Elite soldiers from the Special Air Service are ‘very likely’ to have joined counter-terror cops and MI5 in foiling a ‘major terror attack’ against Britain, experts have said.
Teams raided two suspected Iranian terror cells in a ‘highly significant’ operation to tackle growing activity by the hostile state in the UK.
Sources said the alleged plot to target a UK premises was a ‘major attack’ that could have led to an imminent threat to life.
Possible attack o a synagogue
Speculation mounted on Sunday evening the suspected terror group was looking to hit a synagogue or another target linked to the Jewish community.
It is believed members of the SAS’s specialist counter-terror team – dubbed the ‘special projects’ unit – supported armed officers in the raids.
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A former British spymaster added that given the alleged threat posed by the radicals – who were reportedly hours away from staging an attack – it was ‘distinctly possible’ the British military played a supporting role in raids.
The Ministry of Defence will never comment about special forces operations.
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