All news on the topic: Terrorism

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Terrifying app allows users to create AI ’clones’ of terrorists, including Manchester arena bomber
Character AI lets people use artificial intelligence technology to recreate and talk to digital versions of real people - one victim of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing was horrified
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UK police officer arrested on suspicion of terrorism offense for alleged support of Hamas
A serving British police officer has been arrested on suspicion of supporting the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which governs the war-torn Gaza Strip.
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Bomb blast at train station in Pakistan kills at least 24
Police say army personnel targeted in possible suicide bombing in country’s south-west and many of more than 40 injured in critical condition
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Met officer who killed Jean Charles de Menezes on tube defends his actions
Retired officer says he feared he was about to die when he shot innocent man he mistook for terrorist in 2005
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Fire from a suspicious parcel at a Birmingham warehouse was a ’test run’ by Russian spies before a planned attack on the US
Prosecutors in Poland have made several arrests linked to a suspected Russian-backed plot, allegedly aiming to route explosive parcels to the US and Canada via international couriers.
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Father of a French student is on trial for allegedly spreading false information that contributed to the Islamist beheading of a teacher
Eight charged in connection with murder of Samuel Paty in Paris suburbs in 2020
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Southport attack suspect charged with producing poison and possessing an Al-Qaeda training manual
A teenager who has been accused of stabbing three girls to death at a Taylor Swift dance call with making his own poison and owning an Al Qaeda training manual.
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Tommy Robinson faces charges under the Terrorism Act before supporters’ march in London
Tommy Robinson has been charged under the Terrorism Act a day before thousands of his supporters are expected to turn up to a march through London.
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’Active terror attack’ unfolding in Turkey following explosion and gunfire
Several people have been killed and at least 14 more wounded in a terrorist attack on the outskirts of Turkey’s capital of Ankara.
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Man jailed for terror offences after sending weapon parts abroad for Taliban fighters
A man has been jailed for terror offences after sending high-tech rifle parts abroad for Taliban fighters in Afghanistan.
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Afghan man ’plotted ISIS terror attack on US election day’ and ’purchased AK-47s and ammunition’
An Afghan man has been arrested and charged with plotting a terror attack for the US presidential election day.
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Israel eliminates Hezbollah smuggling kingpin overseeing weapons shipments from Iran in the latest strike as troops advance
His loss is said to be a major blow to the terrorist militia’s plans to hone precision-guided weapons to attack Israel
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How Europeans are recruited via Telegram for sabotage, arson, and murder: ’Make a Molotov cocktail’
The cases are multiplying across Europe: Young men with pro-Russian views instructed on Telegram to carry out sabotage attacks. Western security officials point to the Russian special services. For this story, journalists went undercover to reveal how the recruitment works.
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A full list of 19 train stations where commuters are receiving cyber terrorism warnings
Several major UK train stations appear to be showing Islamophobic messages after being hacked in a major ‘cyber-security’ incident.
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Council warns Sadiq Khan that a pedestrianised Oxford Street could become a ’terror target’
The head of Westminster Council has claimed Sadiq Khan’s plan to pedestrianise Oxford Street could increase crime and even make it a target for terrorists.
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Welsh teenager imprisoned for assaulting trans woman and distributing terrorist materials
"Alex Edwards, 19, sentenced to five years and four months in prison, with judge citing his ’entrenched mindset of hatred.’"
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An ISIS terror suspect is forcibly removed from a police helicopter and taken away by authorities
A 26-year-old man was pictured being dragged from a police helicopter after he turned himself in over the knife attack that left three people dead and eight other injured at a German festival.
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Two teenagers arrested in Hertfordshire face charges of terrorism offenses
Rex William Henry Clark, 18, and Sofija Vinogradova, 19, charged over suspected extreme rightwing activity
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No country for Tajiks: How the EU extradites refugees to Emomali Rahmon’s dictatorship over false accusations of links to ISIS
Belgian authorities are expected to make a decision soon regarding the extradition of Sitoramo Ibrohimova, a refugee from Tajikistan.
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Palestinian kills two people in stabbing attack in Israel
A Palestinian attacker killed two people and wounded two others in a stabbing spree in central Israel on Sunday before being shot dead by police, Israeli authorities said.
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At least 37 killed in terrorist attack on popular beach in Mogadishu
More than 200 wounded after suicide bomber and gunmen target busy beachfront in Somali capital
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Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin revokes plea deal for accused 9/11 plotters
US secretary of defense pulls rank and withdraws agreements for trio accused of involvement in 2001 terror attacks
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Three men accused of plotting 9/11 terror attacks reach plea deal
The three men accused of plotting the terror attacks on September 11 2001 have been given a plea deal after years in Guantánamo Bay, according to Pentagon officials
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How Anjem Choudary was convicted of leading a terrorist organization
The extremist preacher Anjem Choudary has been found guilty of directing a terrorist organisation.
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Top fear for Paris 2024 Olympics is Islamist terror attack, says police chief
“There is no clear-cut threat yet against the Games,” police chief added.