23 January 2024 | Islamist Terrorism, Threat Analysis
Author: Becca Stewart ASyI,Senior Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 19 January 2024, the British Home Secretary James Cleverly proscribed the Sunni Islamist political organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir as a terrorist organisation, meaning that it is now a criminal offence to belong to, publicly support, and invite support for the group.[1] Hizb ut-Tahrir is an international political party which has had a long-standing goal of uniting Muslims under an Islamic state. The group is allegedly active in 32 countries and is banned in at least 13 countries.[2] The...
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...
15 January 2024 | Single Issue Terrorism, Threat Analysis
Author: Oliver Hair ASyI,Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 14 January 2024, the Metropolitan Police arrested six individuals over a plot to disrupt the London Stock Exchange. It is alleged that individuals from Palestine Action intended to target the London Stock Exchange, causing damage and “locking on” in order to prevent the building from opening.[1] The group reportedly intended to climb on top of two revolving doors at the front of the building with red paint-filled fire extinguishers, before locking their necks to the entrance using bike locks....
15 January 2024 | Threat Analysis, Threat Landscape
Author: Oliver Hair ASyI,Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 12 January 2024, an individual was sentenced to life in prison for plotting a “revenge” mass shooting at his former school in Worle, North Somerset. The individual was also convicted of weapons charges linked to the construction of homemade weapons including pistols, submachine guns, a shotgun, ammunition, Improvised Explosive Devices, and grenades. The individual had reportedly written a 1,700-word document outlining who he intended to murder, including teachers at his former school and...
