Four police officers who chased and tackled a knife-wielding terrorist unarmed in Reading are to be recognised for their bravery. History teacher James Furlong, 36, scientist David Wails, 49, and Joseph Ritchie-Bennett, 39, who worked for a pharmaceutical company, were murdered in Forbury Gardens on June 20 last year. PC James Packman, Sergeant Iain Watkinson,…
Police Officers Who Chased and Tackled Terrorist in Reading Recognised for Bravery
Terrorist Killed in New Zealand Supermarket Attack
An ISIS-inspired Sri Lankan national, who was a “known threat” to New Zealand, has carried out a terror attack in Auckland, stabbing six people in a supermarket before being shot and killed by police on Friday. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has condemned the attack, which has left three in a critical condition, as…
Trudeau: Canada Will Push for Sanctions Against Taliban at G7 Meeting
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will push for economic sanctions against the Taliban at the virtual meeting with leaders of the Group of Seven countries on Tuesday. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called for the G7 meeting to work out a response to the “humanitarian crisis” in Afghanistan, as thousands of civilians try to…
State Department Announces 5 Additions to Global Terrorist List
WASHINGTON —The State Department on Friday announced the addition of five alleged Islamist militants to its Specially Designated Global Terrorist list, requiring the blocking of any ownership or interests in U.S. properties they hold. The designations also expose to possible U.S. sanctions individuals or foreign financial institutions who engage in certain transactions with the five….
Guantanamo Inmate Sent to Home Country in Biden Policy Shift
WASHINGTON—The Biden administration on Monday transferred a Guantánamo Bay detainee to his home country for the first time, a policy shift from the Trump presidency that repatriated a Moroccan man years after he was recommended for discharge. The prisoner, Abdullatif Nasser, who’s in his mid-50s, was cleared for repatriation by a review board in July 2016 but…
Russian School Shooting in Kazan Kills 7 Students, 1 Teacher
MOSCOW—A gunman attacked a school Tuesday morning in the Russian city of Kazan, killing eight people—seven eighth-grade students and a teacher—and leaving 21 others hospitalized with wounds, Russian officials said. Russian media said some students were able to escape the building during the attack, while others were trapped inside. Students were eventually evacuated to nearby…
Banning Possession of Nazi, ISIS Flags ‘Overkill’: Australian Law Council
The Law Council of Australia is warning against criminalising the possession of extremist memorabilia, calling it overkill and saying it would have “unintended consequences.” Richard Wilson SC, the co-chair of the Council’s National Criminal Law Committee, was responding to comments yesterday by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) calling for new laws to address gaps in…
Former Members of Italian Red Brigades Arrested in France
PARIS—Seven Italians convicted of left-wing domestic terrorist crimes, including several former members of the Red Brigades were arrested in France on Wednesday, the French presidency said in a statement. French police made the arrests on warrants seeking the suspects in Italy for “acts of terrorism,” the statement said. The arrested individuals had fled Italy and…
Australian Government List Right-Wing Group as Terrorist Organisation for the First Time
Australia has for the first time listed a right-wing extremist organisation as a terrorist group, paving the way for investigations and possible jailings of members. Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton is listing the Sonnenkrieg Division—also known as SKD—under the criminal code, joining the likes of Islamic State and al-Qaeda. Members of the group have been convicted…
Radical Extremists Operate ‘With Impunity’ Online, New UK Laws Needed Says Watchdog
Extremists can pro-actively glorify terror, openly promulgate anti-democratic ideologies, and radicalize others online—yet still stay within the law, a UK watchdog warned on Wednesday. There’s a “gaping chasm in the law” that allows such extremist activity, the Commission for Countering Extremism said in a review scrutinizing existing legislation. It called for a new legal framework…
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