Morocco says it dismantled Islamic State cell that was planning attacks

Moroccan authorities this month arrested a dozen people they said were planning attacks on behalf of the Islamic State in the Sahel, a region south of the Sahara Desert, officials said Monday. The discovery of the terrorist cell and what authorities called an “imminent dangerous terrorist plot” reflect the expanding ambitions of extremist groups in…

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Mexico announces arrests of alleged high ranking Sinaloa Cartel members

Mexican authorities arrested two alleged high ranking members of the notorious Sinaloa Cartel this week, just days before the Trump administration designated that group and others based in Mexico as foreign terrorist organizations. The list includes transnational gangs MS-13 and Tren de Aragua, as well as several cartels including the Sinaloa, Jalisco, Zetas, and Gulf…

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21-year-old arrested, accused of planning attack on Corpus Christi police, FBI says

Houston FBI officials announced Monday they partnered with the Corpus Christi Police Department to stop an alleged attack on police. Federal and local authorities said 21-year-old Seth “Andrea” Gregori was arrested Monday on a warrant for terroristic threat. The FBI was notified of Gregori making threats against Corpus Christi Police Department officers, the local department…

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Germany: Suspected Hamas cell members face terrorism trial

Four men accused of helping prepare possible attacks on Israeli, Jewish or US institutions in Germany or elsewhere in Europe at the behest of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas faced trial in the German capital, Berlin, on Tuesday morning. The suspects were arrested in Berlin and the Netherlands and have been held in pre-trial detention…

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Bulgaria’s anti-euro protesters try to storm EU mission building

Several thousand supporters of Bulgaria’s ultra-nationalist Revival party scuffled with police on Saturday while trying to storm the building of a European Union mission during a protest against the country’s plans to adopt the euro next year. The anti-government protesters, chanting “Resignation” and “No to the Euro”, threw red paint, firecrackers and Molotov cocktails at…

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