A 19-year-old man from Birmingham has today been found guilty of terrorism offences following a trial at Birmingham Crown Court. Shaan Farooq, from Saltley, was convicted for three counts of intentionally distributing terrorism material after he had previously pleaded guilty to possessing terrorism material from May to July 2022. When...
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An anti-vaccination conspiracy theorist who encouraged violence against Prof Sir Chris Whitty on social media has been sentenced to five years in prison. Patrick Ruane, 55, from Paddington, west London, was convicted of two charges of encouraging terrorism on social media in 2021, following a trial at the Old Bailey....
Israeli football fans have faced a series of attacks in the centre of Amsterdam, officials say, with riot police having to intervene several times to protect them. Prime Minister Dick Schoof condemned “antisemitic attacks” and Israel’s military spoke of “severe and violent incidents against Israelis”. Earlier plans to send “rescue...
A New Braunfels man pleaded guilty in a federal court in San Antonio to one count of attempt to receive firearm to use to commit a felony according to a press release on October 31. According to court documents, Cameron Darrick Peterson, 20, began planning mass shootings since November 2022. On Jan....
A series of parcel fires targeting courier companies in Poland, Germany and the UK were dry runs aimed at sabotaging flights to the US and Canada, Polish prosecutors say. Katarzyna Calow-Jaszewska revealed late last month that four people had been arrested and authorities across Europe were investigating the incidents. Western...
Eight people have gone on trial in Paris for terrorism charges, related to the beheading of teacher Samuel Patty in 2020. The teacher was killed by an Islamic extremist after showing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed to his class. The class where the images were shown was a Moral and...
Chicago authorities filed hate crime and terrorist charges against a suspect accused of shooting a Jewish man walking to synagogue and then opening fire on police and medical emergency responders. The announcement comes after the shooting drew fierce condemnation from the city’s Jewish community as leaders called for cate crime charges against...
A 16-year-old from East London, accused of raising crypto and offering cyber expertise to Al Qaeda, has been granted bail with restricted digital access, allowing him to use his PlayStation offline only. Prosecutors allege the teen, who cannot be named for legal reasons, attempted to raise approximately $1,300 in crypto...
The Imo State Police Command reported a significant operational success in the fight against crime in the state on Tuesday. The command disclosed this in a press statement signed and released by the command’s spokesperson, Henry Okoye. In the statement, Okoye said, “Yesterday, operatives from the command’s Counter-Terrorism Unit repelled...
Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana has been charged with two further offences. He had already been charged with three charges of murder, 10 charges of attempted murder and one charge of possession of a knife. Two further offences have now been announced following evidence obtained by Merseyside Police during searches of...
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