Terrorism

  • Thailand NewsThailand concludes major anti-terrorism drill

    Thailand concludes major anti-terrorism drill

    The Counter Terrorist Operations Centre under the Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTAF) Headquarters is wrapping up a five-day anti-terrorism drill today in Chiang Rai. The Crisis Management Exercise 2024 (C-MEX24) at Chiang Rai Rajabhat University saw participation from over 500 individuals representing 60 agencies. This comprehensive exercise included officers from the army, navy, air force, and police, aiming to assess their…

  • World News9/11 plotters cut plea deal: No death penalty

    9/11 plotters cut plea deal: No death penalty

    Three of the key suspects in the September 11, 2001 attacks (9/11) on the United States have reached a secret plea deal. The US Department of Defence confirmed that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin Attash, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al-Hawsawi have agreed to plead guilty. In exchange, prosecutors will not seek the death penalty. The men have…

  • Crime NewsPattani police thwart potential Ramadan terrorist attack

    Pattani police thwart potential Ramadan terrorist attack

    On a typical early morning, in Sai Buri, Pattani, over 50 members of the Southern Border Provinces Rangers encircled a rented property, following a tip-off about the presence of wanted criminals. The operation kicked off yesterday, March 14 at 5am, with officers taking position around the dwelling and cordoning off the Pattani-Narathiwat Road, to safeguard locals from potential harm during…

  • Thailand NewsUyghur terror suspects win judge’s approval for Halal food

    Uyghur terror suspects win judge’s approval for Halal food

    A judge ruled yesterday that Thailand’s corrections system must provide two Uyghur terrorism suspects with the Halal food they have been requesting for years. Adem Karadag and Yusufu Mieraili, accused in the 2015 Erawan Shrine bombing, appeared visibly emaciated and in wheelchairs, pleading for their religious rights. The duo shared their harrowing ordeal, revealing they had significantly deteriorated in health,…

  • World NewsItalian police arrest two suspects in Milan linked to IS

    Italian police arrest two suspects in Milan linked to IS

    Italian authorities cracked down on suspected Islamic State (IS) affiliates, deploying an elite police squad to disrupt and arrest two individuals in Milan, the capital of the Lombardy region in northern Italy. The operation was led by the Milan Public Prosecutor’s Office. The suspects, both of Italian and Egyptian nationality, were charged with promoting, inciting, recruiting and funding the IS.…

  • Thailand NewsTerrorism threat: Thai embassies in France and Morocco warn citizens

    Terrorism threat: Thai embassies in France and Morocco warn citizens

    The potential threat of terrorism linked to the Israel-Hamas conflict has prompted Thai embassies in France and Morocco to issue stark warnings to Thai citizens residing or travelling in these regions. They have been instructed to steer clear of densely populated public areas and unnecessary excursions to tourist zones, which are perceived as susceptible to such attacks. The Royal Thai…

  • World NewsDeadly shooting at Tunisian synagogue during annual pilgrimage

    Deadly shooting at Tunisian synagogue during annual pilgrimage

    Two people participating in an annual pilgrimage and two security service members were fatally shot at the Ghriba Synagogue on Tunisia’s Djerba Island yesterday, according to the interior ministry. The gunman, a police officer, was also killed in the incident. Several others, including four visitors to the synagogue and five security officers, were injured in the attack. The Tunisian foreign…

  • World News8 killed in sectarian violence in rural Pakistan

    8 killed in sectarian violence in rural Pakistan

    In rural Pakistan, eight individuals, including five teachers, died as tensions between Sunni and Shiite Muslims escalated into a fatal confrontation. The violent incident took place in the isolated border town of Teri Mangal in Kurram district, which is situated less than a kilometre from the border with Afghanistan. Two armed men entered a school while teachers collected exam papers…

  • World NewsFamilies of Sri Lanka’s ISIS Easter bombing victims to finally receive compensation

    Families of Sri Lanka’s ISIS Easter bombing victims to finally receive compensation

    Sri Lanka Easter attack, photo by UCA. Family members of victims of ISIS’s 2019 Easter bombing attack in Sri Lanka are finally set to receive financial compensation. The savage attack slaughtered at least 290 people and injured hundreds more. Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court ruled yesterday that former President Maithripala Sirisena and four other senior government officials were responsible for failing…

