Posts Tagged ‘worldwide terrorism threats & domestic extremist threats & trends’
UK Man with Nazi views encouraged terrorism, trial told
An alleged far-right extremist talked online about making firearms with 3D printers and buying materials for them from Tesco, a court was told. Gabriel Budasz, 24, born in Poland but resides in Weston-super-Mare, is on trial at Winchester Crown Court accused of posting bomb-making tutorials online and encouraging terrorism. Prosecutor Maryam Syed KC said Mr…
Read MoreTennessee Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS
Benjamin Carpenter, also known as Abu Hamza, 34, of Knoxville, Tennessee, was sentenced today to 20 years in prison followed by 20 years of supervised release for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) in connection with providing translation services to ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. “For…
Read MoreBowling Green man convicted on terrorism charges after working with 2 WKU students to join ISIS
A Bowling Green man was convicted on multiple terrorism charges and he was working with two Western Kentucky University students at the time. A federal jury convicted Mirsad Ramic, 34, last month for his involvement with ISIS. Court documents show Ramic and the two WKU students all left the U.S. to support ISIS back in…
Read MoreFrench man arrested over suspected Paris Olympics attack plot
French security services on Wednesday arrested a right-wing sympathiser in eastern France on suspicion of plotting attacks to take place during the Paris Olympics, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said. “Bravo to the agents of the Ministry of the Interior who arrested an individual member of the ultra-right, suspected of wanting to commit a violent action…
Read MoreBurlington, Ont., man faces terrorism charges for online threats related to ‘incel ideology’
A Burlington, Ont., man is facing allegations of terrorism, after being charged with making online threats related to “incel ideology.” On April 29, the 24-year-old was charged with two counts of uttering threats, under section 264.1 of the Criminal Code. The offences are alleged to constitute terrorist activity under the code, police said in the…
Read MoreDHS identifies over 400 migrants brought to the U.S. by an ISIS-affiliated human smuggling network
The Department of Homeland Security has identified over 400 immigrants from Central Asia and elsewhere who crossed into the U.S. in the past three years as “subjects of concern” because they were brought by an ISIS-affiliated human smuggling network, three U.S. officials tell NBC News. While over 150 of them have been arrested, the whereabouts…
Read MoreGerman Cabinet backs deportations for praise of terrorism
German government ministers on Wednesday agreed on draft legislation to simplify the deportation process for individuals who express support for terrorism, Germany’s Interior Ministry said. The move comes in reaction to online hate posts that celebrated the Hamas attack on Israel and other terrorist incidents. The draft law would allow deportation if someone is considered…
Read MoreMajor takedown of critical online infrastructure to disrupt terrorist communications and propaganda
Judicial and law enforcement authorities across Europe and in the United States have dismantled critical online infrastructure in a large-scale operation to disrupt platforms and websites for terrorist communications and propaganda. In a concerted major action this week, servers were taken down in Germany, the Netherlands, United States and Iceland, with the Spanish authorities arresting…
Read MoreA Third Trial Of Suspects In An Alleged Far-Right Coup Plot Opens In Germany
Eight people accused of involvement in a suspected far-right plot to topple the German government went on trial in Munich on Tuesday, in the last of three trials in the sprawling case. The eight Germans, six men and two women, are charged with “preparation of high treasonous undertaking.” They also face charges of membership in…
Read More‘Lone wolf terrorist’ stopped from detonating bomb outside hospital by patient who talked him down, trial hears
An alleged “self-radicalised, lone wolf terrorist” was planning to “kill as many nurses as possible” at a hospital in Leeds but a patient managed to “talk him down”, a court heard. Mohammad Farooq, 28, was arrested with a pressure cooker bomb outside the Gledhow Wing of St James’s Hospital in Leeds, in the early hours…
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