Undercover FBI Agent Reveals Details Of IS Extremists

October 23, 2017 / By Armoured Cars / In security

An active FBI undercover agent has revealed details of his work infiltrating Islamic extremist groups.

Tamer El-Noury - one of the agent's many false identities - talked about his covert attempts to gain the trust of those planning attacks. He was instrumental in foiling the plot to derail the New York City to Toronto train route four years ago.

53 Year Old Man Arrested After Bowling Alley Siege

October 23, 2017 / By Armoured Cars / In security

A suspected gunman was arrested after police ended a four-hour siege at a bowling alley in Nuneaton.

Officers were called to MFA Bowl in Bermuda Park at around 14:30 BST on Sunday after reports a man with a shotgun had taken two hostages.

A 53-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill after police stormed the building at about 18:30 BST. The suspect was treated for minor injuries. Two other men were uninjured.

North Korea Soon Capable Of Nuclear Missile Launch To US Claims CIA Director

October 20, 2017 / By Armoured Cars / In security

CIA director Mike Pompeo has warned that North Korea is on the cusp of being able to hit the US with a nuclear missile.

He stressed Washington still preferred diplomacy and sanctions but said military force remained an option.

North Korea claims it already has the capability to strike the US.

Mr Pompeo also said that a US-Canadian hostage couple freed last week had in fact been held in Pakistan, rather than Afghanistan as initially assumed. He said Canadian Joshua Boyle and his US wife Caitlan Coleman had been "held for five years inside of Pakistan".

Taliban Bombs Military Base In Afghanistan Leaving 43 Dead

October 19, 2017 / By Armoured Cars / In security

At least 43 Afghan soldiers have been killed after two suicide bombers in Humvee trucks targeted a military base in the southern province of Kandahar.

Nine others were wounded and six were missing, the defence ministry said. Ten militants were also said to have died.

The attack, which happened in the Chashmo area of Maiwand district, is the third major assault on Afghan security forces this week. The Taliban said it was behind the early morning bloodshed.

Office For National Statistics Report Increase In Crimes

October 19, 2017 / By Armoured Cars / In security

The number of crimes recorded annually in England and Wales has passed the five million mark for the first time in 10 years, rising by 13%, figures show.

The Office for National Statistics said crimes in the 12 months to June were up from 4.6 million the previous year. It said crime categorised as "violent" rose by 19%, with rises in offences including stalking and harassment.

The Crime Survey for England and Wales, based on people's experiences, suggests there were 10.8 million offences.

Parole Board Says IPP Inmates Have Become A Critical Issue

October 18, 2017 / By Armoured Cars / In security

More than half of prisoners freed after serving controversial indeterminate sentences for public protection are being sent back to jail for breaching licence conditions, MPs have been told.

Giving the figures in Parliament, Nick Hardwick, chairman of the Parole Board for England and Wales, said the matter had now become a "critical" issue. In the last year, 760 IPP inmates were recalled - up 22% from the year before. Monitoring of those released had been "lacking", the prisons minister said.

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Teenager Charged With Fatal Stabbing At London Tube Station

October 18, 2017 / By Armoured Cars / In security

A teenager has been charged with the murder of a man who was stabbed to death outside Parsons Green Tube station.

Omid Saidy, 20, of Fulham, was fatally wounded in the attack on Parsons Green Lane, west London, at 19:30 BST on Monday.

A 16-year-old boy accused of the killing is also charged with possession of a pointed or bladed article.

Crimewatch Comes To An End After 33 Years

October 17, 2017 / By Armoured Cars / In security

Crimewatch, one of the BBC's longest-running shows, is being axed after 33 years.

The programme, which asks viewers for help to track down criminals, is hosted by Jeremy Vine and Tina Daheley. The BBC said in a statement: "We are incredibly proud of Crimewatch and the great work it has done over the years. "This move will also allow us to create room for new innovative programmes in peak time on BBC One." Daytime series Crimewatch Roadshow will continue. "We believe the successful Crimewatch Roadshow format in daytime is the best fit for the brand going forward and we will increase the number o…

One Man Dead And Two Injured In London Stabbing

October 17, 2017 / By Armoured Cars / In security

A man has died and two others have been injured in a stabbing outside Parsons Green Tube station in London.

The attack happened just after 19:30 BST on Monday at the station where 30 people were injured in a terror attack last month.

A 20-year-old man died in the stabbing, which is not being treated as terror-related. The two injured people were taken to hospital and one was subsequently arrested.

The dead man's next of kin have been informed although formal identification has yet to take place. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 20:30.

Dozens Killed In Deadly Somali Bomb Attack

October 16, 2017 / By Armoured Cars / In security

As many as 165 unidentified bodies have been buried after a massive bomb attack in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday.

At least 276 people have died and the government news agency Sonna says only 111 of them have been identified. A Turkish military plane is taking 40 of the injured to Turkey for medical treatment.

It is the deadliest terror attack in Somalia since the Islamist al-Shabab group launched its insurgency in 2007. Some of the bodies were reportedly burnt beyond recognition.