Five suspected radical Islamists who allegedly trained in hopes of joining the Iraqi insurgency were held for questioning in southern France. Seven other men went on trial in Paris on Wednesday suspected of involvement in an al-Qaeda recruitment network also aimed at Iraq. Seven people were taken into custody in the cities of Toulouse, Montpellier…
Al Qaeda’s North African wing said on Thursday it had given Austria three days to secure the release of some of its members held in Algeria and Tunisia in return for two Austrian hostages it was holding. The group said in a statement posted on an Islamist Web site that it had informed the Austrian…
The cultural association _Atlas’ which represents North African immigrants in the province of Lleda, has requested to protest the government for 13 days. The protect stems from anger over the acquittal of three men who were on trial over the gruesome killing of Oulhadi Hamid, a 26 year old Moroccan citizen whose body was found…
Aldo Danielle, a priest in the town of Paderno di Ponzano, in Veneto region, opened the door of his church to allow Muslims to meet and pray in his parish for Friday prayers. He hopes to foster better dialogue, and integration of Muslims in the local community. Volunteers at the church of Santa Maria Assunta…
Police around Europe arrested at least 20 suspected Islamic extremists in an operation targeting an Italy based network that allegedly trained and dispatched suicide bombers from Italy into battle Iraq and Afghanistan. The network allegedly gave training in explosives and bombing tactics to predominantly immigrants of North African background. Italian investigators arrested most of the…
