Islamic terrorism is defined as any terrorist act or campaign which is committed by individuals or terrorist organizations who openly proclaim Islamic motivations behind their acts. Although the highest numbers of incidents occur in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and Nigeria, Islamic terrorism has been on the rise all over the world, including the West.
Identified by Austrian media as Beran A., the 19-year-old was said by neighbors to have been reserved but friendly before his arrest this week thrust him into international headlines.
An official at the Citizen Protection Ministry confirmed foreign intelligence warned Greece of potential attacks in their territory.
Colin McNeil's websites reportedly inspired 18-year-old Payton Gendron to murder 10 people in a mass shooting at a grocery shop in the United States in 2022.
Choudary, 57, was convicted last week of directing al-Muhajiroun, which was banned as a terrorist organization more than a decade ago.
The neo-Nazi group believes themselves to be vigilante soldiers defending the “European race” against a broken “system” that has been infected by Jewish values.
FSB said it had arrested three Russian citizens in the city of Kaspiysk and identified them as members of an international terrorist organization, but did not name it.
Some 45,000 police and thousands of soldiers have been deployed in a huge security operation in Paris for the opening show.
Prosecutors said there were no indications that the suspects had already chosen a specific target. They declined to give further information.
The house searches took place in the cities of Antwerp, Liege and Ghent, among others, and in the Brussels region.
The National Security Council issued advice how to stay safe during the Paris Olympics in light of growing security threats and hostilities.