Terrorism

EU TE-SAT Report: Terrorism in the EU became more complex in 2018

In 2018, terrorism continued to represent a major security threat in EU Member States. Horrific attacks killed thirteen people and injured many more. A stark increase in the number…

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Bosnian man arrested in Germany over Paris 2015 terrorist attacks

German security forces have arrested a Bosnian man wanted in connection with the 2015 Paris attacks and are preparing his extradition to Belgium. The man has only been identified as…

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Spanish Police disrupt criminal organisation which financed Al Qaeda

The Spanish National Police (Policia Nacional) disrupted a criminal organisation which was financing Al Qaeda terrorist militias. The complex operation was carried out in the Spanish cities of Madrid,…

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No indication of terrorism in Manhattan helicopter crash, as incident rekindled memories of Sept. 11

There is no indication that the helicopter crash in Manhattan was terrorism related. For hours on Monday, fog surrounded the skyscrapers in Midtown Manhattan, hiding the upper floors behind a…

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French police appeal for information after Lyon bombing

French police have made an appeal for information in their hunt for a man suspected of planting a parcel bomb in Lyon on Friday afternoon. In the explosion 13 people…

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UK security services foiled 19 major terror attacks over past two years

Home Secretary Sajid Javid revealed in a speech Monday that the the tempo of terror activity is increasing. He said that in the past two years they have foiled…

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Four Catholics killed during a procession in Burkina Faso

Armed assailants killed four Catholics and destroyed a statue of the Virgin Mary in northern Burkina Faso, Catholic church officials revealed, the third deadly attack against Christians in the West…

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Three militants killed in Tunisia

Reuters reports that Tunisian police killed three Islamist militants in the central city of Sidi Bouzid. Police seized weapons in the operation, the source added, without giving details. The Interior…

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For a second consecutive week… churches in Sri Lanka cancel Sunday mass

For a second consecutive week, Sri Lanka's Catholic churches have cancelled Sunday mass in the capital Colombo , citing foreign intelligence warnings of threats to worshippers in the wake…

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Man in Christchurch charged with possession of explosives

A day after police in New Zealand found a suspected explosive device in the city where 50 Muslims were killed in attacks on two mosques in March, a man in…

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At least five killed including priest in attack on church in Burkina Faso

At least five people have been killed, including a priest, following an attack on a protestant church in Burkina Faso. The victims were gunned down around noon on Sunday, after…

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France foils terrorist attack

The French Interior Minister announced that it had foiled a terrorist act in France and is holding four suspects in custody. Police sources said the four suspects had been arrested…

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Catholic Church in Sri Lanka cancels all Sunday Mass

The Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Ranjith announced that the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka has cancelled all Sunday Mass until further notice following the Easter Sunday bombings. The Archbishop…

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Six children among those found dead after fierce firefight in Sri Lanka

The bodies of 15 people, including six children, were discovered at the site of a fierce overnight gun battle on the east coast of Sri Lanka. The gun battle between…

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Mass funerals in Sri Lanka as death toll surpasses 300 persons

Sri Lanka has held its first mass funeral as the country marks a day of mourning for the victims of Sunday's bomb blasts. Earlier, a moment of silence was…

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Another bomb explodes next to a church in Sri Lanka

A fresh explosion has rocked the Sri Lankan capital Colombo as bomb squad officials were trying to defuse a device. The explosion took place near St Anthony’s Shrine in Sri Lanka, one…

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UPDATED: The Sri Lanka Bombings: Children of Asos owner among the foreign victims

Anders Holch Povlsen, Denmark’s richest man and Asos owner, has said three of his children were killed in the Easter Sunday terror attacks in Sir Lanka. Anders Holch Povlsen's four…

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ISIS takes responsibility for Sunday’s attack in Saudi Arabia

ISIS is claiming that it was behind an attack on Sunday on a Saudi Interior Ministry building in the town of Zulfi. An attack in which all four gunmen…

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Man with fuel cans arrested at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in NY

A man was arrested after entering St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York carrying two cans of fuel, lighter fluid and butane lighters, according to the New York Police Department. The…

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Four men arrested in terror probe at Luton Airport

Four men have been arrested on suspicion of belonging to a banned extremist organisation after arriving in the UK from Sri Lanka. Scotland Yard said the suspects, all Sri Lankan…

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More countries exerting pressure on Facebook and Google to block terror and hate-driven propaganda

Social media giants like Facebook and Google came under increasing pressure in Europe on Monday when countries proposed stricter rules to force them to block extreme material such as terrorist…

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U.S. declares Iran’s Revolutionary Guard As A Foreign Terrorist Organization

As expected, the Trump administration designated the Iranian Revolutionary Guard as a foreign terrorist organization, taking an unprecedented step as it seems to increase pressure on Iran's regime. The…

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Germany to start removing citizenship of dual national terrorist fighters

Germany's cabinet has approved a change to the law allowing dual nationals to lose their citizenship if they fight for a foreign terrorist militia. The new law will not be…

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German police foil major attacks with weapons and explosives

Police in western and southern parts of Germany arrested 10 people suspected to be planning a major attack with weapons and explosives. Raids were carried out on Friday and Saturday…

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German police prevent possible terrorist attack

Police in Germany have arrested ten people on suspicion of planning an Islamist terror attack. The arrests were made after some 200 police officers carried out raids in the states…

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First funerals of Christchurch victims

The first funerals have taken place of victims of the Christchurch terror attack. These were of father and son from Syria. Khaled Mustafa, 44, and Hamza, 16, arrived with their…

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UPDATED: Three people killed nine wounded after shooting on tram in Utrecht

Updated: The police, arrested the person suspected with the Utrecht killings. Earlier, in comments about the developments in Utrecht, Dutch PM Mark Rutte did not repeat earlier comments by counter-terrorism…

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UK police treating non-fatal stabbing in Surrey as far-right terrorism incident

A non-fatal stabbing in Surrey is being treated as a terrorism incident by police. The Independent reports that police have declared a terrorist incident after a 19 year-old man was…

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Italian authorities on alert after Christchurch attacks

Italian authorities have warned that there is a risk that the terror attack in New Zealand that killed at least 49 people may spur copycat attacks or reprisals in…

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Evacuations at the University of Essex due to suspicious package

Police evacuated several buildings at the University of Essex after a suspicious package was reported. It comes after Edinburgh’s Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) headquarters and several buildings at the…

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Islamic State fighters’ to lose German citizenship

German media is reported that the German Government has agreed to strip fighters of the "Islamic State" (IS) militant group of their citizenship. According to Deutsche Welle (DW) has tried…

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Bin Laden’s son stripped of Saudi’s citizenship after US issued a $1million reward for his capture – Updated

The Independent reports that Hamza bin Laden, the son of former Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, has been stripped of citizenship by Saudi Arabia. The country's interior ministry announced the move in a…

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Panama and Saudi Arabia included in 23-country list with serious money laundering and terrorism related risks

The European Commission concluded that 23 countries have strategic deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and counterterrorist financing regimes. This includes 12 countries listed by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)…

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Almost 59% of all terrorist attacks in 2017 happened in Asia

Almost 59 per cent of all terrorist attacks in 2017 took place in five Asian countries, including India and Pakistan, a US report said Thursday. The other three countries, according…

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Dutch anti-Islam politician Wilders and perceived insults to Islam in Netherlands cited as motivation for Amsterdam stabbings

A man who stabbed two American tourists at Amsterdam's central station last week named Dutch, anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders during police questioning and said he was motivated by perceived insults…

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