  • Tourism NewsBullets-in-bag Israeli given 18 months in Thailand

    Bullets-in-bag Israeli given 18 months in Thailand

    The bullets-in-bag Israeli police officer was handed an 18-month jail sentence on Friday for arriving in Thailand with a deadly cargo of live ammunition. Gal Shmuel Farjun was arrested in October at Phuket Airport with two loaded magazines in his suitcase. The 29 year old claimed to have left the bullets in his bag “by accident.” The Israeli Foreign Ministry…

  • World NewsBangladeshi terrorists who hacked American blogger to death escape

    Bangladeshi terrorists who hacked American blogger to death escape

    Two Bangladeshi terrorists who hacked an American blogger to death in 2015 managed to escape a crowded court in Dhaka on Sunday. Police said that bikers sprayed them with chemicals before taking away the convicts. The Islamist militants had been on death row for killing Bangladeshi-American blogger Avijit Roy. Roy referred to himself as an engineer by profession and a…

  • World NewsSuicide bombing in Afghanistan hits students preparing for exam

    Suicide bombing in Afghanistan hits students preparing for exam

    There’s been a suicide bombing in Afghanistan’s capital city of Kabul today. The blast hit an education centre in a neighbourhood made up of mostly Hazaras, a persecuted ethnic and religious minority group. Hazaras are mostly Shia Muslims, while Afghanistan has a Sunni majority. The attack has killed at least 23 people, and at least 36 others were injured. According…

  • World NewsISIS member involved in plot that killed Americans gets sentenced for life

    ISIS member involved in plot that killed Americans gets sentenced for life

    Justice was served yesterday for one of the bloodthirsty savages of ISIS. The ISIS member, 34 year old former British national El Shafee Elsheikh, had been part of a plot to take hostages, which led to the killings of four Americans in Syria. Those slain included journalist James Foley and aid worker Kayla Mueller. ISIS members notoriously beheaded Foley in…

  • World NewsUPDATE: Rushdie is talking again, attacker pleads not guilty

    UPDATE: Rushdie is talking again, attacker pleads not guilty

    UPDATE Renowned author Salman Rushdie appears to be recovering after being brutally attacked while giving a speech in New York City on Friday. The 75 year old was taken off a ventilator yesterday, and his agent confirmed that he was talking again. Rushdie has three stab wounds to his neck, four to his stomach, a puncture wound to his right…

  • World NewsPakistani Taliban commander reportedly killed in Afghanistan

    Pakistani Taliban commander reportedly killed in Afghanistan

    Another terrorist leader has reportedly met his maker. A senior commander of the Pakistani Taliban has reportedly been killed in Afghanistan. The commander, Abdul Wali, was killed in an improvised explosive device attack on a car on July 7, according to two sources within the Taliban’s leadership. The sources told CNN that the attack happened in Afghanistan’s Paktika province, which…

  • World NewsISIS-K murders Sikhs in Afghanistan as “revenge” for insults to prophet

    ISIS-K murders Sikhs in Afghanistan as “revenge” for insults to prophet

    The bloodthirsty savages of ISIS are slaughtering minorities and ‘blasphemers’ in Afghanistan again. A police chief in the country’s city of Kabul said gunmen killed at least 2 people at a Sikh temple there yesterday. The ISIS affiliate group ISIS-K has since claimed responsibility for the attack. An ISIS-K suicide bomber hurled a hand grenade at the temple’s security guard…

  • World NewsDeadly Afghanistan blasts target mosque and car

    Deadly Afghanistan blasts target mosque and car

    A series of blasts in Afghanistan yesterday targeted a minivan, and a mosque. An explosion targeting the minivan happened in northern Afghanistan’s Balkh province. The blast killed at least 4 people and wounded over 10, according to the province’s spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri. Another explosion happened a short time later in the same area. Another blast happened at a mosque…

