Two 15-Year-Old Boys Detained In UK On Suspicion Of Terrorism-Related Offenses - Police

Two 15-year-old boys have been detained in the UK southeastern county of Kent on Thursday by the Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE) on suspicion of preparing for far right-wing terrorist attacks, Kent police said.

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 20th September, 2018) Two 15-year-old boys have been detained in the UK southeastern county of Kent on Thursday by the Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE) on suspicion of preparing for far right-wing terrorist attacks, Kent police said.

"The boys �� both aged 15 and from [the town of] Ramsgate, Kent - were arrested from their respective home addresses on suspicion of preparing for terrorist acts," the police said in a statement published on its official website.

The statement added that the boys were being interrogated at a police station.

"We are committed to tackling any and all ideologies which pose a threat to the public's safety and security. We treat the threat from the extreme right in exactly the same way as any other threat," Detective Superintendent Nigel Doak from CTPSE said.

He added that the arrests had been planned and excluded immediate threat to the public.