London, May 4: British counterterrorism officers arrested several Iranian men over an alleged plot to attack an unspecified target in London, the Metropolitan Police force said Sunday. Police said five men aged between 29 and 46 were detained on Saturday in various parts of England on suspicion of preparing 슬롯사이트œa terrorist act.슬롯사이트 Four are Iranian citizens and the nationality of the fifth is still being established.

All the suspects are being questioned at police stations and have not been charged. Police said they are searching several properties in London, Manchester in northwest England and Swindon in western England. Police said the attack plot targeted a single location that was not being named 슬롯사이트œfor operational reasons.슬롯사이트 Commander Dominic Murphy, head of the force's Counter Terrorism Command, said police are still working to establish a motive 슬롯사이트œas well as to identify whether there may be any further risk to the public.슬롯사이트슬롯 머신 사이트 추천UK Culture Secretary Highlights Stronger India-UK Creative and Sporting Ties.

Separately, three other Iranian men, aged 39, 44 and 55, were arrested in London on suspicion of a national security offense as part of an unrelated investigation, police said. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the arrests were 슬롯사이트œserious events that demonstrate the ongoing requirement to adapt our response to national security threats. 슬롯사이트œThe government continues to work with police and intelligence agencies to support all the action and security assessments that are needed to keep the country safe,슬롯사이트 she said.

Police have not determined whether the alleged plot is connected to Iran, but Britain's domestic intelligence service has warned of a growing threat from attackers linked to Tehran. In October, the head of the MI5 domestic security service, Ken McCallum, said his agents and police have tackled 20 슬롯사이트œpotentially lethal슬롯사이트 plots backed by Iran since 2022, most aimed at Iranians in the U.K. who oppose the country's authorities.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천UK Studies Link Contaminated Air to Cognitive Decline.

He said at the time there was there is the risk 슬롯사이트œof an increase in, or broadening of, Iranian state aggression in the UK슬롯사이트 if conflicts in the Middle East deepened. In March 2024, Pouria Zeraati, a presenter at a Farsi-language television station critical of the Iranian government, was stabbed in the leg outside his home in London. Two men were later arrested in Romania and charged over the attack. The UK's official terror threat level stands at 슬롯사이트œsubstantial,슬롯사이트 the middle of a five-point scale, meaning an attack is likely.