Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Mohiussunnath Chowdhury Buckingham Palace Vehicle Sword Terrorist Suspect

Mohiussunnath Chowdhury Buckingham Palace Vehicle Sword Terrorist Suspect --- ===


August 25, 2017 Mohiussunnath Chowdhury Buckingham Palace Vehicle Sword Terrorist Suspect  Mohiussunnath Chowdhury, 26, allegedly drove a vehicle towards a police van on Constitution Hill in London's Westminster charged with one count of “engaging in conduct in preparation for giving effect to his intention to commit an act of terrorism”  Officers approached the vehicle and the male driver reached for a large sword from inside and shouted ‘Allahu Akhbar’ several times,” he added.  a 26-year-old British Bangladeshi immigrant, was born in Bangladesh but holds British citizenship.


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2017 Buckingham Palace incident - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Buckingham_Palace_incident
On 25 August 2017, three police officers arrested a 26-year-old man in possession of a 4-foot ... The suspect, Mohiussunnath Choudhury, a 26-year-old British Bangladeshi immigrant, was born in Bangladesh but holds British citizenship.

On 25 August 2017, three police officers arrested a 26-year-old man in possession of a 4-foot long samurai sword inside a car near Buckingham Palace. The man had stopped his car after driving it towards a police vehicle. The police officers were slightly injured whilst making the arrest.

Incident[edit]

Three police officers received minor injuries while attempting to arrest a 26-year-old man in possession of a sword, who was in his car outside Buckingham Palace in central London.[1][2] He struggled with the arresting officers, injuring two officers who were treated for their injuries at hospital and soon discharged.[3][4][3] The accused man also suffered injuries, he is alleged to have stopped his Toyota Prius in front of a police van after driving at or towards it.[5][6][7] The suspect reached for his sword while seated inside when officers challenged him.[8][9] He reportedly shouted "Allahu akbar" (Arabic for "God is greatest") and was quickly subdued by police.[10][11]
The suspect is reported to have intended to attack Windsor Castle, but when he keyed it in, his satnav app directed him to a pub named "The Windsor Castle," and he decided to attack Buckingham Palace instead.[12][8]

Legal proceedings[edit]

The suspect was held in custody and on 31 August 2017 was charged at Westminster Magistrates' Court with "engaging in conduct in preparation for giving effect to his intention to commit an act or acts of terrorism".[13][14] He appeared at the Old Bailey on 21 September 2017 for a preliminary hearing relating to the same offence,[15] the trial is expected to take place early in 2018.[16] He is being held at Belmarsh prison.

Police investigation[edit]

The incident is being investigated under the Terrorism Act.[17][18] The investigation was conducted by SO15, Scotland Yard's counter-terrorism command.[5] Police said that the incident was being treated as terrorism but that they would remain open minded while the investigation continued, also that they were looking into the suspect’s mental-health history.[19]
The suspect lived with his family in Luton, he reportedly left a note for his sister,[20] telling her that he would be in heaven by the time she read it.[8][21] He was also reported as having left a document on his computer in which he wrote, "Tell everyone that I love them and that they should struggle against the enemies of Allah with their lives and their property,... The queen and her soldiers will all be in the hellfire.”[8][22][23] According to the Wall Street Journal, the suspect conducted numerous searches on the Islamic State in the two months preceding the incident, and had searched for material showing ISIS supporters celebrating the 2017 Westminster attack.[8]

Suspect[edit]

The suspect, Mohiussunnath Choudhury, a 26-year-old British Bangladeshi immigrant,[24][25][8][26] was born in Bangladesh but holds British citizenship.[3]
The suspect lived with his parents and sister in Luton and attended St. Lawrence Primary School and Uxbridge High School, London.[27]

Context[edit]

Europe has been on high alert following a series of attacks since 2014,[28][29] and three terror attacks in London and one in Manchester since March 2017: the Westminster attack in March, the London Bridge attack and 2017 Finsbury Park attack a few weeks later, and the May Ariana Grande concert bombing in Manchester.[30][31][32]. The incident took place on the same day as an attack in Brussels.[33][34][35][36]
A nationwide survey conducted by the Police Federation of England and Wales in the wake of several recent terrorist attacks discovered that 55% of officers are now willing to carry a gun on duty if so requested, an increase of over 10% compared with the previous survey in 2006, and that over a third of officers now support the carrying of guns on routine patrol duty, compared with 23% in 2006. However the greatest support among officers surveyed was not for guns to be issued routinely, but rather for more police to be trained to use firearms so that they could use them when needed.[1]

