UK Police Arrest 12 Over Right-Wing Terror Threat to Suffolk Islamic Event
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 13
UK Police Arrest 12 Over Right-Wing Terror Threat to Suffolk Islamic Event
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 13
Summary
Twelve people were arrested after a suspected right-wing terror threat forced the UK Ijtima Islamic gathering at Shrubland Hall in Suffolk to end early on Sunday.
Counter Terrorism Policing London said officers moved quickly across multiple locations, arresting eight men under the Terrorism Act, three men on suspicion of conspiracy to murder, and one woman on suspicion of assisting an offender.
Eight suspects remain in custody under section 41, while of the other four detainees, one has been released on bail and three remain in custody as police search linked addresses nationwide.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood called the threat credible and said the police response had "undoubtedly saved lives," while authorities said they do not believe there is any wider threat to the public.
The case was formally described as right-wing terrorism-related, underscoring UK officials' warning that the national terror threat level remains at severe.