The terrorism threat level in Northern Ireland has been raised from substantial to severe, meaning an attack is highly likely. The move, based on an MI5 intelligence assessment, follows a rise in dissident republican activity, including a recent gun attack on a top police officer. It reverses a downgrade in...
Monthly Archives: March 2023
Two women have been stabbed to death at a Muslim religious centre in the Portuguese capital Lisbon, police say. The attack took place at the Ismaili Centre on Avenida Lusíada. The suspect, who was in possession of a large knife, was shot in the leg by police. He was then...
Journalists across Ecuador have been targeted by explosive devices sent through the post. One presenter, Lenin Artieda, was injured when he opened the envelope in the middle of the newsroom. He said the explosive device looked like a USB drive. He plugged it into his computer and it detonated. The...
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was set alight as he walked home from a mosque. It happened in Brixham Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, just after 19:00 GMT on Monday. Counter terrorism police are involved in the investigation. The victim was walking home from...
A Danish far-right politician has been barred from the UK after threatening to burn a copy of the Quran in Wakefield. Security minister Tom Tugendhat said Rasmus Paludan, founder of the anti-Islam party Stram Kurs, had been added to the UK’s immigration watchlist. Mr Paludan had said he planned to...
A man has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences after a woman was stabbed outside a leisure centre. The woman was attacked outside the centre in Cheltenham on Thursday night and was taken to hospital where she is now said to be in a stable condition. The 29-year-old man...
A number of people have been killed in a shooting at a Jehovah’s Witness meeting hall in the north German city of Hamburg. Police say the gunman acted alone and is thought to be dead. It is unclear if the attacker is among the six or seven fatalities reported by...
A dissident republican group has warned that relatives of Northern Ireland police officers are considered targets. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) informed its staff of the new threat made by Arm na Poblachta (ANP) in a statement to The Irish News. It said it was taken seriously and...
Georgia police have filed terror charges against 23 protesters accused of attacking officers at an event against a planned police training site. Police say the group left the larger protest to throw “large rocks, bricks, Molotov cocktails, and fireworks” at officers and construction equipment. Hundreds of people attended a concert...
Nine security officers were killed and at least 13 others were wounded during a suicide attack in southwest Pakistan. The blast happened in Balochistan province when the officers were returning to the provincial capital Quetta after policing a festival. Images show a police truck crushed and overturned, with blood stains...
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