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Five Iranians They were detained in coordinated arrests across England on Saturday, and three other Iranians were detained in London in a separate operation.
Until now, the UK authorities have not noted what the suspects headed for, although the capital police said on Sunday that the investigation related to a “suspect plot to orientation to certain premises”.
But on Wednesday, people familiar with the investigation said that five Iranians arrested throughout England were suspected of being part of the camera, which was at the final stages of the Israeli Embassy in Kensington, West London.
They noted that the suspects may have been hours of fulfilling their plans when police intervened.
Security Minister Dan Jarvis on Tuesday They called the arrests “one of the biggest acts of terrorism we have seen recently.”
The Israeli Embassy in London refused to comment.
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2025-05-07 19:42:00