Counter-terror police searched asylum hotels amid Iranian suspect raid
GB News can reveal that premises were searched as eight suspects were arrested
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Asylum hotels were searched as counter-terror police and military personnel detained five Iranian nationals over the weekend, GB News can reveal.
As part of the pre-planned operation, five men were arrested by the Met's Counter Terrorism Command.
Four men are still being questioned by police over an alleged terror plot in Britain while a fifth Iranian man has been released on bail.
The men were arrested in west London, Rochdale, Manchester, Swindon and Stockport.
Two of the men are aged 29, another is 40-year-old, one is 24-year-old and another is aged 46.
They were arrested in the early hours of Saturday.
GB News understands that asylum hotels were searched as part of the operation and that some of the men had an irregular route of entry to Britain.
On Saturday, police said the nationality and age of one of the men was still being established, but all five men have since had their ages and Iranian nationality confirmed.
On Monday, the Met said the "affected site" that was the target of the alleged plot had been informed and was being supported by the force.
Cdr Dominic Murphy, head of the Met's Counter Terrorism Command, said officers "are progressing what is a significant and highly complex investigation".
"The investigation is still in its early stages and we are exploring various lines of enquiry to establish any potential motivation as well as to identify whether there may be any further risk to the public linked to this matter," he added.
