Police in London say they have arrested three men under the Terrorism Act, according to the Associated Press. Police told AP they are questioning three men aged 22, 30 and 40. The men were arrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.Police said they were searching four properties in London, but did not give immediate details on what the men were suspected of doing.
AP reports that two of the men were stopped in the street by armed officers in Lonsdale Square, north London, and that a small fire at a property in the square was related to the arrest, police said. The third arrest was made near a subway station in the Islington district of north London. The arrests were intelligence-led, police said.