US EditionEight arrests in connection with two separate terrorism investigations
- On Saturday, five men were taken into custody in London, Swindon, and Greater Manchester on suspicion of involvement in a planned terrorist attack, according to British authorities specializing in counter-terrorism.
- The arrests followed investigations into a suspected plot targeting an unnamed specific site and involved four Iranian nationals detained under the Terrorism Act.
- On Saturday, London authorities detained three Iranian nationals—two in their late 30s and mid-40s and one aged 55—under the National Security Act on suspicion of involvement in foreign power threat activities; these arrests are unrelated to the other five made the same day.
- Dominic Murphy, head of the Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command, described the inquiry as rapidly evolving with multiple lines of investigation and encouraged the public to stay alert.
- Home Secretary Yvette Cooper expressed her gratitude to the police and emphasized that these incidents highlight the need to continually update and improve our national security measures.
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Iran terrorist threat underlined by significant UK arrests - Washington Examiner
In a striking example of Iran’s continuing terrorist threat to the West, United Kingdom authorities arrested eight men in two separate operations on Saturday. The first operation saw five men, including four Iranians, detained in five different areas of England. They were arrested on suspicion that they intended to “target a specific premises.” Those premises have not been publicly identified but are understood to be related to the Jewish or Isr…
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British police launched an urgent operation to stop Iranian terror cells operating within the country, following the arrest of eight suspects working for Iran over the weekend. According to a report in the British Mirror, eight men, including seven Iranians, were arrested in counter-terrorism police raids in two separate investigations, as confirmed over the weekend. Detectives are continuing to question five of the men arrested on suspicion of …
UK Police Arrest Iranian Nationals in Counterterrorism Raids
UK police arrested eight people, seven of whom are Iranian nationals, in two separate counterterrorist operations over the weekend. Commander Dominic Murphy, head of the Counter Terrorism Command for London’s Metropolitan Police, told Sky News that one of the investigations involved a plot against a specific premises, which he declined to identify. UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said: “These are major operations that have taken place and the on…
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