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| Police have arrested a serving member of the British Armed Forces on suspicion of Northern Ireland-related terrorist activities. | Police have arrested a serving member of the British Armed Forces on suspicion of Northern Ireland-related terrorist activities. |
| The 30-year-old man was remanded in custody at 12:20pm local time (11.20 GMT) on Wednesday during a joint operation involving the Metropolitan Police counter-terrorism squad, Avon and Somerset Constabulary, and Devon and Cornwall police. | The 30-year-old man was remanded in custody at 12:20pm local time (11.20 GMT) on Wednesday during a joint operation involving the Metropolitan Police counter-terrorism squad, Avon and Somerset Constabulary, and Devon and Cornwall police. |
| In a press statement, the London Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) said the arrest was “pre-planned and intelligence led” as part of an investigation into Northern Ireland-related terrorism. | |
| The suspect, from Somerset, has not been identified, but has been taken to an unnamed police station in the west of England. | |
| The MPS said further searches are being carried out at an address in South Devon and a nearby wooded area by the force’s Counter Terrorism Command, also known as SO15. | |
| The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is also conducting searches in Northern Ireland in relation to the investigation. | |
| The force sought to reassure the public there is no imminent threat of attack. | |
| “No armed police were involved in today’s arrest,” the MPS said in a statement. | |
| “The public can be reassured that there is no intelligence to suggest an immediate threat to our communities.” | |
| Britain suffered more terrorist attacks in 2015 than any other EU country, with the majority of incidents linked to Northern Irish dissidents, according to research by European law-enforcement agency Europol. | |
| In May, the UK government raised the threat level posed by Northern Ireland-related terrorism from moderate to substantial for the first time since 2012. | |
| Then-Home Secretary Theresa May told Parliament at the time the move “reflects the continuing threat from dissident republican activity.” | |
| “As a result of this change, we are working closely with the police and other relevant authorities to ensure appropriate security measures are in place.” |