Four arrested in Eastbourne and Brighton in right-wing terror investigation

Thursday, 4 December 2025 18:04

Three men and a woman have been arrested in East Sussex as part of an investigation into extreme right-wing terrorism.

The arrests were carried out by specialist officers in Eastbourne and Brighton.

Police said a 27-year-old woman from Hailsham and three men from Eastbourne, aged 33, 36 and 41, were arrested.

Images show at least seven armed police with a battering ram raiding one house and handcuffing a man in a grey hoody. Sussex news site The Argus reported the location as Langney Rise.

The suspects are being held under the Terrorism Act while searches take place.

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Assistant Chief Constable Steve Rayland it was "part of a planned operation" by Counter Terrorism Policing South East supported by Sussex Police.

"People living in the local area may notice an increased police presence while search activity takes place, which is routine in cases of this nature," said Mr Rayland.

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