A Briton who deliberately drove a van into a group of worshippers near a London mosque, killing one man, was on Friday sentenced to life in prison with a minimum 43-year term. Darren Osborne, 48, from the Welsh capital Cardiff, was found guilty of murdering 51-year-old Makram Ali and trying to kill others in the Finsbury Park area of north London in the June 19 attack. Passing sentence at a London court, judge Bobbie Cheema-Grubb told Osborne: “This was a terrorist attack. You intended to kill.” She added that he had been “rapidly radicalized” and that his “mindset became one of malevolent hatred”. “In short you allowed your mind to be poisoned by those who claimed to be leaders.” Ruzina Akhtar, daughter of Ali, told reporters that the family was “very pleased with the guilty verdict”. “He was such a peaceful and simple man, he had no bad thoughts for anyone,” she said. “We cannot imagine the trauma he felt in the last few minutes. He will never be forgotten.” Osborne, 48, became radicalized over a month last year after watching a television programme about a child sex ring scandal involving a gang of mainly Muslim men in northern England. Prime Minister Theresa May’s office warned of the risks of right-wing extremism online, saying “the internet cannot be used as a safe space for terrorists or those who want to spread terrorist or extremist content. “The prime minister has made clear that internet companies need to go further and faster… [Read full story]
LONDON: A teenager accused of planting a bomb on a London Underground train last week allegedly bought components on Amazon, packing the device with shrapnel, a prosecutor said on Friday (Sep 22).
Friday's attack on a train at Parsons Green station in west London was claimed by the Islamic State group AFP/Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS
Ahmed Hassan, 18, appeared in court on Friday on charges of attempted murder a week after the attack at Parsons Green station which injured 30 people a week ago.
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VDFA President Tran Hong Ha spoke glowingly of Denmark’s great support for Vietnam in the past struggle for national independence as well as the current development process, noting that Denmark is currently the leading aid donor for Vietnam’s climate change adaptation. Over the past 43 years, bilateral relations have grown steadily, evidenced by the sound relations between the two governments and peoples, said Denish Ambassador to Vietnam John Nielsen. Future cooperation will be focused on green growth, clean technology, culture exchange, education and training. Denmark will continue to support Vietnam in developing a green economy, John Nielsen said. On the…... [read more]
LONDON, Aug 4 - One woman was killed and five others injured by a man with suspected mental health issues who went on the rampage with a knife in central London, an attack police said could be linked to terrorism. LONDON, Aug 4 - One woman was killed and five others injured by a man with suspected mental health issues who went on the rampage with a knife in central London, an attack police said could be linked to terrorism. Armed police were called at 10:33 p.m. (2133 GMT) after a man armed with a knife started to attack people…... [read more]
Tran Van Them, a resident of Yen Phu Commune, Yen Phong District, Bac Ninh, has lived the last 43 years as a convicted murderer after the local judiciary failed to issue any official announcement regarding his innocence following his wrongful conviction. A delegation from the Supreme People’s Court led by Deputy Chief Judge Bui Ngoc Hoa, along with representatives of several provincial judicial agencies, have visited and encouraged Them as well as looking into his case. The incident began 46 years ago when Them and his younger cousin, Nguyen Khac Van, went to Tam Duong District in the northern province…... [read more]
An 80-year-old man from the northern Vietnamese province of Bac Ninh has been unable to find justice after being wrongfully convicted of murdering his cousin over forty years ago. An 80-year-old man from the northern Vietnamese province of Bac Ninh has been unable to find justice after being wrongfully convicted of murdering his cousin over forty years ago. Tran Van Them, a resident of Yen Phu Commune, Yen Phong District, Bac Ninh, has lived the last 43 years as a convicted murderer after the local judiciary failed to issue any official announcement regarding his innocence following his wrongful conviction. A…... [read more]
