I servizi di sicurezza britannici hanno fermato circa 300 persone e sequestrato oltre 800 armi da fuoco nell’ambito di un’operazione di contrasto al terrorismo durata un mese. Lo riferiscono oggi i media locali. L’operazione – precisa il Telegraph – è stata condotta dalla National Counter Terrorism Policing unit e dalla National Crime Agency. Fra le armi sottoposte a sequestro, – prosegue il Telegraph – 200 pistole, undici fucili d’assalto, due mitragliatrici e una pistola mitragliatrice. Molte fra le armi sequestrate erano state contrabbandate nel Regno Unito da altri Stati europei, altre sarebbero state confiscate a commercianti sottoposti a revoca della licenza.

UK security services have detained some 300 people and seized over 800 firearms in a counterterrorism operation that lasted in the country for a month, local media reported Monday. The operation was conducted by the National Counter Terrorism Policing unit and the National Crime Agency, The Telegraph newspaper reported. The media outlet added that the seized weapons included 200 handguns, 11 assault rifles, two machine guns and one sub-machine gun among others. According to the newspaper, several firearms had been smuggled to the United Kingdom from other European States, while others had been confiscated from firearms dealers, with revoked licenses.