Posts Tagged ‘worldwide terrorism threats & trends’
Seven arrested in London over foiled arson attack on Jewish community
British counterterrorism police arrested eight people in connection with an investigation into suspected arson attacks in London, including a foiled plot to potentially target a venue related to the Jewish community, police said Tuesday. Seven of the arrests, conducted within the last 48 hours, are part of what police called “a proactive investigation into alleged…
Read MoreUkraine launches terror investigation after a gunman killed 7 and took hostages in Kyiv supermarket
Seven people are dead and more than a dozen others were injured after a man opened fire on civilians in a street in Kyiv on Saturday before taking hostages in a supermarket, Ukrainian authorities said. Ukraine’s Attorney General Ruslan Kravchenko said the incident was being treated as an act of terrorism. The shooter, who was…
Read MoreISIS-inspired suspects in bombing attempt on New York mayor’s home plead not guilty to federal charges
Two men pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges they brought homemade bombs to an anti-Islam protest outside the New York City’s mayor’s home in a failed attempt at a terror attack inspired by the Islamic State group. Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, entered the pleas during a brief appearance in federal court in…
Read MoreChicago man gets 25 years for serving as a ‘press person’ for the ISIS terrorist organization
A federal judge on Thursday handed a 25-year prison sentence to a former Chicago software developer who the feds say functioned as a “press person for the Islamic State” terrorist organization and held a sincere, “radical urge for bloodshed.” Ashraf Al Safoo, 41, already has served more than seven years behind bars since prosecutors filed…
Read MoreFrench cement maker convicted of financing terror groups to keep its Syria plant working
A French court has fined the cement group Lafarge more than €1m (£870,000) and sentenced its former boss to six years in prison for paying protection money to Islamic State and other terror groups to maintain its business in war-torn Syria from 2013 to 2014. The ruling follows a 2022 case in the United States…
Read MoreUpdates expected soon in Austin mass shooting investigation
Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said Thursday that authorities could release updates “in the next couple of weeks” about the March 1 mass shooting that killed three people, and the shooter, and injured 15 others. “The callousness of lives that were lost and just the devastation of three young people who had many, many years…
Read MoreNigeria begins mass trial of 500 terrorism suspects
Nigeria has begun the prosecution of more than 500 people accused of involvement in militant attacks in one of the country’s largest ever terrorism trials. The suspects face charges linked to aiding and abetting terrorism, particularly in the north-east where an insurgency by the Boko Haram Islamist group began 17 years ago. Since then insecurity…
Read MoreBriton accused of directing operations of Somali terrorist group
A Muslim convert from east London has appeared in court accused of directing the activities of a terrorist group in Somalia. Jermaine Grant, 43, from Newham, east London, allegedly attempted to sneak into Somalia dressed in a burqa. He is accused of directing al-Shabaab between December 31, 2007, and January 1, 2010. The Somali group,…
Read MoreMen charged with bringing bombs to NYC protest were recorded discussing terror plot, indictment says
The two men charged with bringing homemade bombs to a protest outside the home of New York City’s mayor were recorded describing their plan to kill as many as 60 people in a bid to “start terror,” according to an indictment released Tuesday. Their conversations were preserved on dashcam audio and video recordings recovered from…
Read MoreGunman Is Killed in Shootout Near Israeli Consulate in Istanbul, Official Says
An armed man was killed and two others wounded during a shootout with the police near the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, according to the area’s governor, Davut Gul. The men arrived by car bearing pistols and long-range rifles, Mr. Gul said, adding that they clashed with police officers outside the commercial tower that…
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