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British police announced on Sunday that they had arrested six people on suspicion of being involved in a plot to disrupt the activities of a Palestinian action group. london stock exchange.
of Police station said in a press release that it was provided information on Friday by the news outlet Daily Express about a plan to disrupt the stock exchange. The Express published an exclusive story about the plot on Sunday morning, in which one of its reporters posed as a potential member of the group as part of a two-month investigation.
Pro-Palestinian conspirators on Monday chained themselves to the entrance to the stock exchange and, in one case, used a ladder placed above the revolving door to prevent the exchange from opening, stirring up chaos for an entire day. I was planning on extending it. If possible, the Express reported.
“These are significant arrests,” Superintendent Sian Thomas said in a press release. “We believe this group was prepared to carry out a destructive and harmful stunt that, had it been successful, could have had serious consequences.”
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British police have announced that six people have been arrested on suspicion of a conspiracy by pro-Palestinian activists to disrupt business at the London Stock Exchange. (Photographer: Holly Adams/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
“We are grateful to Express for their willingness to provide information gleaned from their own research, which helped us successfully implement the intervention,” Thomas added. “We were only provided with materials on a Friday afternoon, so we had limited time to act.”
“Keeping in mind the indications that this is part of a planned week of action, we are in contact with City of London Police and other forces across the UK to ensure appropriate resources are in place to deal with the disruption. “We're making sure it's happening within the next few days,” Thomas continued.
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The London Stock Exchange has not had a physical trading floor since 1986. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images/Getty Images)
Although the conspirators tried to disrupt the trading, no trading would take place on the London Stock Exchange itself. stock trading is fully electronic, and the exchange has not had a physical trading floor since 1986.
The London Stock Exchange has not yet commented on the matter.
Police said the arrests were made early Sunday morning and included a 31-year-old man and two women, ages 28 and 26. Liverpool, a city in northern England; A 29-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man living in London. A 27-year-old man living in Brighton, a city on the south coast.
A view inside the lobby of the London Stock Exchange on September 22, 2023 in London, UK. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images/Getty Images)
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Police indicated that all six remain in custody.
Reuters contributed to this report.
