursday. The CPS said Vaughn Dolphin, who was charged in July last year, had also attempted to make a firearm and gunpowder. It…
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