ENGLAND – A plot to kill Queen Elizabeth has been foiled by British police.
Police have arrested four Islamic terror suspects who were allegedly been planning to stab the 88-year-old monarch to death at the Royal Albert Hall, The Sun reported.
The Queen had been due to attend the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Hall today and both she and UK Prime Minister David Cameron had been informed of the threat, the paper said.
Since Thursday night (local time) armed police had raided several homes in West London and Buckinghamshire, arresting men between the ages of 19 and 27.
The men were held on suspicion of being concerned in the “commission, preparation or instigation” of terrorism under the Terrorism Act 2000, The Sun reported.
The Queen would continue with her plans to attend Remembrance Sunday celebrations at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, central London, amid “unprecedented security”.
Despite security fears, she was determined to lead the nation’s tribute and lay the first wreath, sources said.
Computers and documents seized from suspects’ homes and were being “fast-tracked” for examination.
In a statement Scotland Yard said: “These arrests and searches are part of an ongoing investigation into Islamist related terrorism.Officers from the Metropolitan Police Service's Counter Terrorism Command (SO15) are working closely with colleagues in the SE Counter Terrorism Unit and MI5."None of those arrested were believed to have direct links to Syria, but were suspected of being jihadists.
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