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Man accused of Widdecombe murder charged with preparing terrorist acts including against Nigel Farage | UK News

Man accused of Widdecombe murder charged with preparing terrorist acts including against Nigel Farage | UK News

Published by Sam Flores

The man accused of murdering Ann Widdecombe has been charged with preparing terrorist acts, including against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. Joshua Kerry, 28, of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, was charged on Friday with one count of preparation of terrorist acts. The charge relates to alleged activity between 31 May 2024 and 8 July 2026. Kerry is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 7 October. Image: Joshua Kerry Image: Ann Widdecombe in 2022. File pic: PA He is also accused of the murder of Ms Widdecombe. The Reform UK spokeswoman and former Tory minister, 78, died on 8 July after she was hit over the head with a hammer 21 times at her home in Haytor on Dartmoor, Devon, a court previously heard. Kerry was charged with her murder on 20 July. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Vicki Evans, senior national coordinator for Counter Terrorism Policing, said on Friday: “We have been running a hugely intensive and complex investigation for some time. “The charge announced today is a result of the tireless work of investigators across …

UAE investigates possible ‘terrorist’ link in attack on flight to Israel | Aviation News

UAE investigates possible ‘terrorist’ link in attack on flight to Israel | Aviation News

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Investigators will probe whether the incident was linked to any ‘terrorist activity or intent’, UAE state media reports. Published On 1 Oct 20261 Oct 2026 The United Arab Emirates’ chief prosecutor has launched an investigation into the cockpit fight on board a Flydubai flight to Israel, which forced the plane to be diverted and land in Saudi Arabia. Attorney General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi has formed a team of public prosecutors to investigate the midair altercation between the two pilots on board Flydubai flight FZ1073, Emirati state news agency WAM reported on Thursday. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list The flight was travelling from Dubai International Airport to Tel Aviv on Wednesday before being diverted and landing safely at Tabuk airport in Saudi Arabia. Investigators will examine the circumstances and motives behind the incident, and whether it was linked to any “terrorist activity or intent” or involved prior planning or direction, WAM reported. Al Shamsi said UAE judicial authorities have jurisdiction over the incident because the aircraft is registered in the UAE and …

FlyDubai flight update as heroic pilot who fought off ‘terrorist’ co-pilot named | World | News

FlyDubai flight update as heroic pilot who fought off ‘terrorist’ co-pilot named | World | News

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The heroic pilot who fought off his co-pilot as they allegedly tried to hijack a FlyDubai flight and crash the aircraft has been named. Indian national Smit Machchhar, who has clocked nearly 10,000 hours in the air, was stabbed by his first officer as he tried to take control of flight FZ1073 from the UAE and bound for Tel Aviv, Israel. The aircraft then plunged 18,000 feet. The veteran pilot has been credited for averting a possible terror attack, according to Indian and Israeli outlets. Mr Machchhar reportedly alerted the Boeing 737 Max 8 plane’s crew and passengers, who managed to intervene. He was stabbed several times in the attack, officials said, and was rushed to the hospital after the plane was delivered to Saudi Arabia. Some of the passengers onboard also filmed horrific footage of one of the pilots covered in blood. The flight from Dubai, carrying more than 150 people, transmitted an emergency code indicating a possible unlawful disruption, prompting fears of a hijacking. Israeli and Saudi fighter jets were reportedly scrambled and …

‘The last thing you expect’: Locals near UK airbase react to ‘terrorist act’ arrests

‘The last thing you expect’: Locals near UK airbase react to ‘terrorist act’ arrests

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British police were questioning five men on Monday on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences after they were detained near an air base that has been used by the US to strike Iran. Residents of a village that’s situated under a mile away from the base were ordered to evacuate on Sunday as the investigation continues, with many left taken aback by the developments. Source link

5 arrested near a U.K. air base used by U.S. on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act : NPR

5 arrested near a U.K. air base used by U.S. on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act : NPR

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Emergency services at the scene of an incident close to RAF Fairford,, in Whelford, England, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. Ben Birchall/PA via AP hide caption toggle caption Ben Birchall/PA via AP LONDON — UK police said Sunday that five men arrested in the middle of the night near an air base used by the United States during its war against Iran are being held on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act. London’s Metropolitan Police, which takes the lead on potential terrorism activities, said in a statement that police received a call at 12:45 a.m. related to three suspicious vehicles which appeared to be traveling toward the air base. The five men were initially arrested on suspicion of committing offenses under the Explosives Act in the Whelford area, which backs onto RAF Fairford, the base that hosts the headquarters of the U.S. Air Force’s 501st Combat Support Wing and the 420th Air Base Squadron. The base is U.K. owned and U.S. operated under an agreement dating back to the Cold War. Fairford has been used by …

