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Mayor against Syrian refugees cites WWII internment of Japanese Americans
Mayor David Bowers Photo: City of RoanokeROANOKE, Va. — Mayor David Bowers made an inaccurate, offensive analogy to justify his call to humanitarian organizations not to resettle refugees in his city in Virginia. The mayor said rejecting Syrian newcomers would be as legitimate as placing Japanese nationals in internment camps during...Blast at market in northeastern Nigeria kills 32
People at the scene of a bomb blast at a fruit market in the Jimeta area of Yola, Adamawa, NigeriaA blast struck a market in the northeastern Nigerian city of Yola on Tuesday evening, killing 32 people and wounding 80 others, both the Red Cross and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said. The explosion occurred at a fruit and...U.S. approves $1.29 billion sale of smart bombs to Saudi Arabia
RIYADH — The State Department has approved the sale of $1.29 billion in smart bombs to Saudi Arabia to help replenish supplies used in its battle against insurgents in Yemen and air strikes against ISIS in Syria, the Pentagon said on Monday. The Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), which facilitates foreign arms...Russia to West: Drop Assad condition to unite against ISIS
MOSCOW — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday the West had to drop its demands about the political exit of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad if it wanted a genuinely international coalition against ISIS. Lavrov, who said there was still no agreement about Assad's political fate after international talks in Vienna,...One dead, 8 wounded in West Bank
WEST BANK — At least one attacker opened fire from a car then crashed into a group of pedestrians near a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank Thursday, killing an Israeli and wounding eight people, police and the army said. The army said an assailant was shot, but the condition of the attacker was unclear. The incident...Lebanon arrests man in connection to Beirut bomb attacks
Lebanon's security forces arrested a Lebanese man on Wednesday in connection with twin suicide bomb attacks that killed 44 people in Beirut last week, a security source said. The authorities had arrested five Syrians and a Palestinian linked with the attacks, which took place on Thursday in a crowded residential and commercial area of...
Oakland County executive demands Pontiac stop refugee housing project
November 19th, 20150 L. Brooks PattersonPONTIAC — Inflammatory remarks are nothing new to Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson. But now that many bizarre, xenophobic and sectarian statements have been made about Syrian refugees, Patterson had to put extra efforts to outdo his fellow Republican politicians.Patterson wrote a letter to Pontiac Mayor...
Woman’s Dearborn threat being forwarded to U.S. Attorney for possible charges
November 18th, 20150 DEARBORN — Police Chief Ron Haddad said the department is forwarding Sarah Beebe's case to the U.S Attorney and Wayne County Prosecutor's Office "We're going to conduct a thorough investigation," said Haddad. Beebe, the 28-year-old veteran who made social media threats over the weekend aimed at Dearborn, apologized for...Spirit under fire after removing four Middle Eastern passengers from plane
BALTIMORE — An investigation is underway after four passengers - reportedly of “Middle-Eastern descent” - were forced to leave a plane after a fellow passenger reported so-called suspicious activity and alerted the crew.On Tuesday, Nov. 17, Spirit Airlines confirmed that an early morning flight from Baltimore to Chicago was...Top 10 reasons governors are wrong to exclude Syrian refugees
A young man carries a child as refugees arrive on a boat on the Greek island of Lesbos, Nov. 7. Photo: ReutersMore than half of U.S. governors have announced their opposition to their states taking in Syrian refugees after the Paris attacks. Although they can bother refugees, they can’t actually dictate to people who are here legally...Mosque in Canada set on fire, two Florida mosques threatened
ONTARIO - A Muslim congregation in Canada said a fire that burnt down its mosque over the weekend appears to be a hate crime.The fire at the Kawartha Muslim Religious Association’s mosque in Peterborough, Ontario, broke out Saturday evening and caused up $80,000 in damage; no one was inside at the time. Officials confirmed Sunday...
Congressional resolution condemns Beirut attacks
November 18th, 20150 Congresswoman Debbie DingellWASHINGTON — Congress stood for a moment of silence Wednesday to commemorate the victims of last week's double suicide bombing in Beirut and other ISIS victims across the world. U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) and Republican California Rep. Derrell Issa, who is of Lebanese descent, are also...
Michigan’s imams condemn terrorism, urge solidarity
November 18th, 20150 The Michigan Council of Imams at a press conference at the Islamic House of Wisdom, Nov. 18DEARBORN HEIGHTS — After the terrorist attacks in Lebanon, France and Kenya and the increased backlash against Muslim Americans, the Michigan Council of Imams condemned extremism in strong terms at a press conference at the Islamic House of...
