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  Our headquarters, Thames House, in central London is a Grade II listed building in Westminster, not far from the Houses of Parliament.
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  The National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) is part of MI5 and offers advice to businesses and organisations to help keep them and their customers safe from a range of national security threats.
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- Terrorism threat levels
  
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- National Protective Security Authority
  
  The National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) is part of MI5 and offers advice to businesses and organisations to help keep them and their customers safe from a range of national security threats.
  
  National Protective Security Authority
  
  The National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) is part of MI5 and offers advice to businesses and organisations to help keep them and their customers safe from a range of national security threats.
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About Us
About us
Find out more about MI5’s mission and core values; our people who work to keep the country safe; and our rich and varied history.
- People
  People
  - Workforce information
- Director General
  Director General
  - Former Directors General
- Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre
  
  Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre
- Joint State Threats Assessment Team
  
  Joint State Threats Assessment Team
- National Protective Security Authority
  
  National Protective Security Authority
- Where we work
  Where we work
  - Thames House
- Partnerships
  Partnerships
  - Cinquefoil Trust
- Purpose and Values
  
  Purpose and Values
- Thames House
  
  Our headquarters, Thames House, in central London is a Grade II listed building in Westminster, not far from the Houses of Parliament.
  
  Thames House
  
  Our headquarters, Thames House, in central London is a Grade II listed building in Westminster, not far from the Houses of Parliament.
What we do
What we do
Find out about the core threats to national security that MI5 exists to protect against.
- Countering terrorism
  
  Countering terrorism
- Countering state threats
  
  Countering state threats
- Protective security
  
  Protective security
- National Protective Security Authority
  
  The National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) is part of MI5 and offers advice to businesses and organisations to help keep them and their customers safe from a range of national security threats.
  
  National Protective Security Authority
  
  The National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) is part of MI5 and offers advice to businesses and organisations to help keep them and their customers safe from a range of national security threats.
How we work
How we work
Discover how MI5 works to protect against threats to national security through intelligence gathering techniques, partnerships and legislation.
Threats and Advice
Threats and Advice
Find out how you can play your part in keeping the country safe – either as a member of the public, or as a potential new recruit.
- Terrorism threat levels
  
  Terrorism threat levels
- Resources and Links
  
  Resources and Links
- National Protective Security Authority
  
  The National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) is part of MI5 and offers advice to businesses and organisations to help keep them and their customers safe from a range of national security threats.
  
  National Protective Security Authority
  
  The National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) is part of MI5 and offers advice to businesses and organisations to help keep them and their customers safe from a range of national security threats.
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Notable international terrorist cases 2002

Published date: 31 Dec 2002

27 February 2002
Moinul Abedin was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment after being convicted of making large amounts of detonators and the explosive HMTD in a Birmingham house.

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