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Four men arrested suspected of spying for Iranian intelligence in London area
- Ten men were arrested in London on suspicion of spying for Iran, in a planned police operation.
- The arrests include one Iranian and three dual British-Iranian nationals, linked to the investigation.
- Police described the operation as part of a long-running investigation aimed at disrupting malign activity.
- Addresses in Barnet, Watford, and Harrow were searched as part of the operation.
- Six additional men were detained in Harrow on suspicion of assisting an offender, with one further arrest for assaulting a police officer.
- The Metropolitan Police confirmed the operation involved a long-running inquiry into suspected foreign intelligence activity.
- Authorities urged the Jewish community to stay vigilant and report concerns to police.
- The operation targeted locations and individuals linked to the Jewish community in the London area.
- The investigation is led by Counter Terrorism Policing London under a wider Met operation.
- The police described the operation as pre-planned and coordinated across multiple locations.
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