Pakistan

Pakistan police charge man with cyberterrorism over misinformation that led to UK riots

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Pakistani police have charged a man with cyberterrorism for spreading misinformation that led to widespread rioting in the UK earlier this month, a senior police investigator said on August 21, 2024. The false information claimed that the suspect was an Islamist migrant. UK police later clarified he was British-born, but the false reports were widely disseminated, sparking widespread rioting for over a week.


 

August 23, 2024