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| UK 'Christmas terror plot': Police searches resume | UK 'Christmas terror plot': Police searches resume |
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| Counter-terror police are carrying out searches of two properties after they foiled an alleged Islamist terror plot that may have happened at Christmas. | |
| Armed officers and an Army bomb disposal squad were involved in raids on five properties in South Yorkshire and Derbyshire on Tuesday. | Armed officers and an Army bomb disposal squad were involved in raids on five properties in South Yorkshire and Derbyshire on Tuesday. |
| Four men arrested under the Terrorism Act remain in custody. | Four men arrested under the Terrorism Act remain in custody. |
| Searches at scenes in Burngreave, Sheffield, and at a house in Chesterfield are under way. | Searches at scenes in Burngreave, Sheffield, and at a house in Chesterfield are under way. |
| More on this story and others in South Yorkshire | More on this story and others in South Yorkshire |
| A 31-year-old man was arrested after the bomb squad cordoned off a street in Chesterfield. | A 31-year-old man was arrested after the bomb squad cordoned off a street in Chesterfield. |
| Three other men aged 22, 36 and 41 were arrested in the Burngreave and Meersbrook areas of Sheffield. | Three other men aged 22, 36 and 41 were arrested in the Burngreave and Meersbrook areas of Sheffield. |
| The cordon around one of the properties - the Fatima Community Centre on Brunswick Road in Burngreave - was extended on Tuesday afternoon and the bomb disposal unit was brought in. | |
| All four suspects were detained on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism, under Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000. | All four suspects were detained on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism, under Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000. |
| The raids took place at: | The raids took place at: |
| Four men were arrested - all at their home addresses. | Four men were arrested - all at their home addresses. |
| Simon Atkinson, head of investigations at Counter Terrorism Policing North East, said: "We're working around the clock to keep people safe and to stop people who want to affect our way of life. | Simon Atkinson, head of investigations at Counter Terrorism Policing North East, said: "We're working around the clock to keep people safe and to stop people who want to affect our way of life. |
| "It's really important that we continue to work with the public, so if anybody has any concerns report them to the police and be vigilant." | "It's really important that we continue to work with the public, so if anybody has any concerns report them to the police and be vigilant." |
| The Fatima Community Centre said it was "temporarily closed", with trustees told arrests had been made "in the flats adjacent to the centre and in the surrounding area". | The Fatima Community Centre said it was "temporarily closed", with trustees told arrests had been made "in the flats adjacent to the centre and in the surrounding area". |
| In a statement, it said: "Our primary concern is to ensure the safety of all community members. | In a statement, it said: "Our primary concern is to ensure the safety of all community members. |
| "Fatima Centre activities form an integral part of the lives of many local residents who are understandably concerned. Community users can rest assured that it will re-open as soon as this matter is resolved." | "Fatima Centre activities form an integral part of the lives of many local residents who are understandably concerned. Community users can rest assured that it will re-open as soon as this matter is resolved." |