Reaction[edit]

Prime Minister Theresa May stated the police acted "quickly and bravely to protect the public."[37]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jump up to:a b Dearden, Lizzie (23 September 2017). "More police want to be armed with guns than ever before amid rise in terror attacks, survey finds". The Independent. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  2. Jump up^ O'Leary, Elizabeth (25 August 2017). "Man with sword injures police outside UK Queen's palace". Reuters. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  3. ^ Jump up to:a b c Khana, Aditi (1 September 2017). "Bangladeshi-born British citizen charged in Buckingham Palace attack". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  4. Jump up^ Bird, Steve (26 August 2016). "Buckingham Palace knifeman had 4ft sword and shouted 'Allahu Akbar', police reveal". Telegraph. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  5. ^ Jump up to:a b Dodd, Vikram (1 September 2017). "Palace terror suspect was Uber driver who had tried to get to Windsor Castle". theguardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  6. Jump up^ "Palace suspect drove at UK police, went for 4-foot sword". Washington Post. AP. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  7. Jump up^ "Mohiussunnath Choudhury faces Buckingham Palace terror charge". Sky News. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  8. ^ Jump up to:a b c d e f Gross, Jenny (1 September 2017). "Buckingham Palace Terror Attack Suspect Got Lost En Route to Original Target". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  9. Jump up^ Jane Onyanga-Omara. "Man charged with terrorism offenses near Buckingham Palace". USA Today. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  10. Jump up^ "Man charged with terrorism offenses after alleged attempted ramming incident near Buckingham Palace". Fox News. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  11. Jump up^ Kirkpatrick, David (26 August 2017). "Man With 4-Foot Sword Shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ Outside Buckingham Palace, Police Say". New York Times. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  12. Jump up^ Ward, Victoria (31 August 2017). "Buckingham Palace: Terror suspect headed for Windsor Castle but found himself at pub of the same name". The Telegraph. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  13. Jump up^ "Man charged over Buckingham Palace incident". BBC News. BBC. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  14. Jump up^ Lowe, Josh (31 August 2017). "Buckingham Palace: Terror Detectives Charge Man After Sword Attack Outside Queen Elizabeth II's Home". Newsweek. Retrieved 1 September2017.
  15. Jump up^ Dearden, Lizzie (21 September 2017). "Buckingham Palace attack: Uber driver accused of attacking police officers with sword appears in court". The Independent. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  16. Jump up^ "Man in court over Buckingham Palace incident". BBC. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  17. Jump up^ "Buckingham Palace suspect was brandishing 4ft sword, police say". BBC News. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  18. Jump up^ "U.K. Police Open Terror Probe After Buckingham Palace Sword Incident". WSJ. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  19. Jump up^ Dodd, Vikram (26 August 2017). "Buckingham Palace suspect with 4ft sword shouted 'Allahu Akbar'". theguardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  20. Jump up^ John Simpson; Duncan Gardham (1 September 2017). "Buckingham Palace attack: suspect was ‘Uber driver lost on way to Windsor’". The Times. Retrieved 2 September2017.
  21. Jump up^ Luigi Ippolito. "London, Buckingham Palace terrorist wanted to attack Windsor Castle: the mistake with the navigation system". Il Corriere (in Italian). Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  22. Jump up^ Richard Hartley-Parkinson. "Buckingham Palace suspect ‘meant to go to Windsor Castle but got address wrong’". Metro. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  23. Jump up^ Alex Diaz. "UBER'S PALACE RAIDER Terror suspect who planned sword attack at Buckingham Palace is an Uber driver who ended up there after putting Windsor Castle in his satnav but ending up at pub of same name". The Scottish Sun. Retrieved 2 September2017.
  24. Jump up^ "UPDATE: Man charged under Terrorism Act". Metropolitan Police. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  25. Jump up^ "Attack across from Buckingham: the attacker accused of terrorism". L'Express (in French). 31 August 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  26. Jump up^ Aditi Khanna (1 September 2017). "Bangladeshi-born British citizen charged in Buckingham Palace attack". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  27. Jump up^ "Buckingham Palace attacker was on way to Windsor Castle". India Today. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  28. Jump up^ Lizzie Dearden. "Buckingham Palace attack: Terror suspect reached for 4ft sword and shouted 'Allahu Akbar'". The Independent. Retrieved 3 September 2017. Europe remains on high alert following a string of Isis-related attacks that have killed more than 340 victims in western Europe since 2014.
  29. Jump up^ "Buckingham Palace attacker had '4-foot sword', shouted 'Allahu akbar'". Yahoo News. AFP. Retrieved 3 September 2017. The incident comes with Britain and much of Europe on high alert following a string of major attacks over the past two years -- most of which have been claimed by jihadists -- and hours after a knife attack on soldiers in Brussels.
  30. Jump up^ Tom Porter. "Buckingham Palace: Terror Investigation Launched as 'Sword Wielding' Man Injures Officers". Newsweek. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  31. Jump up^ "Buckingham Palace attacker had '4-foot sword', shouted 'Allahu akbar'". AFP. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  32. Jump up^ Greenfield, Daniel (6 September 2017). "A Bloody August – Global Terror Attacks Increase Amid Growing Fear". Jewish Voice. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  33. Jump up^ "Buckingham Palace attack: terror suspect reached for sword and shouted Allahu Akbar". The Australian. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  34. Jump up^ Hart, Benjamin (26 August 2017). "Suspected Terrorists Attack Police in Brussels, London". New York Magazine. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  35. Jump up^ Lizzie Dearden. "Brussels attacker shouted 'Allahu Akbar' while stabbing soldiers in attempted terror attack". The Independent. Retrieved 4 September 2017. The attack, which came just an hour before two police officers were attacked outside Buckingham Palace in London, follows a series of similar assaults across Europe.
  36. Jump up^ Chloe Kerr; Ben Leo; Emma Lake. "BUCK HOUSE SCARE Buckingham Palace terror attack – Man, 26, wielding four-foot sword deliberately drove at police and injured three cops as they took him down with CS spray". The Sun. Retrieved 4 September 2017. The attack happened just one hour after a man was shot in the centre of Brussels after attacking two soldiers with a "machete".
  37. Jump up^ Cleve R. Wootson Jr. (26 August 2017). "A man wielded a 4-foot sword and attacked officers outside Buckingham Palace, police say". The Washington Post. Retrieved 27 August 2017.


