Islamism
Five men arrested in Bavaria over Christmas market attack plans
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Police in Lower Bavaria have arrested five men suspected of planning an attack on a Christmas market near Dingolfing. Authorities suspect an Islamist motivation and believe the attack was to be carried out with a vehicle. The arrests took place on Friday, with investigations ongoing.
Five people linked to the French associations Humani’Terre and Soutien Humani’Terre were indicted on February 20 for financing a terrorist enterprise. Intelligence services consider them close to the Muslim Brotherhood. The judiciary suspects funds were sent to Hamas under the guise of humanitarian aid.
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A man armed with a knife threatened gendarmes under the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on February 13, 2026, before being neutralized by security forces and dying from his injuries. The suspect, Brahim B., had previously been convicted in Belgium for stabbing police officers in 2012 and was under surveillance in France.
Two retired FBI agents who investigated the 1993 World Trade Center bombing have condemned New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani for campaigning alongside Imam Siraj Wahhaj, a cleric with ties to the bombing's mastermind. Mamdani attended prayers at Wahhaj's Brooklyn mosque and posted a photo praising him as a community pillar. Critics, including Muslim reformers, warn that the alliance promotes extremism.