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• 25-Year-Old Arrested in Khémisset for Alleged Kidnapping and Assault of Two Minors
  22 September 2019, by Sylvanus

  The Judicial Police Brigade of the provincial district of the Sûreté de Khémisset arrested a 25-year-old individual on Thursday, September 19. He would be involved in a case of kidnapping, sequestration, and indecent assault against two minors.
  His arrest follows information received, stating that he exposed the two victims to kidnapping, sequestration and indecent assault in an abandoned house, according to the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), in a press release. (…)

• Belgian Court Upholds 15-Year Sentence in Jewish Museum Attack Case
  22 September 2019, by Bladi.net

  Nacer Bendrer’s sentence has been upheld. This is the decision of the Court of Cassation, which last Wednesday rejected the appeal filed by the interested party against the judgment of the Brussels Assize Court. We remember that the latter had sentenced Nacer, last March, to 15 years in prison in the trial of the attack on the Jewish Museum of Belgium.
  Nacer Bendrer is definitively fixed on his fate. Last Wednesday, his conviction was made final by the Court of Cassation. The same goes (…)

• Car Rams Entrance of Colmar Grand Mosque in France; Driver Attempts Self-Harm
  22 September 2019, by Sylvanus

  In Colmar, an unusual event caused dismay among Muslim worshippers. A man in a car deliberately rammed the entrance of the Grand Mosque of Colmar (Haut-Rhin) on Saturday, without causing any injuries. The individual then self-mutilated, while trying to slit his own throat.
  According to the account of the Prefecture, "the individual projected his vehicle, a gray Citroën C4, against the entrance of the Grand Mosque a little before 8 p.m.". According to them, there were no injuries except to (…)

• Radical Imam Linked to Paris Police HQ Attack, Evaded Deportation
  11 October 2019, by Kamal

  A 35-year-old Moroccan imam, described as "fundamentalist" and a preacher of hatred, is accused of having incited Mickaël Harpon to commit the massacre at the Paris Police Headquarters. Subject of an expulsion measure in 2015, canceled by the Residence Permit Commission, the man is now on the "S" watchlist.
  According to Le Parisien, he is suspected by some deputies of having participated in the radicalization of the author of the attack, a regular of the Gonesse mosque where he (…)

• Muslim Officers Face Scrutiny in French Police After Paris Attack
  13 October 2019, by Bladi.net

  French police officers are torn between fears and suspicions. Since the attack committed on October 3 by one of their colleagues converted to Islam at the Paris Police Headquarters, Muslim agents, in particular, live in fear. The hierarchy has started a purge.
  The French police live in deep trauma with, as scapegoats, radicalized agents.
  The situation has escalated with the recent attack carried out by one of its officials, who targeted the Paris Police Headquarters, killing several (…)

• Former Imam Receives Death Threats After Paris Police HQ Attack Investigation
  21 October 2019, by Sylvanus

  After receiving death threats, Ahmed Hilali, the former imam of the Gonesse mosque in Val d’Oise, which was attended by Mickaël Harpon, the assailant of the Paris Police Headquarters, filed a complaint on Monday, October 21, his lawyer announced.
  According to his lawyer’s explanations, Ahmed Hilali received an envelope addressed to him at the mosque, containing a handwritten letter with death threats written in black and white, reports BFMTV. "We’re going to kill you", "we’re going to (…)

• Paris Police Investigate 27 Officers for Potential Radicalization Following Fatal Attack
  22 October 2019, by Ginette

  27 officers from the Paris Police Prefecture have been reported for radicalization, following the attack that took place on October 3. To recall, 4 people had been killed by Mickaël Harpon, a computer scientist, agent of the Police Prefecture, who turned out to be radicalized.
  Among the 27 police officers, 3 are the subject of a request for suspension by the Prefect of Police, reports BFM, which explains that the Prefect had sent a note to call for vigilance from everyone.
  "In the event (…)

• Madrid Train Bombing Convict’s Appeal Rejected in Morocco, 14-Year Sentence Upheld
  23 October 2019, by Sylvanus

  The double prison sentence handed down against Hassan El Haski, sentenced to 14 years in prison in Spain for the March 11, 2004 attacks in Madrid, has been upheld. This is the decision of the Criminal Chamber (2nd degree) in charge of terrorism cases at the annex of the Court of Appeal of Salé, which rejected the terrorist’s defense request.
  After 14 years in prison in Spain, Hassan el Haski had been extradited to Morocco on June 4. His lawyer, Jalil Idrissi, had filed an appeal in (…)

• Elderly Suspect Arrested After Shooting and Arson Attempt at Bayonne Mosque
  29 October 2019, by Sylvanus

  While Claude S., an octogenarian, was about to set fire to the door of the Bayonne mosque on Monday, October 28, he was surprised by two men who intervened. He did not hesitate to shoot at them.
  Shots were fired on Monday at the entrance of the Bayonne (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) mosque. "A man tried to set fire to the door of the Bayonne mosque. Surprised in his attempt by two people, he shot at them. The individual, on leaving, set fire to a vehicle," said the Prefect of the (…)

• Macron Vows to Protect Muslims After Attack on Bayonne Mosque
  29 October 2019, by Sylvanus

  While Emmanuel Macron firmly condemned the attack on the Bayonne mosque and promises that Muslims will be protected, the dignitaries of Islam call on the faithful to be "extremely vigilant".
  "I firmly condemn the odious attack perpetrated in front of the Bayonne mosque," Emmanuel Macron wrote on Twitter on Monday. Similarly, he hammered that "the Republic will never tolerate hatred," before assuring that all Muslims will be protected. "Everything will be done to punish the perpetrators (…)