Twelve people have been arrested over an alleged “extreme right-wing terrorism” plot targeting an Islamic event in Suffolk following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) London.
The arrests came after police identified what they described as a “potential serious threat” to the UK Ijtima gathering at Shrubland Hall, which ran from July 9 to 13.
Organisers were advised to end the event slightly earlier than planned as a precaution, and police said all 15,000 attendees left the site safely.
Those arrested include a 27-year-old man in Ipswich, a 35-year-old man in Greater Manchester, two 42-year-old men in Essex, five men in Surrey aged 27, 29, 55, 60 and 82, a 33-year-old man in Southeast London, and a 31-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman in East London.
Three of the men, aged 55, 60 and 82, were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder. The 82-year-old has since been released on bail.
The 48-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
Eight of the men were arrested under section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000 and remain in police custody.
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