Four serving members of the army were arrested under the Terrorism Act on suspicion of being members of a banned far-right group, British defence officials and police said Tuesday.
The West Midlands Counterterrorism Unit said officers had arrested four people in central England alleged to be members of the neo-Nazi group National Action. The group is banned in the U.K., and an official list of banned groups describes it as “virulently racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic.”
The force said the men were suspected of “being concerned in the commission, preparation and instigation” of terrorism acts. They were detained as part of a “pre-planned and intelligence-led” operation and there was “no threat to the public’s safety.”
Britain’s Ministry of Defence confirmed that the four men are serving members of the army. (more...)
Four men have been arrested today on suspicion of terrorism offences. READ more: https://t.co/8l4vgvuDyF pic.twitter.com/WjMBXofeD5— West Midlands Police (@WMPolice) September 5, 2017
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