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Six people have been arrested on suspicion of a plot to attack the London Stock Exchange.
The Metropolitan Police said information suggested activists from the Palestine Action group intended to attack the stock market on Monday.
Police reported that it was believed the people involved were planning to cause damage and "shut down" in an attempt to stop the building from opening for business.
Arrests were made in London, Liverpool and Brighton on Sunday. All six people are currently in custody.
The Met said it was "aware of the suggestion that this was part of a planned week of action".
Authorities said they were in contact with other forces, including the City of London Police, to ensure any further risks could be dealt with.
"These are important arrests. We believe this group was about to pull off a destructive and damaging stunt that could have had serious implications if it had been carried out successfully," a police official said.
A 31-year-old man from Liverpool was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to cause criminal damage by Merseyside Police officers in the early hours of Sunday.
Five others were arrested for the same offense later in the day, including a woman, 29, from Brent in north London, a 23-year-old man from Tower Hamlets, east London, two women, aged 28 and 26, from Liverpool and a 27-year-old man in Brighton.
"I am grateful to the Express for their willingness to provide the information gathered from their investigation," the official said, acknowledging that he received the notice from the British newspaper.
"It was an important tool to help us intervene successfully. Having only been given the material on Friday afternoon, we had limited time to act."
She said it was thanks to the "determined efforts" of the Met's public order crime team and colleagues in Merseyside that officers "were able to identify, locate and arrest those suspected of being involved in this plot".
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