FOUR British soldiers were being quizzed last night over alleged membership of banned neo-Nazi hate mob National Action.

Anti-terror cops seized three squaddies in the UK while another was held by Royal Military Police at RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus.

3 Four members of banned neo-Nazi group National Action have been arrested

3 National Action group was banned by Amber Rudd in December Credit: London News Pictures

Sources said three serve with the Royal Anglian Regiment while the fourth is in the Royal ­Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.

A civilian was also arrested in an “intelligence-led” swoop.

The suspects are aged between 22 and 32.

Insiders claimed the eldest is a physical trainer at the Infantry ­Battle School in Brecon, Mid Wales, and may have met the others on a course.

Police searched a property at the town’s Dering Lines barracks.

National Action is described by the Home Office as “virulently racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic”.

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It became the first right-wing group to be banned under terrorism laws in December. Membership carries a maximum ten-year prison term.

The shadowy group, believed to have around 100 members, hit the headlines for praising the murder of MP Jo Cox in June 2016 by far-right obsessive Thomas Mair.

Home Secretary Amber Rudd issued the banning order ahead of Mair’s trial after an assessment that National Action was “concerned in terrorism”.

Police said 22 suspected members or associates were held last year.

Yesterday’s arrests were carried out by West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit in conjunction with the Wales Extremism Counter Terrorism Unit and the East Midlands Counter Terrorism Intelligence Unit.

3 The group have praised Thomas Mair, who murdered the MP Jo Cox Credit: Reuters

A 22-year-old from Birmingham, a 32-year-old of Powys, a 24-year-old from Ipswich and another aged 24 of Northampton were being quizzed at West Midlands police stations.

The men were not alleged to have been planning an imminent terror attack, but were nabbed after sharing images and messages on “encrypted media”.

The Board of Deputies of British Jews said it was “extremely concerning” that National Action had allegedly infiltrated the Army.

It added: “Their glorification of Nazis and celebration of terrorism are just some examples of this group’s atrocious actions.”

The Ministry of Defence insisted: “Personnel joining the Armed ­Forces are subject to strict vetting procedures. For security reasons we can’t comment further on our ­vetting processes.”

An Army spokesman said: “These arrests are the consequence of a police-led operation supported by the Army. This is now the subject of a civilian police investigation and it would be inappropriate to ­comment further.”

A web of hatred NATIONAL Action was founded in 2013 and uses social media to spout its anti-Semitic, homophobic and racist agenda. Anti-fascist campaigners Hope Not Hate say it has close ties to hardened Polish Nazis.

Some London members even attended training camps in parks on Sunday mornings, supervised by Eastern European thugs. Experts say its banning may have helped spawn the “highly secretive” and even more extreme group Omega Systems.

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