Police investigate foreign links to arson attacks

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Deputy Assistant Commissioner Vicki Evans said counter-terrorism police are investigating whether a series of arson attacks targeting Jewish sites in north London could be linked to Iranian proxies. She warned of “violence as a service”, where individuals are recruited to carry out attacks for payment.   Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00As the conflict in the Middle East continues to evolve, counter-terrorism policing and our

00:06partners remain alive to the threat of Iranian hostile activity in the UK.

00:13We are aware of public reporting that suggests this group may have links to Iran.

00:19As you would expect, we will continue to explore that question as our investigation evolves.

00:26I've spoken previously about the Iranian regime's use of criminal proxies and we're considering

00:33whether this tactic is being used here in London.

00:36This is recruiting violence as a service and the people who conduct that violence often

00:43have little or no allegiance to the cause and are taking quick cash for their crimes.

00:50To anyone even considering getting involved in that type of activity, my message to you

00:55is this, ask yourself is the risk really worth the reward?

01:01The stakes are high, I would suggest it's not.

01:05For more information, visit www.pals.org.

01:05For more information, visit casos.org.

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