06/12/2005

Anti-terror police arrest three suspects

Police are questioning three men arrested yesterday on suspicion of involvement in international terrorism.

Officers from Scotland Yard’s anti-terrorist branch arrested the three men in the Worcestershire area on Monday.

The men – aged 34, 39 and 42 – were arrested under the Terrorism Act 2000 and are being held at the high security Paddington Green police station in London.

A Scotland Yard spokesperson said that the men are being held on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.

They also said that the arrests were not connected to the July 7 bombings or the attempted bombings on July 21.

(KMcA/SP)








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