21/08/23
Sweden heightens its terror alert level after Koran burning stunts that enraged the Muslim world as intelligence agency warns country is now a 'prioritised target'
Sweden's intelligence agency heightened its terror alert level Thursday to four on a scale of five after angry reactions in the Muslim world to Koran burnings in Sweden made the country a 'prioritised target'. The level was increased from 'elevated', where it had been since 2016, to 'high', the head of the Swedish .....
21/08/23
Romsey businessman found guilty of London bomb plot
A Romsey businessman has been found guilty of plotting to plant two bombs in London. Jonathan Nuttall, 50, was convicted today at the Old Bailey to plant two devices in London’s legal district over a £1.4million legal battle with the National Crime Agency (NCA). The court heard how Nuttal had .....
17/08/23
PSNI data breach: Man arrested in investigation into linked criminality
A man has been arrested as part of an investigation linked to the major breach of data from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). The 39-year-old was arrested on suspicion of collection of information likely to be useful to terrorists. The data, which was mistakenly released, included the surnames and .....
16/08/23
Three Bulgarians suspected as Russian spies arrested by UK counter-terror police
Three Bulgarian nationals suspected of spying on behalf of Russia have been arrested and charged by counter-terror detectives following a major national security investigation. The BBC has revealed the defendants were held in February under the Official Secrets Act by Metropolitan Police officers and have been .....
09/08/23
Man who fled UK to Bulgaria after terrorism charges jailed
A man who was found with explosive materials and downloaded terrorist bomb-making manuals has been jailed. David Bodill, of Buxton, Derbyshire, was found with extremist material that showed attacks and beheadings on his laptop and other devices in March 2020. The 29-year-old fled to Bulgaria after he was charged .....
09/08/23
PSNI data breach: Officers and staff 'frightened' after details leaked
Police officers in Northern Ireland are frightened and their families and friends could be "jeopardised" after details were published in error, a former NI justice minister has said. Naomi Long said some officers would consider their futures with the force. In response to a freedom of information (FoI) request, the .....
09/08/23
Belfast: Viable device found during security alert
A viable device was discovered during a security alert in west Belfast on Tuesday, police have said. Police received reports of a suspicious object in Rossnareen Park at about 12:45 BST. Officers attended the scene and cordons were put in place. Ammunition technical officers (ATO) examined the object, which was .....
07/08/23
Teenager, from West Midlands charged with terrorism offences
COUNTER-TERRORISM officers have charged a teenager in the West Midlands as part of a continuing investigation. Amir El-Harith, aged 18, from Smethwick, was arrested on Wednesday August 3 on suspicion of terrorism offences. He has now been charged with three offences of distributing terrorist .....
07/08/23
Terrorism: What's behind surge in arrests of under-18s?
Record numbers of young people are being arrested for terrorism-related offences. And their journey into extremism tends to start online. Jon started going down the rabbit hole when he saw a social media post. He was at school when a friend showed him something about British soldiers living on the streets. It .....
07/08/23
Man from Weston-super-Mare charged with terrorism offences
A man from Somerset has appeared in court charged with terrorism offences. Gabrielle Budasz, 23, has been charged with collecting information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism at Westminster Magistrates court on Saturday. Counter Terrorism Policing South East said .....