Five young men arrested earlier this week for questioning about a possible terrorist plot are still being held and a number of residences have been searched.
Government sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, have said the men arrested this week include one who recently returned from Syria and police are probing possible ties to the Islamic State group (ISIS/ISIL) operating there. (AP)
http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/middle-east-updates/1.620207
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"In London we're very, very vigilant and very, very concerned," he said.
In August, the UK government raised its “threat level” to “severe” the second-highest on its scale, against the backdrop of the IS advances in the Middle East and the fact that some 500 Britons have travelled to fight alongside IS, according to the British government. Some analysts have suggested the real figure is much higher.
Johnson said that “a third, maybe more – maybe half – come from the London area,” and “if and when they come back, we have a real job to deal with them.” .................http://rt.com/uk/195148-london-mayor-terror-suspects/
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