Open-source news on jihadism in United Kingdom

This section contains news from open sources on persons involved in jihadist activities or criminal activities satellite to jihadism in United Kingdom.

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  • 07 July 2026

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    Abdullah bin Yassir sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for collecting information useful to committing or preparing an act of terrorism

    Abdullah bin Yassir, 23 from Luton, was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison after detectives found several documents in his possession containing instructions on how to manufacture explosives, as well as other content linked to Islamist terrorism.

    Yassir was arrested in July 2025 as part of an investigation led by the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU).

    Source: https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/news/luton-man-jailed-for-terrorism-offences-after-banned-documents-found/

  • 04 July 2026

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    Islamist terrorist Haroon Aswat has been released from a secure mental health unit despite warnings that he is a major risk to public safety

    Haroon Aswat, an Islamist terrorist linked to the 7/7 London bombings, has been released from a secure mental health unit despite warnings that he is a major risk to public safety. A High Court judge ruled last year that the 50-year-old can be released from a south-esat London mental hospital after completing treatment.

    He was jailed for 20 years for plotting to form an extremist training camp in 1999 in Oregon, US, under the direction ot Abu Hamza. In 2005, police traced 20 calls to a phone linked to Aswat made by the 7/7 bombers hours before their attacks. In 2014, Aswat was finally extradicted to the US and the following year he was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a judge in New York for supporting a foreign terrorist organisation. He was also said to have trained at a camp in Afghanistan in 2001 and stayed at an al-Qaesa safe house in Pakistan, where he met two 7/7 bombers.

    While in custody in the US, Aswat reportedly confessed to being involved in the 9/11 atrocity in New York and the 7/7 bombings in central London. His term was cut to seven years because of time spent detained at Broadmoor Hospital in Berks before his extradition and Aswat was deported back to Britain in 2022.

    Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07/04/terrorist-linked-to-77-bombings-back-on-the-streets/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_tw_post_bombings-back-on-the-streets/

  • 02 July 2026

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    Mohammed Yaseen, who was convicted of being a member of IS in Germany, was jailed for two years for attempting to enter the UK without the necessary clearance

    Mohammed Yaseen, aged 35, has been sentenced to two years in prison and may be deported upon his release. He appeared at Winchester Crown Court in Hampshire, having previously admitted to attempting to enter the UK without valid clearance.

    He had left his “desolate” life to join Islamic State (IS) in Iraq, where he attended beheadings and public floggings. He later fled to Germany in 2014, where he was convicted of terrorism due to his links to Islamic State. He was convicted to four years and three months in a higher court in Düsseldorf. Despite being expelled from the country for 20 years, he was not deported to Iraq, a country he did not wish to return to, and so he made his way to Britain. He came to Britain because he “did not like it in France” and had seen a viral TikTok video saying that the UK welcomed asylum seekers.

    According to Steven Molloy, for the prosecution, he was told on TikTok that the UK “respects human rights” and entered the country on a small boat with around 80 other migrants on 13 December 2025. The boat was intercepted, and its occupants were taken to Dover, where they were given fresh clothes and a health check. They were taken to the Manston immigration centre in Kent, where he gave a completely dishonest account, claiming to be Mohammed Ashimiri, a Kuwaiti national with a different date of birth. He was then sent to live at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Basingstoke, where he was arrested on Christmas Eve when his real identity was revealed by his fingerprints.

    Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07/02/terrorist-came-britain-hearing-tiktok-uk-accepts-everyone/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_tw_post_hearing-tiktok-uk-accepts-everyone/

  • 02 July 2026

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    19-year-old Muhammad Billal has been jailed for 13 years for planning to target Old Trafford and the Manchester Arena

    A teenage extremist who bought an illegal firearm and planned to target Old Trafford, Manchester Arena and local schools has been jailed for 13 and a half years after pleading guilty to two charges of preparing acts of terrorism and four charges of possessing material that could be used in the commission of a terrorist offence.

    Muhammad Billal, 19, from Nelson in Lancashire, purchased the gun on a secret online forum. He then researched shooting ranges and crowded places before attempting to join Islamic State under the guise of a football fan travelling to Somalia.

    In an attempt to fool the authorities while trying to leave the UK, he was advised to put footballers on his phone and searched online for ‘Ronaldo wallpaper’ — a reference to the Portuguese player.

    However, Billal was stopped at Manchester Airport on his way to Dubai, when officers examined his phone, only to find several copies of an online magazine published by ISIS as well as details of the firearm he had purchased.

    Source: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15949089/Football-fan-extremist-gun-target-Old-Trafford-jailed.html

  • 23 June 2026

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    Abdul Aziz Jalil, a trusted lieutenant of British Al-Qaeda mastermind Dhiren Barot, is to walk free despite fears he will offend again

    Abdul Aziz Jalil, a trusted lieutenant of British Al-Qaeda mastermind Dhiren Barot, is to walk free despite fears he will offend again. The Justice Secretary launched a last-ditch bid to keep Abdul Aziz Jalil, now 53, locked up after a Parole Board cleared him for release. In 2007 he was jailed for 26 years after a court heard he was part of an Al-Qaeda sleeper cell that assisted Barot, 54, in planning a series of bomb plots in New York and London, but will now be released after 19 years.

    He pleaded guilty during his trial at Woolwich Crown Court to conspiracy to cause explosions between 2001 and 2004 alongside his fellow terrorist helpers, who provided intelligence and support to Barot. Jalil, from Luton, had rented a “safe house” for Barot where planning material was kept and his fingerprints were found on documents connected to chemicals. He also attended terror training camps in Pakistan and helped with research into radioactivity.

    Alongside Jalil, Mohammed Naveed Bhatti, 27, Junade Feroze, 31, Zia Ul Haq, 28, Nadeem Tarmohamed, 29, Omar Abdur Rehman, 23, and 28-year-old Qaisar Shaffi were all jailed. The gang, all British Muslims, had been just weeks from launching their lethal attacks when they were arrested on the same day. They planned to trigger a radioactive “dirty bomb” and detonate limos packed with gas cylinders and explosives beneath towering buildings in the capital. Indian-born Muslim convert Barot, 35, was said to be a senior member of Osama bin Laden’s network and his chief operative in Britain. Barot, who has British nationality and is from Willesden in London, was sentenced to life in 2006, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to murder.

    Some documents revealed Jalil was released twice from jail. But the military fanatic was recalled most recently in March last year for breaching his licence after searching for “weapons and drones” online while also accessing a Reddit forum. But the Parole Board’s judicial member, HHJ Jeremy Roberts KC, said there was “an important difference between [Jalil’s] innocent interest in military publications and an intention to obtain or use military hardware [or to supply it to anyone else] for terrorist purposes”.

    Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/british-al-qaeda-dhiren-barot-37333162

  • 22 June 2026

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    French student Sarah Cotte is accused of addressing a crowd at SOAS University of London in October 2023 with a speech which invited support for Hamas

    A French student who led an anti-racism group at a London university made a speech supporting the 7 October Hamas attacks just two days after they were carried out, a court heard. Sarah Cotte, 22, is accused of addressing a crowd at SOAS University of London in October 2023 with a speech which invited support for Hamas.

    She is said to have made the speech on the steps of the School of Oriental and African Studies University of London, where she studying politics, philosophy and economics, on 9 October 2023. She was the secretary of the ‘Fight Racism Fight Imperialism’ group at the university.

    She allegedly told the crowd: ‘We at SOAS fight racism, fight imperialism, express our unconditional solidarity with the Palestinian armed resistance who have broken free from their open-air prison in Gaza and are rising across their occupied country against the Zionist state which has been bleeding Palestine dry for nearly 80 years. ‘Israel has existed for 27,540 days but in less than one day it has been nearly brought to its knees by righteous Palestinian resistance.’

    ‘On 16 October 2023, posting in the WhatsApp group for the Fight Racism Fight Imperialism society of which she was a member, the defendant expressed her support for, “the Palestinian Resistance to be victorious”. The Fight Racism Fight Imperialism WhatsApp chat had 113 members.

