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British police announced on Sunday that they had made six arrests in an alleged plot involving the Palestinian Action group to disrupt the operations of the London Stock Exchange.
He He met with the police said in a press release that on Friday the media outlet Daily Express provided them with information about the plot to disrupt the stock market. The Express published an exclusive story about the plot on Sunday morning, in which one of the outlet's reporters posed as a possible member of the group as part of a two-month investigation.
The pro-Palestinian plotters planned to chain themselves by the neck to the exchange's entrances on Monday, in one case using a ladder placed above the revolving doors, to prevent the exchange from opening and prolong the disruption for a full business day. . if possible, the Express reported.
"These are significant arrests," Detective Superintendent Sian Thomas said in the press release. "We believe this group was ready to carry out a disruptive and damaging stunt that could have had serious implications if it had been carried out successfully."
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British police announced that six arrests have been made in an alleged plot by pro-Palestinian activists to disrupt trading at the London Stock Exchange. (Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
"I thank the Express for its willingness to provide information obtained from its own investigation. It was instrumental in helping us intervene successfully," Thomas added. "As the material was not delivered to us until Friday afternoon, we had a limited time to act."
"Aware of the suggestion that this was part of a week of planned action, we are in contact with the City of London Police, as well as other forces across the UK, to ensure adequate resources are in place to deal with to any disruption in the coming 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 plotters attempted to disrupt trading, no trading takes place on the London Stock Exchange itself, as stock trading It is completely electronic and the exchange has not had a physical trading floor since 1986.
The London Stock Exchange declined to comment on the matter at this time.
Police said the arrests were made in the early hours of Sunday morning, including a 31-year-old man and two women, aged 28 and 26, at the Liverpool, city in the north of England; a 29-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man in London; and a 27-year-old man in the south coast city of Brighton.
A view of the interior of the lobby of the London Stock Exchange on September 22, 2023, in London, England. (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.
