Finnish Border Officials Manage to Detain Russian Terrorism Suspect Due to Facial Recognition Software

Thanks to facial recognition technology, Finnish Border Guards have identified and stopped a Russian citizen traveling illegally through the country. A 36-year-old man who goes by the name of Voislav Torden was detained into custody on suspicion of committing terrorism offenses in Ukraine, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports. According to Yle, the Finnish news website, the suspect was…

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Weston-super-Mare man faces trial on terrorism charges

An alleged far-right extremist has appeared at the Old Bailey accused of having and sharing a terrorist video about explosives. Gabriel Budasz, 23, was charged on 4 August with possession and dissemination of a terrorist document. The charges related to a video about the explosive TATP and an improvised explosive device, which was allegedly shared…

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Proud Boy Joe Biggs receives 17 years in Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy case

Joe Biggs, a Proud Boys leader convicted of seditious conspiracy who the government says “served as an instigator and leader” during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison on Thursday. It is among the longest sentences in Capitol riot cases. The record is the 18-year sentence…

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Brooklyn Homes mass shooting: 173-page report details Baltimore’s response to block party violence

The 173-page report detailing Baltimore City’s response to the Brooklyn Homes mass shooting, the largest in the city’s history, reveals acts of heroism by officers who saved lives. That includes newly-released police body-worn camera video. But it also documents failures to properly respond to the large, unpermitted event until it was too late, including warnings…

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At least 13 killed in attack at Congo gold quarry

Unidentified militiamen killed at least 13 people in an overnight attack on a gold quarry in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, an army spokesperson and a civil society leader said. The attack took place late on Monday at the privately owned Shaba mining quarry in Aru territory, near the Ugandan border in Ituri province, said…

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Fighting in Ethiopia’s Amhara kills at least 183, UN says

Fighting between Ethiopia’s military and militiamen in the Amhara region has killed at least 183 people, the UN human rights office said on Tuesday, providing the most comprehensive independent death toll to date of the month-long conflict. More than 1,000 people have been arrested nationwide, many of them reported to be young people of ethnic…

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