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Irish Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Irish Daily Mirror
Moment suspected extremist allegedly sets fire to Conor McGregor's pub
This is the shocking moment a suspected Islamic extremist is alleged to have set fire to the front of a pub owned by Conor McGregor. CCTV footage of the incident from an external camera at The Black Forge Inn in south Dublin shows a male, dressed all in black, pouring what is believed to be a flammable liquid at the entrance of the €2million pub. In the 33 second footage released by McGregor the male then stands back and appears to light a match and throws it on the ground. Flames and smoke then appear at the front of the pub while the male is then seen running away. Conor McGregor in the Black Forge Inn (Image: Instagram/ Conor McGregor) Last Friday, a suspected Jihadi was arrested by detectives from the Garda's main anti-terror outfit the Special Detective Unit, or SDU, as part of the investigation into the July 25 arson attack on Mr McGregor's Black Forge Inn in south Dublin. The male was taken out of a prison in Leinster last Friday afternoon on a so-called section 42 warrant – a required judicial approval to take an inmate out of jail. The fire caused damage to the front panel of Conor McGregor's Black Forge Inn in Walkinstown, south Dublin. The suspect arrested over it was released on Saturday evening. (Image: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin) The suspect was held for 24 hours and he was released without charge on Saturday evening and returned to the custody of the Irish Prison Service. Gardai confirmed to The Irish Mirror that the suspect was released without charge on Saturday evening – but the force added that investigations were continuing. A spokesman told us: 'The individual was released without charge on Saturday evening. Investigations are ongoing.' Workmen repair damage this morning caused by a small fire overnight to Conor McGregor's Black Forge Inn in Crumlin (Image: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin) The investigation into the July 25 attack in Walkinstown, south Dublin was being led by gardai from Crumlin station – but the Mirror revealed on Saturday that the SDU was now leading the probe. The man is currently before the courts over an alleged serious assault – but we cannot identify that incident for legal reasons. But we can reveal that SDU are now involved in both investigations and are examining the theory that both were linked to Islamic extremism. Gardai confirmed the SDU arrested a man over the arson attack in a statement to the Mirror on Saturday morning. The statement said: 'Gardaí attached to An Garda Síochána's Special Detective Unit have arrested a male in connection with the investigation into criminal damage at a licensed premises in the South Dublin area on Friday, 25th of July 2025. 'The male, aged in his 20s, was arrested yesterday, 8th of August 2025 and remains detained at a Garda station in the Dublin region under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. 'An Garda Síochána has no further comment at this time.' Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news from the Irish Mirror direct to your inbox: Sign up here.
Irish Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Irish Daily Mirror
Major update on suspected Jihadi arrested over fire attack on Conor McGregor pub
A suspected Islamic extremist is back in prison this evening after gardai investigating an arson attack on a pub owned by Conor McGregor released him without charge. The Mirror has confirmed that the suspected Jihadi was returned to prison on Saturday evening – 24 hours after his arrest. The man was arrested on Friday by detectives from the Garda's main anti-terror outfit the Special Detective Unit, or SDU, as part of the investigation into the July 25 arson attack on Mr McGregor's Black Forge Inn in south Dublin. Flammable liquid was poured at the entrance of the €2million pub before being set on fire. Emergency services quickly extinguished the blaze and nobody was hurt. Gardai have been investigating the incident ever since and made their move against the suspect on Friday He was taken out of a prison in Leinster that afternoon on a so-called section 42 warrant – a required judicial approval to take an inmate out of jail. Conor McGregor in the Black Forge Inn (Image: Instagram/ Conor McGregor) Officers had the power to hold the suspect for 24 hours and he was released without charge on Saturday evening - and was promptly returned to the custody of the Irish Prison Service. Gardai have confirmed to The Mirror that the suspect was released without charge on Saturday evening – but the force added that investigations were continuing. A spokesman told us: 'The individual was released without charge on Saturday evening. Investigations are ongoing.' The investigation into the July 25 attack in Walkinstown, south Dublin was being led by gardai from Crumlin station – but the Mirror revealed on Saturday that the SDU was now leading the probe. The man is currently before the courts over an alleged serious assault – but we cannot identify that incident for legal reasons. But we can reveal that SDU are now involved in both investigations and are examining the theory that both were linked to Islamic extremism. The Black Forge Inn, Walkinstown. (Image: IDSLegacyArchive) The SDU is the Garda's main anti-terror squad – and is tasked with facing down Islamic extremist suspects here, as well as the more traditional role of tackling dissident republicans. Gardai confirmed the SDU arrested a man over the arson attack in a statement to the Mirror on Saturday morning. The statement said: 'Gardaí attached to An Garda Síochána's Special Detective Unit have arrested a male in connection with the investigation into Criminal Damage at a licensed premises in the South Dublin area on Friday, 25th of July 2025. 'The male, aged in his 20s, was arrested yesterday, 8th of August 2025 and remains detained at a Garda station in the Dublin region under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. 'An Garda Síochána has no further comment at this time.' On Sunday, Mr McGregor, who says he is planning to run for president in the elections later this year, posted an image on X of the Mirror's Saturday story that broke news of the suspected extremist's arrest - and said he had helped gardai identify the man within hours of the attack. Mr McGregor's post on X/Twitter on Sunday about the arrest (Image: X/Twitter) He added: 'Know a man by his enemies. 'Ireland, as your President, all radical, extremist ideologies will be swiftly dealt with. I will leave no stone unturned in ensuring the peace, safety, and prosperity of our citizens! 'Your land secured. Your wealth secured. Your future secured. 'We located this violent perpetrator within hours alongside An Garda Síochana who have now sent their file to the DPP! 'Maith thú gach duine le chéile! Go hÉire! ' Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news from the Irish Mirror direct to your inbox: Sign up here.
