A student who hatched a plot to blow up a police station as part of a “full-on war” has been found guilty of planning a terrorist attack. Luke Skelton, from Washington, was charged after planning an attack in Newcastle in November 2021. The 19-year-old held extreme right-wing beliefs, had devised...
Monthly Archives: May 2023
An Islamic State supporter behind the deadliest terror attack in New York since 9/11 has been told he will die in prison serving multiple life sentences. Sayfullo Saipov killed eight when he drove a truck at pedestrians and cyclists on a Manhattan street in 2017. He was given 10 life...
A new report has warned risk assessment tools being used to justify extraordinary post-sentence terror detention powers require urgent, independent research and validation. The Australian Institute of Criminology on Friday released a report prepared for the department of home affairs on the use of four risk assessment tools, which are designed to gauge the...
A teenage Islamic State convert who has admitted plotting attacks on British police and soldiers has had his sentencing delayed after reports he has threatened to behead a prison imam. The judge at the Old Bailey has adjourned the sentencing of 19-year-old Matthew King from Wickford in Essex. He was...
A pipe bomb-type device has been made safe after being found during a security alert in north Belfast. Part of the Antrim Road was closed for several hours after a suspicious object was found near Willowbank Gardens at about 16:00 BST. Some houses were also evacuated while the object was...
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