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A British Army chef who built his own “homemade cannon” while promoting extreme right-wing views has been jailed. Mark Broadhurst pleaded guilty at Sheffield Crown Court to possessing explosives and a firearms offence after an investigation by Counter Terrorism Police. Read More …
Release issued on behalf of Counter Terrorism Policing South East An extreme Islamist who was a member of the proscribed terrorist organisation Daesh has been convicted of terrorism offences, following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE). bdullah Read More …
Two men have been charged with terrorism offences following a Counter Terrorism Policing investigation into an alleged plot to target the Jewish community in the Manchester area. Salam Ahmadyan 36 (05.03.1990) of Liverpool and Rahman Salehi 34 (28.10.1991) of Salford, Read More …
Counter-terrorism police are leading the investigation that saw several men arrested for explosive offences near RAF Fairford. The police operation near RAF Fairford saw residents evacuated in the village of Whelford in Gloucestershire. The operation was not intelligence-led, meaning investigators had Read More …
A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of arson over a fire at a memorial wall in Golders Green, police have said. A 46-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman, who have not been named, were arrested at Read More …
A man has been charged with terrorist offences involving a group in East Africa. Jermaine Grant, 43, of no fixed address, is accused of directing the activities of the Somali-based terrorist organisation Al-Shabaab. He has also been charged with three Read More …
Four people have been arrested as part of a Counter Terrorism Policing investigation into suspected National Security Act offences. The men [A-D] were arrested on Friday, 6 March on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service, contrary to section 3 Read More …
A teenage boy has been charged with possession of explosive substances. The 17 year old, from Stafford, was detained following an investigation by Staffordshire Police. He was also charged with two counts of viewing or accessing information likely to be Read More …
Army explosive disposal experts have played a vital role on a major counter terrorism exercise.The Army’s specialist Technical Response Force (TRF), part of 29 Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search (29 EOD&S) Group, joined emergency services and partner agencies to test Read More …
Three more people have been charged after an apparent ram-raid at a defence technology firm. Members of the campaign group, Palestine Action, allegedly used a vehicle to ram the entrance of the Bristol HQ of Elbit Systems on Bolingbroke Way Read More …
Detectives investigating an explosion in Sidcup where a ULEZ camera and surrounding property were damaged have arrested two men. The arrests were made on Monday, 18 December by detectives from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command, which is leading the investigation Read More …
A criminal investigation has been launched by the Metropolitan Police in relation to an explosion that took place in Sidcup last night, in which a ULEZ camera and surrounding property were damaged. The incident is being treated as a deliberate Read More …
Counter-terrorism police are investigating the death of a man and the assault of another in Hartlepool. A 44-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after the incident in the Tees Street area of the town in Read More …
Report by Counter Terrorism Policing North West published into the explosion outside the Liverpool Women’s Hospital in November 2021 Following the conclusion of the investigation into the terrorist incident outside the Liverpool Women’s Hospital on Remembrance Sunday in 2021, Counter Read More …
A man with extreme right wing views was found with ‘step-by-step instructions on how to make home explosives’ and a banned ‘push dagger’. Scott Mason, 36, has been jailed following a counter-terror probe. He is said by police to harbour Read More …
A 15-year-old boy accused of sharing bomb-making instructions on social media has appeared in court charged with terrorism offences. The youngster, who cannot be identified because of his age, is alleged to have twice posted the propaganda video made by Read More …
British authorities are worried that the current threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine may attract far-right extremists from the UK, who could travel to the country seeking weapons training and military experience. Counter-terrorism police were positioned at the departure Read More …
Police Scotland has welcomed the sentencing of Nikolaos Karvounakis after he left an improvised explosive device (IED) in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh in January 2018. Th 35-year-old was sentenced to eight years and four months at the High Court in Read More …
MI5 had enough intelligence to regard Salman Abedi as a threat to national security and open an investigation before he bombed the Manchester Arena, killing 22 people and injuring hundreds of others, an inquiry has heard. The Security Service was Read More …
Officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command have arrested two men as part of a proactive investigation. A 30-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday, 8 February in east London on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation Read More …