Counter-terrorism police have arrested five men over concerns about a potential Islamist attack plot. Investigators are understood to have been monitoring the men, aged 19 to 23, before their arrest. Police said one man, 19, was arrested in Peterborough on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism. A 21-year-old man in Manchester and two men in north London, aged 22 and 23, were also arrested on suspicion of the same offence. The UK’s terrorism threat level was reduced in November from severe, meaning an attack is highly likely, to substantial, meaning an attack is likely.

Source: The Guardian December 30, 2019 15:00 UTC