Mass Shootings at New Zealand Mosques Kill 49; 1 Man Charged
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — At least 49 people were killed in mass shootings at two mosques full of worshippers attending Friday prayers on what the prime minister called “one of New Zealand’s darkest days.” One man was arrested and charged with murder in what appeared to be a carefully planned racist attack. Police also […]
Mass shootings at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand
What we’re covering here What we know about the attack: At least 49 people have been killed, and 20 seriously injured, after mass shootings at two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch. What’s known about the suspects: New Zealand police say they have arrested three people in connection with the terror attack. One man has […]
Illinois ‘White Rabbits’ admit firebombing Islamic mosque
CHICAGO (WLS) — Two Illinois men who admitted their roles in a firebomb attack on an Islamic mosque in Minnesota, trying to firebomb a women’s health clinic in Champaign, and other violent acts during 2017 and 2018 associated with a homegrown terrorist group, face 35 years to life behind bars. Some members of the group recorded […]
Car Hits Muslims Leaving London Mosque in ‘islamophobic Attack’
A car drove into a crowd of Muslims leaving a mosque in London, England, while the vehicle’s occupants allegedly made “Islamophobic” comments. The incident left several people injured. According to the Metropolitan Police, three men and a woman, all in their twenties, were sitting in the vehicle in the mosque’s private car park “behaving anti-socially, […]
Man charged after threatening to kill people at Fairfax County mosque, police say
By Justin Jouvenal, Reporter A 22-year-old man has been charged after police said he threatened to kill everyone he encountered at a Fairfax County mosque, rammed parked cars and refused to let people inside the house of worship. Zulqarnian Khan is facing nine counts for the incident that occurred at Masjid Noor in Springfield on Sunday […]
Quebec mosque killer researched mass murderers online
World Bulletin / News Desk Before Alexandre Bissonnette shot dead six Muslims in a Quebec City mosque in 2017, he combed the internet for stories on mass shootings, Islam and immigration policies, a Canadian court heard Monday. The self-confessed killer pleaded guilty to six counts of first-degree murder in March. Monday was the third day […]
Survivor of Quebec mosque shooting recounts how night changed his life
QUEBEC – One of the victims of Quebec’s mosque shooting has testified that Alexandre Bissonnette seemed calm and almost as though he was playing a video game when he embarked on his murderous rampage in January 2017. Said Akjour recounted details today from that night when six fellow worshippers were gunned down and he was […]
Arson attack on mosque in Berlin
A mosque in Berlin has been set on fire by masked assailants in the early hours of Sunday morning. “Witnesses told us that three assailants with covered faces threw burning material and immediately ran away,” said Bayram Turk, the head of the mosque association. This attacks comes only a few days after another mosque frequented […]
‘We need to run’: Survivor recalls Quebec mosque attack
Ahmed Ech-Chahedy first thought he was hearing fireworks. The father of six had just finished evening prayers at the Islamic Cultural Centre in Quebec, Canada, and was chatting with his eight-year-old son and two of his son’s friends. It was January 29, 2017, and Ech-Chahedy’s back was to the main door of the mosque. He […]
Men in Bomb Plot Won’t Get to Add Trump Voters to Jury
A judge on Wednesday said no to three Kansas residents who requested to have Trump voters on their jury as they’re tried for attempting to bomb a mosque and a Somali refugee community. Gavin Wright, Patrick Stein and Curtis Allen were denied their request to include voters from a Trump-voting region in Kansas in their […]