Eight Iranian men arrested in a UK counterterror operation had reportedly planned to attack the Israeli embassy in London, as Iran denies involvement.
Eight men of Iranian descent arrested in the United Kingdom over the weekend as part of a counterterror sweep were plotting to attack the Israeli Embassy in London, The Times reported Wednesday.
Police apprehended the eight suspects, seven of whom are known to hold Iranian citizenship, in two arrest operations on Saturday spanning the cities of London, Swindon, Stockport, Rochdale, and Manchester. Authorities say they are working to determine the nationality of the eighth suspect.
Britain’s Interior Minister, Yvette Cooper described the crackdown as “one of the biggest counterterror operations in recent years,” the UK has faced in recent years.