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Terror suspect who planned sword attack at Buckingham ... - The Sun
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4367309/buckingham-palace-raid-terror-suspect/Sep 2, 2017 - Mohiussunnath Chowdhury, 26, allegedly drove a vehicle towards a police van on Constitution Hill in London's Westminster shortly after 8pm ...

Palace terror suspect was Uber driver who had tried to get to Windsor ...
https://www.theguardian.com › World › UK News › London
Aug 31, 2017 - Court drawing of Mohiussunnath Chowdhury who appeared at Westminster magistrates court in London. Photograph: Julia Quenzler/SWNS.

Uber 'terrorist who intended car and sword attack at Windsor Castle ...
www.mirror.co.uk › News › UK News › TerrorismSep 1, 2017 - An Uber driver terror suspect arrested outside Buckingham Palace had planned to head to Windsor Castle, police believe. ... Mohiussunnath Chowdhury, 26, was in court yesterday after allegedly driving at police outside the Palace. ... Detectives believe the car dashcam appeared to show ...

Buckingham Palace: Terror suspect headed for Windsor Castle but ...
www.telegraph.co.uk › News
Aug 31, 2017 - Mohiussunnath Chowdhury, 26, was taken into custody after allegedly driving a blue Toyota Prius at a marked police car outside the Palace ...

Buckingham Palace attack: Uber driver Mohiussunnath Chowdhury ...
www.independent.co.uk › News › UK › Crime
Aug 31, 2017 - Mohiussunnath Chowdhury, 26, spoke only to confirm his name, age and address during a brief hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court, ...Man, 26, charged with preparing an act of terrorism  UBER'S PALACE RAIDER Terror suspect who planned sword attack at Buckingham Palace is an Uber driver who ended up there after putting Windsor Castle in his satnav but ending up at pub of same name The 26-year-old terror suspect allegedly drove a vehicle towards a police van in Westminster last week before reaching for the 4ft sword under the driver seat
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