The defence ministry said that some of the four alleged members of a banned British neo-Nzi group arrested last week are serving soldiers. In a statement, the British police said the suspects are being held “on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism.” While the four haven't been named, they are said to be aged between 22 and 32, and come from Birmingham, Ipswich, and Northampton in England and Powys in Wales.
The statement read, “The arrests were pre-planned and intelligence-led; there was no threat to the public's safety.” It added that raids were also being carried out on “a number of properties”. The Ministry of Defence released another statement, later, saying, “We can confirm that a number of serving members of the Army have been arrested under the Terrorism Act for being associated with a proscribed far right group. These arrests are the consequence of a Home Office Police Force led operation supported by the Army.”
