Almost half of terrorism arrests in Great Britain since 9/11 have been in past year
A person holding a sign saying 'I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action' is detained by police in London. Photograph: SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenA person holding a sign saying 'I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action' is detained by police in London. There was also a 3,761% increase in women and girls arrested and a 2,306% increase in arrests of those aged 30 and over.
- ▪A person holding a sign saying 'I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action' is detained by police in London.
- ▪Photograph: SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenA person holding a sign saying 'I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action' is detained by police in London.
- ▪There was also a 3,761% increase in women and girls arrested and a 2,306% increase in arrests of those aged 30 and over.
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| Publication time | Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:00:48 GMT |
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A person holding a sign saying 'I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action' is detained by police in London. Photograph: SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenA person holding a sign saying 'I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action' is detained by police in London. Photograph: SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty ImagesCounter-terrorism policyAlmost half of terrorism arrests in Great Britain since 9/11 have been in past yearIncrease coincides with proscription of Palestine Action last year which has led to thousands of arrests for allegedly supporting the protest groupHaroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondentTue 1 Sep 2026 03.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleAlmost half of all terrorism arrests in Great Britain since the 9/11 attacks on the twin towers in…
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