Eight men, including seven Iranian nationals, have been arrested in two unconnected counter-terrorism operations, the Metropolitan Police has confirmed.
Five were held over an alleged plot to attack a single premises, while three others were arrested under national security laws. Commander Dominic Murphy called the operations “significant” and said the arrests were made to “keep the public safe”. All suspects remain in custody. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Five were held over an alleged plot to attack a single premises, while three others were arrested under national security laws. Commander Dominic Murphy called the operations “significant” and said the arrests were made to “keep the public safe”. All suspects remain in custody. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00This weekend, Cancer Terrorism Policing, supported by policing colleagues from across the country,
00:05have conducted arrests in two really significant operations,
00:10both of which have been designed to keep the public safe from threats.
00:13One of those operations is a plot, a terrorist plot, for an attack against a specific premises,
00:21and the other of those operations is a national security arrest.
00:25So the investigations are in their early stages, as I'm sure you can imagine.
00:28We will continue to work tirelessly.
00:31There are several hundred officers and staff working on this investigation,
00:35and we'll work very hard to ensure we understand the threats to the wider public.
00:40And of course, I would ask the public to avoid speculation and some of the things that are being posted online.
00:46If there's information that is needed to keep the public safe,
00:50you will hear it from Cancer Terrorism Policing, and we will give you the factual information available.
00:54We will work very hard, as we have done this weekend,
00:57to ensure that we're keeping the public safe from any of these threats.
01:00Clearly, we have taken steps today because we felt like there was a risk to the public.
01:06And so our action is to keep the public safe.
01:09We will continue to do that, and we do need to make sure that we're conducting assessments
01:13about any enduring threat to the public.
01:15We will continue to do that, and we will continue to do that, and we will continue to do that.