UK police arrest seven Iranians in counter-terrorism probes Politics Counter-terrorism police have arrested eight men, seven of whom are Iranian nationals, in two separate investigations, the Metropolitan Police said on Sunday. On Saturday, five men, four of whom are Iranian nationals between the ages of 29 and 40, were detained on suspicion of terrorism offences over a plot to target a specific premises. The [...]
Heathrow fire ‘not believed suspicious’ but under Met counter-terror probe Politics The cause of the fire which shut down Heathrow Airport is “not believed to be suspicious” but is under investigation by the Met Police counter-terrorism squad, a minister has said. Transport secretary Heidi Alexander updated MPs on the “unprecedented” power outage which shut Britain’s busiest airport over the weekend in the House of Commons on [...]
Manchester bombing anniversary is a reminder to never take security for granted Tom Clementi Seven years on from the Manchester Arena bombing, the risk landscape has dramatically shifted. So it’s right that venues must do more to protect themselves from terror threats, says Tom Clementi Today marks the anniversary of the Manchester Arena attack in 2017, a senseless terrorist bombing in which 22 innocent people were killed and hundreds [...]
British terrorism reinsurer warns extremists are ‘actively experimenting’ with AI to carry out attacks May 20, 2024 Terrorism sympathisers have recently begun using AI to create optical illusions as one method of distributing propaganda, the report said.