UK counter terrorism police arrest six over 'PKK activity'

British police said they had arrested six people and were searching a Kurdish community center in London as part of a counter-terrorism investigation into suspected activity linked to the banned Kurdistan Workers Party, known as the PKK, Report informs via Reuters.

Those arrested were four men and two women, aged between 23 and 62, police said, adding there was no imminent threat to the public.

"This activity has come about following a significant investigation and operation into activity we believe is linked to the terrorist group PKK," said Acting Commander Helen Flanagan.

"These are targeted arrests of those we suspect of being involved in terrorist activity linked to the group."

The PKK, a militant group founded in southeast Türkiye in 1978 with the aim of creating an independent Kurdish state, was banned in Britain in 2001. The group has been involved in a 40-year conflict, leading to more than 40,000 deaths.