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Government & Politics
Manchester Arena bombing: Figen Murray, mother of victim Martyn Hett, delivers letter urging Rishi Sunak to pass Martyn’s Law Ms Murray arrived at No 10 on the seventh anniversary of her son's death to push for the measure, which calls for UK venues and local authorities to have training requirements and preventative plans against terror attacks, to be introduced to Parliament.
(Sky News) The mother of a victim of the Manchester Arena bombing has walked from the venue to Downing Street to deliver a letter calling for new terror laws. Figen Murray’s son, Martyn Hett, was one of 22 people killed when terrorist […]
News: Europe
Father of Strasbourg attacker said his son backed IS group
(AP) The man described as the father of the 29-year-old suspect in this week’s deadly Christmas market attack in Strasbourg says his son subscribed to the beliefs of the Islamic State group. The interview with Abdelkrim Chekatt by the state-run France 2 […]
Legal
Birmingham brothers completed IS application forms, trial hears
(BBC) Two brothers filled in application forms to join the Islamic State group in Afghanistan, a trial has heard. Muhammad Abdul Haleem Heyder Khan, 21, and 18-year-old Muhammad Hamzah Heyder Khan both deny preparing for acts of terrorism. The prosecution at Birmingham […]