    Jurors heard Cotte said: ‘Decolonisation, the removal of settlers, is necessarily a violent process. Palestinians are liberating themselves – fighting back against an oppressor nation. Peace can only come when Palestine achieves national liberation’.

    Source: https://courtnewsuk.co.uk/french-student-gave-speech-supporting-hamas-attacks/

  • 20 June 2026

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    20-year-old Shuja Gibraeel Mohsin was found guilty of sharing and possessing Islamist terrorist material

    A 20-year-old man has been found guilty of sharing and possessing Islamist terrorist material following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) London. Shuja Gibraeel Mohsin, 20 (24.01.06) of Mitcham, was found guilty on 19 June, following a two-week trial at the Old Bailey.

    Mohsin was being drawn into extremist and terrorist material and ideologies from when he was only 14 or 15 years old.

    Source: https://news.met.police.uk/news/man-convicted-of-sharing-and-possessing-islamist-terrorist-material-510637

  • 17 June 2026

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    Man charged with arson attack on memorial wall

    Ali Reza Fallahi 45 (15.07.80) a dual British and Iranian national of Ilford, has been charged with arson contrary to sections 1(1), 1(3) and 4 of the Criminal Damage Act 1971. The charge relates to a Counter Terrorism Policing London investigation into an arson attack on a memorial wall in Limes Avenue, NW11, at around 00:15hrs on Monday, 27 April. Police received a report of the fire at around 19:30hrs the same day.

    A 38-year-old woman who was also arrested in connection with the arson at the memorial wall has been released with no further action.

    Source: https://news.met.police.uk/news/man-charged-with-arson-attack-on-memorial-wall-510263

  • 15 June 2026

    Palestine Action ban is lawful

    The government’s proscription of Palestine Action as a terror organisation is lawful, the Court of Appeal has ruled. The proscription made it a criminal offence to belong to or support Palestine Action, punishable by up to 14 years in prison.

    Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gy927jx88o

  • 14 June 2026

    UK police chief slams paper by Muslim police group defending Hamas, calling IDF a ‘Zionist terror group’

    British authorities have condemned an incendiary policy paper published by the official representative body for Muslim police officers in Britain that described Zionism as a form of anti-Muslim hatred and labeled the Israeli military a “Zionist terrorist group.”

    The document referred to Zionism as “a narrow, nationalist, and colonialist viewpoint that fosters anti-Muslim hatred, among other forms of xenophobia, distancing itself from the inclusive and compassionate teachings of Judaism.” It also compared the war in Gaza to the Holocaust and dismissed reports about the Hamas-led invasion of and massacre across southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, as “unverified stories about acts of violence.”

    After the document drew media attention recently and sparked outrage among Jewish leaders and political figures, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) issued a statement condemning the paper linked to the National Association of Muslim Police (NAMP), while distancing British policing from its contents and values.

    Source: https://worldisraelnews.com/uk-police-chief-slams-paper-by-muslim-police-group-defending-hamas-calling-idf-a-zionist-terror-group/

  • 13 June 2026

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    Police have been urged to arrest Sayed Hussain Makke, a radical Islamist cleric who expressed support for members of Hezbollah

    Police have been urged to arrest a radical Islamist cleric who expressed support for members of Hezbollah.

    Alicia Kearns, the former chair­man of the for­eign affairs committee, has written to the Home Office asking why Sayed Hussain Makke, the London born Shia preacher, has not been arrested on his return to the UK.

    The cleric runs an annual five-day “spiritual warrior” train­ing camp with reli­gious edu­ca­tion in the Peak District, one of which was staged at the start of this month. Mr Makke has mourned members of Hezbollah, including a British friend who died fighting for the pro­scribed Lebanese ter­ror group, and members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

    Last year, Mr Makke’s visa to visit Aus­tralia was revoked after he allegedly hailed Hassan Nasrallah, a Hezbollah leader killed in an Israeli air strike, as one of the world’s “greatest freedom fighters”.

    Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06/13/police-arrest-sayed-hussain-makke-islamist-cleric-hezbollah/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_tw_post_hussain-makke-islamist-cleric-hezbollah/

  • 13 June 2026

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    Palestine Action activists jailed over factory raid

    Four Palestine Action activists have been jailed after causing £1.2m of damage at a UK site of an Israel-based defence firm. Charlotte Head, 30, Samuel Corner, 23, Leona Kamio, 30, and Fatema Rajwani, 21, were convicted of criminal damage in a retrial after they broke into the Elbit Systems factory near Bristol in August 2024.

    Corner was jailed for seven years and eight months for criminal damage and inflicting grievous bodily harm on a police sergeant. The judge, Mr Justice Johnson, said Corner had had no justification for the “extreme and gratuitous force” used. The case is believed to be the first time that convictions for criminal damage have been classified as being connected to terrorism.

    Head, who drove the prison van into the compound, was sentenced to five years in prison, Kamio was also handed a five-year jail term, and Rajwani received a prison sentence of four years and eight months. The offenders will not qualify for early release from prison provisions and the Parole Board will assess their risk to the public when it determines when they can be set free.

    All four will also serve an additional one year on a licence in the community at the end of their terms.

    Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce950111xk7o?at_format=link and https://www.gbnews.com/news/palestine-action-activist-sentence-police-officer-hit-sledgehammer-woolwich-crown-court

  • 09 June 2026

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    Fifth person charged in connection with Hatzola ambulance arson attack

    Subhan Ahmed, (02.03.2008), a British national, from Walthamstow, east London, is the fifth person to be charged in connection with Hatzola ambulance arson attack carried out on 23 March. Ahmed has been bailed with strict conditions and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ court on Tuesday, 16 June.

    Hamza Iqbal 20 (28.10.05) and Rehan Khan 19 (11.02.07), both British nationals from Leyton, and a 17-year-old boy, a dual British and Pakistani national from Walthamstow and Judex Atshatshi 18 (24.11.07) a British national of Dagenham were all previously charged with committing arson destroying or damaging property being reckless as to whether life would be endangered.

    They all appeared at the Old Bailey on Friday, 24 April and were remanded in custody, with a trial date set for January 2027.

    Source: https://news.met.police.uk/news/fifth-person-charged-in-connection-with-hatzola-ambulance-arson-attack-510249

  • 05 June 2026

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    Mohammad Asim Bashir pleaded guilty to preparing acts of terrorism in connection with the attack on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue

    On 5 June 2026, Mohammad Asim Bashir (born 18/09/1994) of Shaftesbury Road, Cheetham Hill, appeared at the Central Criminal Court and pleaded guilty to one count of preparing acts of terrorism under Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006. He is linked to October 2025 synagogue attacker and has pleaded guilty to preparation for acts of terrorism.

    Following the terrorist attack that took place at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in October 2025, Counter Terrorism Policing North West launched a large-scale investigation, drawing resources from across the national CTP network to establish the full circumstances behind the attack.

    Enquiries conducted by detectives identified Bashir as an associate of Jihad Al-Shamie and established that the two of them had conducted hostile reconnaissance of a UK defence facility on 14 August 2025. The pair were seen on CCTV prior to the trip discussing criteria for potential targets to attack. They were then seen on ANPR making the journey to the site, with Bashir acting as the driver for most of the journey.

    Source: https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2026/june/man-charged-in-connection-with-october-2025-synagogue-attack/

  • 27 May 2026

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    Al Qaeda-inspired Zahid Iqbal will be allowed to walk free

    Al Qaeda-inspired Zahid Iqbal, who plotted to blow up an army base with a toy car bomb, will be allowed to walk free after a parole board rejected a last-ditch bid to keep him in jail. Zahid Iqbal will be released again after a reconsideration to keep him locked up was refused by Parole Board chiefs – despite two experts warning against doing so.

