Deadly stabbing attack at Toronto erotic massage parlor treated as ‘INCEL TERRORISM’
FILE PHOTO. © AFP / Usman Khan
A stabbing attack at a Toronto massage parlor in February in which one woman was killed and another injured is now being treated as a terrorist attack, allegedly inspired by the so-called misogynistic “incel ideology.”
Canadian police uncovered new evidence, upgrading charges in the case to ‘murder – terrorist activity’ on Tuesday. The 17-year-old suspect, whose name has not been released as he’s still a minor, is already facing murder and attempted murder charges.
The attack “was inspired by the Ideologically Motivated Violent Extremist (IMVE) movement commonly known as INCEL,” the RCMP and Toronto Police Service said in a joint statement.
“As a result, federal and provincial Attorneys General have consented to commence terrorism proceedings, alleging that the murder was terrorist activity … and the attempted murder was terrorist activity,” the statement reads.
The term ‘incel’ is short for “involuntary celibates” – young men, who desire to have sex, but are unable to find a partner, and blame women for their unfortunate situation. The incel movement is generally seen as a misogynistic one, as its self-proclaimed members often promote violence against women on the internet.
According to local media, it’s the first ever suspected case of incel terrorism on Canadian soil. Moreover, it’s the first time the country’s anti-terrorism laws have been used to prosecute someone who was not an Islamic extremist.
The deadly stabbing occurred in Toronto in late February when a knife-wielding attacker walked into the Crown Spa parlor which provides “sensual body rub” and “exotic massage” services, according to the establishment’s website. The assailant killed one 24-year-old woman at the premises and injured a second, who managed to wrestle the weapon from him and stab the attacker. The injured suspect was arrested at the scene.
Refusing to unlock your phone? Jail. UK judge sentences activist under TERRORISM law
Paul Golding (center) outside at Westminster Magistrates Court, UK on May 20, 2020
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The leader of the anti-immigrant group Britain First was fined and given a suspended sentence for refusing to unlock his phone and computer to police after returning from a trip to Russia last year, under UK anti-terrorism laws.
Paul Golding, 38, was ordered to pay a £21 ($26) surcharge and £750 ($918) in costs, and given a nine-month “conditional discharge” by Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot at the Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on Wednesday.
He was charged with “wilfully refusing to comply” under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act. Police testified that Golding had refused their demand to unlock his iPhone and Apple computer when they stopped him at Heathrow Airport on October 23 last year, as he returned from a trip to Moscow.
Arbuthnot said that the stop did not require “reasonable suspicion” under Schedule 7, and that there was “no doubt” that Golding failed to comply with police orders.
Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act, passed in 2000, authorizes police to interrogate, search and detain anyone for up to six hours at UK ports of entry, as well as question people “in order to make a determination of whether they are or have been concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism,” in the words of Constable Rory O’Connor, who testified at the trial.
Britain First has been described by mainstream media as a “far-right” extremist group, while its criticism of immigrants has been labeled “Islamophobic.” The group has fewer than 1,000 members and was deregistered as a political party in 2017, after failing to pay a £25 and file the proper paperwork.
Austria: Muslim migrant double murderer mocks his victims, says “Only Allah can judge me”
Jamal A., the alleged Afghan murderer from Wullowitz, is said to have mocked his victims, an asylum officer, and a farmer in prison, according to media reports. He has no regrets. And only Allah can judge him.
“Didn’t want to give away the vehicle”
On the run, Jamal A. passed a farmhouse. There he murdered the old farmer Franz G. Die Zeitung today quoted the alleged double killer as saying that the man did not want to give him his car. That was his death sentence. He somehow found it “not good” that the two people had to die because of him, but “they are to blame for their death”. He has no regrets. He was in daily contact with Allah, and only he could judge him. A. is defended by the “celebrity lawyer” Astrid Wagner, who has represented many Muslim criminals, such as the Graz killer Alen R.
Wullowitz, Austria
At least 11 injured as car smashes into
hijab store in Australia
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At least 11 people have been injured after a car smashed into a hijab store in Greenacre, New South Wales. The driver of the vehicle crashed into another car before aggressively revving the engine and plowing into the shopfront.
Police immediately responded to the scene following reports of a driver behaving erratically, but were too late to prevent the incident from happening.
Dramatic eyewitness footage shows the driver appearing to perform a burnout prior to speeding off from the traffic lights and into the unsuspecting shoppers.
The crash took place at approximately 3:15pm local time. Police immediately set up a security cordon around the scene. They have not yet commented on whether they believe it was an accident or some form of attack.
“The male driver and 11 pedestrians have been injured. They are currently being treated at the scene; however, their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening,” police said in a statement.
