An 18-year-old suspect being held over the attempted bombing of the London Underground on Friday was reportedly detained by police two weeks ago at the same Parsons Green station where the attack happened but was released.
If confirmed, this would be the latest in a long string of “known wolf” terror attacks in Europe this year.
The Daily Mail reported last night:
The 18-year-old being held by police on suspicion of planting a bomb on the London underground was arrested two weeks ago at the exact same tube station where the device exploded but released, neighbours have said.
The teen – who is being held after police tracked him to the departures hall at the Port of Dover – is thought to have been a ‘problematic foster child’ who was raised in Sunbury-on-Thames by Penelope Jones, 71, and husband Ronald, 88.
Serena Barber, 47, who has known the couple all her life and lives in a property backing on to theirs, said: ‘They have two boys at the moment, both are foreign. One is very quiet and polite, the other who is 18 is awful.
‘I know about two weeks ago he was arrested by police at Parsons Green, for what I don’t know and returned back to Penny and Ron. After that Penny said she was going to have to stop caring for him, she couldn’t handle him.’
Remarkably, UK authorities and the international media attacked President Donald Trump when he suggested early on that the suspects were already known to Scotland Yard:
Another attack in London by a loser terrorist.These are sick and demented people who were in the sights of Scotland Yard. Must be proactive!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 15, 2017
But it appears that President Trump was correct.
And the arrest of a second suspect earlier today and a manhunt for other members of a possible terror cell behind the incident give the impression this was no “lone wolf” attack.
A second man has been arrested by detectives investigating the terrorist attack at Parsons Green on Friday https://t.co/3fyNA1fh1L
— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) September 17, 2017
And nearly three years after I first identified the trend of Islamic terrorists committing attacks despite already being known to authorities, what I termed “known wolf” attacks, others are beginning to take note of the growing problem.
.@Nigel_Farage: Terrorists Are Known to Authorities in 'Nearly Every Single Case' https://t.co/BHcXcoG7S5 pic.twitter.com/ttwI8xP1w2
— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 16, 2017
A review of the many terror incidents in Europe this year confirms the extent of the “known wolf” problem — 12 confirmed attacks, no action by authorities.
Take, for instance, the opening lines of this NPR report on the fatal stabbing of two victims in Turku, Finland — that country’s first Islamic terror attack — just last month:
Police in Finland say the man suspected of going on a stabbing rampage in the city of Turku, killing two people and injuring six others, is an 18-year old Moroccan citizen who was previously known to authorities.
Finland recently rejected his application for asylum, according to the public broadcaster YLE.
And this is a nearly constant refrain regarding the suspects following these terror attacks. Consider, for example, the Moroccan imam who was ringleader of the attack in Barcelona, Spain, on August 17 that killed 13 and injured 130:
Imam behind Barcelona terror attacks used human rights to fight deportation from Spain https://t.co/r3gj5I5abn
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 22, 2017
Hamburg, Germany (July 28) – 1 killed, 5 injured
Man suspected of carrying out stabbing spree in Germany was known as a suspected Islamist https://t.co/QE9IuGOBFc
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) July 29, 2017
Hamburg knife attacker was Saudi-born Palestinian Islamist known to security circles, says @tagesspiegel https://t.co/L3PF7wjcV0
— Philip Oltermann (@philipoltermann) July 28, 2017
Paris, France (June 19) – only the attacker killed
Paris Terror Attack Targets Police on the Champs-Elysees, Suspect is Yet Another #KnownWolf https://t.co/99jAq9kTPH via @pjmedia_com pic.twitter.com/4ValTLAV7C
— Patrick Poole (@pspoole) June 19, 2017
