British bomb-maker convicted of London terror plot
- 26-Jun-2018
A British plumber who made bombs in Afghanistan was found guilty on Tuesday of planning an attack in London last year.
Homeless man’s death outside parliament moves Britain
- 16-Feb-2018
LONDON: The death of a homeless Portuguese man outside the British parliament this week has prompted calls to tackle the problem and unleashed outpourings of grief, including from Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. The 35-year-old man, who has not been named, was found dead on Wednesday in an underground passage from Westminster station that […]
Last person held over London terror attack released
- 01-Apr-2017
LONDON: British police said they released on Saturday the final person being held over last week’s terror attack outside the British parliament, which killed four people. A 30-year-old man arrested in the central city of Birmingham on March 26 on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts was the last of the 12 arrested over the […]
UK parliament attacker named as British-born Khalid Masood
- 23-Mar-2017
LONDON: The attacker who killed three people near parliament in London before being shot dead was named on Thursday as British-born Khalid Masood, who was once investigated by MI5 intelligence officers over concerns about violent extremism. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement issued by its Amaq news agency, but did not […]