LONDON: British counter-terrorism police said on Thursday they had arrested two men accused of being linked to the banned group Hezbollah, saying their investigation involved alleged activity both overseas and in Britain.
Detectives from London’s Counter Terrorism Command (CTC) arrested a 39-year-old man in north London on suspicion of being a member of a proscribed group, preparing acts of terrorism and being involved in funding for the purposed of terrorism.
A second man, 35, was arrested in west London on suspicion of being a member of a banned organization.
“Our investigation remains ongoing, but I hope that these arrests show we will take robust action against anyone here whom we suspect as being involved in terrorist activity regardless of whether their activity is focused here in the UK or elsewhere,” said commander Dominic Murphy, head of the CTC.
Police said the investigation related to the Iran-backed Lebanese movement Hezbollah which Britain outlawed in 2019 when it classified it as a terrorist group. There was no immediate threat to the public, they said.
The two men were released on police bail until mid-July.
UK police arrest two men over alleged Hezbollah links
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UK police arrest two men over alleged Hezbollah links
- Police said the investigation related to the Iran-backed Lebanese movement Hezbollah which Britain outlawed in 2019
Russian attack wounds at least 32 in southern Ukraine
- The attacks came with the United States pushing Ukraine to accept peace terms to halt the fighting that critics have said are favorable to the Kremlin
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine: Russian air strikes on and around the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Wednesday wounded at least 32 people, according to the local authorities.
The head of the regional military administration, Ivan Fedorov, wrote on Telegram that all of those wounded came from the city and its surroundings.
Rescue services earlier in the day said that five children were among the casualties in a provisional toll of 30, after strikes on a block of flats, a house and an educational establishment.
AFP journalists at the scene saw firefighters battling a blaze in a multiple-story housing block, where black smoke was billowing into the sky.
Fedorov said two people were also wounded in a Russian drone strike on a civilian car in Kushuhum, south of Zaporizhzhia.
The industrial city of Zaporizhzhia had a pre-war population of around 710,000 people and lies 27 kilometers (17 miles) from the front line. It has been targeted frequently by Russian forces since they invaded in February 2022.
The Kremlin claimed in late 2022 that it had annexed the wider region, along with three other eastern and southern regions of Ukraine.
The attacks came with the United States pushing Ukraine to accept peace terms to halt the fighting that critics have said are favorable to the Kremlin.
