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| Nine men held in London over terror offences | Nine men held in London over terror offences |
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| Nine men have been arrested in London on suspicion of being members of a banned organisation and encouraging terrorism. | Nine men have been arrested in London on suspicion of being members of a banned organisation and encouraging terrorism. |
| They were held during raids earlier on Thursday and officers are searching 18 premises across London and one property in Stoke-on-Trent. | |
| The Met said the operation was part of an ongoing inquiry into Islamist-related terrorism and not in response to any immediate threat to the public. | The Met said the operation was part of an ongoing inquiry into Islamist-related terrorism and not in response to any immediate threat to the public. |
| The men are aged between 22 and 47. | The men are aged between 22 and 47. |
| They were arrested by members of the Metropolitan Police Service's Counter Terrorism Command. | They were arrested by members of the Metropolitan Police Service's Counter Terrorism Command. |
| The men are being held on suspicion of being members of a proscribed organisation, supporting a proscribed organisation contrary to Section 11 and 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000 and encouraging terrorism, contrary to Section 1 of the Terrorism Act 2006. | The men are being held on suspicion of being members of a proscribed organisation, supporting a proscribed organisation contrary to Section 11 and 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000 and encouraging terrorism, contrary to Section 1 of the Terrorism Act 2006. |
| Police said a number of residential, business and community premises are being searched; 11 in east London, one in west London, one in north-west London and five in south London. | Police said a number of residential, business and community premises are being searched; 11 in east London, one in west London, one in north-west London and five in south London. |
| A residential property is also being searched in Stoke-on-Trent. | A residential property is also being searched in Stoke-on-Trent. |
| The men are being held at police stations in central London. | The men are being held at police stations in central London. |