terror attack

Africa : Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi has condemned the extremist attack on a mosque in the troubled Sinai Peninsula, calling it “criminal” and “cowardly” and expressing condolences to the victims and their families. El-Sissi said that the attack “will not go unpunished” and that Egypt will persevere with its war on terrorism. The suffering of […]

At least 235 people were killed and dozens wounded when Islamist militants set off a bomb and opened fire on people at prayers in a mosque in Egypt’s restive northern Sinai on Friday, state media said. No group claimed responsibility for the assault but it was the deadliest yet in the region where for three […]

Helsinki – Finnish police said they has arrested four other Moroccan men over their possible links to the man suspected of killing two and wounding eight in Friday’s knife attacks. The police added in a news conference that the attacker, who had arrived in Finland last year, seemed to have chosen women as his targets. […]

Islamist terrorism is a “generational problem” that will remain a threat for another 20 or 30 years, according to a former head of MI5. Jonathan Evans said the Westminster terror attack in March may have had an energising effect on extremists. He told the BBC’s Today programme: “We’re at least 20 years into this, my […]

At least 11 worshippers were shot dead at a church in southeast Nigeria on Sunday, with authorities suggesting the bloodshed was due to a local feud. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari condemned the attack, describing the incident as “an appalling crime against humanity and unspeakable sacrilege,” his office said. Buhari said “there was no justification whatsoever […]

A suicide bomber killed 14 people in northeast Nigeria, the state emergency agency said on Saturday, in an attack that bore the hallmarks of Boko Haram, days after a resurgence in the group’s activities prompted a shift in military tactics. A suicide bomber detonated the explosives in Dikwa on Friday night, after entering a building housing […]

Maiduguri – Eight people were killed on Monday when a female suicide bomber detonated her explosives at a mosque in northeast Nigeria, in the latest attack in the restive region. The head of the Borno state emergency management agency, Ahmed Satomi, said the blast happened at about 05:30 in the London Ciki area of Maiduguri, […]

Police want to speak to the Manchester Arena bomber’s brother and believe “other people” may be involved in the attack. Salman Abedi blew himself up as crowds were leaving an Ariana Grande concert, killing 22 people including seven children. His brother, Hashem Abedi, was arrested in Tripoli after the 22 May atrocity and Greater Manchester […]

Community leaders in East London have refused to say prayers for the terrorists shot dead in the London Bridge terror attack on Saturday night. Members of the East London Mosque have hit out at the actions of Khuram Shazad Butt, Rachid Redouane, and a third terrorist, saying their actions go against the core teachings of Islam. […]

A Canadian woman died in her fiance’s arms moments after she was mowed down by a van in the London Bridge terror attack. Christine (Chrissy) Archibald, 30, and her partner Tyler Ferguson were on the bridge when three terrorists launched their rampage.   Christine Archibald and Tyler Ferguson got engaged just a few months ago […]