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(CNN) A truck plowed into a group of soldiers in Jerusalem, killing four people and injuring at least 13, Israel's emergency services said Sunday. Three of the four killed were female soldiers, Israeli Education Minister Neftali Bennett said. The fourth person killed was a young man, but it was not immediately clear whether he was a soldier. All of the slain victims were in their 20s. "A group had gotten off the bus and were getting organized with their bags when the terrorist took the opportunity, ramming his truck into the group," Israel Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. "Then he...

Full title: BRAKING NEWS: Truck attacker is shot dead after killing three and wounding at least 15 Israeli soldiers in Jerusalem Three people have been killed and at least 15 have been injured after a suspected terrorist rammed his truck into pedestrians in a Jerusalem street. According to Israeli police, the driver has been shot dead. It is reported many of the victims are soldiers who had just disembarked a bus when the truck veered onto the grass and mowed them down.

Whole title:EXCLUSIVE: At least 18 MORE Guantanamo detainees to be freed within days as Obama starts mass transfer of fanatics who have threatened to bomb and behead AmericansPresident Obama is planning to transfer at least 18 more Guantanamo Bay detainees within days after announcing that four prisoners are being sent to Saudi Arabia, DailyMail.com has learned. snip FREED DETAINEES WHO RETURNED TO TERROR A series of those already freed from the Cuban facility have gone straight back to jihad. They include:Ibrahim Sen: Held in Guantanamo Bay from February 2002 until November 8, 2003. Released to Turkey because U.S. officials reportedly...

Suspected Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport shooter Esteban Santiago. (Picture provided by law enforcement sources) FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) — Federal law enforcement sources said the suspected gunman in a deadly attack at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport got into an argument during his flight from Alaska to Florida. They’re now investigating whether that’s what set off a shooting rampage that left 5 dead and 8 others wounded. Esteban Santiago-Ruiz, 26, took a flight from Alaska to Florida Friday with a stop in Minnesota, officials said. Somewhere along the way, he got into an argument. According to Broward Commissioner Chip LaMarca, Santiago-Ruiz arrived...

The Turkish authorities have arrested eight people who they believe to have been part of a terror cell responsible for the horrific terror attack at an Istanbul club during New Year's Eve. Although these eight radical Muslims were arrested, the shooter himself is still at large. [TWEET] The Turkish intelligence agency the MIT is known for knowing everything that happens in the country. The last few months, however, that image has been tarnished beyond all repair. Not only do they fail to prevent terror attacks, critics argue, they don't even seem to be able to arrest the terrorists responsible for...

Police have confiscated tens of thousands of copies of a banned version of the Koran that came under fire for promoting religious hatred. Now the authorities must decide what to do with them. Throughout 2016, German authorities carried out raids on hundreds of locations across 10 federal states in a crackdown on the “True Religion” Salafist group, confiscating tens of thousands of copies of a fundamentalist translation of the Koran. According to media reports on Friday, the government was grappling with how to dispose of the texts — and the only option may be to bury the whole lot in...

At least one gunman dressed as Santa has attacked a night club in Istanbul, killing and injuring scores of people, Turkish media report. Footage shows armored police vehicles surrounding the building as ambulances are rushed to the scene. At least 35 people were killed and 40 wounded in the attack, IstanbulÂ’s governor Vasip Åžahin said, calling the incident a terrorist attack. The attack took place at the well-known Reina nightclub in the Ortakoy neighborhood, in IstanbulÂ’s Besiktas district.

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An Istanbul nightclub was attacked Sunday morning, killing 35 people and wounding 40 others, according to Istanbul governor Vasip Sahin. Sahin called the incident "a terror attack" targeting innocent people who were at the club to celebrate the new year. An armed attack has taken place at a nightclub in the Besiktas neighborhood of Istanbul, according to Turkish state-run news agency Anadolu. The attacker, who has not yet been identified, opened fire inside the nightclub early Sunday, the agency reported.

The US secretary of state is expected to make remarks on the Middle East and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Wednesday. Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan criticized US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday night, shortly after it was announced that he would give a speech on Middle East peace. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said that on Wednesday, Kerry will make remarks regarding Middle East peace and discuss the next steps needed to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. "It's pathetic to present a [peace] plan at the last minute when he hasn't managed in changing anything for his entire time...

