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Organiser of Wagner-linked arson attack ordered to pay victims £160,000

Original: Architect of Wagner Group arson attack to pay victims more than £160,000 https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/architect

A man described as the architect of an arson attack linked to Russia's Wagner Group has been ordered to pay victims more than £160,000. The attack, connected to sites in London's Leyton and Leicestershire and tied to the war in Ukraine, led to the compensation order following criminal proceedings. The case highlights ongoing concerns about sabotage operations on UK soil linked to the Russian mercenary group.

Why now: A UK court ruling has just been handed down in a rare case of Wagner Group-linked sabotage on British soil.

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