Iranian linked terror cell arrests

[Bedfordblue]

‘Counter Terrorism Officers’ made the arrests.
In DPM kit.
With their faces covered.

Terror arrests came in context of raised warnings about Iran, with ongoing chaos in its own backyard

Eight men - including seven Iranians - have been arrested by the Metropolitan Police in two unconnected terrorism investigations. All are in police custody.

news.sky.com

 

[NeilMorepies]

you’d be surprised how many of those high profile anti-terror arrests are released quietly within 24hr with no charges.

Almost as if it’s just a PR exercise.

 

[Rita_Poon]

‘Counter Terrorism Officers’ made the arrests.

Two different unconnected cells of spies I read earlier. This only a couple of months after was it numerous Bulgarians with a ton of identities?

Yep, was Bulgarian spies working for russia.

Bulgarians guilty of spying for Russia in the UK

The spy cell undertook elaborate surveillance on people and places targeted by Russia.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Bedfordblue]

you’d be surprised how many of those high profile anti-terror arrests are released quietly within 24hr with no charges.

Almost as if it’s just a PR exercise.

Dunno, they look more like SAS than police.

I wouldn’t expect them to be rolled out unless they were pretty serious / confident who they were dealing with….