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| Terror raids: Four arrests as army bomb disposal called in | Terror raids: Four arrests as army bomb disposal called in |
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| An army bomb disposal team is at a house in Chesterfield after police arrested four men in terror raids across South Yorkshire and Derbyshire. | An army bomb disposal team is at a house in Chesterfield after police arrested four men in terror raids across South Yorkshire and Derbyshire. |
| A cordon has been set up and nearby homes are being evacuated at the site in central Chesterfield, police said. | A cordon has been set up and nearby homes are being evacuated at the site in central Chesterfield, police said. |
| A 31-year-old man who lives at the address has been arrested on suspicion of terror offences. | A 31-year-old man who lives at the address has been arrested on suspicion of terror offences. |
| Three other men aged 22, 36 and 41 were arrested in the Burngreave, Meersbrook and Stocksbridge areas of Sheffield. | Three other men aged 22, 36 and 41 were arrested in the Burngreave, Meersbrook and Stocksbridge areas of Sheffield. |
| All four suspects have been taken to a police station in West Yorkshire for questioning. | All four suspects have been taken to a police station in West Yorkshire for questioning. |
| They were detained on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism under the Terrorism Act 2000. | They were detained on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism under the Terrorism Act 2000. |
| More stories from around Yorkshire | More stories from around Yorkshire |
| A neighbour in Shirebrook Road, Sheffield, reported hearing "an enormous bang" as the raid took place at 05:30 on Tuesday. | A neighbour in Shirebrook Road, Sheffield, reported hearing "an enormous bang" as the raid took place at 05:30 on Tuesday. |
| Carol Perry, who lives two doors from the scene, said: "I was asleep and then I was woken suddenly... and the house shook. | Carol Perry, who lives two doors from the scene, said: "I was asleep and then I was woken suddenly... and the house shook. |
| "My immediate thought was that it was an earthquake." | "My immediate thought was that it was an earthquake." |
| A spokeswoman from Counter Terrorism Policing North East said: "The public may have heard a loud bang at the time as police entered one of the properties, but it was not an explosion. | A spokeswoman from Counter Terrorism Policing North East said: "The public may have heard a loud bang at the time as police entered one of the properties, but it was not an explosion. |
| "[We] would like to reassure them that it was part of the method to gain entry to the property." | "[We] would like to reassure them that it was part of the method to gain entry to the property." |
| 'Woken by explosion' | |
| Retired Joan Miller, 63, who lives opposite the run-down house, said she looked out of her window to see many plain-clothed armed officers in the street. | Retired Joan Miller, 63, who lives opposite the run-down house, said she looked out of her window to see many plain-clothed armed officers in the street. |
| Ms Miller said: "I was woken by the explosion. It was very loud bang. It shook the house. | Ms Miller said: "I was woken by the explosion. It was very loud bang. It shook the house. |
| "I pulled the curtains and saw lots of armed men in the street, so I kept watching because that was quite extraordinary." | "I pulled the curtains and saw lots of armed men in the street, so I kept watching because that was quite extraordinary." |
| She said the officers shouted "very abruptly" for people to stay in their homes. | She said the officers shouted "very abruptly" for people to stay in their homes. |
| Elizabeth Fogarty, who lives across the road from the house in Meersbrook, said: "I've only recently moved up from London. | Elizabeth Fogarty, who lives across the road from the house in Meersbrook, said: "I've only recently moved up from London. |
| "One of the reasons we moved up north to Sheffield is because we felt quite nervous living in London with all the terrorist attacks taking place." | "One of the reasons we moved up north to Sheffield is because we felt quite nervous living in London with all the terrorist attacks taking place." |
| Analysis | |
| Dominic Casciani, Home affairs correspondent | |
| There are two types of terrorism raids in the UK. Many occur very quietly as detectives knock on the door and take the suspect into custody under normal police powers. | |
| Then there are the full-on raids where doors or windows have to be knocked in, cordons set up and the bomb squad called. | |
| Such operations are only ever mounted because secret intelligence - perhaps from an intercepted communication and often only fragmentary - suggests there is something at a property they need to get to the bottom of. | |
| None of which is proof that any of those who have been arrested have committed an offence - but officers now have up to 14 days, subject to court oversight, to build a case. | |
| One of their priorities is likely to be forensically examining phones. All recent major terrorism investigations have turned on not just what officers found during searches, but what they uncovered from online lives. | |
| Supt Una Jennings of South Yorkshire Police said: "I understand our local communities will have concerns about this morning's police activity but I want to offer my reassurance that we will continue to serve and protect the public of South Yorkshire." | Supt Una Jennings of South Yorkshire Police said: "I understand our local communities will have concerns about this morning's police activity but I want to offer my reassurance that we will continue to serve and protect the public of South Yorkshire." |
| Derbyshire's Assistant Chief Constable Bill McWilliam said: "We of course understand that police activity of this nature can be unsettling. | Derbyshire's Assistant Chief Constable Bill McWilliam said: "We of course understand that police activity of this nature can be unsettling. |
| "However, please be reassured, the arrest we wanted to make has been made. | "However, please be reassured, the arrest we wanted to make has been made. |
| "Our advice remains to be vigilant, which is not different to our day-to-day advice in the current climate, but continue to go about your business as usual." | "Our advice remains to be vigilant, which is not different to our day-to-day advice in the current climate, but continue to go about your business as usual." |