FBI: We are investigating threats aimed at Dearborn
November 18th, 20150 DEARBORN - The Dearborn community continues to be cautious in the days following online threats aimed at the Muslim population. On Tuesday, November 17, the FBI said it is investigating threats against the city following an intense reaction to the Paris attacks last week.The FBI Detroit office said it is working with both the Dearborn...
78-year-old Dearborn man is missing
November 18th, 20150 Moussa Abdallah.DEARBORN - A 78-year-old Dearborn man has gone missing, according to family. Moussa Abdallah, who lives on Oakman Blvd in east Dearborn, was last seen around 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, November 17 at the corner of Appoline and Albert Street. He was driving a royal blue Crysler 200 with the plate number......
Dearborn Heights Police investigating neighbor’s threatening letters against Muslim family
November 17th, 20150 DEARBORN HEIGHTS – “We Americans hate you Arabs. Stop your fucking horn blowing or die. Go back to your Middle Eastern country.” This was an excerpt from one of two letters received by a Dearborn Heights woman this week from an unknown neighbor. Dearborn Heights police are considering the threats a high priority...Uber driver beaten after drunk passenger mistakens him for a Muslim
NORTH CAROLINA - An Uber driver from North Carolina said he was attacked by a passenger and threatened that he would be shot after the man said he believed he was a Muslim.Samson Woldemichael, a Christian Ethiopian who came to the US eight years ago, picked up the passenger early on Sunday morning from a bar in Charlotte and was......
Germany vs. Netherlands game called off for fear of attack
Germany vs. Netherlands at the HDI Arena, Hanover, Germany Photo: REUTERSHANOVER, Germany — A soccer game between hosts Germany and Netherlands in Hanover was called off less than two hours before its start on Tuesday for fear of a bomb attack, German police said.Hanover Police President Volker Kluwe told state broadcaster ARD that...
Police say no terror tie seen in attempt to open door on Boston-bound flight
November 17th, 20150 The passenger was apparently intoxicatedBOSTON — A female passenger who was apparently intoxicated attempted to open an exit door on a Boston-bound British Airways flight on Tuesday, prompting people on the plane to restrain her, the Massachusetts State Police said.Troopers took the woman, who is about 30 years old, into custody after...
White house reassures governors on refugees; groups slam Snyder
November 16th, 20150 Syrian refugees at the port of Piraeus, near Athens, Greece, Oct. 21 Photo: ReutersLANSING — The White House briefed 34 governors "on the rigorous screening and security vetting process" for refugees amid security concerns about relocating people feeling the war in Syria.Citing the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris, Gov. Rick Snyder...
At least 140 people killed in Paris shootings, explosions
November 14th, 20150 French police with protective shields walk in line near a concert hall following fatal shootings in Paris.PARIS― At least 140 people were reportedly killed in a series of attacks by gunmen and bombers at busy restaurants, bars, and a concert hall across Paris on Friday. Reports of explosions that rocked a bar near the Stade de......
Dearborn home invasions under investigation
DEARBORN― Several homes have recently been invaded in Dearborn and surrounding communities.The Dearborn Police Department, who is investigating the crimes along with nearby agencies, said the suspect enters the homes through ground-floor unlocked doors and windows with the intent of committing a sexual assault.The invasions usually...Syrian army seizes strategic town in Aleppo countryside
Syrian pro-government forces walk at the Kweyris military air base, in Aleppo, Nov. 11 - AFPDAMASCUS — The Syrian army and allied forces captured the town of Al Hader in the northern province of Aleppo on Thursday, state television said, opening the way for advances into a strategic rebel-held area northern Syria with the backing of......
Kurds expect to recapture Sinjar soon
BAGHDAD — Kurdish forces who have launched an offensive to retake Sinjar from ISIS militants expect to enter and clear the northern Iraqi town soon, the Kurdistan regional security council said on Thursday. More than 58 square miles have been seized from the extremist group and dozens of bodies of its fighters were left behind in a...Undercover Israeli troops raid hospital, kill Palestinian
HEBRON — Israeli undercover forces raided a hospital in the West Bank on Thursday, shooting dead a Palestinian during an attempt to detain another man suspected of carrying out a stabbing, the Palestinian health ministry and doctors said. The Israeli army confirmed the raid and shooting but did not have details of the man's condition.......