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Five Iranian men arrested in suspected plot to 'target Israeli embassy in London'
The Independent
|May 08, 2025
The government is facing a backlash after the business secretary suggested the UK should not be "squeamish" about selling arms to India amid escalating tensions with Pakistan.
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They were arrested at locations across England on Saturday after a suspected plot "to target a single premises" was uncovered, the Metropolitan Police said.
The embassy in Kensington, west London, is understood to have been the target of the alleged plot, according to The Times and other press outlets, but police declined to share further details.
Commander Dominic Murphy, head of the Met's Counter Terrorism Command, said: "There are significant operational reasons why we cannot provide further information at this time.
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