Twelve arrested over alleged right-wing terror threat to Islamic event in Suffolk
July 13, 2026 at 06:23 PM · Updated 96d ago
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8 reports · 2 in Arabic, 6 in English · over 26 hours
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Twelve arrested over threat to an Islamic event in Suffolk
(opens the publisher’s site)Police arrested 12 people over an alleged right-wing terror plot targeting the UK Ijtima event, prompting an early end to the gathering.
- Police ended the UK Ijtima event early after identifying a potential serious threat and declaring a major incident.
- Twelve people aged 27 to 82 were arrested across multiple locations in England for an alleged right-wing terror plot.
- Counter Terrorism Policing confirmed the investigation is right-wing terrorism related and searches are ongoing at linked addresses.
- Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he will not tolerate any attacks on Muslim communities.