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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 | Anti-terror operation |
| The arrests on 9 May followed an intelligence-led operation involving Scotland Yard's counter-terrorism command. | The arrests on 9 May followed an intelligence-led operation involving Scotland Yard's counter-terrorism command. |
| This is not unusual and is to be expected in large and complex criminal investigations Scotland Yard spokesman | |
| Police searched seven addresses in Dewsbury, Batley, Beeston in south Leeds, and Birmingham. | |
| All four of those arrested had been taken for questioning at Paddington Green police station in London. | 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. | 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." | "This is not unusual and is to be expected in large and complex criminal investigations." |
| First charges | |
| Fifty-two people died when Sidique Khan and three other suicide bombers attacked the London transport system on 7 July 2005. | Fifty-two people died when Sidique Khan and three other suicide bombers attacked the London transport system on 7 July 2005. |
| Last month the first people to be charged in connection with the bombings appeared at the Old Bailey in central London. | |
| Mohammed Shakil, 30, Sadeer Saleem, 26, and Waheed Ali, 23, of Beeston, Leeds, are accused of conspiring with the four bombers to cause explosions. | |
| The trio, who came before the court via a video link from prison, were remanded in custody until 8 June. |