Three terror suspects have been arrested (Picture: Reuters)

Three men have been detained on suspicion of plotting a terror attack on the 10th anniversary of the 7/7 bombings.

Two Afghans – known only as Azmatullah and Abdul Rehman – and one Pakistani – Muhammed Ibrahim – were arrested in Pakistan’s North West province – a dangerous territory which borders Afghanistan.

Maps of London, laptops and IS propaganda were seized from the men, who were captured after a raid on a Peshawar shop.

It’s thought the three men were planning an attack on the British capital in the name of the Islamic State.


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The men were arrested on Thursday in a raid on a bazaar near Peshawar (Picture: Getty)

Peter Clarker, the former terror chief at Scotland Yard, warned the extremist group pose ‘a huge deadly threat’.



‘At the moment we are arresting one person for terror-related crimes every day. That’s the highest rate at any point in 15 years, apart from the immediate aftermath of 9/11 and 7/7.

‘There are 120 people awaiting trial as we speak.’

A police report of the arrests read: ‘In the initial search police found literature in favour of Islamic State and Taliban.’

A spokesperson for Pakistan’s interior ministry confirmed airport security checks have been ‘intensified’ ahead of the 7/7 anniversary.