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UK Police Arrest 12 Over Right-Wing Threat to Muslim Festival

7/13/2026

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UK police arrested 12 people after a right-wing terrorist threat to Ijtima gathering at Shrubland Hall, Suffolk.
The event, which ran July 9-12, drew 15,000 attendees and closed Sunday, saw eight men held under Terrorism Act, three on murder-conspiracy suspicion and one woman for assisting in London and eastern England.
Commander Helen Flanagan said arrests followed intelligence and threat level stays severe, while Interior Minister Shabana Mahmood urged unity among Muslims.

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UK police arrested 12 people after a right-wing terrorist threat to Ijtima gathering at Shrubland Hall, Suffolk.
The event, which ran July 9-12, drew 15,000 attendees and closed Sunday, saw eight men held under Terrorism Act, three on murder-conspiracy suspicion and one woman for assisting in London and eastern England.
Commander Helen Flanagan said arrests followed intelligence and threat level stays severe, while Interior Minister Shabana Mahmood urged unity among Muslims.