Two men arrested over suspected terrorist plot to target Jewish community in Manchester area | UK News

Two men arrested over suspected terrorist plot to target Jewish community in Manchester area | UK News

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Two men have been arrested over a suspected terrorist plot to target the Jewish community in the Manchester area. Counter-terrorism police ‌said on Tuesday ​that they had ​arrested ‌two people under Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000 as ​part of an investigation into ​a ⁠suspected terrorist ⁠plot. The two men, in ⁠their 30s, ​were arrested ​in ​Newton Street, in central Manchester on Sunday ⁠and taken to a London police station where they remained in custody, the Metropolitan Police said. Officers also searched ‌addresses in Salford and Liverpool. Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, started at sundown on Sunday. X This content is provided by X, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable X cookies or to allow those cookies just once. You can change your settings at any time via the Privacy Options. Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented to X …

Afghan woman deported in first use of US Alien Terrorist Removal Court | Courts News

Afghan woman deported in first use of US Alien Terrorist Removal Court | Courts News

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The Alien Terrorist Removal Court was created in 1996, but had never been used before Nazira Haji Zada’s case. Published On 12 Sep 202612 Sep 2026 An Afghan woman accused of supporting the ISIL (ISIS) armed group has been deported from the United States in the first case brought before an obscure and long-dormant court created 30 years ago to remove people classified by the government as “alien terrorists”. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday that Nazira Haji Zada was deported to Afghanistan after being brought before the Alien Terrorist Removal Court. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list The 47-year-old lawful permanent resident, who had been living in Fort Worth, Texas, was arrested in 2024. US Attorney General Todd Blanche filed the papers for her removal on July 15 this year. She waived her rights to challenge her detention and was subsequently deported to Afghanistan. The DOJ accused Haji Zada of helping conceal an ISIL-inspired plot for a mass shooting in the US state of Oklahoma on election day in …

Alien Terrorist Removal Court holds first-ever case : NPR

Alien Terrorist Removal Court holds first-ever case : NPR

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FILE – The U.S. Department of Justice logo is seen on a podium before a news conference, May 4, 2026, in Washington. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP For the first time, the Justice Department brought a case before a decades-old but until now unused special court to deport a legal US resident to Afghanistan after she conceded to being an “alien terrorist,” court records show. Prosecutors alleged Nazira Haji Zada, 47, originally from Afghanistan, supported a plan by her son and son-in-law to commit an Islamic State-inspired mass shooting on Election Day in 2024, according to court documents. Both men have already been charged and will be deported following their release from prison. Haji Zada’s son, Abdullah Haji Zada, 19, was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Haji Zada was arrested in July at her home in Fort Worth, Texas, and had an initial hearing in late July. Instead of charging Haji Zada in the criminal justice system, leaders at the Justice Department launched the first-ever civil proceedings at the …

FBI Director Blasts CBC’s Editorial Choice Not To Call 9/11 A Terrorist Attack

FBI Director Blasts CBC’s Editorial Choice Not To Call 9/11 A Terrorist Attack

Published by Jenni Sidey

Authored by Jennifer Cowan via The Epoch Times, The director of the FBI is criticizing a CBC News directive for its journalists to avoid using the term “terrorist attacks” during 25th anniversary coverage of the 9/11 terror plot that killed nearly 3,000 people in the United States. The memorandum directed to CBC News personnel instructed staff to stay away from terms like “terrorist” or “terrorism” and to instead use descriptions like “hijackings” to describe the attacks executed by Islamic terrorist organization al-Qaeda on Sept. 11, 2001. “Do not refer to the Sept. 11 attacks as terrorist attacks,” reads the memo penned by CBC News senior director of journalistic standards and public trust Basem Boshra. “The hijackings led to passenger jet crashes in Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania and Manhattan. The World Trade Center (WTC in second reference) was destroyed.” FBI Director Kash Patel took to social media to comment on CBC’s policy. “Any agency in Canada that doesn’t publicly reject this bastardization of history, and an insult to the souls lost during our largest terrorist attack in …