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A Black Lives Matters protest in London regarding Chris Kaba.
Looks like the white, middle class organisers forget to invite any black people.
In the wake of death of UK political prisoner, Peter Lynch, who was fast tracked into prison for essentially shouting in the street.
The grandfather was ultimately sentenced to death.
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Kaba rammed his car repeatedly into armed police officers’ cars.
BLM is finished in the UK.
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Get you up to speed: Judge throws out confession by alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
A military judge dismissed a confession from Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who is accused of masterminding the September 11 attacks, determining it was not given voluntarily during an interrogation in Guantanamo Bay in January 2007. The ruling complicates the federal government’s efforts to prosecute Mohammed, who is awaiting trial alongside three other defendants.
The ruling by Lt. Col. Michael Schrama not to admit Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s confession is expected to impact the proceedings scheduled for June 2028. Following the court’s decision, Rear Adm. Aaron C. Rugh indicated that the government would soon determine whether to appeal the ruling.
A military judge has ruled that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s confession to FBI agents was not voluntary, which poses challenges for the federal government’s prosecution efforts; prosecutor Rear Adm. Aaron C. Rugh stated that a decision on whether to appeal will be made “in the near future.” Meanwhile, the trial for Mohammed and three other men has been scheduled for June 2028, following the retraction of plea deals by an appeals court last year after intervention from Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin.
What remains unclear — It is uncertain whether the government will appeal the decision to suppress Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s confession.
Judge dismisses confession by alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
A military judge on Friday tossed out a confession that alleged Sept. 11 attacks mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed delivered to FBI agents almost 20 years ago, WTX US News has learned, finding it was not given voluntarily.
The ruling marks a blow to the federal government’s long-delayed effort to prosecute Mohammed, who is accused of developing the plot to crash planes into the Pentagon and World Trade Center. He is being held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, along with several other defendants who are awaiting trial.
The judge in the case, Lt. Col. Michael Schrama, scheduled a trial for Mohammed and three other men for June 2028 earlier this week.
In Friday’s court order, which has not been publicly released, Schrama suppressed the statements that Mohammed made to the FBI when he was interrogated over the course of four days in Guantanamo Bay in January 2007.
Years earlier, Mohammed was captured and held by the CIA, which subjected him to waterboarding and other tactics that are widely viewed as torture during interrogation sessions — leading Mohammed’s later statements to a separate FBI team to be challenged by attorneys.
Schrama found that the CIA’s handling of Mohammed had instilled in him a fear that he would be severely mistreated if he failed to comply with his interrogators. He also found that Mohammed was not given a Miranda warning informing him of the right to remain silent, and was told he could not speak to a lawyer.
The prosecutor in Mohammed’s case, Rear Adm. Aaron C. Rugh, told The New York Times the government would “make a decision on whether to appeal in the near future.”
Retired FBI agent Frank Pellegrino, who interviewed Mohammed in 2007, told WTX US News he believes Mohammed confessed to his role in the Sept. 11 attacks voluntarily because “I couldn’t have told him in any more explicit a way that he did not have to talk to me.”
“Now, whether that fits within what is required legally, based on other activities, a court’s got to decide that,” Pellegrino continued.
Pellegrino and another agent, Brian Antol, spoke to WTX US News in an upcoming special, “Daughters of 9/11,” which will premiere on Sept. 11, 2026, on WTX and Paramount+.
If convicted in the military court proceedings, Mohammed could face the death penalty. He and two other defendants reached plea deals in 2024 that would allow them to avoid capital punishment, but those plea agreements were tossed out by an appeals court last year after Biden-era Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin overruled them.
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Get you up to speed: Thieves snatch diamond necklace worth more than £3,000,000 before ‘calmly walking out’ | News World
Two suspects were involved in a jewellery heist at the Vienna Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), where they stole a diamond necklace worth over £3 million. The thieves smashed a glass display case using a hammer and fled, prompting a manhunt after police released CCTV images of the incident, which occurred on Thursday afternoon.
Vienna police have released CCTV images of the suspects involved in the theft, which occurred during daylight hours. The necklace, designed for the Egyptian royal family, was part of a broader exhibition that began in June and is scheduled to continue until September 27.
Vienna police have launched a manhunt for two suspects following the brazen jewellery heist at the Museum of Applied Arts, with CCTV images released to aid identification. Lilli Hollein, director of MAK, stated that while security measures met the highest standards, the potential for a “targeted, armed attack” remains, necessitating effective response protocols during such incidents.
What remains unclear — Authorities have not disclosed whether any arrests have been made in connection with the jewellery heist.
Thieves steal diamond necklace valued over £3 million in Vienna museum heist
A manhunt has launched for the two suspects captured on CCTV after a jewellery heist in Vienna (Picture: LPD Wien)
Two thieves walked into a museum and grabbed a rare diamond necklace encrusted with more than 600 diamonds in a brazen jewellery heist in Austria.
The duo were so confident they didn’t bother to wear masks, instead waltzing in after buying tickets for the exhibition at the Vienna Museum of Applied Arts (MAK).
The suspects headed for the Van Cleef and Arpels diamond and platinum necklace on display despite security cameras.
Bearing more than 200 carats of gems, the necklace is estimated to be worth over £3 million (€3.5 million).
The diamond necklace with more than 600 precious stones ended up in the hands of the thieves in the latest heist to stun European museums (Picture: Austrian Interior Ministry)
Detectives said the two unmasked men were clearly visible on cameras during the heist, which happened on Thursday afternoon, marking another high-value heist in Europe in recent years.
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Now a manhunt has been launched after Vienna police released CCTV images showing the two suspects.
They ‘smashed a glass display case’ using a hammer before fleeing, the police said
The necklace with 673 diamonds was designed for the Egyptian royal family, and was famously worn by Queen Nazli at her daughter’s wedding with the future Shad of Iran in 1939.
It was part of an exhibition celebrating the work of the French jewellery house, with around 500 items showcased since June. The exhibition is set to run until September 27.
Lilli Hollein, the director of MAK, said the theft of the valuable piece ‘hits us hard,’ the Kurier reports.
Van Cleef and Arpels and MAK had developed security measures for the exhibition.
This included wall-integrated bulletproof glass display cases, which, however, the thieves managed to breach.
The museum said: ‘The security measures meet the highest standards customary for international exhibitions of jewellery.’
Despite world-class measures, a ‘targeted, armed attack during ongoing exhibition operations cannot be completely ruled out,’ Ms Hollein said.
‘In such a situation, it is crucial that the established procedures function and that the staff react appropriately. This was the case here,’ she added.
One of the thieves is said to have been armed, so the security personnel hired from an external security firm evacuated visitors as their top priority in line with standard international practice during art thefts, the museum said.
Thursday’s heist has triggered memories of the Louvre raid last year when a gang broke into the historic Parisian museum using a furniture elevator.
Among the stolen loot were gem-studded royal tiaras, necklaces and earrings dating to the 19th century worth more than £76 million.
The daytime four-minute heist, which stunned France, took place during regular visiting hours on October 19.
The thieves, posing as workers, used a truck-mounted device to reach the second floor before smashing through a window with power tools.
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