Grapevine

By Al Jazeera
Oct 8, 2024

MI5 chief says Russia and Iran behind rise in assassination plots in UK

Ken McCallum said the number of state-threat investigations undertaken by MI5 has risen by 48 percent in the past year.

The United Kingdom is facing a “staggering rise” in assassination attempts on its soil by Russia and Iran as the hostile states recruit criminals to “do their dirty work” for them, the head of the UK’s domestic intelligence agency has said.