Toulouse: Muslim paratroopers targeted in shootings The French Le Point reports that the police think the shooter might be a neo-Nazi ex-soldier. However, since the only response to the previous shootings was an order for soldiers not to wear their uniforms outside their barracks, it seems that wasn’t the line of investigation until now.
Brussels: Imam dies in Salafist attack on Shia mosque Via UKPA : A mosque near Brussels has been targeted in an arson attack in which the imam died. A Muslim man was arrested in the attack on the mosque in Anderlecht, a suburb of Brussels, the Belgian capital, said Jean-Marc Meilleur, a spokesman for the Brussels Prosecutor’s Office. “It seemed that this person showed up and pulled out a knife and an axe, and that he spread flammable products – petrol, we assume – in order to start a fire and threaten the mosque occupants,” Mr Meilleur said.
Dagestan: ‘black widow’ bomber kills Russian police Via BBC : A suicide bomber has killed herself and five police officers in Dagestan, Russia, weeks after security forces killed her husband, prosecutors say. The bomber attacked a checkpoint in the village of Karabudakhkent using a bomb packed with shrapnel, and two other police officers were wounded. ( source )
Germany: Neo-Nazi victim’s girl slams police racism Via the Local : Just a few days before a national memorial service is due to be held for the victims of a neo-Nazi terror cell, the daughter of one of those killed has criticised the racist attitudes of the police. Semiya Simsek said she and her family were treated badly by police investigating the murder of her father who was the first of nine Turkish and Greek shopkeepers to be shot to death in the string of killings between 2000 and 2006.
Russia: Police deaths mount in Caucasus as militants pick new ‘amir’ Via RT : 13 policemen have been killed in three days of fierce fighting with militants on the border of the Russian southern republics of Dagestan and Chechnya. This comes as a Turkish terrorist has reportedly become the new head of the Dagestani fighters. At least five police officers were killed and six others injured in the fighting on the republics’ borders on Thursday, Interfax news agency reports
Leuven: Prison sentence for man who attacked Muslim girls for wearing bathing suits Via HLN (Dutch): A 32 year old Iraqi was sentenced yesterday in Leuven to four months in prison and a fine of 275 euro. The man had physically and verbally attacked four Moro0ccan girls in the Leuven pool on September 12, 2010
Netherlands: Police don’t intend to enforce burqa ban Via RNW : Once the burqa ban passed by the Dutch conservative coalition on Friday is approved by parliament, police will be obliged to enforce it, Security and Justice Minister Yvo Opstelten stresses. “The minister expects police to enforce the ban in accordance with the law”, Mr Opstelten’s spokesperson emphasised. The statement comes in response to criticism voiced by the National Police Union and the central works council of the national police force that is currently being set up
France: New Report Accuses Police of Discrimination Via VoA : Human Rights Watch says police in France are singling out ethnic Arab and African youths for unwarranted and sometimes humiliating identity checks. The rights group says this apparent ethnic profiling is further exacerbating an already tense relationship between authorities and minority youths. A young man who recounted being stopped and questioned by French police thinks it’s because he’s Arab
Bosnia: Police arrest Wahhabi leader Via B92 : Strong police forces arrested Nusret Imamović, his brother Eldin and one more person in the village of Gornja Maoča on Wednesday.
Norway: Two Iranian converts attacked, called ‘kuffar’ Via Världen idag (Swedish): Two Iranians who converted from Islam to Christianity were stabbed by masked me in Haugesund last week. The attacker shouted ‘Kuffar’ (Arabic for non-believer) during the attack.