49 killed at mosques in ‘one of New Zealand’s darkest days’
By NICK PERRY and MARK BAKER CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — At least 49 people were shot to death at two mosques during midday prayers Friday — most if not all of them gunned down by an immigrant-hating white supremacist who apparently used a helmet-mounted camera to broadcast live video of the slaughter on Facebook. […]
The world reacts to New Zealand mosque attacks
World leaders react with horror to the deadly attacks at two mosques in Christchurch during Friday prayers. Political leaders from across the world have expressed their condemnation at the deadly shooting at two mosques in New Zealand city of Christchurch on Friday. Forty-nine people were killed and at least 20 suffered serious injuries in the shootings targeting the mosques during Friday […]
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 […]
Local bomb plot suspects not charged with terrorism?
The Muslims of America are asking why they’re not being charged as domestic terrorists. The four young men charged in an alleged plot against Muslims in Holy Islamberg, near Binghamton, face felony charges. However, The Muslims of America are asking why they’re not being charged as domestic terrorists. “These four individuals and those who threaten […]
What we know about the gunman in the Thousand Oaks bar shooting
(CNN)The gunman who killed 12 people at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, California, was a 28-year-old veteran of the US Marine Corps who had previous run-ins with the law, officials said. Here’s what we know about Ian David Long so far: The gunman is believed to have killed himself The shooter is […]
When to Call a Terrorist a Terrorist
In Saturday, a shooter gunned down at least 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, the single deadliest anti-Semitic attack in American history. U.S. President Donald Trump declared it a “wicked act of mass murder.” As the country grieved, police arrested 46-year-old Robert Bowers, the apparent gunman, who had barricaded himself in the synagogue after a shootout with […]
Top Paris Attacks Suspect on Trial for First Time, in Brussels
After nearly two years in solitary confinement at a maximum security jail, the top surviving suspect of the deadliest terror attack in recent French history goes on trial Monday in Brussels. The four-day trial of 28-year-old Salah Abdeslam will not deal directly with the November 2015 attacks that killed 130 people around Paris, but rather […]
Grand Jury Indicts Man Who Admitted to NYC Pipe Bomb Attempt
A U.S. grand jury has indicted 27-year-old Akayed Ullah of Brooklyn, New York, on six counts in connection with the attempted detonation of a pipe bomb in a Manhattan subway station Dec. 11, 2017. The indictment charges Ullah with providing and attempting to provide material support to Islamic State, which has been designated a foreign […]
What Will ‘Actually Solve’ Terrorism Problem?
National Counterrorism Center NCTC This is the second of James Kitfield’s in-depth analysis of the continuing challenges posed by America’s so-called “forever wars” in Afghanistan and Iraq. At the height of its powers several years ago, ISIS was attracting an estimated one thousand new foreign fighters each month. While U.S. officials always believed that the […]
The moral questions in the debate on what constitutes terrorism
Who is a terrorist? Evan McCaffrey/Shutterstock.com Akayed Ullah, a 27-year-old man, has been accused of detonating a pipe bomb strapped to his body in a New York subway, injuring four people on the morning of Dec. 11. The Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating the attack…