22 April 2024 | Threat Analysis, Threat Landscape
Author: Oliver Hair ASyI,Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 15 April 2024, an individual conducted a Bladed Weapons attack at a Sydney Church. The perpetrator targeted a bishop, a priest, and churchgoers during Mass at the Assyrian Christ The Good Shepherd Church. At least four people were injured, in addition to the perpetrator who was later arrested {X} {X}. Australian police stated that the attack was a religiously motivated “terrorist act”, however, did not state the religion of the attacker. The perpetrator allegedly made comments to the bishop...
19 April 2024 | Threat Analysis, Threat Landscape
Author: Oliver Hair ASyI,Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 13 April 2024, an individual conducted a marauding Bladed Weapons attack at the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre in Sydney, Australia. There were six fatalities, and twelve others were injured, including a nine-month-old baby. The individual was shot dead by a police officer. Of the six fatalities, five were women {X}. Although the motivation for the attack remains unclear, New South Wales police commissioner Karen Webb stated that it was “obvious…that the offender focused on women...
16 January 2024 | Threat Analysis, Threat Landscape
Author: Oliver Hair ASyI,Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 15 January 2024, two individuals conducted a Marauding Terrorist Attack through the Israeli city of Raanana. Reporting suggests that one of the individuals conducted a Bladed Weapons attack against the owner of a car and later stole the car in order to conduct a Vehicle as a Weapon attack throughout the city with the other assailant. The pair later stole two other vehicles in order to continue their attack. There was one fatality and approximately 17 others were injured.[1] Hamas reportedly...
25 October 2023 | Islamist Terrorism, Threat Analysis, Threat Landscape
Author: Oliver Hair ASyI, Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 15 October 2023, France was put on its highest level of terrorism alert following an Islamist-inspired Bladed Weapons attack at a French school on 13 October 2023. According to French police, the perpetrator was known to the security services for his involvement with Islamist extremism and was under electronic and physical surveillance by France’s domestic intelligence agency at the time of the attack.[1] On 17 October, France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor Jean-Francois Ricard revealed that...
20 October 2021 | Islamist Terrorism, Post-Incident Reports
When: 12.05 BST, 15 October 2021 Where: Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom Who: Ali Harbi Ali, 25-year-old Somali-Briton (suspected Islamist extremist) What: Bladed weapon attack against an elected representative Deaths: 1 Injuries: 0 Typ... This content is subscription only. Log in or sign up for FREE access to our Solutions Centre to gain unlimited access to all our premium content, tools, products, and services in one easy to reach platform. Subscribe...