A major Christmas celebration of eight schools was canceled in Meppel, Drenthe on Thursday. An attack on the Christmas market in Berlin on Monday played a big role in the decision to cancel the event, school director Herman Langhorst said to De Stentor. The organizers fear that panic would have overrun the visitors. About 3 thousand children and parents were expected to attend the event. Because of the large number of people and the fear caused by the attack in Berlin, the organizers decided to meet with the municipality and cancel the event. “Based on this discussion, the organization made...

FULL TITLE: FBI warns of possible Christmas ISIS attacks after list of US churches is posted on Islamic extremist website The FBI has warned state and city police of possible ISIS threats against the US after a list of churches across the country was posted online by fanatics. The bureau said while no one specific threat had been traced, officers should be more vigilant over the holidays given the amid 'aspirational calls for attacks'. In a memo it told how the Islamic extremist group had compiled a list of churches across the country and shared it online. 'The FBI is...

Federal authorities warned Friday that the list of churches published by the Islamic State (ISIS) to attack on "Christian New Year" is a legitimate threat to holiday gatherings. ISIS sympathizers "continue aspirational calls for attacks on holiday gatherings, including targeting churches," warned a bulletin published jointly by the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security. It was issued to law enforcement agencies and private security firms around the U.S., encouraging them to heighten awareness. Nevertheless, U.S. law enforcement officials said there are no specific, credible threats. Instead, the bulletin was issued out of an abundance of caution given the public...

2016 hasn't been a hot year for discussions of a rhetorical war on Christmas in our malls or public schools. Maybe we've tuned out the secular hostility in our culture. We've gone from banning Linus reading from the Gospel of Luke to banning Christmas to banning Santa Claus to banning even the thought of a holiday, since it might not be for others. But the deadly truck attack on a Christmas market in Berlin gives the phrase "war on Christmas" much more gravity and serves as the latest reminder that the secular media in what used to be called Western...

Victoria Police say they have foiled an ISIS inspired terror attack on Christmas Day in the heart of Melbourne. Terror plotters allegedly planned to attack Melbourne’s Flinders Street Station, Federation Square and St Paul’s Cathedral. Heavily armed police raided homes across Melbourne’s north on Friday morning and made seven arrests. Five men aged between 21 and 26 were arrested... Four of them were born in Australia and are of Lebanese background, while a fifth is an Egyptian-born Australian citizen. One of the men arrested is Zak Dabboussi... His Facebook page is prolific with religious material including quotes from the Koran....

TERRORISTS planned a Christmas Day bomb attack targeting Melbourne landmarks including Federation Square and Flinder Street Station, police claim. A major multi-agency operation between Victoria Police, the Australian Federal Police and ASIO foiled the alleged plot, with five people in custody. Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton said in a press conference this morning: “We believe that there was an intention to conduct what we call a multimode attack, possibly on Christmas Day, the possible locations that we have been working on have been Federation Square, Flinders Street Station and St Paul’s Cathedral.

It turns out that the “subway kicker” — the man who kicked a woman down the stairs of the Berlin subway in a surveillance video that went viral — is indeed a culture-enricher. But he’s not a Muslim, he’s a Roma, a.k.a. a gypsy. His name is Svetoslav Stoykov, and the news reports refer to him as a “Bulgarian”, because that’s the passport he carries. Designating him a Bulgarian is a cause of great shame for ethnic Bulgarians, as the following news report shows. http://gatesofvienna.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/subwaykick.jpg>

GWADAR: Naveed Baloch — the Pakistani asylum seeker who was detained in Berlin for his suspected involvement in a deadly assault in which 12 people died early this week, and who was said to have been released late on Tuesday for lack of evidence against him — has neither contacted his family nor reached the refugee shelter in the German capital where he was living. Naveed’s father Hassan Baloch told Dawn on Wednesday that his son had gone missing. He said he had not been contacted by Naveed even though media reports said his son had been set free by...

Are finances a greater enabling factor for terrorist organizations than ideology? Fourth Wave terrorism focuses on targeting civilian populace in order to incite terror and force political concessions. Routinely, organizations receive massive amounts of capital from benefactors (Princes, religious institutions, etc.) for work which is purportedly ideologically driven. A terrorist attack attempts to replicate the effects of a weapon system that costs orders of magnitude more. The average cost estimate for a suicide vest is $1,200 and a vehicle borne IED ranges from $13,000 to $20,000.[6] It is estimated that the September 11th attacks cost approximately $500,000 dollars.[7] Figure 1...

NEW PORT RICHEY (FOX 13) - The Pasco County Sheriff's Office, along with the FBI, ATF, and Homeland Security are investigating a "potential terrorist" after deputies were called to the home of a concerned mother.