Posts Tagged ‘hate-bias’
Venice man planned mass shooting at church, wanted to attack mosque
A Venice man was arrested after he was accused of planning a mass shooting at a local church. A news release from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said the FBI pointed the agency toward Giovanni Pimienta, 19, who was “communicating with other users online about obtaining weapons and conducting a mass shooting and glorifying…
Read MoreThe suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack is killed in a confrontation with police
The suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack that left one person dead and 29 injured was shot and killed by police during a confrontation on Sunday in a suburb of the city, authorities said. Abdul Ballout, a German citizen with Lebanese roots, was killed following a search that lasted nearly 24 hours after the…
Read MoreNew York Police Department investigates 2 stabbings as possible hate crimes
A man was arrested Thursday after police said he stabbed two men in separate, nonfatal attacks on Manhattan’s Upper West Side that the New York Police Department is investigating as possible hate crimes. Raul Morales, 51, allegedly stabbed an Asian man and a Jewish man and yelled the Arabic phrase “Allahu Akbar” during both attacks,…
Read MoreTerror plotter who planned attack on UK target jailed
An associate of the Heaton Park Synagogue attacker has been jailed for life today, after planning his own attack on a UK defence target.Mohammad Bashir, 31, earlier pleaded guilty to preparing an act of terrorism after evidence revealed that rather than being just an encourager of terrorism, he was a committed jihadist planning a mass…
Read MoreWabash man gets jail time for social media threats to Jews and law enforcement
A U.S. District Court judge handed down a 10 month prison sentence in a case involving a Wabash, Indiana man who plead guilty to making making online threats. Between August and October of 2025, Kayden Bell, 20, posted threats on social media targeting Jews and law enforcement according to a press release from the United…
Read MoreMan arrested after mosque damaged in Northeast Philadelphia arson attack
Police have made an arrest in connection with an arson at a Philadelphia mosque. Authorities took 60-year-old Vincent Lang into custody on Thursday. According to a criminal complaint, Lang approached the Northeast Philadelphia Islamic Center on Tyson Avenue last Sunday morning. Police say surveillance images show him lighting a fire and throwing it into the…
Read MoreSuspect in Philly mosque fire showed anti-Islamic views before attack, feds say
A Philadelphia man accused of setting a mosque on fire allegedly commented about a video of the attack on Facebook, leading to a federal charge, the NBC10 Investigators have learned. Vincent Lang, 60, of Philadelphia, faces a federal charge of maliciously damaging or destroying, or attempting to damage or destroy, by means of fire, any…
Read MoreUK Boy, 14, charged over alleged plan to target mosques
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with a terrorism offence after police discovered an alleged plan to target two London mosques that was linked to “extreme right-wing terrorism”. The child was initially arrested at an address in south London on suspicion of criminal damage to a vehicle, but officers found “a number of documents of…
Read MoreAntisemitic Threats Result in Four Federal Prosecutions by Atlanta-Based U.S. Attorney’s Office
Today, as part of the Justice Department’s ongoing and concerted effort to crack down on rising antisemitism, United States Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg announced federal charges against a Texas man who threatened to kill Jews at a Georgia company. Jordan Nicholas Hadley is the fourth defendant in 12 months to face federal prosecution in the…
Read MoreTwelve arrested over threat to Islamic event
Twelve people have been arrested over an alleged right-wing terror threat to an Islamic event at a country estate in Suffolk, police said. Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) said the UK Ijtima event at Shrubland Hall at Barham was ended early on Sunday as a precaution after the possible threat. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the…
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