Posts Tagged ‘worldwide terrorism threats & domestic extremist threats & trends’
Judge Denies Bail To Teen Charged With Terror-Related Offenses After Stabbings At Sydney Church
A judge denied bail Thursday to a 15-year-old boy alleged to be in a network planning terrorist acts and who claimed to be a friend of another teen accused of stabbing a Sydney bishop last month. The attack on the bishop triggered an investigation that led to the arrests of six teens, ages 14 to…
Read MoreTeens plotted to buy guns and attack Jewish people after Sydney bishop was stabbed, police allege
Four teenagers plotted to buy guns and attack Jewish people days after a bishop was stabbed in a Sydney church, according to police documents cited in news reports on Monday. Five teens, ages 14 to 17, were charged in a Sydney court on Thursday last week with a range of offenses including conspiring to engage…
Read MoreGerman far-right coup plot trial to begin
The first of three trials linked to a far-right coup plot begins in Germany on Monday, with the defendants accused of preparing to commit high treason and belonging to a terrorist organization. All the suspects, part of the so-called “Reichsbürger” movement, were allegedly plotting to overthrow the German government. The Reichsbürger, or “citizens of the…
Read MoreAustralian counter terrorism force arrests seven teenagers after Sydney bishop stabbing
An Australian counter terrorism team arrested seven teenagers on Wednesday linked to a boy charged with a religiously-motivated terror attack on a Sydney bishop and questioned another five people. Police said a team of more than 400 police and security personnel were involved in the operation, which arrested associates of a 16-year-old boy charged with…
Read MoreBritain to proscribe Terrorgram collective as terrorist organisation
Britain said on Monday it would proscribe the Terrorgram collective, an extreme right-wing online network, as a terrorist organisation, meaning it would become a criminal offense in the country to belong to or promote the group. Britain’s interior ministry, or Home Office, described the group as an online network of neo-fascists producing and spreading violent…
Read MoreIdaho teen arrested for allegedly plotting to attack church in name of ISIS
An 18-year-old from Idaho was arrested Saturday and accused of plotting to kill churchgoers in his town in the name of ISIS, according to court documents unsealed Monday. Alexander Mercurio was charged in a criminal complaint with providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization. He remains in custody and has not entered a plea,…
Read MoreUK Teenager in court over terrorism offences – BBC
An 18-year-old man from West Sussex has appeared in court charged with terrorism offences. Cameron Finnigan from Horsham was arrested at his home address on 26 March, Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE) said. He has been charged with one count of preparation of terrorist acts, one count of possessing information likely to be useful…
Read MoreTrial Of Most Prominent Suspects In Alleged German Coup Plot To Open Next Month
Nine suspects, among them a self-styled prince and a former far-right lawmaker, will go on trial next month in the most prominent of three cases connected to an alleged plot to topple the German government that came to light in late 2022, a court said Tuesday. The Frankfurt state court said the trial will open…
Read MoreBerlin Summons Iran Ambassador Over 2022 Synagogue Plot
Germany on Wednesday said it had summoned the Iranian ambassador over an attempted arson attack on a synagogue in 2022 that Berlin believes was planned with the help of Tehran. A German Iranian national was sentenced in December to two years and nine months in prison in the plot to attack a synagogue in the…
Read MoreAustralian regulator demands social media firms disclose anti-terrorism efforts
An Australian regulator has sent legal letters to social media platforms from YouTube, X and Facebook to Telegram and Reddit, demanding they hand over information about their efforts to stamp out terrorism content. The e-Safety Commission said it was concerned the platforms were not doing enough to stop extremists from using live-streaming features, algorithms and…
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