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Joshua Farrell-Molloy

@joshuafmolloy.bsky.social
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MSCA PhD Candidate in Global Political Studies at Malmö University @vortex-europe.bsky.social IR, digital subcultures, extremism, foreign fighters. Words: gnet-research.org/author/joshua-mol…

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Joanne Stocker @joannestocker.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Anyway I’m very grateful to the two men who took it upon themselves to make sure we weren’t run off the Newtownards Road last night www.cbsnews.com/news/belfast...
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Violent anti-immigration protests erupt in Belfast after brutal stabbing attack
Despite calls for calm, masked anti-immigration protesters in Belfast set a bus, vehicles and some homes on fire in what one politician called "a race-based pogrom."
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Joshua Farrell-Molloy @joshuafmolloy.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Glad to get the chance to present some of my ongoing research at IREX at the beautiful University of Tübingen last week. Very grateful to @leoniedejonge.bsky.social and @marcokrueger.bsky.social for the invitation and hospitality!
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Graham Macklin @grahammacklin.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Here’s a working link! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Pseudoscience and Extremism book
CALL FOR PAPERS Title: Doing Your Own Research: The Extremist use of Pseudoscience Editor: Amarnath Amarasingam and Graham Macklin Extremist movements across the ideological spectrum routinely mobiliz...
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Alexander McKeever @akmckeever.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
My recap of the past week's momentous developments, with the government's offensive on SDF-held Deir Hafir taking it all the way to al-Ya'rubiyah. Brittle US-facilitated agreements threaten to break down, bringing Syria further into dangerous ethnic warfare. akmckeever.substack.com/p/this-week-...
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This Week in Northern Syria [3.2026]
January 14 - 20: Mass defection of Arabs from SDF ranks results in rapid advance of pro-government forces across eastern Syria
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C-REX @crexuio.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
New blog post! Joshua Farrell-Molloy explains how Irish #far-right groups use #masculinity and republican symbols to frame themselves as defenders of #Ireland. www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
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Masculinity and Militant Traditions: The Shaping of a Home-Grown Irish Far-Right - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism
Joshua Farrell-Molloy elucidates how masculinity helps explain performances of militant republican aesthetics by Irish far-right actors, who bind a revolutionary past to contemporary opposition to imm...
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Michael Colborne @colborne.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Few things absolutely throw me off more than the Irish far right co-opting symbols of Irish republicanism for their own anti-immigrant fanaticism — a good read
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Joshua Farrell-Molloy @joshuafmolloy.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Check out my latest for the @crexuio.bsky.social blog. I look at how a politically maturing Irish far right is increasingly leveraging Irish republicanism through masculinity to build a home-grown ideology.
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Joshua Farrell-Molloy @joshuafmolloy.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Check out my latest for the @crexuio.bsky.social blog. I look at how a politically maturing Irish far right is increasingly leveraging Irish republicanism through masculinity to build a home-grown ideology.
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Curd Knüpfer @curdknupfer.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
🚨NEW PAPER The Logic of Connective Faction: How Digitally Networked Elites and Hyper-Partisan Media Radicalize Politics w/ @yunkangyang.bsky.social & @mikecowburn.bsky.social Online radicalization doesn't just affect the public. It also reshapes how elites & parties behave. doi.org/10.1080/1058...
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The Logic of Connective Faction: How Digitally Networked Elites and Hyper-Partisan Media Radicalize Politics
Across democratic systems, ideological cleavages increasingly emerge not only between but also within political parties. At the same time, hyperpartisan and digitally networked media ecosystems amp...
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Graham Macklin @grahammacklin.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Kyiv’s GUR ‘faked Russian-ordered killing [of Denis Kapustin] and bagged $500k Kremlin reward’
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Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv’s GUR ‘faked Russian-ordered killing and bagged $500k Kremlin reward’
‘I congratulate you on returning to life’ says spy chief Budanov to Denis Kapustin, commander of a Russian unit fighting on the Ukrainian side. What we know on day 1,409
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 27/12/2025
Denis Kapustin, founder and commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps, was killed overnight on the Zaporizhzhia front. According to the unit, he died while carrying out a combat mission, preliminary reports point to an FPV drone strike.
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Joshua Farrell-Molloy @joshuafmolloy.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Interesting article on the role of Groyper follower accounts in manufacturing the rise of Fuentes on X. Much of this is also quite visible on Instagram recently, with a noticeable push of Fuentes edits and clips from supporters. Article here: www.realityslaststand.com/p/the-manufa...
