Coronavirus: Police warn of lockdown radicalisation threat
There are also concerns some of the mechanisms to spot the signs someone has been radicalised will not have been present during the pandemic.As lockdown eases, she is concerned terrorists will be looking to make an impact."My plea to the public is as lockdown eases and people return to crowded places, we need to remain alert, we need to remain vigilant," DAC D'Orsi, who is also national policing lead for protective security, said.
But they are also aware that people are spending more time online, which carries risks as that has increasingly been a means of radicalisation.Some terrorist groups have adapted their methods and messaging to the new environment, including using the coronavirus crisis. "They are looking to change the way they deliver their propaganda," she said, adding that propaganda often seeks to divide communities.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Swedish police say they've SOLVED the 1986 murder of PM Olof PalmeStig Engström, a designer known as 'Skandia Man' after the company where he worked, has been named by police as the man they believe killed Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986.
Read more »
Los Angeles police banning chokeholds following protests over George Floyd's deathPolice Commission president Eileen Decker asks for ‘immediate review of the department’s policy regarding the use of the carotid restraint control hold’
Read more »
George Floyd's brother begs US Congress for police reformPhilonise Floyd highlighted how his brother had done exactly as he'd been told to by police - only to end up dead anyway
Read more »
Sisters found dead in park after birthday picnic had been stabbed, police sayHomicide detectives are investigating after Nicole Smallman, 27, and Bibaa Henry, 46, were found stabbed to death in Fryent Country Park in Wembley, north London
Read more »
Police snigger and call man, 24, a 'dumb ass' as they stand and watch him drownOfficers from Winchester Police Department in Tennessee have been condemned over bodycam footage showing 24 year-old Johnny Baldwin's death.
Read more »
Madeleine McCann suspect's 'terrified' ex-girlfriend under police protectionEXCLUSIVE Nakscije Miftari is being watched by police as she is a key witness in the case against Christian Brueckner, who has emerged as a prime suspect in Madeleine McCann's disappearance
Read more »