UK police arrest 11 in banned neo-Nazi group probe

British police say they have arrested 11 men, including five on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts, as part of an investigation into the banned far-right group National Action.

The 11 men, aged between 22 and 35, were arrested in different parts of England and Wales and are all suspected of being members of the organisation.

“Individuals involved in proscribed organisations who support extremist ideologies bring damaging consequences to local communities,” Russ Jackson, who is responsible for counter-terrorism policing in northwest England, says in a statement.

Two serving British soldiers, including one serving at a British base in Cyprus, were charged earlier this month with being members of National Action.

— AFP

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