 Four more terror suspects have been arrested in England, reportedly with ties the 17 suspects arrested in southern Ontario earlier this month. West Yorkshire Police said Tuesday they had arrested three men in East and South-East London and another in Northern England with connections to two other terror suspects detained earlier this month in that country. Abed Khan, a 21-year-old resident of the northern English city of Bradford, was arrested at Manchester airport on June 6 upon his return from Pakistan.
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The following day, a 16-year-old was arrested in Dewsbury, outside of Leeds. Mr. Khan faces charges under the British Terrrorism Act of plotting terrorism-related murders and conspiring to use poisons or explosives in attacks. The 16-year-old, whose name was not released, faces charges conspiracy to commit murder and to conspire to cause public nuisance by use of poisons or explosives.
At the time of Mr. Khan's arrest, the Times of London reported that he had ties to the 17 terror suspects arrested in southern Ontario, who allegedly plotted to buy three tonnes of ammonium nitrate fertilizer to bomb several locations in the province. That connection has yet to be confirmed or denied by either British or Canadian authorities. The nature of that relationship has yet to be confirmed either, but the Times reported that Mr. Khan had travelled to Canada recently, something his family has denied.
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The men arrested in England Tuesday ranged in age from 21 to 28 and had ties to both Mr. Khan and the 16-year-old, the West Yorkshire police said. One of the men was from Bradford, the other three were Londoners. "This is a serious and complex investigation. Enquiries are expected to continue into various aspects of the investigation for some time," the West Yorkshire police said in a statement Tuesday. |