The lads embody one Iranian and three twin British-Iranian nationals. They have been arrested within the early hours of Friday morning at addresses in Barnet and Watford “as a part of a pre-planned operation,” the Met mentioned.
The Met’s head of counter-terrorism policing in London, Helen Flanagan, mentioned the arrests have been “a part of a long-running investigation and a part of our ongoing work to disrupt malign exercise the place we suspect it.”
“We perceive the general public could also be involved, specifically the Jewish group, and as all the time, I might ask them to stay vigilant and in the event that they see or hear something that considerations them, then to contact us,” she added.
The arrests come amid heightened vigilance within the U.Okay. over the potential of Iranian reprisals after the U.S. and Israel bombed Iran, setting off a broader battle throughout the Center East.