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The Manufactured Rise of Nick Fuentes
How artificial virality tricked the platforms—and the press—into elevating a fringe voice.
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Michael Colborne @colborne.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
“Espanola’s members, including Orlov, are far-right Russian soccer hooligans….broadcaster RTVI, citing anonymous sources, reported on Dec. 10 that Orlov had been killed by return fire during an arrest on arms trafficking charges the previous day.”
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
"Investigators said the soldiers beat and tortured him to death, then tried to hide the crime by blowing up his body in a car" ‘Donbas Cowboy’ – Russians jailed for killing US volunteer on their side www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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Ukraine war briefing: ‘Donbas Cowboy’ – Russians jailed for killing US volunteer on their side
Russell Bentley, 63, was grabbed and tortured by soldiers who thought he was spying for Ukraine; $800m US arms shortfall, says Zelenskyy. What we know on day 1,385
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Gavin Sheridan @gavinsblog.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
I see Elon Musk is personally suing (along with X Holdings Corp) the Irish media regulator Coimisiún na Meán, in High Court proceedings filed yesterday. Hearing is due January 23rd.
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Graham Macklin @grahammacklin.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Suspected members of neo-Nazi terror group arrested in Spain. Three people are accused of belonging to the Base, an ‘accelerationist’ white power organisation founded in the US
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Suspected members of neo-Nazi terror group arrested in Spain
Three people are accused of belonging to the Base, an ‘accelerationist’ white power organisation founded in the US
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Tommy Robinson supporters are turning to Christianity, leaving the Church in a dilemma www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Why Tommy Robinson supporters are turning to Christianity
The Church of England is grappling with what to do about followers of the far-right figure embracing faith.
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Joshua Farrell-Molloy @joshuafmolloy.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
I spoke with France 24 about the rise of far-right ‘Active Clubs,’ following the recent hate-crime convictions of four members in Sweden who brutally assaulted several immigrants in Stockholm this summer: f24.my/BZHW
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Les "Active clubs" : de "fight clubs" d'extrême droite à milices néonazies prêtes à l'action ?
En Suède, quatre néonazis liés à la mouvance des "Active Clubs" ont été condamnés mardi à des peines de prison pour avoir tabassé des immigrés. Souvent présentés comme des "fights clubs" pour fasciste...
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Graham Macklin @grahammacklin.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
New article on “The Relational Dynamics of Violence Escalation and Inhibition During Far-Right Protest Waves” by Joel Busher, Julia Ebner, Zsófia Hacsek, Gareth Harris and myself in the latest issue of “American Behavioral Scientist”:
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The Relational Dynamics of Violence Escalation and Inhibition During Far-Right Protest Waves - Joel Busher, Julia Ebner, Zsófia Hacsek, Gareth Harris, Graham Macklin, 2025
This article examines how interactions between far-right protestors, counter-protestors and other actors, including the police, lead towards and away from viole...
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Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Happy Halloween! @maargentino.com Available: www.routledge.com/Contemporary...
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Eviane Leidig @evianeleidig.com · 31/10/2025
✨ I’m thrilled to be joining the Center for the Study of Organized Hate as their new Director of Research and Outreach. ✨ In this pivotal moment, advancing research and building partnerships across policy and civil society to combat hate, extremism & digital harms is vital. www.csohate.org
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Center For The Study Of Organized Hate (CSOH)
CSOH is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank based in Washington, D.C. dedicated to understanding, preventing, and combating multifaceted phenomena of organized hate.
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John Horgan @johnhorgan.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
NEW: Revisiting Terrorist Motivation - A Critical Appraisal and New Directions for Research Our special issue launches shortly. Here's the primer: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Revisiting Terrorist Motivation: A Critical Appraisal and New Directions for Research
Published in Terrorism and Political Violence (Vol. 37, No. 7, 2025)
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Arthur Bradley @abrad.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Pleased to have had the opportunity to contribute to this research with Human Digital and @vox-pol.bsky.social. The ongoing proliferation of illegal content on gore sites is undermining broader efforts to counter terrorism and other harms online. Among the key findings of the research:
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Joshua Farrell-Molloy @joshuafmolloy.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
🧵 I spoke to FRANCE 24 for their piece on The Base, a transnational neo-Nazi terrorist organisation now being used as a tool in Russia’s war against Ukraine. Earlier this month, a cell affiliated with The Base claimed responsibility for an assassination in Kyiv. www.france24.com/fr/europe/20...
