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unead Ahmed Khan, 24, and his uncle Shazib Ahmed Khan, 22, both of Luton, have been charged with terror offences(Reuters)

Two Luton men have been charged by the Crown Prosecution Service for allegedly plotting to join Isis in Syria, while one of the men is further accused of planning to kill US military personnel based in the UK.

Junead Ahmed Khan, 24, and his uncle Shazib Ahmed Khan, 22, were charged with hatching a plan to join the terror network in contravention of the Terrorism Act 2006. The charge dates between 1 August 2014 and 10 May 2015.

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5 Dead In Shootings At Military Centers In Chattanooga, Tenn.

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A gunman opened fire today at two military centers in Chattanooga, Tenn., killing four Marines and wounding three other people.

The gunman is also dead, though it's unclear how he was killed.

The FBI identified the gunman as Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez, 24. Law enforcement officials tell NPR's Dina Temple-Raston that he is a naturalized U.S. citizen who was born in Kuwait. His parents are Jordanian.

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Son of Boston Police Captain Arrested as Possible Terrorist


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Son of Boston Police Captain Arrested as Possible Terrorist (ABC News)

The estranged son of a respected Boston police captain was arrested July 4 byFBIagents as part of a counter-terrorism operation against alleged ISIS-inspired domestic terrorists, federal officials told ABC News today.

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French jihadi network chief sentenced to 9 years in prison

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FILE - In this photo dated Nov. 21, 2011 Mohammed Achamlane, left, leader of Forsane Alizza (Knights of Pride), an Islamic radical group which was outlawed in 2012, speaks to the media during a demonstration in Nantes, western France. The chief of a dismantled French radical network who wanted to “scar” France has been sentenced to nine years in prison for recruiting for jihad, plotting attacks at home and praising terrorism, Friday July 10, 2015 in Paris. (AP Photo/Laetitia Notarianni, File)

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The chief of a dismantled French radical network was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison for recruiting for jihad, plotting attacks against Jewish targets and praising terrorism. The relatively severe verdict comes as France is trying to prevent extremist violence by angry, marginalized Muslims.

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Student rent payments covertly funding Islamist projects – report

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Europe Trust's executive director Ahmed al-Rawi (Still from YouTube video/Horn Cable TV)

British university students’ rental payments are being channeled through a charity with links to the Muslim Brotherhood in a bid to finance Islamist projects throughout Europe, an investigation claims.

These financial flows were uncovered by the Times on Friday, following an in-depth investigation.

UK charity Europe Trust, funded by Gulf donors, has invested millions of pounds in a broad-based property portfolio that includes student accommodation attached to the University of Leeds.

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Islamic Cleric in Pakistan Arrested in Mob Attack on Christians Accused of Blasphemy

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Rukhsana and Awais Qamar. (The Voice Society)LAHORE, Pakistan, July 5, 2015 (Morning Star News) – In a rare move by Pakistani police, an Islamist cleric was taken into custody on Friday (July 3) for inciting a Muslim mob to try to kill a Christian couple for alleged desecration of the Koran, a police official said.

Area residents and rights activists told Morning Star News that hundreds of Muslims in Makki village, near Farooqabad in Sheikhupura District, on Tuesday (June 30) attacked Owais Qamar, 35, and his wife Rukhsana after a neighbor complained that they were sleeping on a salvaged advertising sign inscribed with a koranic verse.

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Graham blames Obama for rise of ISIL in Middle East

Senator Lindsey Graham gives a speech where he announced his candidacy for US President on June 1, 2015 in South Carolina, (AFP photo).

Senator Lindsey Graham gives a speech where he announced his candidacy for US President on June 1, 2015 in South Carolina, (AFP photo).

US Republican presidential candidate Lindsey Graham has lashed out at President Barack Obama over his foreign policy, arguing that his policy helped the rise of the ISIL terrorist group in the Middle East.

“Obama doesn’t know what he’s doing,” Senator Graham said on Sunday.

“Radical Islam is running wild in the Mideast,” he said. “I have never been more worried about an attack on our homeland than I am right now.”

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Tunisia terror attack: Brits feared to be among 27 killed in Sousse holiday resort

BRITISH holidaymakers are feared to be among the 27 people killed in an Islamic State-inspired terror attack on two hotels popular with UK tourists in Tunisia.