    Source: https://www.gbnews.com/news/luton-terror-plot-zahid-iqbal-terrorist-released-early

  • 26 May 2026

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    49-year-old arrested in Salford as part of the investigation into the terrorist attack on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in October 2025

    A 49-year-old has been arrested in Salford by detectives investigating the terrorist attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in October 2025. He is accused of failing to disclose information regarding terrorist activity, contrary to S38B of the Terrorism Act 2000. This brings the total number of people arrested in connection with the investigation to eight.

    That number includes a 30-year-old man arrested on 9 October 2025 on suspicion of failing to disclose information regarding terrorist activity, contrary to S38B of the Terrorism Act 2000. He remains under investigation.

    It also includes a man who has since been charged with terrorism offences that are not directly linked to the attack.

    Source: https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/news/man-arrested-in-connection-with-heaton-park-hebrew-congregation-synagogue-attack/

  • 15 May 2026

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    Golders Green knifeman appeared at the Old Bailey

    The Golders Green knifeman who stabbed two Jewish victims in a rampage through north London has appeared at the Old Bailey for the first time. Essa Suleiman, 45, tried to murder his friend Ishmael Hussein at his home in Southwark before going to north London to attack Shloime Rand, 34, and Moshe Shine, 76, it is claimed.

    Source: https://courtnewsuk.co.uk/golders-green-stabber-appears-at-old-bailey/

  • 13 May 2026

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    Palestine Action members risk being sentenced for terrorism offences

    Four Palestine Action activists that took part in the Elbit protest were convicted for criminal damage to the Israeli arms manufacturer. However, the judge has also ruled a “terrorist connection” to the charges, which was unknown to the jury until the end of the second trial. The gravity of the situation lies in the fact that at the time of the events – 2024 – Palestine Action was not a proscribed organisation, so ruling terrorism charges can create a dangerous precedent for future cases.

    Source: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/12/palestine-action-activists-elbit-protest-terrorist-connection-ruling

  • 12 May 2026

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    23-year-old man from Birmingham sentenced to six years in prison

    A 23-year-old man living in Birmingham has been sentenced to six years in prison after admitting membership of the Islamic State. Musa Abdrabba, of Newport Road, Balsall Heath, pleaded guilty in September to two charges of belonging to a proscribed organisation. Detectives had arrested Abdrabba in Percy Road, Sparkhill in October 2023, seizing three mobile phones that were found to contain terrorism material including extremely violent videos and bomb-making instructions.

    Between January and October 2023, Abdrabba used an online alias to provide a media service for ISIS and its supporters. His activity included translating social media posts, creating and amplifying content, and advising other supporters on how to avoid detection by authorities online. He had pledged allegiance to ISIS in August 2023.

    Source: https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/man-jailed-for-acting-as-islamic-state-media-activist/

  • 11 May 2026

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    Majid Novsarka will be retried on 20 September 2027

    Majid Novsarka, otherwise known as Majid Freeman, had denied encouraging terrorism, inviting support for the proscribed organisation Hamas and expressing support for a proscribed organisation during a trial at Birmingham Crown Court.

    After more than 13 and a half hours of deliberation, jurors told the court they could not reach a majority decision on any of the charges. Thus, prosecutors confirmed Novsarka was due to be retried on 20 September 2027.

    Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8p188k862o

  • 08 May 2026

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    A ninth person has been arrested in connection with an attempted arson attack in Golders Green

    A ninth person has been arrested in connection with an attempted arson attack in Golders Green, counter-terrorism police have announced. The 48-year-old was taken into custody following four Hatzola ambulances being set on fire in the early hours of March 23.

    Source: https://www.gbnews.com/news/golders-green-police-jewish-ambulance-arson-attack

  • 07 May 2026

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    Elsheikh’s bid to move to the UK was blocked by the US Department of Justice

    El Shafee Elsheikh – known as Jihadi Ringo – is currently serving life in a high-security US prison after he was convicted of hostage-taking and conspiring to murder in 2022. He was part of a beheading gang dubbed The Beatles. The 38-year-old had applied to move back to his ‘home country’ Britain so he could be closer to family and friends – despite his citizenship being revoked in 2018. It is understood that Elsheikh’s bid to move to the UK was blocked by the US Department of Justice.

    Source: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15797355/ISIS-Beatle-Ringo-terror-beheading-gang-bid.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=social-twitter_mailonline

  • 06 May 2026

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    Dihan Rahman was sentenced to four-and-a half-years

    A former army cadet who had an extreme hatred of women has been jailed after he downloaded a guide on how to build bombs, as well as Islamist and Nazi material. Dihan Rahman, of Southall, west London, made a Nazi salute and held a rope noose in selfies and posted personal details of two girls and a teacher online during a stalking campaign.

    Prosecutor Serena Gates KC said the 19-year-old electronic devices and notes revealed a “mixed” ideology touching on the extreme right-wing, Islamic State, incel and hatred of women.

    Judge Simon Mayo KC sentenced him at the Old Bailey to four-and-a half-years in prison with an extended licence period of three years.

    Source: https://www.gbnews.com/news/london-news-teenager-jailed-downloading-guide-islamist-material

  • 06 May 2026

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    New measure to contrast terrorism is due to be included in UK legislation

    A new measure to contrast terrorism is due to be included in UK legislation. In the light of recent attacks against the Jewish community, the government deemed necessary to tackle the issue of proxy attacks backed by foreign countries, effectively treating them as part of foreign intelligence services. This means that offenders could face up to 14 years in prison, regardless of their awareness of who they were working for. The groups that will be proscribed following this measure include Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia. The new legislation is not specific to any particular group or ideology, but rather it’s a result of the widespread antisemitic violence that is being carried out across the country, by extremists of both Left and Right and by Islamist groups.

    Source: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/06/proxies-carrying-out-antisemitic-attacks-in-uk-could-face-14-years-in-prison

  • 05 May 2026

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    Four Palestine Action activists found guilty of criminal damage

    Four Palestine Action activists have been found guilty of criminal damage at a UK site of an Israel-based defence firm. Charlotte Head, 30, Samuel Corner, 23, Leona Kamio, 30, and Fatema Rajwani, 21, broke into an Elbit Systems factory near Bristol in August 2024 before destroying property and clashing with security guards and police. Zoe Rogers, 22, and Jordan Devlin, 31, were acquitted of the same charge by a jury at Woolwich Crown Court earlier.

    Corner was also found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm after striking Sgt Kate Evans twice with a sledgehammer, fracturing her spine. Head, Corner, Kamio and Rajwani were denied bail and remanded in custody ahead of sentencing on 12 June.

    Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2p99rxr5po

  • 04 May 2026

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    Two people arrested over arson attack at Golders Green memorial

    Two people – a 46-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman – have been arrested in Romford on suspicion of arson after a memorial wall in Golders Green, north London, was damaged on 27 April.

    The arrests raises the total of people arrested in connection to attacks on Jewish, Israeli, and Iranian dissident sites in London since March to 30. Nine people have been charged, and one convicted.

    Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9v3kvjxr4mo

  • 04 May 2026

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    Asylum seeker advanced towards a PSNI officer with a knife

    An asylum seeker allegedly advanced towards a PSNI officer with a knife before shouting the Islamic proclamation “Allahu Akbar”, a court has heard. The officer was forced to draw his gun when Libyan national Hamza Banali, 24 originally from Tripoli, confronted him in the Holyland area of south Belfast.

    Banali, with an address at Farnham Street in the city, denies any religious or hate motivation behind an incident linked to reports of cars being damaged in the area. He appeared at Belfast Magistrates’ Court charged with possessing a bladed article in a public place and resisting police. Banali was remanded in custody to appear in court again on May 7.

    Source: https://www.irishnews.com/news/northern-ireland/asylum-seeker-came-at-northern-ireland-police-officer-with-a-knife-before-shouting-allahu-akabar-court-told-3DDVQGVA3FGMTJXZE5QANONM3I/

  • 01 May 2026

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    Joseph Gynane was handed an additional 11 years for breaking the jaw of a Jewish prison chaplain in a violent anti-Semitic attack

    A man who is serving a life sentence for murder broke the jaw of a Jewish prison chaplain during a violent anti-Semitic attack – then scrawled ‘Free Palestine’ and ‘Death to the IDF’ on his cell walls.

