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deadliest
Volume 26 attack
the country has
seen this year.
Augus 2018 Edition
The attacker targeted
an election campaign
event in Mastung, lo-
cated in the southwest.
On July 19, 2018:
Naa’imur Rahman, 20,
of London, U.K., was (Learn More. Courtesy of ESTV 2018, MP’s Newswatch and YouTube. Posted on ESTV 2018.)
found guilty in the
FBI, and the Metropolitan Police.
preparation of terrorist acts.
Rahman plotted to detonate an IED near
Downing Street, and use the ensuing chaos
to assassinate Prime Minister Theresa May.
Rahman initially contacted an FBI agent,
who was undercover online, who then
introduced him to online role players from
both MI5 and the Met’s Counter Terrorism
The investigation was conducted by MI5, the Command.
Courtesy of the House Homeland Security Committee)
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