--- description: British police arrested nine men in London on Thursday morning on suspicion of encouraging terrorism and being members of and supporting banned organizations. The men... title: UK counter-terrorism police arrest nine men in London image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbcad37d0c5e1c028/6986a55b55a859ac81a82cbe/anjem-choudary.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # U.K. Counter-Terrorism Police Arrest 9 Men in London  by [Naina Bajekal](/author/naina-bajekal/)  ## Naina Bajekal Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Bajekal was executive editor and international editor at TIME. Sep 25, 2014 10:36 AM CUT  Muslim preacher Anjem Choudary addressing media during a protest supporting Shari'ah Law in north London in 2009. Muslim preacher Anjem Choudary addressing media during a protest supporting Shari'ah Law in north London in 2009.Tal Cohen—Reuters  by [Naina Bajekal](/author/naina-bajekal/)  ## Naina Bajekal Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Bajekal was executive editor and international editor at TIME. Sep 25, 2014 10:36 AM CUT British police arrested nine men in London on Thursday morning on suspicion of encouraging terrorism and being members of and supporting banned organizations. The men arrested range in age from 22 to 51 and are all in police custody in London. One of the men identified is Anjem Choudary, one of the most high-profile radical Muslim preachers in Britain. Choudary, 47, was previously the head of Islamist group al-Muhajiroun or Islam4UK, which was banned in 2010\. Choudary is well-known for organizing demonstrations against Western military action in the Middle East and for publicly expressing support for the Sept.11 attacks on the U.S. and the July 7 bombings in London. London’s Metropolitan Police said in a statement that 18 residential, business and community premises are being searched in London, along with one residential property over 150 miles away in Stoke-on-Trent. Police added that the arrests and searches were not a response to any immediate risk to public safety, but were part of an ongoing investigation into Islamist-related terrorism. _\[_[_BBC_](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29358758 "undefined")_\]_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3429637/u-k-counter-terrorism-police-arrest-9-men-in-london/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3429637/u-k-counter-terrorism-police-arrest-9-men-in-london/"},"headline":"U.K. Counter-Terrorism Police Arrest 9 Men in London","datePublished":"2014-09-25T10:36:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:24:15.770Z","description":"British police arrested nine men in London on Thursday morning on suspicion of encouraging terrorism and being members of and supporting banned organizations. The men...","url":"https://time.com/3429637/u-k-counter-terrorism-police-arrest-9-men-in-london/","keywords":["Terrorism","United Kingdom"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbcad37d0c5e1c028/6986a55b55a859ac81a82cbe/anjem-choudary.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Naina Bajekal","jobTitle":"Bajekal was executive editor and international editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/naina-bajekal/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbcad37d0c5e1c028/6986a55b55a859ac81a82cbe/anjem-choudary.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"File photograph shows Muslim preacher Choudary addressing members of the media during a protest supporting Shari'ah Law in north London","caption":"File photograph shows Muslim preacher Choudary addressing members of the media during a protest supporting Shari'ah Law in north London","creditText":"Tal Cohen—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3429637/u-k-counter-terrorism-police-arrest-9-men-in-london/","name":"U.K. Counter-Terrorism Police Arrest 9 Men in London"}}]}] ```