Paris burns for 4th night in a row as residents clash with riot police over motorcyclist’s death
21 May, 2020
Paris riot police faced off against irate protestors in the suburb of Argenteuil amid a fourth night of violence following the death of 18-year-old Sabri Choubi in a motorbike accident at the weekend.
Residents blame police for the young man's death, but authorities have repeatedly denied involvement in the crash which took his life, claiming that a police vehicle in the area at the time was not chasing Choubi.
Regardless, the banlieues – high-rise, low-income areas of the city – continue to burn as the community vents its anger at the second high-profile biker accident in the area in the space of a month.
Police conducted stop and search operations throughout the banlieues while being bombarded with fireworks, while protestors in the nearby neighborhood of Bezons lit fires in the streets.
Over a dozen arrests have been made amid the unrest since Choubi's death in the early hours of Sunday morning, while at least three police officers have been injured in the violence.
Frederic Lagache, the general delegate of the Alliance Nationale police union, said there was “no chase or attempted stop" of Choubi, and that the police in the area had “nothing to do with” the young man’s untimely death.
Choubi’s associates, meanwhile, have denounced the authorities’ framing of the situation. “We never said that there was a crash with a BAC [police unit] car… Just that they brought him down. The truth must come out,” an unnamed associate of Choubi said, as cited by Le Parisien.
A procession in Choubi's honour will be held on Thursday afternoon, beginning just a few hundred meters from the scene of the accident and finishing outside the man's childhood home. The wearing of masks is reportedly compulsory during the procession, in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
“I want to pay tribute to him in the most beautiful way,” his father Khalid Chouhbi said. He also called for calm in the area when asked about the violence over his son’s death.
Argenteuil, Paris
Corpus Christi naval base shooting ‘terrorism-related,’
2nd suspect may be at large — FBI
21 May, 2020 2nd suspect may be at large — FBI
A shooting at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi in Texas early on Thursday was “terrorism-related,” the FBI has confirmed. While the suspect is dead, another “person of interest” is believed to be at large.
During a press conference on their investigation into the shooting, which injured one Navy service member, the FBI said the incident was terrorism-related. While the suspect was “neutralized” during a gun battle with Navy Security Forces, authorities are investigating the possibility that a second person involved in the shooting is on the loose.
The incident unfolded at approximately 6:15am local time near one of the entrance gates to the air station, according to Corpus Christi police. The facility went into lockdown after the alarm was raised about an active shooter, with base officials sending alerts warning that “if you are in or near the North Gate get out and away to safety. Execute lockdown procedures – remain indoors and away from windows.”
An anonymous US official reportedly told USNI news the shooter was an “Arab male” who “stormed a gate at the base,” though those details have not been officially confirmed.
The shooting took place just a few days after US Attorney General William Barr announced the Saudi shooter who killed three US service members at Naval Air Station Pensacola in December was connected to Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to the point that he was “sharing plans and tactics” and even “coordinating” with the terrorist group.
The Corpus Christi base was locked down briefly in December after an armed man was reported on base and taken into custody. The previous month, a man who crashed a stolen vehicle into a barricade at a checkpoint near the base’s South Gate in February pleaded guilty to destruction of government property and possession of a stolen firearm.
Major Terror Attack Averted in Jammu & Kashmir
Image of India security forces in Jammu and Kashmir
Headlines May 29, 2020
Indian security forces say they have prevented a big car bomb attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district. They stopped a vehicle carrying over 20 kg of improvised explosive device (IED). This is enough to carry out a major attack.
Police said the car had a fake registration number and was signalled to stop at a check point this morning. But it tried to rush through the barricade after which security forces opened fire. A few rounds were fired after which the owners abandoned the vehicle and fled.
On inspection, the police found explosives in a drum on the rear seat. They kept a watch and the people in the nearby houses were evacuated. The bomb disposal squads were called in and the vehicle was exploded at the site. This was a joint operation by the army, police and paramilitary forces.
Speaking to the media, Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar said “The security forces opened fire. The driver managed to escape, leaving behind the car laden with IED. We got intelligence about a possible attack. We were looking for a vehicle with IED since yesterday”.
“The car was kept under watch for the night”, said Dilbag Singh, Director General of Police. “People in nearby houses were evacuated and the vehicle was destroyed on site by the bomb disposal squad as moving it would have been a serious threat”.
Forty jawans of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) died in a suicide IED attack on their convoy in February in the same areas in 2019. This led India to bomb a camp of the terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed deep inside Pakistan. An air battle also followed.
Over the last two months, there has been a rise in terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. Thirty security forces personnel have lost their lives and 38 terrorists have also been shot dead by security forces.
Among them was Riyaz Naikoo, one of Kashmir’s most wanted terrorists and the commander of terror group Hizbul Mujahideen.
The rise in terror attacks poses a major security challenge even as the country fights the coronavirus crisis.
