British police charge three Iranians in counter terrorism probe
(Reuters) - British police have charged three Iranian men with offences under the National Security Act after a major counter terrorism investigation, the police said in a statement on Saturday.
(Reporting by Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Susan Fenton)
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