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30 June 2022, Spain, Madrid: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol (L) shakes hands with Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala during their meeting on the sidelines of the NATO Summit. Photo: -/YNA/dpa.

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NATO SUMMIT

NATO leaders focus on terrorism on last day of summit in Madrid

The Nomad Today 6/30/22

On Wednesday NATO announced it would overhaul deployments in Eastern Europe, with more than 300,000 soldiers to be placed on high alert

25 June 2022, Norway, Oslo: Pride flags can be seen tied to a mast after several shots were fired last night outside a nightclub. At least two people were killed and 21 injured in an incident the police are investigating whether it was related to terror. Photo: Terje Pedersen//dpa.

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SHOOTING

Two people killed in possible terror incident at LGBT club in Oslo

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/25/22

A deadly shooting occurred at a LGBTQ nightclub in the center of the Norwegian capital

11 October 2021, Turkey, Istanbul: People walk in front of the Hagia Sophia Mosque. Turkey recorded 188 deaths from the coronavirus in the last 24 hours. Photo: Hakan Akgun/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

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MIDDLE EAST

Israel warns its citizens in Istanbul of imminent Iranian attacks

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/18/22

Israeli tourists were advised to leave Istanbul as soon as possible, or to stay in their hotel rooms, lock the doors and not open them to strangers

29 March 2022, Israel, Bnei Brak: Medics transport a body following a shooting attack. A man riding a motorcycle reportedly opened fire on passers-by in the city of Bnei Brak near Tel Aviv killing at least four people in the third incident of its kind within a week. Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/dpa - ATTENTION: graphic content.

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TERRORISM

Five dead in Israel shooting as spate of violence worsens

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/30/22

Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel was "at the height of a dangerous wave of terror, the likes of which we have not seen in years"

A view of Agadir (Morocco). Photo: Pixabay.

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TERRORISM

Terror investigation after fatal attack on French woman in Morocco

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/20/22

The arrested man had also tried to kill a Belgian woman in Agadir with a sharp weapon

21 July 2021, Norway, Utoya: (L-R) Astrid Hoem, chairwoman of AUF, Stefan Lofven, Prime Minister of Sweden, and Jonas Gahr Store, leader of the Norwegian Labour Party, lay flowers at the Utoya memorial during a ceremony held a day before the 10th anniversary of the 2011 Norway terror attacks. Photo: Beate Oma Dahle/NTB/dpa.

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TERRORISM

Norwegian court weighs mass killer Breivik's application for release

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/18/22

The public prosecutor's office is seeking to keep him behind bars, and it is considered highly likely that the court will agree

Person disguised as a terrorist. Photo: Image distributed by the Police, as part of the seized materials that are under investigation.

Finland

TERRORISM

Five detained in Finland for suspected far-right terrorist plot

The Nomad Today 12/3/21

The suspects are native Finns, all men, born between 1995 and 1998

30 November 2021, Hessen, Frankfurt_Main: Iraqi defendant Taha Al-J. (L) coveres his face with a folder as he enters the courtroom of the Frankfurt's Higher Regional Court before a verdict is pronounced. The Federal Prosecution has accused Taha of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, human trafficking and murder. As a suspected member of the so-called Islamic State (IS) terro group, he allegedly enslaved a Yazidi woman and her daughter and subjected them to abuse. According to the indictment, Taha faces accusations of leaving the little girl to die of thirst after tying her up in Fallujah, Iraq. Photo: Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa.

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TERRORISM

Suspected Islamic State member arrested on his way to Northern Europe

12/2/21

Tunisian authorities had issued an international arrest warrant for the 25-year-old

FILED - A police officer investigates the scene in downtown Waukesha after a SUV vehicle plowed into the Waukesha Christmas parade in Wisconsin. Several people were dead and dozens injured. Photo: Mark Hertzberg/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

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5 DEAD

Suspect in Wisconsin Christmas parade crash charged with homicide

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/24/21

If convicted, 39-year-old Darrell Brooks would face a life sentence

14 November 2021, United Kingdom, Liverpool: Armed police evacuate local residents during an incident an address in Rutland Avenue in Sefton Park, after an explosion at Liverpool Women's Hospital killed one person and injured another. Three men have been arrested under the Terrorism Act. Photo: Peter Byrne/PA Wire/dpa.

