by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 1, 2017 | World
Swedish police announced on Monday that they have not ruled out the possibility of arson behind a fire that cause major damage at a mosque near the capital Stockholm overnight. Stockholm police spokesman Lars Bystrom said: “It appears to have been lit from the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 28, 2017 | World
Six men were charged in Denmark on Friday for violating the country’s terrorism laws by allowing themselves to be recruited by ISIS and fighting for the jihadist group in Syria. State attorney Lise-Lotte Nilas said the charges included permitting themselves to be...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 14, 2017 | World
Uzbekistan announced on Friday that it had relayed information on suspect held in the Stockholm truck ramming incident that left four people dead last week. Uzbekistan’s security services passed information on Rakhmat Akilov to the West before the deadly attack,...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 11, 2017 | World
Rakhmat Akilov, the suspect held in last week’s truck attack in Stockholm, admitted on Tuesday that he had committed a “terrorist crime.” The 39-year-old Uzbek and extremist sympathizer mowed down pedestrians on a busy street, killing four people and injuring 15...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 10, 2017 | World
Sweden on Monday observed a minute of silence for the victims of last week’s truck attack by a man whom police believe is a jihadist sympathizer and who had gone underground after receiving a deportation order. A solemn ceremony was held outside...
