UPDATED: Three people arrested as part of Counter Terrorism Policing operation

Three people have been arrested in London as part of a Counter Terrorism Policing investigation.

Two of the men [A and B] were arrested at separate addresses in north west London and one man [C] was arrested at an address in west London on Saturday, 3 May, as part of the investigation, which is being led by the Met's Counter Terrorism Command.

The men, aged 39 [A], 44 [B] and 55 [C], and who are all Iranian nationals were arrested and detained under section 27 of the National Security Act 2023.

All three men were taken into custody and warrants of further detention have been sought and obtained, meaning they can be detained until Saturday, 10 May.

This investigation is not connected to the arrest of five people yesterday as part of a separate Met Counter Terrorism operation.

Enquiries remain ongoing.