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Man held over alleged Islamist terror links | Man held over alleged Islamist terror links |
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A man has been arrested in south London in connection with "extremist Islamist terrorism", the Metropolitan Police says. | A man has been arrested in south London in connection with "extremist Islamist terrorism", the Metropolitan Police says. |
The 31-year-old was arrested at a business address on Tuesday afternoon. | The 31-year-old was arrested at a business address on Tuesday afternoon. |
He was detained on suspicion of "being involved in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism". | He was detained on suspicion of "being involved in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism". |
The man is being held in custody in a central London police station, while officers search a residential address in south London. | The man is being held in custody in a central London police station, while officers search a residential address in south London. |
Armed officers were present when the man was arrested, but no shots were fired. | |
The arrest comes during a period of increased counter-terrorism activity. | |
Police have been making about one arrest a day in connection with alleged terror offences, and have been conducting hundreds of investigations. | |
A total of 315 terrorism-related arrests were made in the year ending September 2015, recent Home Office figures revealed - the highest yearly figure on record, and an increase of a third on the previous year. | |
The data also showed that the number of women and girls being detained had more than doubled compared to the previous year. |
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