27 March 2024 | Threat Analysis, Threat Landscape
Author: Oliver Hair ASyI,Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 22 March 2024 at approximately 19:40, four individuals entered the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, Moscow, and conducted a Firearms and Fire as a Weapon attack (FaW). The perpetrators targeted an estimated 6,000 people at a rock concert and set fire to the venue. The roof of the concert hall later collapsed. Reporting suggests that there were at least 139 fatalities and more than 100 others were injured. Four individuals were later arrested in the Bryansk region of Russia, around 14 hours...
28 February 2024 | Threat Analysis, Threat Landscape
Author: Oliver Hair ASyI,Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 27 February 2024, three individuals were charged with preparing an act of terrorism following an investigation into a suspected Extreme Right-Wing attack plot against an Islamic Education centre.{X} It is alleged that the individuals prepared for the attack by acquiring instructions on making a 3D-printed firearm. Following a search of the defendants’ homes, detectives reportedly found a 3D printer, a 3D-printed FGC-9 semi-automatic firearm, various decommissioned firearms, knives, and...
13 February 2024 | Threat Analysis, Threat Landscape
Author: Oliver Hair ASyI,Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 12 February 2024, an individual was sentenced to six years in prison after revealing that he wanted to attend his university “in full military-style get-up to shoot everyone for the lols”. The individual was found guilty of making and having an explosive substance and possession of a bladed article.{X} Reporting suggests that the individual was an admirer of the controversial social media personality, Andrew Tate, and showed resentment towards women. On one occasion, the...
09 February 2024 | Threat Analysis, Threat Landscape
Author: Oliver Hair ASyI,Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 02 February 2024, an individual was sentenced to a minimum of five years in prison for possessing chemicals for a terrorist purpose. According to the Crown Prosecution Service, the individual was “dedicated to Islamic State inspired extremist beliefs” and had accessed propaganda videos which provided instructions on manufacturing explosives.{X} The individual had reportedly bought knives, including one of the same type featured in an instructional Islamic State video, and...
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...
