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☆ British Police say Dover attack was motivated by terrorist ideology
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

LONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - British police said evidence showed that an attack in Dover on Oct. 30, when petrol bombs were thrown at an immigration centre, was motivated by a terrorist ideology, specifically "an extreme right wing" ideology. "I am satisfied that the suspect's actions were primarily driven by an extremist ideology. This meets the threshold for a terrorist incident," said Tim Jacques, Senior National Coordinator for Counter Terrorism Policing in a statement on Saturday. Reporting by Sarah Young; Editing by Toby ChopraOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Suspect in UK immigration centre attack was 66 year-old male, now deceased - police
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

[1/2] Immigration and police officers stand next to a car believed to have been used in a petrol bomb attack on the Border Force processing centre in Dover, Britain, October 30, 2022. REUTERS/Peter NichollsLONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - British police said the suspect who threw petrol bombs at an immigration centre in Dover on Sunday was a 66 year-old man from High Wycombe, southern England, who was later found dead at a nearby service station. On Sunday, a man threw petrol bombs attached to fireworks at a centre for processing migrants in the southern English port of Dover and then killed himself, a Reuters photographer said. Police were working to search the suspect's property on Monday, they said in a statement. Reporting by Andrew MacAskill, writing by William JamesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ U.S. imposes sanctions on Iran-based foundation over Salman Rushdie bounty
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Daphne Psaledakis | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on an Iranian foundation it accused of issuing a multi-million dollar bounty for the killing of novelist Salman Rushdie, who was attacked at an event in August. Rushdie, 75, lost sight in one eye and the use of one hand following an attack on stage at a literary event in western New York in August, his agent said. Friday's action freezes any U.S. assets belonging to the foundation and generally bars Americans from dealing with it. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, then Iran's supreme leader, 33 years ago issued a fatwa, or religious edict, calling on Muslims to assassinate Rushdie a few months after his novel "The Satanic Verses" was published. Rushdie, who was born in India to a Kashmiri Muslim family, has lived with a bounty on his head, and spent nine years in hiding under British police protection.

☆ Salman Rushdie lost sight in one eye following attack, agent says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 23 (Reuters) - Salman Rushdie lost sight in one eye and the use of one hand following an attack on stage at a literary event in western New York in August, his agent said. Wylie described the author's wounds as "profound," and noted the loss of sight of one eye. Khomeini's successor, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was suspended from Twitter in 2019 for saying the fatwa against Rushdie was "irrevocable." He is being held without bail in a western New York jail. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Maria Caspani, Editing by Bill BerkrotOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

General view of signage outside the Chinese Consulate General in Manchester, Britain, October 17, 2022. REUTERS/Phil NobleLONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Britain expects China to waive diplomatic immunity for any official facing police charges over an attack on a protester who was dragged inside the grounds of a Chinese consulate, a junior British foreign office minister said on Thursday. China has disputed the account of events which took place during a demonstration on Sunday against Chinese President Xi Jinping, saying protesters had stormed its grounds. "Let me be clear that if the police determine there are grounds to charge any officials, we would expect the Chinese Consulate to waive immunity for those officials. The Chinese Consul-General Zheng Xiyuan told Sky News it was an emergency situation and his colleagues' life had been threatened.

☆ China claims right to protect consulate as Britain decries assault
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Britain’s foreign secretary summoned China’s second-most senior diplomat in the U.K. on Tuesday to express the U.K.’s “deep concern” about the assault allegations and to demand an explanation for the actions of the Chinese consulate staff. The protesters had gathered at the consulate as the Chinese Communist Party opened its weeklong congress in Beijing on Sunday. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin rejected the accounts of the protester and Manchester police. Video on the BBC website showed a scuffle breaking out in front of the consulate after masked men tore down the protesters’ placards. The Chinese Consulate in Manchester did not respond to a request for comment.

☆ UK police: No arrests so far after incident at Chinese consulate
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - British police investigating the treatment of a protester seen being pulled into the grounds of a Chinese consulate in northern England and beaten said on Wednesday they had made no arrests so far and warned the inquiry would take time to complete. "There are many strands to this complex and sensitive inquiry, and we will do all we can to achieve as many answers as possible but I must stress that this investigation will take time," Greater Manchester Police's Assistant Chief Constable Rob Potts said in a statement. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by William James, Editing by Kylie MacLellanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Hong Kong protester assaulted at Chinese consulate in Britain
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON — British police said Monday they were investigating the assault of a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester who was beaten up on the grounds of the Chinese consulate in the city of Manchester. The man, who is in his 30s, told the BBC that unidentified Chinese men from the consulate building dragged him inside the consulate and assaulted him during a protest Sunday. The protesters had gathered as the Chinese Communist Party opened its weeklong congress in Beijing. The Chinese consulate in Manchester did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The protesters had gathered as the Chinese Communist Party opened its weeklong congress in Beijing on Sunday.

☆ UK police cordon off Whitehall after reports of suspicious package
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

LONDON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - British police said on Tuesday they had cordoned off Whitehall, a road in London's government district, as a precaution after reports of a suspicious package. "Officers are in attendance and a cordon is in place as a precaution," City of Westminster Police said on Twitter. "The item will be assessed by specialist officers. Please avoid the area." Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Kylie MacLellan, writing by Sachin Ravikumar, Editing by Kylie MacLellanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ British Police Investigate Attack on Pro-Democracy Protester at Chinese Consulate
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Selina Cheng | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A pro-democracy protester was filmed being dragged inside the gates of China’s consulate in Manchester, U.K., and repeatedly punched. British police are investigating after a pro-democracy protester was filmed being dragged inside China’s diplomatic grounds in Manchester and beaten by a group of men, an incident that sparked demands from senior U.K. politicians for any Chinese officials involved to be expelled from the country. A few dozen protesters gathered in front of the consulate in Rusholme on Sunday afternoon, the day China’s leader Xi Jinping was giving a speech at a major Communist Party political gathering in Beijing in which he hailed the national security crackdown on political opponents in Hong Kong in recent years as a triumph.

☆ UK police charge two women after soup thrown at van Gogh's 'Sunflowers'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Two women have been charged with criminal damage after climate change protesters threw soup over Vincent van Gogh’s painting "Sunflowers" at London's National Gallery, British police said on Saturday. The gallery said the incident had caused minor damage to the frame but the painting was unharmed. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterPolice said two women, aged 21 and 20, would appear later at Westminster Magistrates’ Court charged with "criminal damage to the frame of van Gogh’s Sunflowers painting". Another activist will also appear in court accused of damaging the sign outside the New Scotland Yard police headquarters in central London. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Michael Holden; Editing by Emelia Sithole-MatariseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ UK police arrest 17-year-old on suspicion of hacking
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterA hooded man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. Top U.S. fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline has shut its entire network after a cyber attack, the company said on Friday. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe police could not confirm if the arrest was related to that investigation. In April, City of London Police charged two teenagers aged 16 and 17 in connection with an investigation into hacking. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Farouq Suleiman and Paul Sandle; editing by William James and Alex RichardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

"Salman will likely lose one eye; the nerves in his arm were severed; and his liver was stabbed and damaged." Stunned attendees helped wrest the man from Rushdie, who had fallen to the floor. The Iranian government said in 1998 it would no longer back the fatwa, and Rushdie has lived relatively openly in recent years. 1/25 A general view shows UPMC Hamot Surgery Center, where novelist Salman Rushdie is receiving treatment after the attack, in Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S., August 12, 2022. "I felt like we needed to have more protection there because Salman Rushdie is not a usual writer," said Anour Rahmani, an Algerian writer and human rights activist who was in the audience.

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