A suspected Islamic State member working at a nuclear power plant in Turkey has been arrested, reports say. Counter-terrorism police detained the Russian national who was employed at the under-construction Akkuyu facility using false identity papers, according to the Ihlas news agency and other outlets. The suspect has appeared in...
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Three pro-Palestine protesters were today found guilty of a terror offence after displaying images of Hamas paragliders at a pro-Palestine march a week after terrorists slaughtered 1,200 people in Israel. Heba Alhayek, 29, and Pauline Ankunda, 26, attached images of paragliders to their backs with tape, while Noimutu Olayinka Taiwo, 27, stuck one...
Two explosions have hit the centre of the Ugandan capital Kampala. One blast took place near parliament, with the other going off close to the city’s police headquarters. There are fears people may have been killed or injured in the explosions. A reporter for NTV Uganda said he saw pieces...
A decade ago, the Islamic State was growing in power across Iraq and Syria as it repeatedly defeated both countries’ armies to claim more and more territory. Citizens under the terror group’s control were subjected to torture, death and brutal repression through its radical brand of Islam. And simultaneously, followers of the organisation also...
The man responsible for the Cybertruck explosion outside Trump International Hotel served at the same military base as the New Orleans terrorist, according to a new report. Law enforcement officers raided a home belonging to a 37-year-old man from Colorado Springs on Wednesday night. The suspect has a military background and served...
An individual drove a pickup truck into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing at least 10 and injuring dozens of others. After hitting the crowd, he exited the vehicle and fired upon local law enforcement. Law enforcement returned fire, and the subject was pronounced deceased at...
Italian police said Tuesday (24/12) they had dismantled a cell which promoted jihadist propaganda online, with five suspects of foreign origin targeted including their alleged leader, a Pakistani woman. Four of the suspects are accused of having “formed a terrorist association of Salafist-jihadist inspiration” through which they promoted Al-Qaeda and the...
Six people have been arrested over suspected activity linked to the proscribed group Kurdistan Workers Party – known as the ‘PKK’. Two women and four men aged between 23 and 59 were arrested at separate addresses across London early this morning, as part of a crackdown led by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command. All six...
The Home Office has ordered a review into the treatment of people with autism who are referred to the government’s Prevent deradicalisation programme, in recognition that a high number of minors with neurodiversity diagnoses are appearing in counter-terrorism casework. The announcement follows a Financial Times investigation in October that highlighted...
A 55-year-old man has been sentenced for terrorism and firearms offences following an investigation by officers from Police Scotland’s Counter Terrorism Unit. Alan Edward, from Falkirk, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, at the High Court in Glasgow on Thursday, 19 December, 2024. Edward promoted a banned far-right Neo-Nazi...
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