    Joseph Gynane, 41, shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ as he launched the assault on the visiting chaplain at about 2.30pm on September 14 2025 at high-security HMP Whitemoor near March, Cambridgeshire. Gynane, who converted to Islam in 2007, struck the chaplain from behind while he was speaking to prisoners.

    Gynane was jailed for life with a minimum term of 30 years in 2019 for murdering his friend, before stabbing a 16-year-old boy in London with the same knife just hours later.

    Following the latest attack, he was moved to the prison’s segregation unit, where he covered his cell walls with graffiti including the phrases ‘Free Palestine’ and ‘Death to the IDF’.

    At Cambridge Crown Court on May 1, he was handed an additional 11 years – six years plus an extended five years on licence, to run on top of his existing life sentence.

    Source: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15783591/Muslim-convert-life-murder-Jewish-chaplains-jaw-anti-Semitic-attack-walls-Free-Palestine.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=social-twitter_mailonline

  • 01 May 2026

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    Abdullah Sabah Albadri convicted of planning terrorist attack at Embassy of Israel

    Abdullah Sabah Albadri has been convicted of planning a terrorist attack at the Embassy of Israel after an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing London. He attempted to gain entry to the diplomatic premises in Kensington on 28 April last year armed with two knives. However, his attack was quickly thwarted by armed officers.

    Officers also found he had also searched several Arabic terms related to suicide and martyrdom during the five days leading up to his arrest.

    These internet searches further strengthened the case that he had been planning to carry out a terrorist attack – particularly when contrasted with his previous search history, which had been focused around his attempts in securing asylum status, after entering the UK on a small boat from France on 12 April, 2025.

    Following a two-week trial at the Old Bailey, Albadri (28.12.1991) of no fixed abode, was convicted of one count of preparation of terrorist acts, contrary to section 5(1)(a) of the Terrorism Act, 2006 and two counts of possession of a pointed or bladed article, contrary to section 139(1) and (6) of the Criminal Justice Act, 1988.

    Source: https://news.met.police.uk/news/man-convicted-of-planning-terrorist-attack-at-embassy-of-israel-508882

  • 29 April 2026

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    A men arrested for stabbing two British Jewish men; HAYI claimed responsibility

    In the early hours of 29 April, a man – Essa Suleiman (02.02.1981) of Camberwell – stabbed two British Jewish men, aged 76 and 34, in Golders Green, north London. The attacker has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in custody. He is a 45-year-old British national born in Somalia. He had “a history of serious violence and mental health issues”, and had been referred to the Government’s counter-extremism Prevent programme in 2020.

    The Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia (HAYI) group claimed responsibility for the attack on a Telegram channel.

    Sources: https://news.met.police.uk/news/man-charged-in-connection-with-attack-in-barnet-508878 and https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/04/30/police-were-hunting-golders-green-suspect-over-knife-attack/ and https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2026/apr/29/two-people-stabbed-golders-green-says-jewish-group-latest-updates and https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/29/golders-green-attack-claim-highlights-rise-of-shadowy-iran-linked-group

  • 29 April 2026

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    Al-Qaeda-inspired Zahid Iqbal recalled to over 9/11 book

    New details have emerged regarding the concerning history of a terrorist who recently came close to parole – having previously been recalled to prison after an initial release.

    Zahid Iqbal, 31, was among four men who plotted to bomb an Army base in Luton in 2013 – and was jailed for life with a custodial sentence of at least 11 years and three months, with a five-year extension period. Iqbal was jailed alongside Mohammed Sharfaraz Ahmed, Umar Arshad and Syed Farhan Hussain at Woolwich Crown Court. The group discussed building an improvised explosive device (IED) between January 2011 and April 2012 and planned to follow bomb-making instructions in an online Al-Qaeda manual “How to make a bomb in the kitchen of your mom – by the al-Qaeda chef”.

    Earlier this year, the parole board ruled that Al-Qaeda-inspired Iqbal could be released early. It has now emerged that Iqbal, who narrowly remains in prison pending the outcome of a new review into the case, was previously released in 2021, and later recalled in 2023. The recall came amid concerns he possessed a book about 9/11, and was using a secret mobile phone with a deleted call history – sparking fears of further communication with terrorist links. Also in his possession was a Kubotan, a small weapon which attaches to a keyring.

    Source: https://www.gbnews.com/news/zahid-iqbal-islamist-terrorist-released-recalled-911-book

  • 27 April 2026

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    Another individual arrested in connection to a string of attacks on Jewish sites in London

    A 37-year-old man has been arrested by counter-terror police investigating a string of attacks on Jewish sites in London. The man was arrested at an address near Barnstaple, Devon, on Sunday, on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts, the Metropolitan Police said.

    The force said 26 people have been arrested over the series of attacks on Jewish sites since late March. Eight people have been charged with arson-related offences, and one person has been convicted of arson.

    Source: https://www.itv.com/news/2026-04-27/man-arrested-by-counter-terror-police-over-attacks-on-jewish-sites-in-london and https://news.met.police.uk/news/further-arrest-in-investigation-led-by-counter-terrorism-officers-508656

  • 25 April 2026

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    3 Palestine Action activists in the United Kingdom sentenced to 20 months

    Three Palestine Action activists in the United Kingdom were sentenced to 20 months in custody for an attack against a US defense company factory, the Crown Prosecution Service announced. Najam Shah, Julian Gao, and Daniel Jones had been convicted in February for their role in last April’s attack on the Teledyne Defense and Space factory in Shipley. A fourth member of the Palestine Action group, Ruby Hamill, is set to be sentenced at a later date.

    Each of the four was convicted of damaging property and possessing an item with the intent to damage property.

    Source: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-894111

  • 25 April 2026

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    Moroccan Ahmed Ali Alid appeared in court accused of trying to murder a prison imam

    An inmate at a high-security jail is accused of trying to murder the prison’s imam after obtaining a knife behind bars, a court has heard. Ahmed Ali Alid, from Hartlepool, is accused of the attempted murder of Roderic Vassie at HMP Full Sutton in Yorkshire on 8 August last year.

    Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard Alid, a Moroccan national, is accused of having a knife and using it to “slice” the top of Vassie’s head before attempting to stab him.

    The 47-year-old did not indicate any pleas to charges of attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon in a prison. The case was sent to the Old Bailey for a hearing on 17 April. He is also accused of assault occasioning actual bodily harm on prison guard Sarah Mitchell on 21 October last year, after he had been moved to the jail.

    Sources: https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/updated-sentence-man-jailed-life-murder-and-attempted-murder-hartlepool and  https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3ex3x1kn33o

  • 24 April 2026

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    The 16-year-old boy from Didcot, Oxfordshire, charged with stockpiling weapons, explosives and a suicide vest

    The 16-year-old boy from Didcot, Oxfordshire – arrested in March -, has been charged with stockpiling weapons, explosives and a suicide vest at his family home. He is also accused of supporting IS and is suspected of sharing its propaganda on terrorist attacks as well as footage of battlefield explosions and killings.

    According to the charges, it is said he sent a video “containing footage of Islamic State” to another person in November last year and the following month shared a “battlefield video containing footage of Islamic State”. He is also accused of possessing extracts of IS manual Inspire 1, extracts of a document called 100 Deadly Skills, a suicide vest, a selection of knives and swords, and “homemade improvised explosive devices”.

    The teenager faces two counts of disseminating a terrorist publication, three counts of possessing an article for the purpose of terrorism, and two charges of possessing material that may be of use for terrorist purposes.

    Source: https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/26050363.update-oxfordshire-boy-accused-suicide-vest/

  • 22 April 2026

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    Social media activist encouraged terrorism and Hamas activities

    A social media activist used his “significant influence” to encourage terrorism and invited people to support the proscribed organisation Hamas, a court has heard. Prosecutors told Birmingham Crown Court that Majid Novsarka, otherwise known as Majid Freeman, used code words to “celebrate” the actions of the group.