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The Base : ces néonazis américains, agents du chaos de la guerre en Ukraine
Le récent assassinat d’un agent des services des renseignements ukrainiens a été revendiqué par un groupuscule néonazi américain baptisé The Base. Ce mouvement, inscrit en 2024 sur la liste des organi...
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 28/06/2025
Gardaí fear drug gangs in Ireland have made connections with a gun supplier who's providing criminals with lethal 'throw away' 3D-printed plastic guns, The Journal has learned. Read more here: jrnl.ie/6745392t
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Gardaí rush to seize 3D-printed guns made for the price of a box of cigarettes
The devices can be constructed with 3D printers which cost between €300 to €2,000 for basic models.
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Joshua Farrell-Molloy @joshuafmolloy.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
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Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
“White House has recommended terminating U.S. funding for nearly two dozen programs that conduct war crimes and accountability work globally, including in Myanmar, Syria and on alleged Russian atrocities in Ukraine” www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Exclusive: White House wants deep cut in US funding for war crimes investigations, sources say
The White House on Wednesday recommended terminating U.S. funding for nearly two dozen programs that conduct war crimes and accountability work globally, including in Myanmar, Syria and on alleged Russian atrocities in Ukraine, according to two U.S. sources familiar with the matter and internal government documents reviewed by Reuters.
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Joshua Farrell-Molloy @joshuafmolloy.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Happy to join the European Commission's EU Knowledge Hub on Prevention of Radicalisation's Thematic Panel "Management of Foreign Terrorist Fighter, Volunteers and their Families". Earlier this week, we met in Berlin, to discuss varying approaches to returnees across EU and priority third countries.
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CNN @cnn.com · 05/06/2025
Diary entries written by Luigi Mangione reveal the now 27-year-old’s detailed thinking ahead of the alleged killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last year, a new court filing shows.
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New documents give insight into Luigi Mangione’s state of mind in the months leading up to the murder of UnitedHealthCare’s CEO | CNN
Diary entries written by Luigi Mangione reveal the now 27-year-old’s detailed thinking ahead of the alleged killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last year, a new court filing shows.
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C-REX @crexuio.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
New article by former @crexuio.bsky.social PhD fellow, @evianeleidig.com and former C-REX guest researcher @joshuafmolloy.bsky.social 👇
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Joshua Farrell-Molloy @joshuafmolloy.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
📢 Our new article in the Nordic Journal of Media Studies is out, co-written with @evianeleidig.com We look at community-building around 'right-wing bodybuilder' masculinist influencers. You can check it out here: sciendo.com/article/10.2...
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“Heil Sol Brah”: Community-building practices around...
In this article, we explore community-building practices among followers of far-right masculinist influencers. Utilising visual ethnography and...
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Eviane Leidig @evianeleidig.com · 22/05/2025
🚨 New article with the brilliant @joshuafmolloy.bsky.social We dive into the online community of right-wing body builders (RWBB) 🥚🥩🥛 open access: sciendo.com/article/10.2...
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fashfreenw.bsky.social @fashfreenw.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Guy Edward Bartkus, a 25-year-old man from Twentynine Palms committed the car bomb attack the fertility clinic in Palm Springs. Bartkus was a follower of Efilism, or a radical version of antinatalism that holds that it’s ethical to end life because life is suffering. bnonews.com/index.php/20...
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Bomber of California fertility clinic identified, described himself as pro-mortalist
The bomber at a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, has been identified as a 25-year-old man who left an online manifesto in which he described himself as a pro-mortalist, saying people didn...
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NPR @npr.org · 18/05/2025
UPDATE: One person was killed and four were injured in the weekend blast, said Akil Davis, assistant director in charge of the FBI's Los Angeles Field Office.
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Guy Edward Bartkus named person of interest in California fertility clinic bombing
One person was killed and four were injured in the weekend blast, said Akil Davis, assistant director in charge of the FBI's Los Angeles Field Office.
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Winthrop Rodgers @wrodgers2.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Statement from the PKK on the end of its armed struggle: “The PKK's 12th Congress decided to dissolve the PKK's organizational structure and end the armed struggle method.” firatnews.com/kurdIstan/pk...
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PKK sonuç bildirisi açıklandı: PKK adıyla yürütülen çalışmalar sonlandırıldı
PKK 12. Kongre Divanı açıklaması şöyle:"Önder Abdullah Öcalan’ın 27 Şubat tarihi açıklamasıyla başlayan süreç, yaptığı çok yönlü çalışmalar, değişik tarzlarda sunduğu perspektifler ışığında 5-7 ...
