The police gave more time to question people about the threat of Islamic events

Police have been given more time to question people arrested in connection with right-wing terror threats at an Islamic festival in Suffolk.

The UK Ijtima event at Shrubland Hall, Barham, near Ipswich, was closed on Sunday morning after Suffolk Police received information about an “imminent threat”.

On Monday, anti-terrorist police confirmed that 12 people had been arrested on suspicion of terrorism, conspiracy to commit murder or assisting a criminal.

CTP London Commander Helen Flanagan said officers had been given up to seven days to question the eight people arrested under the Terrorism Act.

They are:

Three men aged 55, 60 and 82 who were arrested on suspicion of murder have been released on bail.

A 48-year-old woman, who was arrested on suspicion of assisting a criminal, was also released on bail.