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Europe

Suspect in Norway mosque shooting not admitting guilt, says lawyer

2019-08-13

[DAWN] The man suspected of shooting at people inside a Norwegian mosque on Saturday and of separately killing his stepsister does not admit to any crime and is not speaking with Sherlocks, his lawyer said on Monday. "He is exercising his right not to be interrogated," his defence attorney, Unni Fries, told Rooters. "He is not admitting any guilt." A court is expected to rule later on Monday on a police request to detain the 21-year-old for the next several weeks. Police said on Sunday they were investigating whether the man was guilty of breaching anti-terrorism laws when shots were fired at the al-Noor Islamic Centre near the Norwegian capital, although no one was hit in the attack. The man, who is also suspected of killing his 17-year old stepsister before the attack, was eventually overpowered by a member of the mosque and held down by several people before his arrest.

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Europe

Norwegian Police Say Mosque Shooting Is a Terror Attempt

2019-08-12

More on this story from yesterday. [Breitbart] Police in Norway’s capital say the shooting at a mosque that maimed one person is being investigated as an attempted terrorist attack and that the alleged perpetrator is also a murder suspect in a separate case. One suspect is in jug after the shooting Saturday at the al-Noor Islamic Center in the Oslo suburb of Baerum. Police say they believe no one else was involved. Oslo police official Rune Skjold told a news conference Sunday that the suspect, a man in his 20s, has been found to hold extreme right-wing views and animosity toward immigrants colonists. After the shooting, police went to his residence and said they found his 17-year-old sister dead. Police said the man is a suspect in that death. Was this possibly intended to be a convoluted murder-suicide (by cop) that failed? The Local adds that the sister is a stepsister, the Oslo suburb of Baerum is affluent, has details about our miscreant’s online posts, and: According to official estimates about 200,000 Muslims lived in Norway in 2016, representing nearly four percent of the total population. Update from the Daily Mail at 11:45 a.m EDT: the miscreant was named when he appeared in court today as Philip Manshaus.

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Europe

One person hurt in Norway mosque shooting, suspect arrested

2019-08-11

[IsraelTimes] Shooter described as ’white man with a helmet and uniform’ carrying multiple weapons; police say condition of victim is not clear. A gunman armed with multiple weapons went on a shooting spree in a mosque in a suburb of the Norwegian capital Oslo on Saturday, injuring one worshiper before being arrested, police and witnesses said. "spree"? The head of the mosque described the assailant as white and said he was wearing a helmet and a uniform. "One person is shot. The severity of that person’s injuries is unknown. One suspect is arrested. The police are working at the location," Oslo police said on Twitter. The shooting occurred at the al-Noor Islamic centre in the town of Baerum, an Oslo suburb. Police said there was no indication that more people were involved. They said they had no information about the suspect, other than he was described as "white". "One of our members has been shot by a white man with a helmet and uniform," Irfan Mushtaq, head of the mosque, told local newspaper Budstikka. He later told broadcaster TV2 that the man had carried multiple weapons. "An ethnically Norwegian man with a shotgun and pistols entered the mosque and broke glass windows. He started shooting around him," Mushtaq said. Public broadcaster NRK reported that police had found multiple weapons inside the mosque, and that someone in the building had managed to subdue the suspect before police arrived on the scene. The Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) said it was monitoring the situation. "We’re following the events and are continuously evaluating. It’s to early to draw any conclusions," Martin Bernsen, information director at PST, told NRK. Breitbart adds: The victim, reportedly a 75-year-old man, was shot but according to police speaking to NRK, the injuries are not life-threatening. “The man carried two shotgun-like weapons and a pistol. He broke through a glass door and fired shots,” Mr Mushtaq told TV 2. At the time of the attack, three men were in the building praying: the septuagenarian and two other men. When they saw the perpetrator, the two other men fled to safety while the 75-year-old man “was quick and grabbed him immediately”, Mr Mushtaq said. “He overpowered him while he was shooting. He ended up in a scuffle with the perpetrator, and was punched in the eye while trying to gain control,” he continued, adding that one of the other men returned and hit the gunman over the back of the head, overpowering him. Deutsche Welle adds: Authorities said a suspect had been arrested and there was no indication more people were involved. "It is a Norwegian young man, with a Norwegian background. He lives in the vicinity," police spokesman Rune Skjold told a press conference late Saturday. Skjold added that the suspect had been known to police before the incident but could not be described as someone with a "criminal background." Known but not criminal? That leaves only that he was a volunteer junior policeman as a boy or that he was noticeably nuts. Oslo police originally posted on Twitter that one person had been shot, but then later said that one person had sustained "minor injuries." It was unclear whether these were gunshot wounds. A woman related to the suspected gunman was later found dead in a home near where the attack took place. "We consider this a suspicious death... The dead person is related to the man arrested earlier today," Skjold told reporters. The dead relative definitely argues for nuttery rather than junior copper.

