An 18-year-old suspected of distributing terrorist publications was arrested at an handle in South East London this morning (Thursday, February 24).
Scotland Yard stated he stays at a South London police station, and was formally detained beneath quite a few items of laws aimed toward curbing terrorism within the UK.
Searches of the handle are ongoing as police proceed their investigation into {the teenager}.
“The person was arrested on suspicion of dissemination of terrorist publications, opposite to Part 2 of the Terrorism Act 2006.
“The arrest was made beneath the Police and Felony Proof Act (PACE),” a police assertion learn.
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“Whereas in custody the person was subsequently detained beneath Part 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000,” they added.
The police stated final yr that the fastest-growing terror risk within the UK comes from far-right extremism.
The Met’s Assistant Commander Neil Basu stated final yr that the drive had foiled a major variety of far-right plots to commit terrorism on UK soil since 2017.
