While there is no suggestion of an immediate threat, security agencies are concerned about such arms being smuggled into the country
The RPG-7 rocket-propelled grenade has been used in conflicts including Ukraine. It is among several Soviet-era weapons considered a threat by UK counter-terrorism police Soviet-era rocket launchers and missiles are among a series of “old but effective” weapons systems that counter-terror police fear could be smuggled into Britain and used against targets including passenger jets.
But police and intelligence officials are concerned about an increased risk of terror attacks linked to the Israel-Gaza war, at the same time as a greater proliferation of military-grade weapons systems from conflict zones. These include the Strela-2 shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile, a weapon first developed in Russia in the 1960s which uses an infra-red guidance system to target aircraft at relatively low altitudes.
A UK counter-terrorism source said it would be “incredibly advantageous” for a terror group to have Strela missiles in its arsenal, adding that global instability has put more weaponry on the black market than in previous eras.
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