03 July 2024 | Threat Analysis, Threat Landscape
Author: Oliver Hair ASyI,Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 14 June 2024, Mason Reynolds, 19, of Brighton, was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment for offences including possessing plans for carrying out an attack on a synagogue near Brighton {X}. Reynolds possessed a note detailing a plan to attack the synagogue, including information about entrances and exits of the synagogue, security mitigations in place, as well as key Jewish holidays. Content found on Reynolds’ phone revealed that he adhered to an Extreme Right-Wing ideology and...
18 June 2024 | Threat Analysis, Threat Landscape
Author: Felix Foxmore,Senior Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: New figures released by the Home Office reveal that arrests in the UK for terrorism-related offences have increased by almost a quarter. In the year ending 31 March 2024, there were 212 arrests in Great Britain under terrorism legislation, an increase of 23% on the previous year. The new figures indicated that minors aged 17 years and under accounted for 19% of those arrested, an increase from 24 arrests to 40. The Home Office also revealed that there were currently 246 people in prison...
17 June 2024 | Threat Analysis, Threat Landscape
Author: Oliver Hair ASyI,Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 02 July 2024, Mohammad Farooq, 28, of Hetton Road in Leeds, was found guilty of preparing for an act of terrorism. Prior to the trial, Farooq had pleaded guilty to possessing an explosive substance with intent to endanger life, firearms offences, and the possession of terrorist material. Farooq had identified two potential targets for an attack; RAF Menwith Hill in North Yorkshire and St James’s Hospital in Leeds where he was a student nurse. He conducted hostile reconnaissance at the RAF...
