04/11/2008

Teen Held In Terror Raid

Police investigating alleged death threats against the Prime Minister have arrested a man in Blackburn.

It is believed the threats to kill Gordon Brown were posted on an Islamic website.

A 19-year-old man is being held under the Terrorism Act, after a joint swoop by Lancashire Police and the Greater Manchester Police Counter Terrorism Unit.

The teenager's home is now being searched by officers.

Earlier this year, similar warnings - posted by a group calling itself al-Qaeda in Britain - resulted in five men being held in Blackburn, Derby and Accrington.

The men were later charged with terrorism offences over the alleged threats.

(PR/JM)

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