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How many terror arrests lead to charges?
Between 2018 and 2023, only around 25-30% of terror-related arrests in the UK resulted in a charge. This reflects the high evidential threshold required for prosecution and the complexity of these investigations. In this case, six suspects were bailed, and the seventh is newly arrested.
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