Eight men including seven Iranians arrested in two England anti-terrorism operations

Counter-terrorism police disrupt separate suspected plots amid concern over rise in Tehran-backed hostile activity

Police have thwarted an alleged imminent terror plot in England with a number of Iranian nationals arrested amid concern about the growing level of Tehran-backed hostile activity in the UK.

Five suspects, including four Iranians, were arrested as part of a suspected plan to target specific premises", the Metropolitan police said. Of those arrested, the nationality of the fifth was still being established.