Men arrested over feared 7/7 anniversary terror plot

Three men found with maps of London and Isil propaganda have been arrested over fears of a planned terror plot on the 10th anniversary of 7/7

Police Tape : Men arrested over feared 7/7 anniversary terror plot
Men arrested over possible 7/7 anniversary terror plot in London Credit: Photo: Getty Images

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of plotting terror attacks in London on the 10th anniversary of the 7/7 bombings.

Security forces arrested the men on Thursday after Isil and Taliban propaganda and maps of London were allegedly found on their computers.

They were found with four laptops and computers in the raid near Peshawar in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province.

It is feared they may have been planning an attack in the capital.

The Mirror has identified the men as Asmatullah and Abdur Rehman, from Afghanistan, and Muhammad Ibrahim, from Pakistan.

The paper says a police report said: "In the initial search police found literature in favour of Islamic State and Taliban.

"Also, pamphlets against government of Pakistan and its security forces."

Three of the four 7/7 bombers were sons of Pakistani families, while two attended training camps in the country before the attacks which killed 52 people and left 800 injured.

It comes as Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi on Saturday declared a state of emergency following last week's jihadist beach massacre in which 38 foreign tourists were killed.

The last UK victims from the Tunisia attack were flown back to the UK on Saturday.