    During the first day of the trial, jurors were shown more than 200 social media posts regarding Hamas, and one post relating to the attacks on the French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, in 2015.

    Novsarka, 37, of Cecil Road, Leicester, has denied encouraging terrorism, inviting support for the proscribed organisation Hamas and expressing support for a proscribed organisation.

    Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4vkkxjzyno

  • 22 April 2026

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    Two more arrests in connection to attacks on the Jewish community

    Two more arrests have been made by counter-terrorism police after an alleged plan to commit arson at an unknown site connected to the Jewish community. The Metropolitan Police said a 19-year-old man and a 26-year-old man were arrested in Watford on Tuesday and remain in police custody.

    Counter-terrorism officers have now arrested a total of 25 people in connection with these incidents.

    Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgej0x3lrdo

  • 21 April 2026

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    Eight more people arrested after a spate of arson attacks targeting the Jewish community in London

    Counter-terrorism police have arrested eight more people after a spate of arson attacks targeting the Jewish community in London over the last month.

    Seven of the arrests, which took place over the last 48 hours, are said to have been part of a ‘proactive investigation’ into an alleged plot against a venue ‘related to the Jewish community’.

    Three men aged 24, 25 and 26 were arrested in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, on Sunday, shortly after 9pm.  They were taken into custody before being released on bail. This followed the arrest of a 25-year-old man on April 20, in Stevenage. A 26-year-old man, and two women, aged 50 and 59, were also arrested in a car near Birmingham. They have all been taken to a London police station where they currently remain in custody.

    On 21 April, 39-year-old man was arrested at an address in Ealing after jars of a non-hazardous substance were discovered in Kensington Gardens on April 17. He was detained under section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000 and taken into custody.

    So far, 23 people have been arrested as police continue to probe whether ‘criminal proxies’ linked to Iran are being paid to carry out the attacks. Since late March there have been arson attacks on Jewish community ambulances in Golders Green, two synagogues in north-west London and the former premises of a Jewish charity. Pro-Iranian group Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia – the Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right – has claimed responsibility for the attacks, releasing video footage of the perpetrators shortly after each incident has taken place.

    Source: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15751813/Eight-people-arrested-counter-terror-police-arson-London.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=social-twitter_mailonline

  • 21 April 2026

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    17-year-old boy from Brent charged with arson of Kenton United Synagogue; 19-year-old released on bail

    A British teenager has been charged with arson after an attack on a synagogue in north-west London. The 17-year-old boy from Brent, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with arson not endangering life for the ‘firebomb’ thrown through the window of Kenton United Synagogue, near Harrow, on 19 April.

    A 19-year-old man who was also arrested after the attack has been released on bail pending further inquiries, the Metropolitan Police said.

    Source: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15751133/British-teenager-charged-arson-Kenton-synagogue.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=social-twitter_mailonline

  • 21 April 2026

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    Bangladeshi terrorist allowed to stay in Britain

    Despite having his asylum claim turned down, Shah Rahman was allowed to stay in Britain. The judgement read: ‘He was granted restricted leave to remain in the United Kingdom on the basis that he could not be removed to Bangladesh without breaching his rights under Article 3 of the Human Rights Convention.’

    In 2012, Shah Rahman was jailed alongside three other Al-Qaeda-inspired extremists. They had plotted to blow up the London Stock Exchange. Just five years later, in 2017, he was released onto Britain’s streets. However, he was recalled to prison in 2022 for breaching the conditions of his licence.

    While on licence in 2019, Rahman married Parveen Purbhoo, a Mauritian national, in an Islamic ceremony in London. She was later banned from entering the UK for life by the then Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, after officers at Heathrow Airport found Isis-related material on her phone.

    Source: https://www.gbnews.com/news/migrant-crisis-islamist-terrorist-stay-britain-asylum-claim-turned-down

  • 20 April 2026

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    A 17-year-old boy and 19-year-old man held over an arson attack on Kenton United Synagogue

    Two teenagers – a 17-year-old boy and 19-year-old man – are being held by police over an arson attack on a synagogue in north-west London. The attack was claimed by Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia. A bottle containing a type of accelerant was thrown through the window of Kenton United Synagogue on Shaftesbury Avenue, Kenton, at about midnight on Sunday. Minor damage was caused to the building, although no injuries were reported.

    Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd6l9wdpqgdo

  • 18 April 2026

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    A man tried to set fire three bottles in Hendon

    The Metropolitan Police said that a man was seen to approach a row of shops in Hendon with a plastic bag containing three bottles of liquid on Friday evening – 17 April. He tried to set the items in the bag alight, but when the bottles failed to fully ignite, he fled the scene, police said.

    The alleged attack was claimed online by individuals purporting to be from the group Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiyah (HAYI), who said they were targeting Jewish education charity Jewish Futures.

    Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/hendon-arson-attack-terror-police-jewish-charity-brent-london-b2960280.html

  • 17 April 2026

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    A 18-year-old is the fourth person to be charged in connection with the Golders Green arson attack

    An 18-year-old has become the fourth person to be charged in connection with an arson attack on four Jewish community ambulances in Golders Green. Judex Atshatshi, 18, has been charged with committing arson being reckless as to whether life would be endangered.

    Three people have previously been charged in connection with the incident and were remanded in custody earlier this month.

    Two British men, Hamza Iqbal, 20, and Rehan Khan, 19, from Leyton, east London; and a 17-year-old boy, of dual British-Pakistani nationality, from Walthamstow were charged with one count of arson being reckless as to whether life would be endangered.

    Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15743165/Teenager-fourth-person-charged-arson-Jewish-ambulances-Golders-Green.html

  • 17 April 2026

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  • 16 April 2026

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    HAYI claimed an attack at the Israeli embassy in London

    On 16 April, Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya (HAYI), a group linked to Iran, claimed responsibility for attacking the Israeli embassy in London with drones carrying “radioactive and dangerous carcinogenic materials”.

    No further information is available, and it is unclear whether the attack occurred.

    Source: https://thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-2026-april-17/

  • 16 April 2026

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    Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya (HAYI) group claimed responsibility for the attack on the Finchley synagogue

    On 15 April, a 47-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man were arrested in Watford, north of London, for their alleged involvement in an attempted arson attack on a synagogue. The attack occurred shortly after midnight on 15 April.

    In an earlier statement, the Metropolitan Police Force described the attack, saying that two people wearing dark clothing and balaclavas had approached the synagogue in Finchley and thrown two bottles suspected to contain petrol, which did not ignite.

    The Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya (HAYI) group claimed responsibility for the attack.

    Source: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260416-police-arrest-two-over-london-synagogue-arson-attempt

  • 15 April 2026

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    Three arrested in connection to the arson attack on the offices of a Persian Language media organisation

    At approximately 20:30 on Wednesday, 15 April, a Molotov cocktail was used in an arson attack on the offices of a Persian-language media organisation in Wembley, north-west London.

    Three British nationals men, Oisin McGuinness (21), Nathan Dunn (19) and a 16-year-old boy, were arrested in Finchley on suspicion of arson endangering life, and were taken into police custody, where they remain.

    The attack was claimed by Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya (HAYI).

    Sources: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/04/17/three-charged-over-firebomb-attack-on-persian-media-outlet/ and https://news.met.police.uk/news/counter-terrorism-policing-update-on-various-arson-attacks-in-north-west-london-508349

  • 15 April 2026

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    34-year-old Abdullah Albadri has been charged with preparing terrorist acts and with possessing two knives

    A man arrested as he climbed a fence to get into the Israeli embassy in London carrying two knives had twice arrived on a small boat from France, a jury has heard. Abdullah Albadri is on trial at the Old Bailey, charged with preparing terrorist acts and possession of two knives.

    The 34-year-old, who denies the charges, was arrested outside the Israeli embassy on 28 April last year by two armed diplomatic protection officers who had seen him trying to scale the 8ft (2.4m) high fence. A couple of hours earlier he had messaged his mother “I chose the path of martyrdom”, the prosecution said.

