Anti-terrorism authorities have identified two further German citizens in Islamist videos calling for holy war, officials confirmed Saturday. The two men, one from Bonn and the other from Hamburg, appear to be members of the same Islamist circle as Moroccan-born brothers Yassin und Mounir Chouka, who have turned up in previous videos threatening Germany with…
Two men with alleged ties to a radical Islamic group have been charged with terrorism, German prosecutors said. Investigators said the accused had connections to a man who planed to bomb US interests in Germany. Omid S., a German of Afghan background, and Huseyin O., a Turk, were charged Wednesday, March 18, for allegedly supporting…
Referring to Germany’s involvement in international coalition operations in Afghanistan, six masked men claiming to be members of the Islamic Jihad Union in a video posted on the Internet say the group has prepared a “few surprise gifts for the occupation forces.” “The allies of the occupation powers must still reckon with our attacks,” the…
A fire was set to a mosque in Stromsund, located in the basement of an apartment block. The mosque serves as a local prayer center for Muslim in the neighborhood, comprised of mostly immigrants and refugees from Uzbekistan. Police found burned cartoons inside, and are taking the case very seriously, taking into consideration the possibility…
Kamila Telendibaeva, the wife of jailed activist Huseyin Celil, appealed to the Canadian government to press her husband’s case more with China, in the lead-up to the Beijing Olympics. Telendibaeva suggested their requests were ignored as they arrived in Canada as refugees are not Canadian-born. She was joined at a news conference at Amnesty International’s…
