04 February 2022 | Articles by Type - Reports, Environmental Extremism, Islamist Extremism, Monthly Update, Tactics
There were no terrorist attacks in Great Britain this month. However, in Texas, a British man took four hostages at a Synagogue and demanded the release of Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani scientist also referred to as “Lady Al Qaeda”. The hostages were released, and the hostage taker was killed by the FBI. A number of arrests have been made in the UK in relation to the incident. Damian Hinds MP, Home Office Minister for Security and Borders, has this month released a report summarising the findings of the public consultation for the proposed Protect Duty...
11 January 2022 | Articles by Type - Reports, Cyber Terrorism, Far-Right Extremism, Monthly Update, Tactics
There were no terrorist attacks in Great Britain this month. However, the Minister of State for Security and Borders re-emphasised the evolving nature of the terrorist threat towards “self-initiated” terrorism, particularly as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. An extremist crossbow plot was thwarted in Germany earlier in December, contributing to a recent rise in crossbows and bow-and-arrows featuring in extremist plots across Europe. Following an apparent attempt to assassinate (not terrorism related) Queen Elizabeth II with a crossbow later in the month, a...
