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The ISIS resurgence: How Islamist fanatics are once again spreading terror around the world, killing dozens in Moscow concert hall, Taylor Swift concert massacre plot and bid to assassinate the Pope
4 months ago

The ISIS resurgence: How Islamist fanatics are once again spreading terror around the world, killing dozens in Moscow concert hall, Taylor Swift concert massacre plot and bid to assassinate the Pope

Daily Mail  

As the Pope landed in Indonesia last week to urge a united front against religious extremism, it was the quick action of police that saved his life, uncovering a desperate plot to assassinate him with a bow and arrow, and a drone. ISIS has maintained support through a well developed regional network Bow and arrows, a drone and ISIS leaflets …

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In the aftermath of the Moscow concert hall attack, is a harsher era under Putin in the works?
9 months, 1 week ago

In the aftermath of the Moscow concert hall attack, is a harsher era under Putin in the works?

Associated Press  

Video and photos of suspects in a mass shooting show them apparently being brutalized by Russian security forces — without any rebuke from authorities. FILE - Saidakrami Murodali Rachabalizoda, a suspect in the Crocus City Hall shootings, sits in a defendants’ cage in Basmanny District Court in Moscow, Russia, on March 24, 2024. FILE - Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev, a suspect in …

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The Moscow concert massacre was a major security blunder. What’s behind that failure?
9 months, 2 weeks ago

The Moscow concert massacre was a major security blunder. What’s behind that failure?

Associated Press  

Hours before gunmen last week carried out the bloodiest attack in two decades in Russia, authorities made an addition to a government register of extremist and terrorist groups: They included the international LGBTQ+ “movement.” That addition to the register followed a Russian Supreme Court court ruling last year that cracked down on gay and transgender people in the country. While …

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The death toll in the Moscow concert hall attack rises to 143, while 80 others remain hospitalized
9 months, 2 weeks ago

The death toll in the Moscow concert hall attack rises to 143, while 80 others remain hospitalized

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — The death toll from last week’s Moscow concert hall attack rose to 143, Russian authorities said Wednesday. The Friday night massacre in Crocus City Hall, a sprawling shopping and entertainment venue on the northwestern outskirts of Moscow, was the deadliest extremist attack on Russian soil in nearly two decades. In this photo taken from video released by Russian …

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Ukrainian special services involved in concert hall terror attack: FSB chief
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukrainian special services involved in concert hall terror attack: FSB chief

China Daily  

This video grab taken from a handout footage released by Russian Investigative Committee on March 23, 2024 shows rescuers working inside the Crocus City Hall, a day after a gun attack in Krasnogorsk, outside Moscow. MOSCOW-- The terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall concert venue was prepared by radical Islamists, and the Ukrainian intelligence services were directly involved, said …

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Attack on Russian concert hall threatens Putin’s strongman image
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Attack on Russian concert hall threatens Putin’s strongman image

Live Mint  

Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed American warnings of an imminent terrorist attack and urged leaders of the country’s security services to focus on catching Ukrainian spies instead. As Russia marked a national day of mourning on Sunday, the bloody assault on one of the nation’s best-known entertainment venues threatened to undermine Putin’s carefully cultivated strongman image and raised …

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Russia says 60 dead, 145 injured in concert hall raid; Islamic State group claims responsibility
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia says 60 dead, 145 injured in concert hall raid; Islamic State group claims responsibility

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Assailants burst into a large concert hall in Moscow on Friday and sprayed the crowd with gunfire, killing over 60 people, injuring more than 100 and setting fire to the venue in a brazen attack just days after President Vladimir Putin cemented his grip on power in a highly orchestrated electoral landslide. Several gunmen have burst into a …

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