Man Charged with Attempted Murder After Two Fire as a Weapon Attacks

Man Charged with Attempted Murder After Two Fire as a Weapon Attacks

Author: Oliver Hair,Junior Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: As of 24 March 2023, a man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after conducting two separate Fire as a Weapon attacks outside mosques in Birmingham and London.[1] On 27 February 2023, an 82-year-old Muslim man was set on fire outside a West London Mosque.[2] On 20 March 2023, video footage shows the same perpetrator setting alight another Muslim individual who was walking home from a Birmingham Mosque.[3] The motivation for the attacks remains unknown at this time. Assessment...
100ml Limitation on Liquids Removed at UK Airports

100ml Limitation on Liquids Removed at UK Airports

Author: Becca Stewart,Threat Analyst &Calum Ronald, Senior Risk Consultant Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: As of March 2023, Teesside airport and London City airport have become the first UK airports to remove the 100ml limitation on liquids carried in hand baggage on departing flights.[1] The 100ml limit has been in place since 2006 and was introduced following a foiled al-Qa’ida terrorist plot to target transatlantic flights using liquid explosives disguised as soft drinks. The news comes following the Department for Transport’s (DfT) decision in December 2022...
New Home Office Figures Released

New Home Office Figures Released

Author: Oliver Hair, Junior Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 09 March 2023, the Home Office released new statistics covering the use of police powers related to terrorism in Great Britain up to the year ending 31 December 2022. The figures included in the data relate to UK arrests, court proceedings, and terrorism-related prisoners in the UK. The following article outlines the Home Office report’s key findings and an assessment of what these figures may suggest about the threat posed to people and property on the UK mainland in the next 12 months....
Police Officer Allegedly Shot by New IRA in Omagh, Northern Ireland

Police Officer Allegedly Shot by New IRA in Omagh, Northern Ireland

Author: Oliver Hair,Junior Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 22 February 2023, an off-duty Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officer was targeted by two individuals using a firearm in Omagh, Northern Ireland. The ongoing police investigation is treating the case as terrorism-related with a focus on the New IRA (NIRA); however, individuals affiliated with criminal networks and with links to dissident republicans are reportedly among those arrested.[1] An unverified statement alleged to have been produced by NIRA has reportedly claimed the...