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During the 21st century, however, most terrorist incidents in Britain have been linked to Islamic fundamentalism. [4] Between 1970 - 2019, there have been at least 3,395 terrorist-related deaths in the UK, the highest in western Europe. [5] The vast majority of the deaths were linked to the Northern Ireland conflict and happened in Northern ...
The following list of designated terrorist groups lists groups designated as terrorist by current and former national governments, and inter-governmental organizations. Such designations have often had a significant effect on the groups' activities.
Tariq Al-Daour, sentenced to 6 1 ⁄ 2 years' imprisonment for "inciting another person to commit an act of terrorism wholly or partly outside the UK which would, if committed in England and Wales, constitute murder" and conspiracy to defraud banks and credit companies.
Terrorist incidents map of the United Kingdom 1970–2015, with a total of 4,972 incidents plotted. Northern Ireland and London are major hotspots for incidents. Terrorism in the United Kingdom, according to the Home Office, poses a significant threat to the state. [1] There have been various causes of terrorism in the UK.
Both some Suffragettes and the authorities talked of arson and bomb attacks as terrorism. [125] [126] Contemporary newspaper reports in the UK [127] and in the US [128] likewise spoke of "Suffragette Terrorism" in the UK. Modern scholarship has a range of views as to the applicability of the term "terrorism" to these events. [126] [129] [130]
Porton Down, United Kingdom: Dark Harvest Commando, a militant group, demanded the British government decontaminate Gruinard Island, a site which had been used for anthrax weapon testing during World War II, by distributing potentially anthrax-laden soil on the mainland. Dark Harvest Commando [1] [2] August 29–October 10, 1984
The U.K. National Crime Agency said that San Diego was arrested in Conwy, a town near Wales' northern coast. He was arrested by officers from the agency's Joint International Crime Center at a ...
Deadliest mass shooting in UK history. 7 July 2005 7 July 2005 London bombings: London, England 52: 700+ Al-Qaeda attack. Four coordinated terrorist Suicide bombings in central London between 08:50 and 09:47. It was the United Kingdom's worst terrorist incident since the 1988 Lockerbie bombing. 2 June 2010 Cumbria shootings: Cumbria, England 12: 11