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Bangladesh

Nine Khulna cops among 13 sued for gouging man’s eyes out

2017-09-08

[Dhaka Tribune] Eleven cops and Ansar members, including the officer-in-charge (OC) of Khulna’s Khalishpur cop shoppe, have been sued on the charge of damaging both eyes of a man while torturing him in their custody. Renu Begum, the wife of the victim, Shahjalal, filed the complaint with the court of the chief metropolitan magistrate (CMM) on Thursday, accusing nine police personnel, two Ansar members and two residents of Khulna city, and naming 10 witnesses to the incident. The accused are OC Nasim Khan, Sub-Inspector (SI) Russel, SI Tapash Ray, SI Morselim Mollah, SI Mizan, SI Mamun, SI Noor Islam, SI Syed Saheb Ali, Ansar Sepoy Afsar Ali, Ansar Lance Naik Rezaul, Suma Akhter, a resident of Old Jessore Road, and Russel, a resident of Shiromoni Badamtala area. Taking cognisance of the complaint, CMM Amali Adalat Judge Shahidul Islam recorded the plaintiff’s statement and fixed September 17 for giving the order regarding the investigation and the trial process. Earlier on July 18, Shahjalal was shown placed in durance vile Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'! in a case filed by Suma Akhter over the attempted pilfering of her vanity bag near Khalishpur’s Golakhali rail line the same day. The man was allegedly caught by some bystanders while snatching the bag. He reportedly underwent a mob beating there before being handed over to police. Shahjalal is now undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. The doctors have performed two surgeries on him to enucleate his eyes. Police have claimed that those involved in the beating are responsible for damaging his eyes. However, Switzerland makes more than cheese... the man alleges he was tortured by the coppers inside and outside of the cop shoppe on the night of his arrest after he refused to pay them a bribe. According to the First Information Report (FIR) of the case filed by Suma, the alleged theft occurred around 11:30pm. However, Switzerland makes more than cheese... some witnesses, as well as family members of the arrested, claimed that the incident took place a couple of hours earlier. A departmental probe body was formed to investigate the matter on July 27.

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India-Pakistan

3 'robbers' shot dead in Karachi

2013-12-08

[Pak Daily Times] KARACHI: Police claimed to have killed three alleged suspects during three separate encounters in different parts of the city on Saturday. In the first happening, a suspected robber was killed while his two companions managed to escape in Orangi Town within the vicinity of Mominabad cop shoppe. The encounter took place when a routine police patrol chanced upon men looting valuables from a passerby in Faqir Colony, Orangi Town. The robbers opened fired at the police party, and in retaliatory firing one robber was killed, while the other two managed to flee. During the exchange of fire, a shopkeeper, Noor Islam and a passerby, Shakeel were also maimed. Police shifted the body of deceased robber to the morgue after completing medico legal formalities. In another encounter, a suspect was killed and two accomplices managed to escape from the scene under cover of firing. According to the police officials, at least three gunnies riding a cycle of violence were intercepted by police on routine snap checking in Bangoria Goth within the jurisdiction of Azizabad cop shoppe. The culprits shot up the police and tried to escape, however, the police also fired back, and killed one suspect on the spot. The body of the dear departed alleged robber was shifted to morgue for identification. Similarly, another suspected robber was rubbed out by the police near Golimar Chowrangi. At least three gunnies riding a cycle of violence were trying to escape after robbing citizens when a policeman deployed at a nearby bank fired at them.

