Anti-war protests have accompanied a parade honoring homecoming British soldiers from Iraq. The mainly Muslim protesters held cards saying “Anglian Soldiers: Butchers of Basra” and “Anglian Soldiers: cowards, killers, extremists”, among others. Two individuals got arrested; one lost his airside pass for Luton Airport where he worked as a baggage handler. His father, however, does…
An alleged group arrested last December in one of the largest counterterrorism operations in Belgian history have been found to have connections to a senior al-Qaeda operative who helped orchestrate the 2006 “Airline Plot,” widely recognized as al Qaeda’s most serious terror attempt since the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. A senior…
A judge has ruled that 13 members of a group recently detained for alleged passport forgery, do not have any link to Islamic terror networks. Thirteen suspected members of an international crime gang, comprised of 10 Pakistanis, one Nigerian, one Indian, and one Briton, were among those taken into custody. “As of today, there is…
13 persons were arrested by Spanish police on suspicion of links to organized crime and terrorism groups. Police said that the detainees – 11 Pakistanis, one Nigerian, and one Indian, are suspected of belonging to an international crime gang involved in passport forgery, drug trafficking, and people smuggling. The group is also being investigated on…
Spanish police have arrested six Pakistanis on suspicion of tax fraud, and are being investigated on whether or not they diverted funds to Islamic terror groups. Police say that the six men were arrested in Barcelona on orders from judge Baltasar Garzon, who often investigates Islamic terrorism cases. A civil guard said that it meant…
