Within hours, however, counter-terror police announced that all five men would be released on police bail after “extensive interviews and enquiries”.
Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor stressed that the men were subject to “stringent conditions on their movement and contact with others.”
“They absolutely remain under investigation as we explore multiple lines of enquiry,” Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor said.
Speaking from the White House, Trump questioned the decision, saying he was “surprised that they released them”, adding: “I wouldn’t have done that.”
Also on Monday afternoon, the prime minister chaired a Cobra meeting and urged people “not to speculate while the authorities establish the full facts”.
Taylor defends the decision, saying it was “grounded in experience and careful consideration of policing powers”.
Later on Monday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Fox News that the incident “clearly involves the hands of a foreign actor”, but did not provide evidence or further details.