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India-Pakistan

4 policemen, IB man held in robbery case

2012-11-01

[Dawn] Local police on Tuesday tossed in the slammer Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw! their four personnel and one official of Intelligence Bureau over an armed robbery and recovered foreign and local notes valuing millions of rupees from their possession. SP (city) Asif Iqbal told news hounds at Malik Saad Khan Police Lines that gunnies stopped moneychanger Arshad Ali at motorway interchange on Oct 24 and snatched a bag full of foreign and local currency notes when he was on the way to Chowk Yadgar Currency Exchange Market from Mardan in a car. He said that the Paharipura police started the paperwork but haven't done much else against robbers and began investigation and later found out that some of the accused were coppers. The SP said that with the help of sketches, the police tossed in the slammer Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw! robbers, including police sub-inspector Noor Islam, constables Waseem, Kaleem and Shahzad, and an IB official. He said that the police recovered 380,000 Saudi riyals (Rs0.38 million) and Rs2.1 million notes, two pistols and two kalashnikovs from their possession. Mr Iqbal said that efforts were underway to arrest other members of the gang. “It is basically a gang of around 10 people. It is involved in armed robberies in city areas of Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. ,” he said.

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24 militants, eight security personnel killed Gunfight in S. Waziristan, ambush in Orakzai

2012-03-26

[Dawn] At least 24 snuffies and eight security personnel were killed in festivities in South Wazoo and Orakzai Agencies on Saturday, sources said. Eight troops and four snuffies were maimed. Gunbattles erupted when security forces during a search operation came across the snuffies loyal to Hakimullah Mehsud in Shin Warsak and Taza Ghundai areas of South Waziristan. According to sources, there were intelligence reports that supporters of Hakimullah Mehsud, head of the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain, had set up hideouts in an area dominated by the Ahmadzai Wazir tribe. The area is largely controlled by Mullah Nazir, a pro-government bad turban 'commander'. The sources said that Mehsud's supporters along with three bad turban 'commanders' -- Abbas, Javid and Noor Islam -- had relocated to Shin Warsak and Taza Ghundai areas under an agreement with Mullah Nazir. The agreement was signed about four months ago. The three commanders, who belong to the Ahmadzai Wazir tribe, were expelled from the area in 2007 after festivities with the Nazir's group. Security forces launched a search operation in these areas before dawn which continued till 6 in the evening. Clashes took place during the search operation. An official said that five security personnel were killed and four others injured. Independent sources in the area reported that the army had suffered 10 casualties. Officials said that 12 snuffies died in the gunbattle. They said eight bodies of the snuffies were brought to the military base in Wana. Security forces also fired heavy artillery from their bases in Zari Noor and Wana, targeting bad turban positions. In Orakzai Agency ... crawling with holy men, home to Darra Adam Khel, the world's largest illegal arms bazaar. 14 distinct tribes of beturbanned primitives inhabit Orakzai agency's 1500 or so square kilometers... , 12 snuffies were killed and four injured when fighting erupted in the restive region's Khadezai area. Officials said three soldiers were also killed and four others injured in the festivities which started after a patrolling party came under attack. The slain soldiers were identified as Saleem Khan, Rashid and Amanullah. The injured soldiers were shifted to Kohat. Officials said that a vehicle loaded with explosives was also destroyed.

