Police in central Italy say they have uncovered a bomb school for Islamist militants after raiding a mosque in Perugia and making three arrests.
Evidence of training in explosives and poisons, and instructions on flying a Boeing 747 were reportedly found.
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Italy police raid ‘terror school’
July 23, 2007 6:06 pm Post your comment (No Comments)
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German Nationalists Mobilize Against Cologne Mega-Mosque
June 21, 2007 5:25 pm Post your comment (No Comments)
A right-wing citizens’ initiative is protesting against Germany’s largest mosque, which is being built in Cologne. They have enlisted the efforts of the far-right from Austria and Belgium in their fight against the “Islamization of Europe.”
It’s a sunny Saturday in the German city of Cologne and the Ehrenfeld district is witnessing a showdown. The Social [...]
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Hamas declares victory
June 16, 2007 9:02 am Post your comment (No Comments)
The Palestinian quest for an independent state was on the verge of collapse last night after Hamas militants took control of the Gaza Strip, banishing and executing their Fatah rivals and declaring Islamic rule on Israel’s doorstep.
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College student alleges gang-rape by four Middle Eastern students
May 29, 2007 3:58 pm Post your comment (No Comments)
Police have arrested four Middle-East students of a private college in Subang Jaya for allegedly gang-raping a fellow student at a house in Sungai Way last week.
Petaling Jaya OCPD ACP Mazlan Mansur said today that a police team was despatched to the house after the 20-year-old woman lodged a report last Monday.
The suspects, [...]
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Muslim immigrants arrested in Spain Recruiting for Jihad
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Spanish police have arrested 14 suspected Islamist militants, mostly in the north-eastern region of Catalonia.
The suspects were allegedly involved in recruiting jihadi volunteers for training in Afghanistan and Iraq.
The interior ministry believes the majority of those arrested are Moroccan nationals. Police have confiscated a considerable amount of computer data.
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Pakistan Christians demand help
May 16, 2007 7:55 pm Post your comment (No Comments)
Christians in north-west Pakistan are demanding government protection following threats of bomb attacks if they do not become Muslims.
An unsigned letter received 10 days ago said they had to convert by Thursday.
Militants have been carrying out a sustained campaign to prevent “anti-Islamic” activities in North West Frontier Province (NWFP).
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EU to re-start talks with Turkey
March 28, 2007 11:40 pm Post your comment (No Comments)
The European Union will partially re-start accession talks with Turkey on Thursday, the first such talks since negotiations were largely frozen last year.
Turkey’s accession talks stalled over Cyprus last year
EU ambassadors agreed the move on Wednesday.
Last December, the EU suspended negotiations on eight out of 35 “chapters” or policy areas.
For the first time in months, [...]
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English schools may ban niqab
March 22, 2007 4:12 pm Post your comment (1 Comment)
Pupils in England may be banned from wearing Islamic face coverings for security or educational reasons under government guidelines to be published on Tuesday.
The paper from the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) leaves it up to headteachers to decide what girls should or should not wear in class, a DfES spokesman said.
“If [...]
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Germany charges Iraqi with supporting militants
February 14, 2007 4:31 pm Post your comment (No Comments)
[Why he not living in Iraq? Some Iraqi Nationalist he is-ed]
Berlin: Germany authorities have charged a 37-year-old Iraqi with supporting an Al Qaida-linked group in Iraq, federal prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Burhan B. was arrested at Frankfurt airport in June 2006. He is accused of transferring 22,000 euros to the Ansar Al Islam group between [...]
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Six accused of London bomb plot
January 15, 2007 2:27 pm Post your comment (No Comments)
Six men planned “murderous suicide bombings” on public transport in London on 21 July 2005, a court has heard.
The prosecution alleges they were involved in an “extremist Muslim plot” targeting the capital - 14 days after the “carnage” of the 7 July bombings.
Muktar Ibrahim, Manfo Asiedu, Hussein Osman, Yassin Omar, Ramzi Mohammed and Adel Yahya [...]
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