Suspects are known to carry out ‘hostile reconnaissance’ before spiking or sexual assault – in the same way as terrorists when scouting a target, it reports. Now the Met has advised ...

This has resulted in a sound understanding of hostile reconnaissance, the vital information gathering phase that informs the attack plan and helps terrorists assess likelihood of success 1. From this ...

The jury also saw footage of him on alleged "hostile reconnaissance" near Parliament, Downing Street and MI6. Mr Ali, from Edmonton, north London, denies preparing terrorist acts and possessing ...