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India-Pakistan

Taliban deny Yuldachev's death in US drone attack

2009-10-03

[The News (Pak) Top Stories] Taliban commander Qari Hussain on Friday denied reports that Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) leader Tahir Yuldachev was killed in a US drone attack in South Waziristan in August. Talking to reporters from an undisclosed location, he said there was no truth in these reports as Tahir Yuldachev was alive. He didn't elaborate or promise any evidence to back up his claim. Qari Hussain, known as master trainer of suicide bombers, is a cousin of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)'s new head Hakimullah Mahsud, who replaced Baitullah Mahsud following the latter's death in a US missile strike in South Waziristan on August 5. Earlier, Pakistani security agencies officials were quoted as saying by at least two foreign media organizations that Tahir Yuldachev, known as Qari Farooq in Afghanistan and Pakistan, had died in a US drone attack in South Waziristan on August 27. They claimed the information regarding his death was provided to them by sources within the militants. Meanwhile, official and tribal sources in South Waziristan were quoted as saying that Tahir Yuldachev and Pakistani Taliban commander Noor Islam were indeed injured in a US drone attack on August 27 but it wasn't possible to confirm the death of the IMU leader. These sources pointed out that Noor Islam had recovered from his injuries but no kinformation was available about Tahir Yuldachev's death. It may be added that a former bodyguard of Tahir Yuldachev had phoned the Radio Liberty in Prague a few days ago to claim that the IMU leader had died in a US drone attack. Speaking in Uzbeki from somewhere in Pakistan, the man said one Abdur Rahman had been appointed as the new IMU head.

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India-Pakistan

Lashkar destroys 100 hideouts, houses of Taliban in Upper Dir

2009-09-12

A local lashkar of armed volunteers, with the support of the Frontier Corps and district police, destroyed over 40 Taliban hideouts and bunkers in the Dogdarra area and torched 60 houses. The lashkar, FC and police conducted a joint search operation in the Shot Kas, Ghazigay, Sugia and Paparoo Awar areas and set fire to 60 houses belonging to Taliban, including those of important commanders such as Maulvi Zakirullah, Amanul Haq, Gul Rehman and Maulvi Noor Islam. The joint operation is likely to continue for another three to four days, District Police Officer Ijaz Ahmed said, adding the majority of these areas had been cleared of the Taliban. "And don't come back!"

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India-Pakistan

Six FC men hurt in Mohmand blast

2009-02-03

Six personnel of the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) were injured when their vehicle was hit by an explosives device planted by militants on a road in the Mulakhel area of Lakaro Tehsil in the restive Mohmand Agency on Sunday. Sources said the vehicles of an official of the Thall Scouts and security men were passing through the Qayyumabad area in the Lakaro Tehsil and moving towards the Bajaur Agency when a roadside bomb went off. The official and the security forces' personnel narrowly escaped as the device exploded just after the convoy passed through the area. Soon after the blast, personnel of the Mohmand Rifles, an FC wing, from the Darwazgai-II checkpoint rushed to the spot in a vehicle. As they reached the Mulakhel area, their vehicle was hit by another roadside bomb, which caused injuries to six personnel. The injured were identified as Naib Subedar Rafiq and Sepoys Anjuman, Attaur Rahman, Noor Islam, Ijaz and Mujahid, who were rushed to a nearby military health facility. Reports pouring in from the restive tribal agency said that the militants also attacked the Mamad Gat camp with rockets and mortars from the Chamarkand, Chinari and Alingar areas. However, the security forces in the Bhai Dag and Nawagai camps retaliated and targeted the suspected hideouts of the militants with artillery shelling. There was report of any casualties from either side. The Peshawar-Bajaur Road remained closed for all kinds of traffic from early morning to 3:00 pm as a convoy of the security forces, backed by tanks and aerial support, was coming from Peshawar to the troubled tribal area. People of the area, particularly those migrating to safer places, faced problems due to the closure of the road. The security forces, along with officials of the political administration, also patrolled the Qandaro, Mulakhel and Mirzakhel areas.

