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Police Declare Murder of UK Lawmaker a Terrorist Act

British police said that the fatal stabbing of UK lawmaker David Amess on Friday was a terrorist attack. The 69-year-old was stabbed repeatedly to death around midday at Belfairs Methodist church in Leigh-on-Sea, an English town about 40 miles (62 kilometers) east of London. Amess, a lawmaker from Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative party, was…


British Police Says Murder of Lawmaker Declared as a Terrorist Incident

LEIGH-ON-SEA, England—British lawmaker David Amess was stabbed to death in an Essex church on Friday by an assailant who lunged at him as he met voters, in what police said was a terrorist attack. Amess, 69, from Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party, was knifed repeatedly in the attack at about midday in the Belfairs…


CAIR Accuses San Diego Supervisor of Islamophobia Over Terrorism Comments

The Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has accused a San Diego County Supervisor of making “vile Islamophobic smears” in an attempt to exclude the organization from a local task force to resettle refugees from Afghanistan. District 2 Supervisor Joel Anderson claimed the Afghan community in his district doesn’t trust the organization because it has known…


San Diego Supervisor Responds to Accusations of Islamophobia Over Terrorism Comments

A San Diego County Supervisor responded to accusations by the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) that he made “vile Islamophobic smears” in an attempt to exclude the organization from a local task force to resettle refugees from Afghanistan. District 2 Supervisor Joel Anderson denied the allegations this week, pointing out he criticized CAIR for having…


New Zealand Tightens Counter-Terrorism Law After ISIS-Inspired Terrorist Wounded 7 People

New Zealand has tightened its counter-terrorism laws after after an ISIS-inspired knife-wielding terrorist wounded seven people at a mall in Auckland last month. On Sept. 30, the country’s Parliament passed the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Bill with the support of Labour and National. It was opposed by Act, the Green Party, and the Māori Party. The bill, an amendment to the 2002 Terrorism…


Remains of Marine Killed in Afghanistan to Arrive at Forest Lawn Covina Hills

COVINA, Calif.—The body of Marine Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola, who was among 13 service members killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan, will be returned to the Southland today and carried in a procession to Forest Lawn Covina Hills. Merola, 20, of Rancho Cucamonga in San Bernardino County, died Aug. 26 in the attack…


Abimael Guzman, Founder of Peruvian Terrorist Group Shining Path, Dies at 86

LIMA—Abimael Guzman, leader of the Shining Path terrorists who nearly toppled the Peruvian state in a bloody Maoist revolution, died on Saturday while in prison and following several weeks of poor health, the government said. He was 86. Guzman was captured in 1992 in Lima and jailed for the rest of his life after being…


Memorials Held Across Southland to Mark 20th Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks

LOS ANGELES—It was an emotional day in Southern California and around the nation today, with multiple ceremonies marking the 20th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks. Two moments of silence were observed at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), where some passengers aboard three flights were headed at the time they crashed. The airport’s…


Security High in Paris as Bataclan Jihadist Attacks Trial Begins

PARIS—The trial of 20 men accused of involvement in a jihadist rampage across Paris in 2015 began under high security in the French capital on Wednesday, with the man widely believed to be the only surviving attacker appearing in a black mask. Some 130 people were killed and hundreds wounded when gunmen with suicide vests…


New Zealand Supermarket Chain Temporarily Removes Knives From Shelves After Terror Attack

New Zealand supermarket chain Countdown has temporarily removed all knives from its shelves after an ISIS-inspired knife-wielding terrorist wounded seven people at a mall in Auckland. Kiri Hannifin, Countdown’s general manager of safety, said in a statement on Sept. 4 a day after the attack that the company had decided to temporarily pull all knives and scissors from…