#UPDATE Questions over how Paris attacker, on terror watchlist, had gun licence https://t.co/PYR9qlAlhN #ChampsElysees pic.twitter.com/7yR6AeJsWW
— AFP news agency (@AFP) June 20, 2017
Melbourne, Australia (June 5) – 2 killed, 3 injured
#BREAKING @theheraldsun reports the gunman shot dead in the Brighton siege was known to counter-terrorism police. https://t.co/k2zNgO9Q5f
— Sky News Australia (@SkyNewsAust) June 5, 2017
Khayre "was known by counter-terrorism police & had been on parole" + "involved in failed plot" on military base:https://t.co/uf4KphZgzT
— Thomas Joscelyn (@thomasjoscelyn) June 6, 2017
Melbourne Terror Attack Kills 2, Injures 3 Police…And It's a #KnownWolf https://t.co/tHRvPQKvLA via @pjmedia_com #Brighton pic.twitter.com/uTjRU6NhqJ
— Patrick Poole (@pspoole) June 6, 2017
London, UK (June 3) – 8 killed, 48 injured
#London Attackers Slipped by Despite an Avalanche of Warnings
Read More: https://t.co/JpiBNHIzTf pic.twitter.com/D2b8Kzl6ur
— Asharq Al-Awsat English (@aawsat_eng) June 9, 2017
London attacker wasn’t hiding in plain sight—he wasn’t even hiding https://t.co/2OIMbxi5jF
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) June 11, 2017
Two of the London Bridge killers were ‘known wolves’, but there are too many suspects to all be watched effectively https://t.co/F43lS02iMx pic.twitter.com/ry3w52h9lB
— The Sunday Times (@thesundaytimes) June 11, 2017
Manchester, UK (May 22) – 22 killed, 120 injured
MI5 Closed File On Manchester Terrorist After Deeming Investigation Unnecessary https://t.co/15A9sZsfOO pic.twitter.com/XeRuKO60GF
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) May 30, 2017
MI5 has launched urgent inquiries into how it missed the danger posed by the Manchester bomber. Home Secretary @AmberRuddHR explains pic.twitter.com/eVtBMPkZS2
— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 29, 2017
Paris, France (April 20) – 1 killed, 3 injured
BREAKING: Officials say the suspect in the attack on Paris police officers previously was flagged as an extremist.
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 20, 2017
ISIS Paris Shooter Was Previously Arrested For Going On A Police Shooting Rampage https://t.co/chXfjnsPQt pic.twitter.com/oeuWP1bycO
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) April 21, 2017
The #ParisAttack suspect had planned to kill police, but was released by the Proscutor's office #KnownWolf https://t.co/w7p1PYOoRV
— Patrick Poole (@pspoole) April 21, 2017
Stockholm, Sweden (April 7) – 5 killed, 14 injured
Stockholm truck-attack suspect was previously investigated over extremism https://t.co/3LmQybdfTE
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) April 8, 2017
Stockholm attack suspect’s links to Isis were known by authorities https://t.co/SxW7nQAp3q
— Metro (@MetroUK) April 14, 2017
Stockholm Truck Terror: Swedish authorities say suspect was known to police. https://t.co/9HcC4jvDwr #sun7 https://t.co/4HzJNFCgJ5
— Sunrise (@sunriseon7) April 8, 2017
London, UK (March 22) – 5 killed, 49 injured
Suspected #Westminster attacker British-born and had once been investigated by MI5 over extremism fears – UK PM Mayhttps://t.co/VFlC1CtTqp pic.twitter.com/aNbVhgiNLT
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) March 23, 2017
Paris, France (March 18) – 2 injured
Paris airport attacker previously suspected of having radical Islamist views https://t.co/7VxmrWinJf
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 18, 2017
Paris Orly airport attacker was on terror watch list, same man as suspect involved in earlier shooting – officials https://t.co/T4386p2hAo
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) March 18, 2017
As I noted here at PJ Media after the two “known wolf” attacks in London and Paris over five days, Western government officials seem unconcerned about the problem.
5 Days and 2 'Known Wolf' Terror Attacks, Yet No Apparent Concern from Western Govts — How Many More Must Die? https://t.co/bYMXtsh0o2
— Patrick Poole (@pspoole) March 23, 2017
In fact, a recent report examining 63 Islamic terror incidents over the past three years in Europe and North America — which killed 424 people and injured nearly 1,800 — found that 74 percent of the attackers were already known to authorities.
