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UK charges 2 with Iran-linked national security offenses as part of probe into surveillance of Jewish community
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Illustrative: Metropolitan police stand in front of protesters at an anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian demonstration in support of the group Palestine Action as the UK government gears up to ban it, in Trafalgar Square, central London, Great Britain, June 23, 2025. (HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)
British prosecutors say they have charged two men with engaging in contact that is likely to assist a foreign intelligence service, following a counter-terrorism policing investigation.
The country to which the investigation relates is Iran, the Crown Prosecution Service says in a statement.
The men were arrested and detained earlier this month as part of an investigation into alleged surveillance of locations and individuals linked to the Jewish community in the London area.
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