A 20-year-old British man has been charged with plotting an arson attack on a Ukraine-linked target in London at the behest of Russia.
London — A 20-year-old British man has been charged with masterminding an arson plot against a Ukrainian-linked target in London for the benefit of the Russia n state, prosecutors said on Friday. 'Included in the alleged activity was involvement in the planning of an arson attack on a Ukrainian-linked commercial property in March 2024,' the Crown Prosecution Service said in a statement.
soil to benefit the Russian state. 'We will use the full weight of the criminal justice system to hold anyone found guilty of crimes linked to foreign interference to account,' he wrote on the social media platform X. Dominic Murphy, head of the Metropolitan Police in London's Counter Terrorism Command which is leading the investigation, said: 'This is a highly significant moment and investigation for us.
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