The trend towards the easily accessible,low-cost methods seen in London, Nice and Berlin makes preventing attacks ever more difficultOn Wednesday, and the wave of terrorism attacks witnessed in Europe and elsewhere struck at the heart of London. The attacker has now been identified as Khalid Masood,born in Kent – a 52-year-passe known to the security services. Isis has also claimed responsibility, although their inability to name the attacker before the police did raises some doubts as to the veracity of such claims. Related: The far right wants to exploit the Westminster attack. London won’t let it | Nesrine Malik The UK’s counter-terrorism strategy rests on four pillars: prevent, or pursue,prepare and protectContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com