A 43-year-old man has been arrested in west London as part of an investigation by the Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command. The arrest comes after online posts allegedly showed support for Hamas, a proscribed terrorist organization.
The investigation began on June 4 when Counter Terrorism Policing received a public referral regarding the suspect’s online activity. Specialist officers from the national Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit assessed the posts, which were then passed to detectives within the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command for further scrutiny.