Two people are arrested in London by counter-terrorism police on suspicion of assisting Iran’s intelligence service, the Metropolitan Police says. The Met identifies the suspects as a 42-year-old woman and a 60-year-old man.
Police say the arrests follow searches conducted on 24 June at two addresses in north and north-west London. Outlets report that the detentions are made by Counter Terrorism Policing London as part of an investigation into suspected national security offences.
BBC News adds that the arrests are not connected to earlier incidents linked to Jewish and Iranian communities in London this year. Other reports focus mainly on the dates, ages, and locations of the searches and arrests, without detailing links to those community incidents.