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TERRORISM

British police name terrorist suspect in Liverpool car explosion

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/16/21

The UK terror threat level has been raised to severe, meaning a future attack is highly likely

25 October 2021, Bavaria, Munich: The defendant Jennifer W. covers her face with a file in the courtroom before the trial begins. The woman who travelled to Iraq to join Islamic State has been sentenced to 10 years in jail by a court in Munich after she was charged with murder and war crimes. She allegedly stood idly by while a little Yazidi girl was chained in a courtyard and died of thirst. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa.

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TERRORISM

German Islamic State returnee sentenced to 10 years in prison

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/25/21

Jennifer W. was sentenced for membership in a terrorist organisation abroad, aiding and abetting attempted murder, attempting to commit a war crime, and crimes against humanity

Spain

TERRORISM

Thousands protest for ETA prisoners in the Basque Country

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/24/21

Senior members of the Catalan separatist movement and left-wing Unidas Podemos party lawmakers also joined the demonstration

Spain

ANNIVERSARY

Divisive legacy of Basque terrorism lingers in Spain

Jan-Uwe Ronneburger 10/20/21

ETA waged a bloody struggle for an independent Basque state for decades, killing a total of 857 people and injuring 2,600

15 October 2021, Norway, Kongsberg: Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store (R) lays flowers and lights candles for the victims of a violent armed attack that left five people killed and two injured on Wednesday night. Photo: Terje Bendiksby/NTB/dpa

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ATTACK

Police: Norway bow-and-arrow attacker stabbed victims to death

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/18/21

He is in custody in a secure medical facility

15 October 2021, United Kingdom, Leigh-On-Sea: Armed police officers stand at the scene near the Belfairs Methodist Church in Eastwood Road North, where Conservative lawmaker Sir David Amess has died after he was stabbed several times at a constituency surgery. Photo: Yui Mok/PA Wire/dpa

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TERRORISM

Counter-terror police leading investigation into British MP's killing

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/16/21

A 25-year-old man, believed to be a Briton with Somali heritage, has been arrested on suspicion of murder

14 October 2021, Norway, Kongsberg: People stand in front of flowers and candles laid in memory of the victims of the Violent armed attack in Kongsberg, which left five dead and two injured. Photo: Terje Bendiksby/NTB/dpa

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TERRORISM

Suspect in deadly Norway attack to be brought before judge

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/15/21

Norwegian police had said there were signs that the suspect in the attack had become radicalized after recently converting to Islam

13 October 2021, Norway, Kongsberg: Police officers investigate the center of Kongsberg after a violent crime. Several people were killed and injured during a violent armed attack in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg on Wednesday, according to the police. Photo: Hakon Mosvold Larsen/NTB/dpa

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UPDATE - TERRORISM

Norwegian attack suspect recently converted to Islam

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/14/21

Four of the dead were women

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to the media after the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs event at national museum Te Papa in Wellington, New Zealand, Wednesday, July 14, 2021. (AAP Image/Ben Mckay) NO ARCHIVING Photo: Ben Mckay/AAP/dpa

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TERRORISM

Police shoot man dead after terror attack at New Zealand supermarket

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/3/21

Police shot dead the Sri Lankan national, who had been under police surveillance since 2016

FILED - 18 June 2021, Berlin: French President Emmanuel Macron makes a statement to journalists together with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (not pictured). Macron will hold an extraordinary meeting of the Defense Council on the “Pegasus” hacking of his phone. Photo: Axel Schmidt/Reuters-Pool/dpa

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FRANCE

French parliament passes law against radical Islamism

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/24/21

It specifically deals with facilitating the dissolution of associations that question French values, fighting against forced marriages and meting out punishment against online hate speech