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| Terrorism police arrest four men |
| 2003-01-29 |
| A fourth man has been arrested under anti-terrorism laws, following a series of raids in Manchester and Bury. The 31-year-old, who is believed to be of north African origin, was arrested at an address in Stretford, Greater Manchester, police said. Another one of those famous "North Africans". He was detained at around 1100 GMT under the Terrorism Act 2000. Three other men, aged 30, 32, and 35, were arrested under the same act following separate raids by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) at 0500 GMT on Wednesday. All four men are being taken to London to be questioned by anti-terrorist detectives. A police spokesman said the arrests were not connected with the death of Detective Constable Stephen Oake, who was fatally stabbed during a counter-terrorism operation in the city on 14 January. Related to the mosque raid then? Special Branch officers working with GMP's Tactical Aid Unit and Anti-Terrorist Branch officers carried out the raids. They were assisted by officers from Scotland Yard. Police said the arrests were part of the ongoing UK-wide investigations into terrorism. The first three men were held after the raids, at Cooper House in Camelford Close and Thomas Court in the Hulme area of Manchester and Deal Street in Bury. Four seperate guys held in four seperate jails after four seperate raids. Sounds like somebody's got a list. |
| Posted by:Steve |