terror attack

Spain suspect admits terror cell was planning bigger attack

Madrid - Muslimchronicle

Mohamed Houli Chemlal, an alleged member of the terror cell that unleashed carnage last week in Spain, admitted to a judge Tuesday that he and the other suspects had planned a bigger attack, a judicial source told AFP. Chemlal, who was injured in an accidental explosion at a makeshift bomb factory believed to have precipitated the attacks, confessed to policeRead more

Archaeological study: St Mark Cathedral first church set up in Africa

Cairo - MENA

Saint Mark Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria which witnessed a terror attack on Sunday is the first church set up in Africa, according to an archaeological study. In press statements on Tuesday, Selvana George Atallah - who carried out the research at the Antiquities Ministry – said that it is the center of the Greek culture and occupied an internationalRead more

Sisi calls for urgent meeting of national defense council after Tanta church attack

Cairo - Arab Today

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Sunday called for holding an urgent meeting for the National Defense Council to discuss the repercussions of Mar Gerges Church terror attack. A reliable source told MENA that a suicide bomber might be the cause of the explosion that ripped through Mar Gerges Church in Tanta earlier in the day. The blast claimed theRead more

Videos emerge showing aftermath of Russia metro attack

Dubai - Arab Today

Footage has emerged of the aftermath of a suspected terror attack in a St. Petersburg metro tunnel on Monday. Eleven people were killed and dozens injured when an explosion tore through a train carriage during a visit to the city by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has called the event a “terrorist attack” while leaders around theRead more

Arab, Muslim condemnation of St. Petersburg suicide

Jeddah/St. Petersburg - Arab Today

Saudi Arabia condemned a suspected terror attack that killed 11 people and injured dozens more when an explosion tore through a train carriage in a St. Petersburg metro tunnel on Monday. Russian news media reported that police were searching for a man recorded on surveillance cameras who was thought to have been involved in the attack, which coincided with aRead more

UNAMI head deplores suicide attack in southern Baghdad

Baghdad - Arab Today

The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Head Ján Kubiš condemned Wednesday's terror attack on a security checkpoint in southern Baghdad. The blast left 25 Iraqis killed and injured. This is the second terror attack in Baghdad in less than 10 days, he said. He added that such coward actions would not sap the Iraqi people's will to liberateRead more

Germany frees one of two held over mall attack threat

Berlin - Arab Today

German police said Sunday they had released one of two men held over a terror attack threat that led authorities to shut down a major shopping mall in the central city of Essen. The second man was still being questioned, said Essen police, adding that authorities were still examining “objects that were found in his possession.” German authorities on SaturdayRead more

Thinni slams int'l silence over suicide attack

Tripoli - Arab Today

Libya's Interim Prime Minister Abdullah al Thinni lashed out at the international community over giving a cold shoulder to a terror attack on the oil region of al Hilal. In statements to the Libyan news agency on Tuesday, the premier said he is closely following up the situation, assuring the Libyans that the situation in al Hilal region is underRead more

Iraqi Foreign Ministry condemns Arish attack

Baghdad - Arab Today

The Iraqi Foreign Ministry condemned Monday's coward terror attack in the northern Sinai city of Al Arish that left behind scores of people killed and injured. In press statements on Tuesday, the ministry's spokesman Ahmed Jamal condoled with the Egyptian people over the victims, stressing Iraq's support for Egypt in the face of terror which targets its security. He calledRead more

US embassy condemns Al-Arish suicide attack

Cairo - Arab Today

The US Embassy in Cairo condemned the terror attack that targeted police officers in North Sinai's capital Al-Arish on Monday. “The US Embassy condemns the attack in Al-Arish today that killed several Egyptian police officers and wounded many others, including civilians,” the embassy said in a press release posted on its website. “These officers gave their lives in the lineRead more