27/12/21

Covid lockdowns may have increased UK terrorism threat, says security minister.

Damian Hinds says more people may have been radicalised online after being forced to spend more time indoors. The terrorism threat to the UK may have been made worse by Covid lockdowns, a security minister has suggested. Damian Hinds, the MP for East Hampshire who became security minister in August, told the Daily .....

19/12/21

Schools ramp up security over shooting ‘threats’ on TikTok

Schools across the US are either canceling classes or tightening security measures after widespread concerns that vague school shooting and bombing threats circulating on TikTok could turn out to be real. Education authorities in a number of states, including Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, Montana, New York and .....

14/12/21

Man arrested after 'trying to drive into Houses of Parliament'

The incident happened at about midday on Tuesday. The man was reportedly driving a blue Jaguar. He has been detained under the Mental Health Act. A Met Police spokeswoman said: "At around midday on Tuesday, 14 December, a vehicle attempted to enter Carriage Gates, Palace of Westminster. "A male inside the .....

14/12/21

Critical Infrastructure Daily Brief

Statewide Terrorism & Intelligence Center Critical Infrastructure Daily Brief  **UNCLASSIFIED ** (U) STIC is providing this information to our partner agencies for situational awareness. This document contains information obtained from open source information. While STIC has gone to great lengths to .....

11/12/21

London - Man shot dead after armed officers respond to reports of gunman

A man has died after sustaining gunshot wounds in an incident involving armed officers, close to Kensington Palace in London. Police were called just after 3pm following reports of a man carrying a gun into a bank and a bookshop in Marloes Road in the Kensington area of the city. He was then seen fleeing the scene in .....

10/12/21

France arrests two suspects planning Christmas knife attack

France has arrested two men on suspicion of planning a "jihadist-inspired" knife attack, judicial sources told AFP. The attack was reportedly intended to target passers-by "around Christmas time" in shopping centres, universities, or in the street. Two suspects -- both aged 23 -- were arrested and have been placed .....

08/12/21

Critical Infrastructure Daily Brief

Statewide Terrorism & Intelligence Center Critical Infrastructure Daily Brief **UNCLASSIFIED ** (U) STIC is providing this information to our partner agencies for situational awareness. This document contains information obtained from open source information. While STIC has gone to great lengths to verify .....

06/12/21

UK Stansted Airport - Arrest of man linked to suspected terror offences

Officers from the Met's Counter Terrorism Command have arrested a 26-year-old UK national at Stansted Airport on suspicion of preparation of acts of terrorism, contrary to Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006. He was arrested prior to boarding an outbound flight. Commander Richard Smith of the Met’s Counter .....

01/12/21

Critical Infrastructure Daily Brief

Statewide Terrorism & Intelligence Center Critical Infrastructure Daily Brief **UNCLASSIFIED ** (U) STIC is providing this information to our partner agencies for situational awareness. This document contains information obtained from open source information. While STIC has gone to great lengths to verify .....

30/11/21

A teenager has appeared in court today charged with possessing a knife linked to a terror plot and trying to encourage terrorist attacks over a WhatsApp group chat.

Ayub Khan, 19, is accused of possessing a knife connected with the 'commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism contrary to Section 57 of the Terrorism Act 2000'.  Khan is further accused of sending terrorist material to a group chat via WhatsApp in May this year with the intention of .....