New developments in the “Toronto 18” terrorist trials

A 26-year-old Somali immigrant admitted in a Canadian court admitted he was a member of the terrorist group known as the Toronto 18 and had obtained handguns in the United States for the alleged ringleader. Ali Mohamed Dirie also acknowledged that, even while behind bars serving a prison sentence for smuggling two guns into Canada,…

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US Muslim charity leaders get 65 years in jail for Hamas support

Two former leaders of the Texas-based Holy Land foundation were sentenced to 65 years in jail for supporting Palestinian militants. Jurors returned guilty verdicts on 108 charges of providing material support to terrorists, money laundering, and tax fraud. “These sentences should serve as a strong warning to anyone who knowingly provides financial support to terrorists…

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Men held for anti-US attack plot

Germany will launch one of its biggest terror trials in decades on Wednesday against four alleged Islamic extremists accused of plotting devastating attacks against US interests. The so-called Sauerland cell was named for a region east where authorities captured the suspects in September 2007 along with 26 detonators and 12 drums of hydrogen peroxide, the…

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Abuse-of-Process motion filed in Ontario terror case

Lawyers for a Canadian youth found guilty of terrorism-related offenses argued that a police informant who infiltrated a home-grown terrorist cell broke the law. The youth in question is one of 18 men arrested in Toronto in 2006 in connection with an alleged plot to truck-bomb nuclear power plants and a building housing Canada’s spy…

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    Muslims may not have to undergo sniffer dog checks in UK

    Muslim passengers may not be touched by sniffer dogs of the British Transport Police after complaints that the practice is against Islam. According to the religion, dogs are deemed to be spiritually unclean. A Transport Department report has raised the prospect that animals should only touch passengers’ luggage because it is considered more acceptable, the…

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