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Sousse is a popular beach resort in Tunisia

Two gunman attacked a resort in Sousse on the Mediterranean coast, with shots fired on the beach.

Holidaymakers sunbathing were mown down in a hail of bullets in the latest ISIS-linked terror spectacular.

One of the gunmen's bodies lay at the scene with a Kalashnikov assault rifle after he was shot in an exchange of gunfire with police.

The second attacker is believed to be on the run and Tunisian authorities confirmed foreigners were among the dead. 

The Foreign Office said it is aware of the reports that Britons were involved in the incident and is looking into them.

A spokesman said: "We are aware of the ongoing situation at a hotel resort in Sousse, Tunisia. We are urgently looking to establish further details and whether any British citizens are involved."

The attack reportedly took place on the Imperial Marhaba hotel.

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France attack: Man decapitated in attack near Lyon

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France has begun a terror investigation after a decapitated body was found at the scene of a suspected Islamist attack on a US-owned gas factory near the south-eastern city of Lyon.

One arrested man suspected to have rammed a car into the factory had been investigated over possible ties to Islamist radicals, officials said.

President Francois Hollande said the aim was to blow up the factory.

Officials say the decapitated person was a local businessman.

His head was found on a post at the gates to the Air Products gas factory in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, some 40km (25 miles) from Lyon.

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Cameroon Authorities Guiding Moslem Leaders On How To Identity And Denounce Radical Idealogies Within Their Communities

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Cameroon authorities are assembling Muslim leaders in the capital, Yaounde, to teach them how to identify and denounce promoters of the Islamic State group's radical ideology. The effort comes amid reports supporters of the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram have dropped their arms and are now preaching "extremism." Boko Haram earlier this year announced its adherence to the Islamic State group. Cavaye Yegue Djibril, speaker of Cameroon's national assembly, traditional ruler and Muslim spiritual guide, said Boko Haram fighters have dropped their guns and are now preaching Islamic State ideology.

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Dewsbury teenager is 'UK's youngest ever suicide bomber'

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Islamic State posted pictures on Twitter of Talha Asmal preparing for the suicide attack on Baiji

A West Yorkshire teenager is believed to have become Britain's youngest ever suicide bomber after reportedly blowing himself up in Iraq.

Talha Asmal, 17, was one of four suicide bombers who attacked forces near an oil refinery south of Baiji.

Social media reports linked to Islamic State (IS) said Asmal, going by the name of Abu Yusuf al-Britani, had taken part in the attack.

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Plovdiv Appellate Court Upholds Detention of Imam Accused of Preaching Radical Islam

The Plovdiv Appellate Court upheld on Thursday the detention of the imam Ahmed Musa, who has been accused of preaching radical Islam in Bulgaria.

The court justified its decision, describing Musa as potentially dangerous and likely to go into hiding in case he is released.

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Several Bosnians charged with joining 'Islamic State' fighters in Iraq, Syria

Prosecutors in Bosnia have brought terror charges against 12 people accused of traveling to Iraq and Syria to join the "Islamic State" (IS). An estimated 200 Bosnians have left to fight with the extremist group.

The Bosnian nationals were charged with "becoming part of a terrorist group and illegally participating in conflicts in Syria in Iraq," according to a statement from the state prosecutor's office in Sarajevo.

The men allegedly traveled to Turkey during 2013 and 2014 before crossing illegally into Syria, where they joined "Islamic State" (IS).

The prosector said some of the suspects had been taken into police custody, while others were under house arrest.

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Four Egyptian teenagers face trial for 'insulting Islam' - by making fun of ISIS

  • Teenagers could face up to five years in youth detention centre for the clip

  • Their teacher, 42, who filmed them faces a jail term of up to seven years

  • Group were arrested last month and have been in prison cells ever since 

  • Film shows them imitating an ISIS beheading, and kneeling to pray   

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Four Egyptian teenagers and their teacher have been detained for poking fun at ISIS in a harmless video. 

The teenagers, aged between 15 and 16, could face up to five years in a youth detention centre, while their teacher faces a potential jail term of up to seven years. 

The group were arrested last month and have been stuck in police holding cells ever since.

The teenagers have been detained after the film went public