Explosives found in German apartment ‘linked to right-wing terrorists’

Explosives found in German apartment ‘linked to right-wing terrorists’

In western Germany a large quantity of explosives was found in possession of persons connected with the far right. The German authorities suspect they were planning an attack on refugee centers and mosques. -Vasilis Chronopoulos  The prosecutor’s office in the western German state of Rhineland-Palatinate is investigating whether two men arrested last month for storing large amounts of explosives were […]

Targeted killings necessary … just don’t tell anyone’, say French leftist candidates

Targeted killings necessary … just don’t tell anyone’, say French leftist candidates

The French left abandons its peaceful ways for the needs of realpolitik and hard choices that accompany the fight against terrorism; keeping in line with the European point of view that such business is not for the public eye. -Vasilis Chronopoulos     “We are at war, we must protect the French people,” said former prime minister Manuel Valls at the first […]

Watch: Video of the car bomb near the courthouse in Izmir, Turkey

Watch: Video of the car bomb near the courthouse in Izmir, Turkey

Information is still coming in, but at the moment we know there were at least three terrorists who tried to detonated a VBIED or car bomb in close proximity to the Izmir courthouse but were stopped at a police checkpoint before reaching their target. Two of the terrorists were shot and killed by police and a third […]

Police raid Berlin homes linked to market attacker Anis Amri

Police raid Berlin homes linked to market attacker Anis Amri

German police continues the search for possible accomplices of the Berlin market attacker Anis Amri, using information found in his cell phone. Amri was killed by Italian police in Milan while on the run from authorities after the attack – Vasilis Chronopoulos. German police raided a refugee home and a flat in Berlin on Tuesday in connection […]

ISIS claims responsibility for deadly New Year’s Eve Istanbul attack

ISIS claims responsibility for deadly New Year’s Eve Istanbul attack

ISIS has claimed responsibility for an attack on an Istanbul nightclub Saturday night that left thirty-nine people dead and seventy hospitalized. People from at least fourteen countries gathered in the Reina nightclub over the weekend to celebrate the coming of the new year.  Conflicting witness reports suggest that a single shooter entered the club shortly […]

Italian officer seriously injured in Florence suspicious package explosion

Italian officer seriously injured in Florence suspicious package explosion

The police was called to defuse a bomb in front of a bookshop with ties to the far right group casa pound. Unfortunately the bomb exploded wounding a bomb squad officer – Vasilis Chronopoulos Police on Sunday said a bomb exploded in the central Italian city of Florence as they approached a suspicious package, seriously wounding a bomb-squad officer. Florence police […]

Watch: Germany steps up New Year’s Eve security after Berlin attack

Watch: Germany steps up New Year’s Eve security after Berlin attack

Germany is preparing for the New Years eve celebration and it is not just ornaments and lights. Since the attack in Berlin has put the country’s police on high alert. One of the measures deployed are vehicle barriers as the use of trucks in terrorists attacks seems to be the latest trend in Europe. -Vasilis Chronopoulos  […]

Europe may face a grim future with terrorism as a fact of life

Europe may face a grim future with terrorism as a fact of life

New Islamic State efforts to sow terror in Europe are pushing counterterrorism authorities to their limits, forcing citizens and their leaders to resign themselves to a new era where attacks may be a fact of life, not an exception. European Union leaders say they have swept away barriers among security agencies and bolstered border controls […]

FBI warns of Islamic State attacks during the holiday season

FBI warns of Islamic State attacks during the holiday season

On Friday, the FBI warned law enforcement of possible Islamic State attacks on churches and holiday related events. A list of churches was reportedly passed around on pro-ISIS websites urging supporters to conduct attacks . The warning also comes after 12 people were killed at a Christmas market in Berlin this week. The FBI is aware of […]

Man Arrested in Phoenix as Part of FBI Terrorism Probe

Man Arrested in Phoenix as Part of FBI Terrorism Probe

A man arrested in Phoenix this week as part of an FBI terrorism investigation pledged support for Islamic State and researched “lone wolf” attacks online, according to court documents released Friday. Derrick Thompson, 30 years old, was arrested Dec. 20 and is being held on suspicion of “participating in and assisting a criminal syndicate along with […]

Berlin suspect slipped through Germany’s fingers before he could be deported

Berlin suspect slipped through Germany’s fingers before he could be deported

He left Tunisia, his family said, with dreams of making money and buying a car. After arriving in Italy, he was a violent inmate who spent time in six jails. In Germany, he was one of some 550 people identified as dangers to the state and placed under special surveillance. Yet Anis Amri, who turned […]

Australian police say Christmas day attack thwarted

Australian police say Christmas day attack thwarted

Australian police said Friday they arrested seven people as part of an investigation into a plot to attack central Melbourne on or around Christmas Day. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said the alleged terrorists planned to “explode improvised explosive devices” in the city’s business district. He called it “one of the most substantial terrorist plots that have been […]