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Three held over 7/7 attacks freed | Three held over 7/7 attacks freed |
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Three people, including the widow of 7 July bomber Mohammad Sidique Khan, have been released without charge after being questioned over the 2005 attacks. | Three people, including the widow of 7 July bomber Mohammad Sidique Khan, have been released without charge after being questioned over the 2005 attacks. |
Hasni Patel, 29, her brother Arshad Patel, 30, and Imran Motala, 22, were arrested two weeks ago. | Hasni Patel, 29, her brother Arshad Patel, 30, and Imran Motala, 22, were arrested two weeks ago. |
Police can continue to question a fourth man - Khalid Khaliq, 34 - until next Monday. | Police can continue to question a fourth man - Khalid Khaliq, 34 - until next Monday. |
The four were being held in London on suspicion of commissioning, preparing or instigating acts of terrorism. | The four were being held in London on suspicion of commissioning, preparing or instigating acts of terrorism. |
Anti-terror operation | |
The arrests on 9 May followed an intelligence-led operation involving Scotland Yard's counter-terrorism command. | |
Police searched a number of addresses in the West Midlands and West Yorkshire. | |
All four of those arrested had been taken for questioning at Paddington Green police station in London. | |
A spokesman for Scotland Yard said: "In all operations some people may be released early without charge while others may remain in custody for further investigation. | |
"This is not unusual and is to be expected in large and complex criminal investigations." | |
Fifty-two people died when Sidique Khan and three other suicide bombers attacked the London transport system on 7 July 2005. |