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Wazirs block foreign militants' return to Wana

2008-04-04

The Taliban are negotiating with the Ahmedzai Wazir tribes the return of former militant commanders and their foreign fighters to Wana after they were flushed out in last year’s popular drive, a tribal elder said on Thursday. “However, we have told the Taliban that the former commanders are welcome to return, but they cannot bring Uzbek or other foreign militants back to Wana or surrounding areas,” a tribal elder who was part of the jirga, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Daily Times in a phone call from Wana. The Taliban leadership had invited influential Ahmedzai Wazir elders to a jirga in Wana on March 31 to discuss possible permission for the return of ex-militant commanders along with foreigners who fled when local Taliban leader Maulvi Nazir led a campaign against foreign militants, especially Uzbeks. Chaos, lawlessness: “It was a unanimous decision of the jirga that foreign militants were not acceptable by any means as their return would plunge the area back into chaos, target-killing, and lawlessness,” the elder said. The local tribes’ rejection of the return of foreign militants to Wana comes after two air strikes by the United States since February 28 in Kaloosha and Wana respectively, pinpointing foreign militants. The two strikes left more than 30 local and foreign militants dead. Islamic Emirates, a Taliban-led parallel government in the Tribal Areas, is negotiating the return of five key Wazir militant commanders – Ghulam Jan, Maulvi Abbas, Haji Umar, Maulvi Javed Karmazkhel, and Noor Islam – return to Wana, along with foreign militants who accompany Taliban leader Maulvi Nazir. The five were commanders for Taliban leader Nek Muhammad, who was killed in a missile attack in Wana in June 2004. They were ‘hosts’ to Uzbek militants who local residents remember as “butchers” for their alleged atrocities against the Wazir populace. The five men, according to tribal sources, are being “sheltered by Taliban leaders who sympathise with foreign militants” in South and North Waziristan. Around 150 pro-government elders were killed between December 2004 and February 2007 in and around Wana, and Uzbek militants were prime suspects for all these killings and for other crimes. Sources said that Maulvi Nazir was “showing [a] soft corner” for the five commanders and also the foreign militants after the ‘Islamic Emirates’ “guaranteed good behaviour of the foreign militants”; however the sources added that the Ahmedzai Wazir tribes’ unwillingness would be difficult for him to bypass, as he had signed a peace accord with them. Nazir is taking the Ahmedzai Wazir tribes into confidence on every major issue before making any decision, and local analysts say that because of a “still unconsolidated and weak position” he could not ignore the local tribes’ strength in protecting him against any attack from foes.

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6 soldiers killed in North Waziristan suicide attack

2007-07-05

A suicide car bomber attacked a military convoy near North Waziristan on Wednesday, killing eight people, including six soldiers, and injuring 12 others, a military spokesman and witnesses said. ISPR Director General Maj Gen Waheed Arshad told Daily Times on the phone from Islamabad that the convoy was heading towards Bannu from Miranshah when a suicide bomber attacked it in front of a madrassa in the Gurbaz area. “Six jawans were martyred in what appears to be a suicide attack,” Arshad said, adding that linking the attack to the events in Islamabad could only be “speculation”. “One can speculate but there is no evidence the army has been attacked in this area before,” he said. A passenger van driver in Bannu told Daily Times that a white car smashed into the last truck traveling in the convoy from behind and exploded. “The bomber signaled me to slow down as he drove past my vehicle. I thought he was a highway man and slowed my van, but moments later I saw the man crash his vehicle in the truck,” he said, adding that military helicopters airlifted the killed and wounded soldiers. A civilian killed in the attack has been identified as a student of Darul Uloom Sadiqia where the attack took place. “One madrassa student was killed and another five were injured in the attack,” Noor Islam, a madrassa student, told Daily Times.

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