A 25-year-old man who was arrested in Cleethorpes has been charged with terror offences and is due to appear in court today. Mohammed Mahfuz Ahmad, of Crow Hill Avenue, Cleethorpes, has been charged with two counts of disseminating terrorist publications and another of encouraging terrorism. Humberside Police assisted counter-terrorism police in securing...
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A Suffolk man has been jailed for terrorism offences, after he sent hoax packages containing white powder and letters to primary schools, shopping centres and businesses, telling recipients to ‘run’. Gary Preston, 64, from Haverhill, was today (Thursday) sentenced to nine-and-a-half years’ after previously admitting 21 charges relating to packages...
A UK parliamentary researcher and another man have been charged with spying for China after allegedly providing information which could be “useful to an enemy”. Christopher Cash, 29, the researcher, and Christopher Berry, 32, were charged under the Official Secrets Act. They are accused of giving “articles, notes, documents or...
Armed police have made an arrest after reports that a man was seen entering the Iranian consulate not far from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Elite officers from France’s BRI intervention brigade surrounded the building after a witness saw a man apparently carrying a grenade or explosive vest. French reports...
The teenage boy who allegedly attacked a prominent Sydney bishop during a church sermon in Sydney’s west this week has been charged with terrorism. A joint counter-terrorism taskforce involving the Australian Federal Police, NSW Police, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), and NSW Crime Commission have alleged the 16-year-old carried...
WASHINGTON: The US State Department on Thursday backed Pakistan’s efforts against terrorism and urged the Taliban rulers to stop terrorists from using Afghanistan’s soil. In a conversation with Geo News, a State Department spokesperson said, “We support Pakistan’s efforts to combat terrorism and ensure the safety and security of its...
Counter-terrorism police are due to speak to a relative of the Liverpool bomber, a police chief has said. Assistant Chief Constable Russ Jackson, of Counter Terrorism Police North West, said Emad Al Swealmeen had been formally identified as the taxi passenger who died in the blast outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital...
A far-right extremist who ran a website used by convicted international terrorists is facing jail after admitting four terrorism charges. Colin McNeil, 46, pleaded guilty to distributing a terrorist publication with the intention of encouraging acts of terrorism at Sheffield Crown Court. Counter terror police said McNeil, from Leeds, “showed...
The announcement comes as the UK and France celebrated the 120th anniversary of their historic Entente Cordiale agreement earlier this month, marking more than a century of the Franco-British friendship. Around 35,000 police and gendarmes are expected to be mobilised each day during the Games, with a peak of 45,000...
Australian police have declared Monday’s stabbing at a Sydney church a religiously motivated “terrorist act”. A 16-year-old boy was arrested after a bishop, a priest and churchgoers were attacked during mass at the Assyrian Christ The Good Shepherd Church. At least four people suffered “non-life-threatening” injuries, police say. The attacker...
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