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Two men have been arrested in Dewsbury in West Yorkshire on suspicion of a terrorist plot, police have said. Two men, aged 52 and 21, have been arrested in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, on suspicion of a terrorist plot.
Police said loud bangs would have been heard as officers gained entry to two addresses in the Savile Town area of and they reassured people that this was “part of the method of entry”.
The men, aged 21 and 52, have been detained on suspicion of “being concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism under section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000”. Counter-terrorism policing north-east, one of five such units in England and Wales, said the arrests had been pre-planned and part of a “proactive, intelligence-led investigation”. The men have been detained at a police station in West Yorkshire for questioning.
Police said loud bangs would have been heard as officers gained entry to two addresses in the Savile Town area of Dewsbury and they reassured people that this was “part of the method of entry”. Marianne Huison, West Yorkshire police superintendent for the Kirklees area, 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 West Yorkshire.”
The men have been detained at a police station in West Yorkshire for questioning. On Headfield Road, neighbours said they were woken up shortly after midnight to loud bangs they thought were bombs.
Marianne Huison, West Yorkshire police superintendent for the Kirklees area, 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 West Yorkshire. Israr Hussain, 41, a taxi driver who lives a few doors from one of the arrested men, said: “I was woken up by a big bang and I looked out of the window and there was smoke filling the street. Police told us not to come near so I stayed inside and watched out of my window.
“We work very closely with our colleagues in CT [counter-terrorism] Policing North East and with local partners and we will ensure we maintain these strong links in order to provide a high level of service and delivery to everyone in our community. “There were armed police, all in black, with black face masks on, I’d say five to seven of them. I saw them take a young lad away. He was Asian and in his 20s, with a beard and shoulder-length hair, wearing western clothing. He wasn’t protesting or anything. They put him in an unmarked car and took him away.”
“Public safety is our utmost concern.”
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