Posts Tagged ‘hate-bias’
Northumberland neo-Nazi teen ‘planned synagogue attacks’
A teenage boy from Northumberland joined a banned neo-Nazi group and researched local synagogues where he planned to carry out terror attacks, jurors have been told. Police found an “arsenal” of weapons, explosives, military clothing, notepads in which he expressed racist beliefs, and terrorist documents on his phone and computer when they carried out a…
Read MoreFort Worth teen arrested in arson case also linked to school threats, extremist organization
Fort Worth police and the public became extremely concerned about threats circulating on social media earlier last week. One video included a man in a hockey mask in front of a Nazi flag, saying he was going to cause mass violence. The videos also said they were going to target multiple North Texas schools. 17-year-old…
Read MoreSuspect in Mississippi synagogue fire allegedly laughed about the attack, FBI says
Federal officials on Monday charged a man with setting fire to the only synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi, claiming that the suspect did so because of the building’s “Jewish ties.” According to an FBI affidavit, the building sustained “extensive” damage, rendering it “inoperable for an indefinite period of time.” The suspect, identified by the FBI as…
Read MoreSuspect arrested after a fire destroys historic Mississippi synagogue once bombed by the KKK
A suspect has been arrested after a fire tore through a prominent Jackson, Mississippi, synagogue – the state’s largest Jewish house of worship – early Saturday, leaving the congregation forced to rebuild from the ashes once again. Investigators have not yet determined a motive for the fire at Beth Israel Congregation, which remains under investigation,…
Read MoreMan charged in connection to alleged Hanukkah car arson in Melbourne’s south-east
A Richmond man has been charged after an alleged arson attack on a car with a Hanukkah decoration on Christmas morning in Melbourne’s south-east. A local rabbi’s car — adorned with a “Happy Chanukah” sign — was destroyed in the incident about 3am on Christmas Day, with his family fleeing their St Kilda East home…
Read MoreWashington Man Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime Charge After Stabbing a Metro Bus Passenger
A Washington man pleaded guilty today to a federal hate crime charge for violently assaulting and stabbing a black female bus passenger because of her race. According to records filed in the case, on March 7, 2024, Adan C. Hernandez-Mayoral made derogatory comments about black people while he was riding a King County Metro bus.…
Read MoreKCK church damaged by explosive device, congregation seeking answers
Members of a Kansas City, Kansas, church are picking up the pieces — quite literally — after someone intentionally shattered one of their windows with an explosive device early Sunday morning. The incident happened at Iglesia Cristiana Bethel Church of God in the Turner neighborhood at South 49th Street and Oak Grove Road around 12:30…
Read MoreIslamic State supporters guilty of planning ‘most deadly’ gun attack on Jewish targets in Manchester
Two Islamic State extremists have been found guilty of plotting a deadly gun attack on Manchester’s Jewish community. Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, were found guilty by a jury at Preston Crown Court on Tuesday. They had bought assault rifles, handguns and ammunition for the suicide attack they planned on Jewish targets. They…
Read MoreMan charged with hate crime after stabbing near Crown Heights Jewish Center
A man has been charged with a hate crime after a frightening assault near a Jewish Center in Brooklyn. Police said 23-year-old Armani Charles was charged with attempted assault, aggravated harassment and menacing as a hate crime after an attack on a man in Crown Heights last week. Police said Charles made antisemitic remarks and…
Read MoreBondi terror suspects threw unexploded bombs at crowd and practiced shooting ahead of attack, document reveals
The father and son accused of carrying out Australia’s worst terror attack undertook firearms training at an undisclosed location in the countryside, according to a statement of alleged facts released by a magistrate Monday. The court document, which contains redactions, includes images from a video of Sajid Akram, 50, and his son Naveed Akram, 24,…
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