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November 16, 2009, Monday
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BRITISH counter-terrorism detectives said they had arrested four men today in early morning raids in northwest England.
Police said the suspects were detained at homes in Manchester and Bolton under the Terrorism Act 2000, and the properties were now being searched.
"People living in nearby communities will see a high profile police presence during the day," a Greater Manchester Police spokeswoman said. "This was a low key operation and no armed officers were involved."
She said no further information was available.
In April, police carried out raids across northwest England in an operation against what Prime Minister Gordon Brown described at the time as a "very big terrorist plot".
Those raids had to be brought forward after the then-top counter-terrorism officer was photographed carrying a document relating to the operation, and 12 men who had been arrested were later released without charge.
Brown will use a speech later on Monday to warn of the threat posed by al Qaeda to justify military action in Afghanistan, saying the militant group had an extensive recruitment network across the world including in Britain.
"I vigorously defend our action in Afghanistan and Pakistan because al Qaeda is today the biggest source of threat to our national security -- and to the security of people's lives in Britain," he will tell the annual London Lord Mayor's Banquet, according to excerpts of the speech released in advance.
Police said the suspects were detained at homes in Manchester and Bolton under the Terrorism Act 2000, and the properties were now being searched.
"People living in nearby communities will see a high profile police presence during the day," a Greater Manchester Police spokeswoman said. "This was a low key operation and no armed officers were involved."
She said no further information was available.
In April, police carried out raids across northwest England in an operation against what Prime Minister Gordon Brown described at the time as a "very big terrorist plot".
Those raids had to be brought forward after the then-top counter-terrorism officer was photographed carrying a document relating to the operation, and 12 men who had been arrested were later released without charge.
Brown will use a speech later on Monday to warn of the threat posed by al Qaeda to justify military action in Afghanistan, saying the militant group had an extensive recruitment network across the world including in Britain.
"I vigorously defend our action in Afghanistan and Pakistan because al Qaeda is today the biggest source of threat to our national security -- and to the security of people's lives in Britain," he will tell the annual London Lord Mayor's Banquet, according to excerpts of the speech released in advance.
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