  • World NewsPakistan terror attack kills 4, 3 victims Chinese teachers

    Pakistan terror attack kills 4, 3 victims Chinese teachers

    The Baloch Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for a suspected suicide bombing in Kirachi, Pakistan which happened last Tuesday. The attack, which happened near a Chinese language centre, killed 3 Chinese teachers, and a driver. Kirachi police and the BLA say the bomber was a woman. The BLA is an armed separatist group which claims to be fighting to liberate…

  • South Thailand NewsSouthern Thailand ceasefire shattered with another fatal bombing

    Southern Thailand ceasefire shattered with another fatal bombing

    The leader of one of Thailand’s southern rebel groups claimed yesterday that the group was behind a double bombing that killed a villager that day. Chalermchai Petchkart, the police chief of Sai Buri district in Pattani province, where the bombing happened, told Benar News that the bomb that exploded and killed the villager had been left in a paper bag.…

  • Bangkok NewsCriminal Court acquits 6 over 2015 Bangkok terror plot, cites lack of evidence

    Criminal Court acquits 6 over 2015 Bangkok terror plot, cites lack of evidence

    Thailand’s Criminal Court acquitted six people yesterday over a Bangkok terrorism plot in 2015. The court cited a lack of evidence. The former suspects allegedly hired someone to bomb several spots including Lumpini Park, Chatuchak MRT station, and the Criminal Court. The person they allegedly hired didn’t go through with the attacks, according to prosecutors. The charges included running an…

  • World NewsRussian soldiers kidnap Ukrainian mayor, president compares to Islamic State

    Russian soldiers kidnap Ukrainian mayor, president compares to Islamic State

    10 Russian soldiers kidnapped mayor Ivan Fedorov of the Ukrainian city of Melitopol yesterday. Ukrainian parliament members allege the soldiers kidnapped him when he was at the city’s crisis centre dealing with supply issues. In a video message last night, Ukraine’s president confirmed the kidnapping, and described the mayor as a brave man who defends his community. “This is obviously…

  • Thailand NewsRoadside bomb explodes on road in Deep South province, damages police truck

    Roadside bomb explodes on road in Deep South province, damages police truck

    An improvised bomb exploded on a road in the Chanae District of Narathiwat yesterday, damaging a police pickup truck. The explosion left cracks in the windshield, and fragments of the bomb were scattered. No injuries were reported. Police Captain Yuthachai Rojsirimontree, a Chanae investigator, said the attack happened on the Chanae-Dusongso road at about 3.45pm. Police believe militants detonated the…

  • World NewsUS journalist Fenster faces charges of terrorism and sedition

    US journalist Fenster faces charges of terrorism and sedition

    Danny Fenster, the American journalist that was taken into custody as he attempted to leave Myanmar in May, has had additional charges of terrorism and sedition levied against him today. He is now facing a maximum sentence of life in prison for those charges, a grave turn from the original 6 years he was facing for the accusation of promoting…

  • World NewsFBI releases 9/11 file documenting probe into Saudi Arabia’s possible role

    FBI releases 9/11 file documenting probe into Saudi Arabia’s possible role

    The FBI has released a document pertaining to its investigation into any involvement by the Saudi Arabian government in the 9/11 terror attacks. The release was ordered by US President Joe Biden following demands from the victims’ families, but does not provide any proof of official Saudi involvement. According to a Nation Thailand report, in 2019, the Trump administration responded…

  • Covid-19 NewsLondon police attacked after responding to illegal event

    London police attacked after responding to illegal event

    After responding to an illegal music event in London, twenty-two police officers were attacked by crowds defying the ban on parties during the Covid-19 pandemic. A spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson described the scenes as “appalling,” adding: “Violence against the police will not be tolerated.” Police said they were targeted when responding to residents’ complaints about noise and violent behaviour.The…

  • South Thailand NewsHM the King expresses concern for people affected by unrest in the Deep South

    HM the King expresses concern for people affected by unrest in the Deep South

    (Quoted directly from the Government’s Public Relations Department) His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun has been deeply concerned about the people and officials affected by unrest in the southern border provinces. His Majesty on January 21, 2019 assigned Privy Councilor General Paiboon Koomchaya to present baskets of various items given by His Majesty to relatives of the monks killed in…