Russia was behind arson attacks targeting the UK's Prime Minister, BBC reveals

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jwlit•about 2 hours ago

Pretty interesting (if not particularly surprising) the promotion of inter-community hatred as well.

"two Bristol graffiti artists... were asked to spray-paint the Islamic shahada - the declaration of faith - in Arabic on a defunct Debenhams in the city centre. One was also asked to spray a Quranic verse about the "devil's handiwork" on a Conservative Club in the city."

"... provided Roman Lavrynovych [low-level criminal] with an anti-Muslim poster, designed to appear like it had been written by a Hindu by referencing the 1992 destruction of an ancient Indian mosque by right-wing Hindu groups. "Every mosque closed = 100 fewer crimes," the poster said."

flash1•about 3 hours ago

unbelieveable. That's almost an act of war

JumpCrisscross•about 3 hours ago

Flip it around. Britain sponsors attacks on Putin’s personal residence. On what planet are he and his supporters not waving nukes around?

Natfan•about 1 hour ago

well one of the leaders of state started the first ground war in Europe in decades, and the other has not. so to me, if this was flipped, it would be more justified (or rather, slightly less unjustified (all violence is bad))

twangist•about 3 hours ago

> Britain sponsors attacks on Putin’s personal residence.

Citation needed.

JumpCrisscross•about 3 hours ago

It’s a hypothetical.

poisonwomb•about 2 hours ago

Ukraine attacked the Kremlin with drones and may have attacked Putin’s personal residence last year (both sides say contradictory things, both sides have every incentive to lie). UK is one of the biggest Ukraine boosters. To pretend there’s not a through line here is absurd

Russia was behind arson attacks targeting the UK's Prime Minister, BBC reveals

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