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| Ten arrested under anti-terror laws |
| 2003-09-30 |
| Ten men have been arrested on suspicion of terrorism, police said. Six men were held in north, east and south-east London and four in Manchester, according to Scotland Yard. The men, who are all believed to be Algerian, were arrested in co-ordinated dawn raids. Been a lot of these "North Africans" arrested in Britain. A police spokesman said: "This operation is part of our extensive and on-going inquiries into terrorism." At least five of the detained men are in their 30s. The six arrested in London are being held at a central London police station under the Terrorism Act 2000 on suspicion of being involved in the "commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism". At about 0530 BST a 32-year-old man was arrested at a house in Manchester by officers from Greater Manchester Police. The man will be transferred to London where he will be questioned by officers from the anti-terrorist branch, said Scotland Yard. Three others were also arrested in Manchester in the same raid. Searches are currently being carried out at all residential premises. About 320 people have been arrested on terror-related charges since the 11 September attacks. In many cases, no charges were brought and the cases simply disappeared, according to BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw. Did the "suspects" dissapear as well? |
| Posted by:Steve |