14 January 2025 | Threat Analysis, Threat Landscape
Authors: Oliver Hair & Lucy Hagger,Threat Analysts Read Time: 5 minutes Tags: Executive Summary Terrorism-related incidents throughout December 2024 have demonstrated the complexity of terrorism threat globally. Pool Re’s threat analysis team have provided a summary of the key incidents in December and a strategic threat assessment on the UK terrorism threat landscape below, including: High-profile terrorism-related incidents conducted in the USA and Germany demonstrate that Vehicle as a Weapon (VAW) remains an attractive terrorist methodology....
28 August 2024 | Threat Analysis, Threat Landscape
Author: Oliver Hair ASyI,Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 24 August 2024, an individual conducted a Fire as a Weapon attack at the Beth Yaacov synagogue in La Grande-Motte, France. Reporting suggests that the individual started fires at two entrances to the synagogue and two vehicles in its car park were set alight. One of the vehicles reportedly contained at least one gas canister and exploded. A police officer was injured {X}. Prosecutors stated that the male suspect was recorded on surveillance fleeing the site carrying a Palestinian flag and a...
27 August 2024 | Threat Analysis, Threat Landscape
Author: Oliver Hair ASyI,Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 23 August 2024, Issa Al H, 26-years-old, conducted a Bladed Weapons attack in the western German city of Solingen {X}. The individual conducted the attack at approximately 21:40 at a free music concert during the “Festival of Diversity”; a festival celebrating the 650-year history of Solingen. Three individuals were killed and eight others were injured, four of them severely. German authorities arrested the perpetrator on 25 August 2024 after he turned himself into police and claimed...
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...
