British police said 11 people had been arrested by counter-terrorism officers on Wednesday as part of an investigation into a banned far-right group.

The 11 men were arrested across the country on suspicion of offences including preparing terrorist acts, being members of a banned organization and possession of terrorism documents as part of the inquiry into the National Action organization.

The neo-Nazi group became the first far-right organization to be outlawed in Britain last year after the murder of member of parliament Jo Cox, whose killing it had praised.

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