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Monday October 23rd, 2023 morning edition

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The terror-cell, made up of teenagers, is suspected of having planned multiple attacks against Israeli and Jewish targets in Europe.

French intelligence services have thwarted a terrorist cell that was planning attacks against the Jewish community, according to information reported Saturday by Le Parisien.

Made up of young adults, of various nationalities, connected by encrypted messaging and video games, the cell is notably suspected of having planned an attack against an Israeli embassy, in particular the one located near Brussels.

“This cell had a clear desire for international recognition and the objective of being dubbed by the Islamic State (IS), notes the DGSI in a report.

(…) Wishing to kill civilians residing in the West, its hatred was directed towards the Jewish community.".

“We must not forget that our goal is to terrorize them, there must be as much blood as possible,”.

Three were indicted in Paris by an anti-terrorism judge for “criminal terrorist association” on August 31 and September 8. »

Medical breakthrough cures 5-year-old New Jersey boy of sickle cell anemia

Authored by cbsnews.com

HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A New Jersey boy was cured of sickle cell anemia thanks to a medical breakthrough.

Tobi wasn't even one when his parents found out he had sickle cell anemia.

The hospital and Tobi's parents are raising money to hire a nurse navigator to help other families impacted by sickle cell anemia and arrange curative therapy. »

Nashville police chief’s son is suspect in shooting of two officers outside store

Authored by theguardian.com

Authorities in Tennessee were searching on Sunday for the estranged son of Nashville’s police chief as the suspect in the shooting of two police officers outside a Dollar General store.

Investigators identified the suspect as John C Drake Jr, 38, who is the son of Nashville’s metropolitan police department chief, John Drake.

The police chief issued a statement on Saturday confirming his son was the suspect in the shooting. »

Al-Qaida and IS call on followers to strike Israeli, US and Jewish targets

Authored by theguardian.com

Al-Qaida and Islamic State (IS) have called on their followers to strike Israeli, US and Jewish targets, raising the prospect of new terrorist violence in the Middle East or the west.

It added: “Muslims must gather and offer everything they can to support the mujahideen against the Jews and their hypocritical infidel allies.

IS lost its so-called caliphate in Syria and Iraq, while al-Qaida’s veteran leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a drone strike last year. »

Michigan State apologizes for displaying picture of Adolf Hitler on the videoboard before a football game

Authored by edition.cnn.com

Michigan State University has suspended an employee and apologized for displaying a picture of Adolf Hitler on the videoboard during a trivia quiz before the school’s football game against in-state rivals the University of Michigan on Saturday.

Photos began circulating on social media before kickoff of Hitler on the videoboard at Spartan Stadium with a trivia question asking where he was born.

“MSU is aware that inappropriate content by a third-party source was displayed on the videoboard prior to the start of tonight’s football game,” Michigan State athletic director Matt Larson said in a statement. »