01/02/24

Far-right activist, blogger to be interviewed in case on attack threats

The Georgian State Security Service on Wednesday said it would summon Beka Vardosanidze, a far-right activist and blogger with pro-Russian sentiments, as part of its ongoing investigation over emails that threatened use of explosives against public venues and events over a recent period.  Citing “extensive .....

31/01/24

Turkey shooting: Man killed after masked gunmen opened fire in Instanbul church is named as police arrest two 'members of Islamic State'

The victim of a shooting at a church in Turkey committed by alleged members of the Islamic State terror group on Sunday has been named for the first time.  Tuncer Cihan, 52, was killed after being shot in the head by two men, since described as members of IS, who burst into the Santa Maria church .....

31/01/24

UK police arrest man over Rwanda genocide

A man has been arrested in Gateshead by police investigating genocide and crimes against humanity that took place 30 years ago in Rwanda. The 69-year-old was questioned over the 1994 genocide in which 800,000 people were killed. Specialists from the Counter Terrorism Policing War Crimes Team worked with Counter .....

31/01/24

Man charged with carrying a knife in an alleged hate crime, police say

A man will appear in court charged with carrying a knife during an alleged hate crime, police have said. Gabriel Abdullah, 34, was arrested minutes after the incident that police said “has left our Jewish communities shaken”. Officers responded to reports of a man with a knife on Hamilton .....

25/01/24

Proud Boys member gets six years in prison for Capitol riot after insulting judge

A man who stormed the US Capitol with fellow Proud Boys far-right extremist group members was sentenced on Wednesday to six years in prison after he berated and insulted the judge who punished him. Marc Bru repeatedly interrupted chief judge James Boasberg before the sentence was handed down, calling him a “clown” .....

25/01/24

Terrorism probe of asylum seeker killer not to be considered at victim’s inquest

A review of potential terrorism involvement of an asylum seeker who murdered a 21-year-old man will not be considered at the victim’s inquest because his death “was not terrorist-related”, a coroner has said. Thomas Roberts, 21, was stabbed to death by Afghan Lawangeen Abdulrahimzai as he acted as a .....

25/01/24

Pro-Palestinian and Israeli protests cost Metropolitan Police £26.5m

The policing of pro-Palestinian and Israeli protests in London has cost the Metropolitan Police £26.5m so far, one of the force's senior officers has confirmed. Assistant commissioner Matt Twist, who is in charge of operations, said 30,000 officer shifts had been spent on the nine pro-Palestinian and three .....

25/01/24

Counter terror cops' fears as 11-year-olds referred to Prevent programme amid Israel-Gaza war

Children as young as 11 are being referred to an anti-radicalisation programme as counter terrorism police say online activity linked to the war between Israel and Hamas is at a level never seen before.Senior officers have expressed concerns at the conflict becoming a "radicalisation moment" as they reveal 3,000 .....

23/01/24

Explosive device found outside Deming, New Mexico, courthouse, police say

Two other suspicious items found in New Mexico turned out to be harmless.Authorities in New Mexico are investigating after an explosive device was found Monday near a courthouse in Deming. The explosive device was found near Luna County Magistrate Court, according to the Deming Police Department. Police added there .....

23/01/24

Tommy Robinson denies charge of refusing to leave anti-Semitism march, after organisers urged him to stay away

Tommy Robinson has denied refusing to leave a march against anti-Semitism last year.The far-right activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley Lennon, is accused of not following an order to leave part of Westminster on November 26 last year. Robinson, 40, was arrested near the Royal Courts of Justice in London .....