A British Army soldier patrols with an armed police officer near the Houses of Parliament in central London on Wednesday. Britain deployed soldiers to key sites Wednesday and raised its terror alert to the maximum after the Manchester suicide bombing by Salman Abedi, reportedly a Briton of Libyan descent, who may have been radicalised in Syria. — AFP/VNA Photo Viet Nam News MANCHESTER — Britain raced today to track down a jihadist network suspected of orchestrating the Manchester concert attack, as a row escalated between London and Washington over leaked material from the probe. As more children were named among the 22 victims of Monday’s massacre, the suicide bomber’s father and brother were arrested in Libya and British police arrested a seventh person in connection with the investigation. But they were left "furious" by repeated leaks of material shared with their US counterparts, which provides an awkward backdrop for Prime Minister Theresa May’s … [Read more...] about Manchester terror attack probe widens as US leaks grate
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Troops deploy as Britain goes on top terror alert
Armed officers and mounted police are on patrol in central Manchester, Britain, today. Britain is on critical alert following the Manchester terror attack on the Manchester Arena late on Monday, that saw at least 22 people loose their lives with scores of people injured. The government has indicated that the military are to be deployed on the streets along side the police. — EPA/VNA Photo Viet Nam News MANCHESTER, United Kingdom — Britain ordered soldiers to key sites today and raised the terror alert to maximum after the Manchester concert suicide bombing by a local man of Libyan origin who may have been radicalised in Syria. Security services believe the suspected bomber, Salman Abedi, was likely to have had help from others in staging the massacre that killed 22 people including one girl aged just eight. Interior minister Amber Rudd said the 22-year-old had been on the radar of the intelligence community before the attack late Monday at a concert by US pop star … [Read more...] about Troops deploy as Britain goes on top terror alert
Woman killed, five injured in central London knife attack
LONDON, Aug 4 - One woman was killed and five others injured by a man with suspected mental health issues who went on the rampage with a knife in central London, an attack police said could be linked to terrorism. LONDON, Aug 4 - One woman was killed and five others injured by a man with suspected mental health issues who went on the rampage with a knife in central London, an attack police said could be linked to terrorism. Armed police were called at 10:33 p.m. (2133 GMT) after a man armed with a knife started to attack people in London's Russell Square, a park near the site of a 2005 suicide bombing. "Early indications suggest that mental health is a significant factor in this case and that is one major line of inquiry," London Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley told reporters. "But of course at this stage we should keep an open mind regarding motive and consequently terrorism as a motivation remains but one line of inquiry for us to explore," said Rowley, … [Read more...] about Woman killed, five injured in central London knife attack
Al-Qaeda-linked terror plot targeting Europe foiled: report
Intelligence agencies have disrupted an Al-Qaeda-linked plot to launch terror attacks in Britain, France and Germany, a report said, citing intelligence sources. Militants based in Pakistan planned simultaneous strikes in London and major cities in France and Germany, Britain's Sky News television reported Tuesday, adding the plan was advanced but the attacks were not imminent. Spy agencies had for some time been tracking the militants who were planning the attack, according to Sky. The attacks would have been similar to commando-style raids carried out in Mumbai in 2008, intelligence sources were cited as telling the broadcaster. The plot in Europe was uncovered after intelligence-sharing between London, France, Germany and the United States, said Sky. The report of the foiled plot came on the same day the Eiffel Tower in Paris was evacuated following a bomb threat for the second time in a month and amid official warnings in France of an imminent terrorist attack. When … [Read more...] about Al-Qaeda-linked terror plot targeting Europe foiled: report
London police arrest six terrorism suspects
Five men and a woman suspected of preparing terrorist attacks were arrested during early morning police raids across London on Thursday, police said. A security source said the London arrests were related to international Islamist militancy and were made at an early stage of plotting. It was not clear if any targets were identified. During the raids, a 29-year-old man was arrested on a street in west London while the others, aged between 18 and 30, were detained at residential addresses in east and west London. A 24-year-old man was tasered by police with a stun gun during the operation by armed officers but did not require hospital treatment. Police said the six were arrested on suspicion of the "commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism". Detectives were searching eight homes in east, west and north London, and one business address in east London. In a separate and apparently unrelated incident, armed police closed both carriageways of a motorway near … [Read more...] about London police arrest six terrorism suspects