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TERRORIST RECRUITERS CONVICTED (27.02.08)
Four London men have been found guilty and another three have admitted a range of terrorist offences in a five-month trial held at Woolwich Crown Court. The court heard that the ringleaders of the group sought to radicalise young men in London and encourage them to murder non-Muslims. For more information, please click on this item's headline.
POLICE LAUNCH NEW COUNTER-TERRORISM CAMPAIGN (25.02.08)
The Metropolitan Police has launched a new public counter-terrorism campaign which will run in Greater London, Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire and the West Midlands for five weeks from today. The campaign urges people to trust their instincts and pass on information about any unusual activity or behaviour. Advertisements will run in newspapers, radio stations and on the Internet. For more information please click on this item's headline.
CONVICTIONS IN SOLDIER KIDNAP PLOT (18.02.08)
Five conspirators in a plot to kidnap and behead a soldier in Birmingham have been sentenced today in a trial at Leicester Crown Court. The five, who were residents of the West Midlands, were convicted on charges under the Terrorism Act 2006. Parviz Khan, the ringleader, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum sentence of 14 years and the other four were sentenced to between two and seven years' imprisonment. Please click on this item's headline for more information.
FIVE JAILED FOR ASSISTING 21/7 BOMBERS (04.02.08)
Five men have been sentenced to a total of 56 years in prison for assisting the would-be London suicide bombers of 21 July 2005. The men, who were all close associates or relatives of the failed bombers, were convicted of offences including assisting an offender and not disclosing information about acts of terrorism. For more information, please click on this item's headline.