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Lukasz Olejnik @lukaszolejnik.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
BREAKING: Polish Prime Minister Tusk announced full certainty that the massive fire at Marywilska 44, a major wholesale center in Warsaw, was arson ordered by Russian intelligence.
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Tuatha @tuatha.ie · 10/05/2025
As it's such a lovely evening here in Clonmel, I took a short walk down to our local holy well at Tober na hAoine. Both delighted and a little relieved to see the fallen hawthorn tree bursting into bloom.
A fallen hawthorn tree lies over a small holy well in Tipperary, shrouded in green by a willow treeBright white flowers bloom on the hawthorn tree
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Joanne Stocker @joannestocker.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
The PKK could disband within the coming days. In a statement published by ANF the group says it held its 12th Congress earlier this month and will release results "within the near future" after Ocalan called on it to lay down arms anfenglishmobile.com/kurdistan/pk...
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PKK successfully held its 12th Congress
In a written statement on Friday, the Presidency of the PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party) 12th Congress said the following:“The PKK’s 12th Congress was successfully held in the Medya Defense Zones b...
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Aron Lund @aronlund.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
I know being baffled by all this is getting old, but wow
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Dr. Marc-André Argentino @maargentino.com · 06/05/2025
FBI has opened 250 investigations tied to 764. Every single one of the FBIs 55 field offices across the country are handling a 764-related case. Some victims as young as nine & authorities indicate there could be 1000s of victims globally abcnews.go.com/US/fbi-opene...
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FBI has opened 250 investigations tied to violent online network '764' that preys on teens, top official says
The FBI has more than 250 investigations underway into the network of violent predators known as "764," FBI Assistant Director David Scott says in an exclusive interview.
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Graham Macklin @grahammacklin.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Far right activist Scott Delaney jailed in UK for drugs haul after years on the run. Delaney had become one of Ireland’s most prominent far right influencers amassing thousands of followers on social media.
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Far right activist Scott Delaney jailed in UK for drugs haul after years on the run
The convicted drug dealer and son of gangland killer ‘Cotton Eye’ Joe Delaney has been jailed for drug offences in the UK.
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Joshua Farrell-Molloy @joshuafmolloy.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Dublin criminal gang attempts to drop pipe bomb from drone in a failed attack against rivals. The first non-conflict related drone bomb in Europe, surely? www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
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Drone carrying pipe bomb crashes in botched Dublin-feud attack
Gardaí suspect explosive set to be detonated by being dropped on target’s Finglas home
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Ali Winston @awinston.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Looks like 764 members in Brazil were plotting to bomb a concert??? www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Brazil police thwart bomb attack on Lady Gaga concert
Police say the plan was orchestrated by a group promoting hate speech and the radicalisation of teenagers.
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Graham Macklin @grahammacklin.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Woman dies when a bomb she is carrying explodes in the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police say
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Woman dies when a bomb she is carrying explodes in the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police say
A 38-year-old woman has been killed in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki while carrying a bomb.
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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Greek police investigating previously unknown group Revolutionary Class Struggle that claimed responsibility for a recent bomb blast targeting the offices of Greece's railway company www.dw.com/en/greece-ex...
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Greece: Extremist group claims railway office attack – DW – 04/14/2025
Greek police have said they are investigating a previously unknown group that claimed responsibility for a recent bomb blast targeting the offices of Greece's railway company.
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Francesco Marone @fmarone.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
UK: Counter-terrorism police are leading the investigation into an attack on three prison officers by Hashem Abedi, the jihadist jailed for life for helping his brother carry out the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017. The officers sustained life-threatening injuries www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Hashem Abedi, Manchester Arena bomber, attacks prison officers
Counter-terrorism police are investigating after the assault by Hashem Abedi left three prison officers with life-threatening injuries.
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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 13/04/2025
Russia just killed dozens of Ukrainians in a missile strike on Palm Sunday, a day after Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff met Putin, shook hands and posed for cameras. Witkoff visited an Orthodox Christian cathedral. Today church-goers were targeted. Report w/ @maxseddon.bsky.social on.ft.com/42k2tuc
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Russia targets Ukrainian city on Palm Sunday
[FREE TO READ] Dozens killed and at least 80 injured in missile attack on Sumy
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Joshua Farrell-Molloy @joshuafmolloy.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Just arrived. Looking forward to diving into this by Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc, a timely and urgently needed book!
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