The 65-year-old Imam of the Moscow mosque “Yardyam” Mahmud Velitov was found guilty of ‘publically justifying terrorism’ and sentenced for three years in prison in a penal colony, according to the website of the Investigative Committee of Russia. The decision was declared by the Moscow District Military Court, TASS news agency said. https://twitter.com/ZaxarBorisych/status/857989287375249408 Velitov was…
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EU condolences to Afghanistan
“Our hearts are again with the Afghan people at this time. The European Union stands in firm solidarity with the Afghan authorities and our international allies in the fight against terrorism,” – says the statement of the European External Action Service. “During discussions over the last four days in Beijing with State Councillor, Yang Jiechi…
Russia to revoke citizenship from terrorists
The State Duma – the lower chamber of Russian parliament will consider a draft bill proposing to effectively strip those convicted on terrorism-related charges of citizenship. President Vladimir Putin first suggested the concept after following the St. Petersburg Metro attack. The bill has been put forward by the leaders of all four State Duma factions:…
Belgium denies any ties to ‘The Belge’ attacker at Champs-Elysées
“The guy who yesterday (on Thursday) did the act was not a Belgian. He was French,” – Belgian Interior Minister Jan Jambon said on Friday. He added that the name announced by ISIS site did not correspond to the perosnality of the attacker: Abu Yusuf Al-Beljiki pseudonym given by ISIS, according to Jambon does not correspond…
Champs-Elysée terrorist – ‘The Belge’
The attack, which took place around 21:00 (1900 GMT) on the 20th of April, in the heart of Paris on Champs-Elysée avenue was almost immediately claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group, previously claiming the other terrorist acts in France, that killed 238 people since 2015. “The gunman of the attack on the Champs-Elysees in central…
Two gunmen with Kalashnikov’s killed a policeman in cental Paris
A police officer was shot dead and another seriously wounded by two Kalashnikov-wielding gunmen on the Champs Elysees in central Paris tonight. Un policier tué et un autre grièvement blessé sur les Champs-Élysée ce soir — UNITÉ SGP POLICE (@UNITESGPPOLICE) April 20, 2017 French police said that the incident was probably a ‘terrorist act’ and…
Lavrov for counterterrorism coalition
“I believe that you have come at the right time. Your visit provides an indispensable opportunity to frankly and honestly discuss the outlook for cooperation on these issues, primarily the creation of a broad counterterrorism coalition, as President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump have agreed to do,” – said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov…
Spain: will ETA apologize?
The Spanish government said ETA’s handover of weapons in the French city of Bayonne (pictured) was positive but insufficient and called on the group to formally dissolve and apologize to its victims. Celebration of ETA disarmament this weekend – a huge thing for the region. #Bayonne #Baiona #ETA https://t.co/HI5niXGbd7 — Catherine Bennett (@cfbennett2) April 10,…
Stockholm ‘lorry attack’
A lorry has driven into a store in central Stockholm, killing at least two people, Swedish police say. https://twitter.com/NNRNews/status/850352967878422529 Earlier media reports said three people had been killed. Police said a number of people were also injured. Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said the country has been attacked and everything indicated that this was…
Russia confirmed terrorist’s identity
Naturalized Russian from Kirghiz origin Akbarzhon Jalilov (pictured) is a Petersburg terrorist. The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation confirmed that Akbarjon Jalilov, a native of the city of Osh (south of Kyrgyzstan), committed the terrorist attack in the St. Petersburg metro on the third of April. “The investigation established the identity of the man…
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