Time of India
03-08-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Al Qaeda in Indian subcontinent rearing its head again, agencies see strategic recalibration
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Gandhinagar: Shama Parveen was picked up from her residence in Bengaluru by Gujarat ATS on July 29, 2025. The 33-year-old commerce graduate from Jharkhand was allegedly carrying out propaganda for Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent AQIS ) on social media follows the arrest of four more AQIS operatives -- Fardin Sheikh from Ahmedabad, Mahammad Faique from Chandni Chawk in Delhi, Jishan Ali from Noida and Saifullah Qureshi from Modasa, Aravalli district in Gujarat signifying a probable spread of the terror outfit in the region. The primary allegation against the five has been that they have been propagating incendiary Jihadi propaganda online. Parveen, according to ATS, had initially confessed that she used to upload incendiary material on social media, including speeches of AQIS leaders like Maulana Asim Umar and Anwar al-Awlaki, and videos of Maulana Abdul Aziz of Lahore's Lal Masjid on her accounts. Some posts urge the youth to wage Jihad in India, particularly in Delhi, UP, Bihar, Bengal and South India, apart from activity follows a pattern consistent with the AQIS modus operandi of recruitment. AQIS, since its inception in 2014, has relied heavily on online propaganda for recruitment apart from person to person contact and, barring a few acts of terror in Pakistan and Bangladesh, have so far registered very limited field activity. The allegations against the recent arrestees appear to confirm the same status. While formally announcing AQIS in 2014 as an umbrella organisation for the violent Jihadist groups of South Asia with affiliation to Al Qaeda, al-Qaeda's late leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in his founding statement said that "AQIS would fight for Muslims in Burma, Bangladesh, Assam, Gujarat, Ahmedabad, and Kashmir". However, the US National Counter Terrorism Centre had in May 2024 reported that the size of the outfit was under 200 and its last terror attack was in Bangladesh in the aftermath of Operation Sindoor, AQIS had issued a statement on May 7, declaring war on India to be 'Jihad fi sabilillah' or a cause of AQ has been trying to make itself relevant in the subcontinent for long, in April 2022, Zawahiri commented on the protests over the ban on hijab in schools and pre-university colleges in Karnataka. Similarly, AQIS incited attacks in retaliation for the alleged blasphemies and reminded all 'brothers' in the subcontinent that Prophet Muhammad foretold the victory of Islam in India leader Mohammad Asif, who was arrested in late 2015 by Delhi Police, had admitted that the Indian recruits were being transported to Afghanistan for training in weapons, tactics and religious Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGH), a Kashmir-based group under the leadership of Zakir Musa, was formally announced in an official statement released by the Al-Qaeda affiliated media unit -- the Global Islamic Media Front -- in 2017. By 2019, the outfit's leadership was eliminated by Indian security has its presence in Bangladesh through Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), which has been a cause of concern for the agencies for a while. Immediately after taking over Bangladesh's administration, the Muhammad Yunus-led caretaker government had freed Jasimuddin Rehmani, chief of a known AQIS affiliate, sending shockwaves across the the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina government last August, several incarcerated terrorist leaders were freed in Dhaka, including ABT India operations chief Ikramul Haque alias Abu Talha. Although ABT has been trying to spread its tentacles in India, several ABT operatives have been arrested in India.
India Today
28-07-2025
- India Today
Man ties and drags cow with e-rickshaw for several kilometres, arrested
A man in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa was arrested after he allegedly tied a cow to an e-rickshaw and dragged it for several kilometres. The cow suffered severe injuries and lost one incident came to light on Saturday when a bystander named Manoj Yadav saw the accused, Ikram Khan, dragging the cow with his e-rickshaw. He called out to stop the vehicle, but instead of stopping, the accused response, Yadav chased the e-rickshaw for around two kilometres on his bike and caught up with Khan. Following that, Yadav managed to free the cow that was moaning in pain and took it to a cowshed for treatment. Police inspector Manisha Upadhyay said a case has been registered under the Animal Cruelty Act and the accused has been arrested. It is also alleged that the accused was trying to take the cow to a incident has also been condemned by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad. Balkrishna Dwivedi, a member of the right-wing organisation, said that the cow being dragged on the road was immensely stated the accused, with a "Jihadi mindset", tried to disturb the communal peace in the region.- EndsTrending Reel IN THIS STORY#Madhya Pradesh
Time of India
23-07-2025
- Time of India
Gujarat ATS arrests four Al Qaeda-linked 'terrorists'
The Gujarat Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested four alleged terrorists affiliated with Al Qaeda Indian Subcontinent on Wednesday. The four arrested include Fardin Sheikh from Ahmedabad, Mahammad Faique from Delhi, Jishan Ali from Noida and Saifullah Qureshi from Gujarat. Speaking to the media, Gujarat DIG ATS Sunil Joshi said they had received a tip-off about five Instagram accounts spreading ideologies espoused by Al Qaeda. The input was taken up for investigation and a technical team was created. Once the accounts were analysed and account holders identified, these four were put under digital and physical surveillance, which revealed their suspicious behaviour. After that, four different teams were despatched and four people were picked up. Their social media accounts revealed that they were propagating the ideology of the proscribed outfit across the country. Faique was in touch with the social media accounts of Pakistan, which provided him with Jihadi materials. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Please select course: Select a Course Category others Project Management Design Thinking Degree Operations Management Finance Public Policy Product Management CXO MBA healthcare Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity Digital Marketing Technology Data Analytics MCA Leadership Data Science Healthcare Management Others Data Science PGDM Skills you'll gain: Duration: 16 Weeks Indian School of Business CERT - ISB Cybersecurity for Leaders Program India Starts on undefined Get Details
