Police were tipped off by a daily news reporter, according to the Metropolitan Police.
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Six pro-Palestine activists were arrested in the U.K. just hours before they planned to “disrupt” the London Stock Exchange when it opened on Monday, the Metropolitan Police said—and credited a tip they said they got from a reporter at the Daily Express.Key Facts
The arrests came after an undercover reporter from the Daily Express infiltrated a group identified as “Palestine Action,” who tipped off police on Friday that the group’s stunt would target the stock exchange on Monday.
The suspects, three men and three women, were arrested in Greater London, Liverpool and Brighton on Sunday for conspiracy to cause criminal damage, and all remain in police custody.