    Albadri first arrived in the UK by small boat from France on 5 August 2021, but by November 2023 he had left the country, the prosecution said. He re-entered the UK on 12 April last year, again by small boat. He was given temporary accommodation at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Basingstoke, Hampshire.

    Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1mkk4plgd4o

  • 15 April 2026

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    Feras Al-Jayoosi, a 38-year-old violent pro-Palestine activist, is on trial at Winchester Crown Court

    Feras Al-Jayoosi, a 38-year-old violent pro-Palestine activist, wrote that he wanted to ‘establish an Islamic state in Britain’ and posted instructional videos online about how to use grenades to kill Israeli soldiers. He is on trial at Winchester Crown Court, charged with three counts of terrorism relating to posts on X in 2022 from the Jihad4Palestine account.

    During an interview, Al-Jayoosi also told police that he was ‘on the fence’ about al-Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden. He allegedly commented ‘Allah is the greatest’ on a post following the stabbing of Salman Rushdie in August 2022.

    Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15735493/pro-Palestine-supporter-wrote-wanted-Islamic-State-Britain.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=social-twitter_mailonline

  • 12 April 2026

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    23-year-old man found guilty of sharing terrorist videos online

    Mohammad Malik, 23-year-old from Gillingham, Kent, was convicted at Winchester Crown Court of two counts each of disseminating a terrorist publication and expression of support for a proscribed organisation.

    Malik was acquitted of possession of a terrorist publication and a further count of disseminating a terrorist publication following a four-week trial.

    Counter Terrorism Policing South East said that it launched an investigation after it was alerted to Malik sharing footage of several Islamist groups over different social media platforms. Police raided his home on 14 January 2025 and seized a phone, computer, hard drives, swords, knives and a homemade Daesh flag.

    Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr517579rppo

  • 12 April 2026

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    Over 500 arrests related to Palestine Action

    More than 500 people have been arrested at the first mass demonstration opposing the proscription of Palestine Action since the group’s ban was ruled unlawful by the high court. Support to the organisation has been shown through signs, placards and slogans, reading: “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.” Hundreds of demonstrators sat on camping chairs and on the ground as they held up their placards on Saturday afternoon. The Metropolitan police said 523 people had been arrested by midnight, with their ages ranging from 18 to 87.

    These arrests have been extensively debated, because the ban of Palestine Action had been ruled unlawful in February 2026 and arrests had been suspended. However, the ban remains in place until the appeal, so it is technically still illegal to show support to the organisation and the Police resumed arresting in March 2026.

    Sources: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp38z9lylddo and https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/apr/13/robert-del-naja-massive-attack-arrested-palestine-action-protest-trafalgar-square-london and https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2026/4/12/uk-police-arrest-523-during-pro-palestinian-demonstration-in-london and https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/11/met-police-make-arrests-at-london-palestine-action-protest

  • 11 April 2026

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    523 people arrested at the first mass demonstration opposing the proscription of Palestine Action

    More than 500 people have been arrested at the first mass demonstration opposing the proscription of Palestine Action since the group’s ban was ruled unlawful by the high court.

    Hundreds of people gathered in Trafalgar Square in London and presented signs reading: “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.” Hundreds of demonstrators sat on camping chairs and on the ground as they held up their placards on Saturday afternoon. The Metropolitan police said 523 people had been arrested by midnight, with their ages ranging from 18 to 87.

    Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/11/met-police-make-arrests-at-london-palestine-action-protest

  • 09 April 2026

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    British man charged with playing a leadership role in al-Shabaab

    The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised terrorism offences against a 43-year-old man related to his alleged involvement with a terrorist group based in Somalia.

    Jermaine Grant, 43-year-old British man, has appeared in court accused of playing a leadership role in the Somali militant Islamist group al-Shabaab. He is charged with directing the activities of al-Shabab more than 16 years ago in the late 2000s.

    Grant, who was born in London, also faces three charges of attending an al-Shabaab commando training camp in Kismayu in southern Somalia, and two charges of possessing an AK47 assault rifle for terrorist purposes during a battle at Mogadishu Stadium and a battle in Karan in the north of the city.

    Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cedexl8d4elo and https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/man-charged-terrorism-offences

  • 04 April 2026

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    High Court dismissed Mina Dich’s attempt to remain in Britain

    French national Mina Dich, 51, received a prison sentence in 2018 after admitting to assisting her daughter Rizlaine Boular in planning an assault targeting police officers in the capital. Her younger daughter, Safaa Boular, who was 18 at the time, faced conviction for conspiring to launch a grenade and firearm attack at the British Museum. Both sisters received life imprisonment.

    Last month, the High Court dismissed Dich’s attempt to remain in Britain, upholding the Home Secretary’s deportation order. Her legal representatives contended that she had resided in the United Kingdom for decades and that deportation would undermine efforts at rehabilitation. The presiding judge rejected these arguments, ruling the Home Secretary had thoroughly examined all relevant factors before proceeding with the removal order.

    In particular, Safaa Boular, of Vauxhall, London, was convicted of preparing terrorism acts at home after failing to travel to Syria to join Islamic State militants. Boular’s radicalisation began in 2012, when her mother began apparently to support jihadist causes. Two years later her older sister, Rizlaine, attempted and failed to reach Syria.

    In the wake of the 2015 Paris terror attacks, when she was 15-years-old and preparing for her GCSEs, Safaa met online a female Islamic State group recruiter – and in turn began chatting to British fighter Naweed Hussain, originally from Coventry. Their Instagram flirting led in August 2016 to an online “marriage” ceremony as the besotted teenager fell in love with a man twice her age. The trial heard that she had wanted to join Hussain in Syria, but she could not travel as she had already fallen under the suspicion of the security services.

    Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-45062647 and https://www.gbnews.com/news/woman-uk-all-female-terror-plot-mina-dich

  • 04 April 2026

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  • 03 April 2026

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    Three charged over Golders Green arson attack

    [C] Hamza Iqbal 20 (28.10.05) and [D] Rehan Khan 19 (11.02.07), both British nationals from Leyton, and [E] a 17-year-old boy, a dual British and Pakistani national from Walthamstow, have been charged, following authorisation from the Crown Prosecution Service, with arson being reckless as to whether life would be endangered contrary to Section 1(2) – Criminal Damage Act 1971.

    Two other men [A and B] were also previously arrested on Wednesday, 25 March, and they have both been released on bail to a date in late-April, pending further enquiries.

    Source: https://news.met.police.uk/news/three-charged-over-golders-green-arson-attack-507955

  • 01 April 2026

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    Three More People Arrested in Golders Green Arson Investigation

    Three people – [C] a 20-year-old man, [D] a 19 year-old man and [E] a 17-year-old boy – were arrested at three separate addresses in East London. Two of those arrested [C and D] are British nationals and the third [E] is a dual British and Pakistani national. All three were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life and have been taken to a London police station where they remain in police custody.

    Two men [A and B] were previously arrested on Wednesday 25 March, and they have both been released on bail to a date in late-April, pending further enquiries.

    The arrests are linked to the ongoing investigation into an arson attack at approximately 01:35hrs on Monday, 23 March. Four ambulances from Hatzola, a volunteer-led ambulance service operating in the Golders Green area of north London, were set on fire during the incident. Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya (The Islamic Movement of the People of the Right Hand), an Iran-affiliated movement, claimed responsibility for the attack

    Source: https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/further-arrests-made-in-golders-green-arson-investigation-507878

  • 27 March 2026

    UK sanctioned two senior Islamic State financial operatives

    Britain has imposed sanctions on two Iraqi senior Islamic State financial operatives, Sami Jasim Muhammad Jaata al-Jaburi and Abd al-Hamid Salim Ibrahim Brukan al-Khatouni, for helping to manage ISIS’s revenue streams and supporting its leadership structure. They also participated in several terrorist operations when the group controlled territory, including the smuggling of oil products.

    Both, who are now subject to an asset freeze, arms embargo ⁠and ​travel ban, have entries ​on the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice system.

    Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-sanctions-two-iraqis-over-islamic-state-financial-operations-2026-03-27/

  • 27 March 2026

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    Three young men deny planning to join ISIS

    Three young men, Chafik Aziz (18 years old), Muhammed Bham (19 years old), and Oliver Rea (24 years old), have pleaded not guilty to planning to travel to Syria to join ISIS. The charges include preparing acts of terrorism between March and November 2025, with alleged preparations such as writing goodbye letters, researching flights to Turkey, obtaining passports, selling belongings, and resigning from their jobs.

    The court heard that the men researched ISIS uniforms, territories, and travel methods, exchanging information to avoid detection. They reportedly joined group chats on Signal, such as “AirBNB Buddies” and “Lads Holiday,” encouraging each other to join the organization. Rea admitted to inviting support for ISIS and expressing support for al-Qaeda and ISIS on TikTok but denied charges of disseminating terrorist documents. The trial is scheduled for November 30.

    Source: https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/islamic-state-lads-holiday-chat-5HjdWxq_2/

  • 26 March 2026

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    A Woman Was Charged with Multiple Counts of Inviting Support for Hamas and Other Offences

    Dr Rahmeh Aladwan, 31 (03,06.94) of Pilning, South Gloucestershire was arrested at her home address by Met officers for breaching police bail conditions imposed following previous arrests. She is a British-Palestinian, and was a member of Palestine Action. She was charged with the following offences:

    On 21 July 2025, on King Charles Street, London used words that were threatening, abusive or insulting intending thereby to stir up racial hatred or having regard to all the circumstances was reckless as to whether racial hatred would be stirred up (Section 18 Public Order Act 1986). On 19 November 2025, published or distributed written material that was threatening, abusive or insulting intending thereby to stir up racial hatred or having regard to all the circumstances was reckless as to whether racial hatred would be stirred up (Section 19 Public Order Act 1986). On 23 July 2025, invited support for a proscribed organisation – Hamas (Section 12 (1A) Terrorism Act 2000). On 23 August 2025, invited support for a proscribed organisation – Hamas (Section 12 (1A) Terrorism Act 2000). On 7 October 2025, invited support for a proscribed organisation – Hamas (Section 12 (1A) Terrorism Act 2000). On 31 December 2025, invited support for a proscribed organisation – Hamas (Section 12 (1A) Terrorism Act 2000).

    The charges of inviting support for a proscribed organisation relate to comments or other material posted online on the relevant dates.

    Sources: https://www.thetimes.com/article/5107637e-a579-455f-86dc-5a8ce9acba58?shareToken=4c4e4271f8be2f2560f12835f3483bc4 and https://news.met.police.uk/news/woman-charged-with-inviting-support-for-hamas-507693

  • 26 March 2026

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    Two Suspects in the Arson Attack on Jewish Community Ambulances in London Have Been Released on Bail

    The two British nationals, aged 47 and 45, who were arrested in connection with the arson attack on ambulances owned by a Jewish charity in north London, have been released on bail until April.

    Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx235y7v100o

  • 25 March 2026

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    Terrorist Inmate Tried to Kill the Prison’s Imam

    A terrorist inmate at a high-security jail is accused of trying to murder the prison’s imam after obtaining a knife behind bars. Moroccan Ahmed Ali Alid, from Hartlepool, is accused of the attempted murder of Roderic Vassie at HMP Full Sutton in Yorkshire on 8 August last year.

    He is accused of having a knife and using it to “slice” the top of Vassie’s head before attempting to stab him five times. The 47-year-old did not indicate any pleas to charges of attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon in a prison.

    Source: https://www.aol.com/articles/inmate-tried-murder-jails-imam-195901635.html

  • 25 March 2026

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    Alleged Senior Al-Qaeda Is Suing the Government

    An alleged senior al-Qaeda operative held in Guantanamo Bay is in line for compensation from the UK Government over torture allegations.

    Abu Faraj al-Libi, who has been detained at Guantanamo Bay since 2006 as a suspected senior figure in al-Qaeda, is suing the Government over the alleged complicity of UK intelligence services in his torture by the CIA.

    Al-Libi, a nom de guerre, was arrested by Pakistan’s intelligence services in May 2005 after a joint operation involving the CIA and Pakistan’s special forces.

    According to the US Office of the Director of National Intelligence, he served as the third in command of al-Qaeda from the 2003 capture of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to his own arrest two years later.

    Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/25/al-qaeda-terrorist-held-in-guantanamo-sues-uk/

  • 25 March 2026

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    More Info on the Arson Attack on Jewish Community Ambulances in London; Two Individuals Arrested

    Counter Terrorism detectives investigating an arson attack on volunteer-led ambulances run by the Jewish community in Golders Green have arrested two men in connection with the incident. The men – aged 47 and 45 – were arrested at addresses in north west London and central London areas respectively. They were arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life and both men have been taken to a London police station where they currently remain in police custody.

    Source: https://news.met.police.uk/news/two-men-arrested-in-connection-with-golders-green-arson-attack-507567

  • 23 March 2026

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    Antisemitic Arson Attack on Jewish Community Ambulances in London

    Four Jewish community ambulances were set on fire in Golders Green, London. The ambulances were part of a volunteering scheme called Hatzola, managed by the Jewish community, which led the investigations to treat it like an antisemitic hate crime.

    Although the authenticity of the claim is yet to be confirmed, Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya (The Islamic Movement of the People of the Right Hand), an Iran-affiliated movement, is claiming responsibility for the attack. The group appears to have posted on Telegram about the attack but Metropolitan Police are still investigating whether the group was involved in the attack.

    Sources: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/czj1m8xpk14t and https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2026/mar/23/jewish-community-ambulances-arson-fire-attack-antisemitism-north-london-latest-news-updates and https://news.met.police.uk/news/statement-on-antisemitic-arson-attack-in-golders-green-507446

  • 18 March 2026

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    Anjem Choudary Appeal Bids Dismissed

    Anjem Choudary, 59, was convicted in July 2024 for taking over al-Muhajiroun (AML) while its founder, Omar Bakri Muhammad, was serving in a Lebanese prison. Choudary preached through online lessons, hiding behind a different group name, Islamic Thinkers Society (ITS). He was arrested after law enforcement officers infiltrated ITS in 2022 and 2023.

    “AML was proscribed as a terrorist organisation in the UK in 2010” but continued to operate under different names, such as ITS. Many of his followers are believed to have committed violent acts both in the UK and abroad, and even if he did not directly commit or plan said attacks, his involvement in the organisation was deemed sufficient evidence to prove his intentionality and commitment to the cause.

    Choudary appealed his sentence but the judges dismissed his bids, claiming the trial had been fair.

    Sources: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c87574wn93qo and https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/anjem-choudary-terror-conviction-5HjdWTW_2/

  • 12 March 2026

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    -Year-Old Arrested for Allegedly Supporting the Islamic State

    A 16-year-old boy from Didcot, Oxfordshire, has been arrested through a pre-planned operation on suspicion of him supporting the Islamic State. He was charged with eight counts, including dissemination of a terrorist publication and possession of materials and an article for terrorist purposes.

    Upon arrest, he refused the police access to his phone and pleaded non-guilty to all charges. During the raid at his house, he has been found in possession of several weapons, including knives, machetes, a sword, knuckle duster, a suicide bomb vest and IEDs. The hearing is scheduled for 17th April 2026.

    Sources: https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/news/thames-valley/news/2026/march/16-03-26/teenage-boy-charged-in-connection-with-terrorism-offences–didcot/  and https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/news/thames-valley/news/2026/march/09-03-26/teenage-boy-arrested-in-connection-with-terrorism-offence—didcot/ and https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c86yxy388e7o

  • 08 March 2026

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    Eastbourne Man Charged with Terrorism Offences for Supporting IS

    Mohammed Abdulkalik Fadil Alazawi, 35, of Bedford Grove in Eastbourne, was arrested by Sussex Police and charged with terrorism offences. This is the result of a pre-planned operation following social-media investigations on Islamic State supporters. He remains in police custody.

