Friday, April 25, 2008

UK Police Arrest 3 Terror Suspects In London

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From 'International Herald Tribune': Scotland Yard says it has arrested three terror suspects in London. Britain's Metropolitan police say the three men are aged 24, 25, and 23. They say they were arrested at separate addresses Wednesday morning by officers from the force's Counter Terrorism Command. Police said in a statement Friday that the men remain in custody at a central London police station. The men have not been identified. Authorities in Britain do not usually name suspects until they are charged.

And in a related story...

More Time To Quiz Terror Suspects

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From 'BBC': Police have been granted another week to continue questioning three terror suspects arrested during dawn raids in east London on Wednesday. A judge granted officers a warrant to continue quizzing the men being held at Paddington Green police station. They were arrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism overseas. A 24-year-old was arrested in Walthamstow, a 25-year-old in Bethnal Green and a 23-year-old in Stepney. All three were arrested under the Terrorism Act 2000 by counter-terrorism officers from the Metropolitan Police. They are not believed to have any links to terror plots in the UK.

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