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.
A parliamentary inquiry commission, initiated by the right, released a report on December 17 highlighting proximities between some La France insoumise (LFI) elected officials and individuals promoting Islamism. The document sheds light on an electoral clientélism strategy, without proving systemic collusion.
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Jean-Luc Mélenchon, founder of La France insoumise, was questioned on December 6, 2025, before a parliamentary inquiry commission on links between political movements and Islamist networks. He stated that his movement will never accept religious entrism and claimed to have been cleared by the commission's findings. Mélenchon defended secularism while rejecting accusations of antisemitism and leniency toward Islamism.
A 27-year-old Algerian suspected of assassinating Ashur Sarnaya, an Iraqi Christian influencer in a wheelchair, in Lyon on September 10 has been extradited from Italy and placed in pre-trial detention. He was charged with assassination in connection with a terrorist enterprise. Investigators identify him as the man in black seen at the scene.
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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.