Hadi Matar, the man who attacked author Salman Rushdie in 2022, has been found guilty of attempting to carry out a fatwa and providing material support to Hezbollah.
Hadi Matar, the radical Islamic terrorist charged with stabbing Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie multiple times, has been found guilty of attempting to carry out a fatwa and providing support to terrorists in federal court . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: Back in August 2022, then-24-year-old Hadi Matar, a U.S.-born Muslim of Lebanese descent, stabbed Salman Rushdie multiple times while he was giving a public lecture in Chautauqua, western New York. The attack left Rushdie blind in one eye. On Wednesday, the now-28-year-old Matar was found guilty in federal court of attempting to carry out a fatwa (an Islamic legal ruling) issued by the Iranian government. He was found guilty of three charges: attempting to provide material…Open
Zack Polanski, leader of Britain's Green Party, shared a death threat against Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage to his over 700,000 followers on Instagram, just weeks after Reform UK immigration and justice spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe was brutally murdered in an apparent politically-motivated terror attack.
Zack Polanski, leader of Britain’s Green Party, shared a death threat against Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage to his over 700,000 followers on Instagram, just weeks after Reform UK immigration and justice spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe was brutally murdered in an apparent politically-motivated terror attack. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Zack Polanski, leader of the Green Party in the UK, posted an image on Instagram showing an image of a man wearing a T-shirt with the slogan “We’re only making plans for Nigel,” accompanied by an picture of a guillotine. Widely understood to be a death threat against Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage, Polanski’s post comes just weeks after Reform UK immigration and justice spokeswoman Ann…Open
An Islamist attack on Berlin Pride in Germany left one dead and at least 29 injured.
A recent Islamist attack in Berlin, Germany, has raised questions about the country’s handling of known terror threats. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: An Islamist attack on Berlin Pride in Germany has left one dead and at least 29 injured. DETAIL: On Saturday, at approximately 22:00 local time, Abdul Ballout, a 21-year-old German citizen with a Lebanese migration background, struck pedestrians with a van. Ballout was later shot and killed by police. Alexander Dobrindt, Germany’s Interior Minister, said Ballout was known to the authorities for a “high volume of criminal offenses, radicalization, and affiliation with the Islamist scene.“ Last year, Ballout tried to join the Islamic State in Syria, but was arrested in Lebanon in…Open
The killing of a woman in what officials called an act of Islamist terrorism rattled a community that has seen a surge in threats, including from the far right.
A German citizen with known ties to Islamic extremist circles drove a van into a crowd near Berlin's Pride festival, killing one woman and injuring 29 others, an attack Germany's interior minister called an act of Islamic terror. The white van plowed into Tiergarten park near the Brandenburg Gate around 10 p.m. Saturday as hundreds […] The post Suspected Islamic extremist kills one, injures 29 in van attack at Berlin Pride festival appeared first on American Almanac .
A German citizen with known ties to Islamic extremist circles drove a van into a crowd near Berlin's Pride festival, killing one woman and injuring 29 others, an attack Germany's interior minister called an act of Islamic terror. The white van plowed into Tiergarten park near the Brandenburg Gate around 10 p.m. Saturday as hundreds of thousands of people gathered for the final hours of Berlin's Christopher Street Day celebration. The vehicle struck several people before slamming into a tree. The suspect then fled on foot, and authorities say he also attacked people with a suspected machete before disappearing into the city. One woman died. Three others sustained life-threatening injuries. Eight more were seriously hurt, and the total…Open
The police said they were searching for a 21-year-old man with links to local Islamist groups, and investigating the crime as a possible act of terrorism.
The hunt for a 21-year-old man with links to local Islamic groups began early Sunday. The police said they were investigating the attack as a possible act of terrorism.