`Asians accounted for 47% of terror-related arrests in UK last yr'
Kounteya Sinha
London:
AFP
More women were arrested in Britain last year than ever before over terrorrelated offences.
Those arrested of Asian origin increased by 36% taking the number of arrests of the ethnic group to its highest since data collection began in 2001. Almost 47% of all terror-related arrests made in UK over last year were of Asian-origin (140).
As many as 35 women were arrested in Britain last year for being involved with terror attacks, while the number of 18 to 20-year-olds arrested more than doubled, from 20 to 43 arrests. A record number of terror arrests were made in Britain last year, surpassing the previous peak following the July 7 London bombings.
There were 299 arrests for terrorism-related offences in the 12 months to March 2015, a rise of 31% compared to the previous year and the highest number since data collection began in September 2001. Of those arrested, 118 were charged with an offence with 85% being terrorism-related.
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