FBI arrests South Florida student accused of planning 2 terrorist attacks against college deans
MIAMI (WSVN) – Federal investigators have arrested a South Florida college student who, they said, threatened to use weapons of mass destruction against the deans of the Miami-Dade and Broward colleges that he was suspended from or expelled. Salman Rashid appeared in federal court and was denied bond on Monday after the FBI arrested him. […]
Whiter Shade of Terror
New Zealander Philip Arps faces 14 years in prison after pleading guilty to sharing Christchurch mosque shooting video online
Arps pleaded guilty to two counts of distributing the mosque video and will continue to remain in prison till he is sentenced on June 14. Philip Arps, a businessman from Christchurch, New Zealand, on Friday pleaded guilty to sharing a live stream video which was recorded by the white supremacist gunman who opened fire inside […]
Suspect arrested after admitting to making bomb threat toward Benton Harbor mosque
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. — A New Buffalo man was arrested and held at the Berrien County Jail Friday after he allegedly called in a false bomb threat to a Benton Harbor-area mosque, according to Benton Township Police Department. Officers with the department were made aware of the bomb threat made towards the Islamic Association of Southwest […]
Quebec mosque shooter’s parents: don’t call him a terrorist
The family of the man who killed six people at a Quebec City mosque in 2017 has written to Prime Minister Trudeau, asking he stop referring to Alexandre Bissonnette as a terrorist. Andrew Brennan reports.
Interfaith worshippers pray for Sri Lanka bombing victims
The day after devastating, coordinated attacks claimed over 300 lives in Sri Lanka, a group of interfaith worshippers gathered to offer prayers for the victims and their families. Muslims, Christians, Jews and members of other faiths gathered Monday evening for a sunset memorial service to remember the victims and survivors of the Easter Sunday terrorist […]
Sri Lankan Bomb Attacks On Hotels, Churches: 20 Minutes Of Carnage
Bomb blasts ripped through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, killing 290 and injuring 500 people, in the first major attack on the Indian Ocean island since the end of a civil war 10 years ago. Here is a timeline of the explosions and subsequent events on Sunday Many of the […]
New Zealand Parliament Votes 119-1 to Ban Assault-Weapons In Response to Mosque Shootings
New Zealand’s parliament on Wednesday voted almost unanimously to ban “military-style” semi-automatic weapons less than a month after 50 people were killed in mass shootings at a pair of mosques in the city of Christchurch. The ban, which applies to semi-automatic rifles and shotguns capable of holding more than five rounds, was made permanent Wednesday […]
British man admits planning terrorist attack on mosque, prosecutors accept plea of lesser charge
A U.K. man admitted to planning a terrorist attack on a mosque in southern London, but prosecutors accepted his plea to the lesser charge of possession of an explosive substance with intent to endanger life or property, the BBC reported. The 41-year-old man identified as Steven Bishop admitted that he bought fireworks and learned how […]
Mosque attacks spark outrage, fuel concern over Islamophobia
Posted by Maureen Ferrigno on April 8, 2019 at 4:00 am By MIKE CORDER – Associated Press – Friday, March 15, 2019 BRUSSELS (AP) – World leaders expressed condolences and condemnation Friday following the deadly attacks on mosques in , while Muslim leaders said the mass shooting was evidence of a rising tide of violent Islamophobia. In […]