    Sources: https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/25917793.eastbourne-man-charged-encouraging-terrorism/ and https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2026-03-08/man-from-eastbourne-charged-with-terrorism-offences and https://www.aol.com/news/man-charged-terrorism-offences-130704199.html and https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7vj9jpzl58o

  • 27 February 2026

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    Man from Dudley Arrested for Sharing Terrorism Propaganda on Tiktok

    Sardar Shahid, 20, has been charged for possession and distribution of terrorist materials from December 2025 to February 2026 on TikTok. He was also found in possession of a terrorist manual to manufacture explosives. The arrest followed a pre-planned operation.

    Sources: https://www.dudleynews.co.uk/news/25828451.man-charged-terrorism-lye-police-operation/ and https://www.itv.com/news/central/2026-02-27/tiktoker-20-in-court-over-alleged-posts-showing-terrorist-attacks and https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2026/february/man-charged-with-terrorism-offences/

  • 13 February 2026

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    Islamic State Supporters Convicted for Plotting Attack Against Manchester’s Jewish Community

    Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, were convicted for plotting a terrorist attack on England’s Jewish community in the North-West of the country. Alongside, Bilel Saadaoui, 36, Walid Saadaoui’s brother, was convicted for not disclosing the information he had about the attack plans to law enforcement. The plotting dates back to 2023, as retaliation for Israel’s violence in October 2023. The three men have been prosecuted and trialled by Preston Crown Court.

    The successful conviction has been possible also thanks to an undercover operative, who infiltrated the cell and engaged with the two men, pretending to contribute to the planning of the attack and to the logistics to get hold of firearms.

    Update from 13 February 2026 – Saadaoui and Hussein have both been ‘sentenced life imprisonment with a minimum term of 37 years and 26 years respectively’. Bilel Saadaoui has received a 6-year sentence.

    Sources:  https://www.cps.gov.uk/north-west/news/terrorists-convicted-over-plot-targeting-jewish-communities and https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/men-found-guilty-of-planning-a-terrorist-attack-in-manchester/ and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15554213/ISIS-jihadists-UKs-worst-terror-attack-jailed.html and https://news.met.police.uk/news/man-charged-with-murder-after-fatal-stabbing-in-croydon-506323

  • 13 February 2026

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    Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful

    In July 2025, Palestine Action was proscribed under the Terrorism Act 2000. However, this February the ban was ruled unlawful by the High Court. Initially, the ban was seen as beneficial because it would help the police to keep public order and disrupt criminal activities like those that led to the ban. Nonetheless, this ban affected the right to protest and it has been deemed “disproportionate and unlawful”.

    Sources: https://www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/uk-court-draws-line-in-the-sand-against-misuse-of-terrorism-powers/ and https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8x90q9nyzyt and https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/13/uk-ban-palestine-action-unlawful-high-court-judges-rule

  • 13 February 2026

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    Man Convicted in 2013 Released on Parole After 6 Years in Jail

    Zahid Iqbal was convicted in 2013 alongside three other men for plotting an attack at Territorial Army in Luton. He was planning on sending a remotely-controlled toy car with an IED attached, made following the instructions from an al-Qaeda manual. He was supposed to serve a minimum of 11 years and 3 months, for a maximum of 16 years. Thus, he was released 3 years before his maximum sentence. Parole has determined that his release will not constitute a threat to public safety.

    Sources: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1w5j154ppeo and https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2026-02-12/terrorist-who-plotted-to-use-toy-car-to-blow-up-army-centre-can-be-freed and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15548927/Al-Qaeda-inspired-terrorist-plotted-bomb-UK-army-base-free-weeks-prison-officials-saying-dangerous.html

  • 03 February 2026

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    Man Arrested in Bristol Accused of Preparing Terrorist Acts Related to The Islamic State

    Mohamed Farah Mohamoud, 21, was arrested on suspicions of travelling to Somalia to become a martyr for the Islamic State. Mohamoud is based in Bristol, but travelled to an ISIS ‘stronghold’ in Somalia for 5 weeks between January and March 2025. The 21-year-old man has been arrested in Bristol home for allegedly wanting to join Daesh, due to his possession of a suspicious item. Neighbours have been advised to leave their properties as a precautionary measure while Explosive Ordinance Disposal attended the premises to remove the item. This arrest is the result of a pre-planned operation and the suspect remains in police custody. The provisional trial date is set for 3 August 2026.

    Sources: https://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/news/2026/01/investigation-continues-following-arrest-in-bristol/ and https://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/news/2026/01/investigation-continues-following-arrest-in-bristol/ and https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bomb-squad-remove-suspicious-item-10769226 and https://www.tiaa.co.uk/blog/uk-terrorism-threat-update-2026/ and https://www.hellorayo.co.uk/hits-radio/bristol/news/suspected-islamic-state-extremist-court

  • 29 January 2026

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    Anglo-Jihadi Man Arrested for Plotting Attack at Shopping Centre

    Jordan Richardson, 21, a convert inspired by Islamic State propaganda was convicted of multiple terrorism charges at Leeds Crown Court. He converted to Islam in 2024 and quickly became radicalised. Richardson was found to share his ideologies on social media and to have a step-by-step plan on how to carry out an attack. In addition to that, he was found in possession of several weapons and legitimate recipes for mustard gas and TATP. Richardson was proven to have a strong commitment to extremism and radicalisation, as well as the intention to carry out acts of terrorism.

    After his arrest through a pre-planned operation in December 2024, he has “been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 16 years for planning an act of terrorism” on 29th January 2026.

    Sources: https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/islamic-convert-convicted-planning-terror-attack and https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/goole-man-found-guilty-of-planning-a-terrorist-attack/ and https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2026-01-29/anglo-jihadi-who-was-planning-terror-attack-jailed-for-life and https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/howden-man-sentenced-for-planning-terrorist-attack/

  • 24 January 2026

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    Osama Bin Laden’s Right-Hand Might Be Released on Parole

    Rangzieb Ahmed, a collaborator of Osama bin Laden, was prosecuted in 2008 for his links with the 7/7 London attacks, as well as allegedly having links with the perpetrators of 9/11. He is considered to be the first person “to be charged with directing terrorism in the UK”. Ahmed was born in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, but led a life split between the UK and Pakistan, where he became one of the top UK terrorists in al-Qaeda’s command. In 2008, he received a life sentence, with a minimum of 10 years, during which he took part in a deradicalisation programme, after being denied parole in 2022. However, a parole review is scheduled for February 2026, where the board will assess whether Rangzieb Ahmed is still a public risk or can be released.

    Sources: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/3832366/Al-Qaeda-terror-trial-Rangzieb-Ahmed-was-highest-ranking-al-Qaeda-operative-in-Britain.html and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15495177/Al-Qaeda-chief-Britain-Osama-bin-Laden-freed-prison.html and https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/38001139/al-qaeda-terror-master-linked-london-bombers-freedom-bid/ and https://www.gbnews.com/news/rangzieb-ahmed-al-qaeda-chief-released-britain-granted-fresh-hearing and https://www.counterextremism.com/extremists/rangzieb-ahmed

  • 16 January 2026

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    18-Year-Old from Wales Arrested for Planning a Terrorist Attack at Oasis Concert

    McKenzie Morgan, 18, was sentenced to 14 months for possession of terrorist materials, including an al-Qaeda Training Manual and for researching how to plan an attack. While there was no sufficient evidence of his ideology, his violent thoughts and the manual were enough to convict him for breaching Section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000. His arrest had been possible thanks to a Snapchat user that worried about some material shared online that indicated the possibility that Morgan was planning an attack targeting an Oasis concert. He was allegedly inspired by the Southport attacks of July 2024.

    Sources: https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/McKENZIE-MORGAN-SENTENCING-REMARKS-PDF.pdf and https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4grex82n7ro and https://www.gwent.police.uk/news/gwent/news/news/2026/january/cwmbran-teen-sentenced-for-researching-how-to-plan-a-terrorist-attack/

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