Pakistani film to highlight war against terror
Pakistani cinema continues to establish itself in the international film industry but its latest movie is what the actors call a social responsibility. Hum Films will debut a war movie called "Yalghaar" in 22 countries. The movie is inspired by actual events of a military operation in the Swat Valley against an extremist stronghold.
Brussels attack
Belgian authorities said they foiled a "terror attack" Tuesday when soldiers shot and killed a suspect after a small explosion at a busy Brussels train station that continued a week of attacks in the capitals of Europe.
Attack outside London mosque
A driver plowed into a crowd of Muslim worshippers outside a north London mosque early Monday in an attack that police said they were investigating as a terrorist incident. Ten people were injured and police said a man died at the scene, though he was receiving first aid at the time and it wasn't clear if he died as a result of the attack or something else.
Attack in Iran
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Wednesday for a pair of stunning attacks on Iran's parliament and the tomb of its revolutionary leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, which killed at least 12 people and wounded more than 40.
London terror attack
British police named two of the three men who left a trail of bloodshed with a van and knife attack in central London and appealed for the public's help Monday to learn more about their movements in the days leading up to the deadly rampage that killed seven people dead and dozens wounded. Khuram Shazad Butt was a 27-year-old Pakistani-born Briton known to authorities, according to a statement issued by London police. Rachid Redouane, who had claimed to be Moroccan and Libyan, variously given his age as 30 or 25 and also used Elkhdar as a surname, was unknown until the night the two were shot dead along with a third attacker who has not been identified, police said.
Extremism online
Following Saturday's attack in London, Facebook is promising to do more to keep terrorists off its network. But stopping extremists from spreading their message of hate across the web is so difficult because it requires vigilance and cooperation from law enforcement, internet users, and most importantly social media companies, experts told Fox 5. While Facebook and others say they already work to combat online extremism, some critics said that is not nearly enough.
Music festival security
The NYPD is out in force at the Governors Ball three-day music festival on Randall's Island in light of the recent concert attack in England. The Governors Ball, just like Ariana Grande, attracts a young crowd of music fans. The department has extra security stationed at the festival but said no threat has been made.
Lopez Rivera breaks silence
A Puerto Rican nationalist recently freed from prison will still march in a Manhattan parade — even though he has stepped aside from a formal role as "Procer de la Libertad" — National Freedom Hero. It is unclear whether that development will placate critics who objected to the parade committee's original plan to honor Oscar Lopez Rivera, who was part of a militant group responsible for bombings in the 1970s and '80s that killed and maimed New Yorkers.
FALN victim's son condemns parade
A bomb exploded at Fraunces Tavern on January 24, 1975, killing four people, including Frank Conner, a banker. FALN, a Puerto Rican militant group, claimed responsibility for that and about 100 bombings across the country. The bombing is back in the headlines because Oscar Lopez Rivera, co-founder and leader FALN, is being honored as a national freedom hero in next week's Puerto Rican Day Parade.
Massacre in Egypt
Fighter jets from Egypt have crossed the border and bombed militant bases in eastern Libya, according to Egypt's president. The strike was in response to a deadly attack on a bus carrying Coptic Christians south of Cairo Friday.
Manchester bombing aftermath
New details are emerging about the man who carried out the suicide bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in England. Police continue to conduct raids and make arrests as it seems clear now that Salman Abedi was part of a larger terror network. Abedi traveled to Syria and may have received direct training from ISIS in the months before this gruesome attack, according to reports. Authorities have taken Abedi's brother, who is suspected of having ties to ISIS, and his father into custody in Libya.
Manchester investigation
This investigation into the Manchester bombing now spans two continents. Police arrested the father and a brother of suicide bomber Salmen Abedi in Libya and another brother in Manchester. Law enforcement teams are hunting for anyone else who may have been involved in the United Kingdom. Authorities are confident he had help carrying out Monday's attack. Investigators believe that Abedi, a British citizen, traveled to Syria recently and was in Libya days before taking a train to Manchester and detonating a powerful and sophisticated explosive.
Britain on alert
As officials hunted for accomplices of a suicide bomber and Britain's prime minister warned another attack could be "imminent," thousands of people poured into the streets of Manchester in a defiant vigil Tuesday for victims of a blast at a pop concert — the latest apparent target of Islamic extremists seeking to rattle life in the West.
Manchester explosion
United Kingdom police are treating an apparent explosion outside an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena as a "terrorist incident" until they know otherwise. At least 19 people are dead and more than 50 wounded, police said. Witnesses told news outlets that they heard a "loud bang" and then people started screaming and running out of the arena.
Oscar Lopez Rivera released
Puerto Rico nationalist Oscar Lopez Rivera was freed from house arrest Wednesday after decades in custody in a case that transformed him into a martyr for his supporters but had outraged those who lost loved ones in a string of bombings.
Travel alert for Europe
The U.S. State Department has issued a travel alert for Americans who plan to travel to Europe. That alert is effective for at least the next four months. The alert is a response to a sequence of recent terror attacks throughout Europe, including France, Russia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. It also goes hand-in-hand with the beginning of the summer travel season.
Paris shooting
A known extremist opened fire on police officers late Thursday on the Champs-Élysées boulevard in Paris, officials said. One officer was killed, others were wounded, and a foreign tourist was hurt. Within hours, ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, which came just days ahead of a tense presidential election. Paris police spokeswoman Johanna Primevert told The Associated Press that the attacker targeted police guarding the area near the Franklin Roosevelt subway station at the center of the avenue.
NYPD security
Security is always high during Passover, but the NYPD is on heightened alert since this year Passover coincides with the Christianity's Holy Week and comes just days after terror attacks on Christian churches in Egypt. The NYPD maintained a visible presence for Passover outside Central Synagogue in Midtown. At Park East Synagogue, counterterrorism officers not only watched who went in, but also who walked by. The number of private security on site at Temple Emanu-El has been doubled. Sources told Fox 5 unmarked plainclothes officers are in the area as well as constant mobile patrols instead of fixed-post officers.
Sweden attack
A stolen truck plowed into a shop in Stockholm. The truck, carjacked from Swedish beermaker Spendrups, crashed into the Ahlens department store killing at least four people and injuring at least 14, reported Swedish media.
Subway bombing
An explosion inside a subway station in St. Petersburg, Russia, killed 11 people and injured at least 50 on Monday, according to Russian state television.