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Europe: the price of colonization
French city cancels famed flea market over security concerns[DeutscheWelle] The city of Lille, in northern France, cancelled its Grande Braderie de Lille scheduled for early September. The city's mayor said the nature of the market made it impossible to ensure people's safety. 'Jihadist' Headed Italy Trafficking Gang [AnNahar] Italian authorities said Friday they had broken up a people trafficking gang based near Naples headed by a Tunisian national they suspect of jihadist links. The alleged gang leader's suspected backing for radical Islamism was uncovered during an investigation into the group's provision of false job contracts from local textile factories to enable illegal immigrants from North Africa to obtain work permits, a statement from the ROS police special operations unit said. Arrest warrants have been issued for eight suspects. They included the Tunisian, who was said to have become radicalised in the last year and to have praised the recent terror attacks on Paris on social media. Recent weeks have seen a string of suspected Islamists expelled from the country on the order of Interior Minister Angelino Alfano. Most of the orders, which are not subject to appeal within Italy, have been issued on the basis of the suspects having expressed support for radical Islamist ideas rather than any evidence of them actively planning to act on them. Amsterdam Boosts Security for Gay Pride Canal Parade [AnNahar] Special forces will be deployed in Amsterdam on Saturday when hundreds of thousands are expected to flock to the annual Gay Pride parade along its famous canals, police said. The colorful climax of two weeks of celebrations in the Dutch capital comes amid heightened security in The Netherlands, and follows a series of attacks in European cities in recent months. Some 80 decorated boats are expected to float along Amsterdam's historic and picturesque canals watched by packed crowds from the banks. This year the city is also hosting the EuroPride event and authorities warned there "will be substantially more police present than last year" during the regular annual Gay Pride celebrations. No specific threat has been made against the city or the gay pride celebrations, authorities said, adding the first 10 days marked by over 300 events had gone well. Posted by: trailing wife 2016-08-06 |
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