How many more have to die at the hands of “known wolf” terrorists before government officials take the problem seriously? Many more, it seems.
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Below, find Poole’s extensive coverage of the “known wolf” scandal here at PJ Media:
Oct. 24, 2014: ‘Lone Wolf’ or ‘Known Wolf’: The Ongoing Counter-Terrorism Failure
Dec. 15, 2014: Sydney Hostage Taker Another Case of ‘Known Wolf’ Syndrome
Jan. 7, 2015: Paris Terror Attack Yet Another Case of ‘Known Wolf’ Syndrome
Feb. 3, 2015: French Police Terror Attacker Yesterday Another Case of ‘Known Wolf’ Syndrome
Feb. 15, 2015: Copenhagen Killer Was yet Another Case of ‘Known Wolf’ Terrorism
Feb. 26, 2015: Islamic State Beheader ‘Jihadi John’ Yet Another Case of ‘Known Wolf’ Terrorism
Apr. 22, 2015: Botched Attack on Paris Churches Another Case of “Known Wolf” Terrorism
May 4, 2015: Texas Attack Is Yet Another Case of ‘Known Wolf’ Terrorism
June 26, 2015: France’s Beheading Terrorist Was Well-Known By Authorities
July 16, 2015: Report: Chattanooga Jihadist Was Yet Another ‘Known Wolf’ Terrorist, Anonymous Feds Dispute
Aug. 22, 2015: European Train Attacker Another Case of ‘Known Wolf’ Terrorism
Oct 14, 2015: Yet Again: Turkey, Israel Terror Attacks Committed by “Known Wolves”
Nov 14, 2015: One Paris Attacker Was Previously Known to Authorities, Marks Fifth ‘Known Wolf” Attack in France This Year
Feb 16, 2016: Machete Attack in Ohio Yet Another Case of ‘Known Wolf’ Terrorism
May 16, 2016: News Reports Yet Another Case of ‘Known Wolf’ U.S. Terrorists
June 12, 2016: Orlando Night Club Attack by “Known Wolf” Terrorist Previously Investigated by FBI
July 14, 2016: Senate Intelligence Committee to Investigate “Known Wolf” Terrorism Problem
July 26, 2016: ISIS Suspect in Normandy Priest’s Killing Already Known to French Authorities
August 10, 2016: Canadian ‘Known Wolf’ Terrorist Planned Suicide Bombing of Major City, Killed in Overnight Police Operation
August 19, 2016: Man Who Stabbed Rabbi Thursday in Strasbourg, France Involved in Prior Attack
Sept. 20, 2016: NY-NJ Bomber Ahmad Khan Rahami Already Known to Law Enforcement Authorities
Sept. 28, 2016: “Known Wolf” SCANDAL: In at Least 12 of the 14 Terror Attacks Under Obama, FBI Already Knew Attackers
Dec. 21, 2016: Suspect Sought for Deadly Berlin Terror Attack, Anis Amri, Yet Another Known Wolf
March 23, 2017: Five Days and Two ‘Known Wolf’ Terror Attacks, Yet No Apparent Concern From Western Governments
March 26, 2017: ’60 Minutes’ Whitewashes Massive FBI Failure in 2015 ISIS Texas Terror Attack
May 23, 2017: Manchester Bomber Is Yet Another “Known Wolf”
June 4, 2017: At Least one London Bridge Terrorist Was a “Known Wolf”
June 6, 2017: London Attack Reveals that ‘Known Wolf’ Terrorism Is Worse Than You Could Imagine
June 19, 2017: Paris Terror Attack Targets Police on the Champs-Elysees, Suspect is Yet Another ‘Known Wolf’
August 15, 2017: U.S. Authorities Knew Texas ISIS Recruiter Had Told Manchester Bomber to Kill
Sept. 11, 2017: ‘KNOWN WOLF’ TERROR SCANDAL: CIA Knew About 9/11 Hijackers, Didn’t Provide Intel to FBI
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