A knife attack in Belgium has left six people wounded – with two victims now fighting for their lives in hospital. Violence erupted at Operaplein, a busy square in Antwerp, where approximately 50 protesters had gathered against violence towards Kurds in Syria last night. Police spokesman Wouter Bruyns confirmed four...
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A teenage boy accused of plotting a terror attack on local synagogues has told a court how he suffered bullying at secondary school, felt lonely at times and struggled to find friends. Leeds Crown Court heard police found an “arsenal” of weapons, including a crossbow, knives and a gas-powered air...
The bomb squad have been seen at an address which has been cordoned off after an “object” was found following a terrorism arrest earlier today (Tuesday, January 20). The bomb squad have cordoned off an area in Francombe Grove, Horfield, after a 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempting to join a...
A teenager who was inspired by Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been sentenced after he planned an attack on an Oasis concert. McKenzie Morgan, from the village of Llanfrechfa near Cwmbran in South Wales, can be named for the first time after he turned 18. He has been detained for...
A TikToker who downloaded a bomb-making video believed to have been used by the Manchester Arena terrorist has been jailed. Adam Mahmood, then 18, had more than 27,000 followers on TikTok when he asked another user for the bomb-making video, believed to have been used in the Manchester Arena bombing...
Second man arrested after ‘sinister video’ of masked men threatening NI councillors A second man has been arrested by police investigating threats to councillors in Newry, Mourne and Down. A 36-year-old man was arrested after searches in the Newry area on Tuesday, along with a 46-year-old man. Both were arrested...
The United States has delivered a fresh consignment of military supplies to Nigerian security forces in a move officials say will bolster ongoing operations against terrorist and violent extremist groups across the country. The delivery was confirmed on Tuesday by the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) on its official...
A man from Worcester is to appear at court after being charged with terrorism offences. Wayne Munden was arrested in connection with the publication, and sharing, of material between January 2023 and May 2024. The 59-year-old has now been charged with eight offences, which relate to stirring up racial hatred,...
A 25-year-old man has admitted to the attempted murder of an army officer outside his barracks in Kent. Anthony Esan pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of Lieutenant Colonel Mark Teeton, who was stabbed “repeatedly” in Sally Port Gardens near Brompton Barracks in Chatham on 23 July 2024. He appeared at Maidstone Crown Court via video-link...
Two men have been found guilty of planning an Islamic State-inspired gun terror attack on a mass gathering of Jews in Manchester. Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, had a ‘visceral dislike’ of Jewish people and wanted to cause ‘untold harm’, but the plot was discovered as they unknowingly...
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