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Koning Charles bezoekt Golders Green om zijn steun te betuigen, terwijl de commissaris onthult dat het counter-terrorism team 11 onderzoeken leidt • Agenten van de counter-terrorism eenheid in Londen hebben 11 onderzoeken gestart en 35 mensen gearresteerd na "een aanhoudende periode van aanvallen" op de Joodse gemeenschap, heeft het hoofd van het grootste politiecorps van het Verenigd Koninkrijk onthuld. • In een van zijn meest scherpe uitspraken over antisemitisme in het VK schreef Met-commissaris Mark Rowley in een brief aan parlementsleden: "Britse Joden zijn momenteel niet veilig in hun hoofdstad."

Mark Rowley says Zack Polanski’s comments risk undermining officers confronting ‘dangerous’ suspectsThe Green party leader, Zack Polanski, thoughtlessly undermined the confidence of officers to deal with dangerous people by sharing a critical social media post after the Golders Green stabbings, according to the head of the Metropolitan police.Officers were filmed detaining the suspect after two Jewish people were stabbed in the north-west London suburb on Wednesday. Continue reading...

Mark Rowley defends officers who arrested suspect in Wednesday’s incident and calls on Green party leader to show solidarity The Metropolitan police chief has said that Green party leader Zack Polanski sharing a post about the arrest of the Golders Green terror suspect will have a “chilling effect”.Met officers arrested a 45-year-old man after two Jewish people were stabbed in the suburb of north-west London on Wednesday. Police said the suspect was shot with a stun gun to subdue him. Continue reading...

Abdullah Baig alleged Meta ignored flaws putting billions at risk, but a US judge ruled he lacked sufficient evidenceA US court has dismissed a lawsuit from WhatsApp’s former security chief, who alleged that parent company Meta ignored internal flaws he flagged about the messaging app’s digital defenses.Abdullah Baig, who claims he was fired in retaliation for raising these concerns, had alleged that billions of users had been put at risk because of these vulnerabilities. Thousands of employees could view sensitive user data, including profile photos and location, Baig claimed in the lawsuit filed in September. A judge ruled he had not presented enough evidence to move forward. Continue reading...