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| Anjem Choudary among nine arrested in London anti-terrorism raid | |
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| Radical preacher Anjem Choudary is understood to be one of nine men arrested as part of an investigation into Islamist terrorism. | |
| The men, who were all seized in London, were arrested on suspicion of being members of, or supporting, a banned organisation, the Metropolitan police said. | |
| Al-Muhajiroun is understood to be the banned organisation in question, sources told the Press Association. | |
| The nine were arrested by counter-terror police as part of an investigation into Islamist extremism. | |
| The men, all held in London, were arrested on Thursday morning on suspicion of being members of, or supporting, a banned organisation, the Metropolitan police said. | The men, all held in London, were arrested on Thursday morning on suspicion of being members of, or supporting, a banned organisation, the Metropolitan police said. |
| Counter-terrorism officers searched 18 addresses across London, and one in Stoke on Trent, and the searches are ongoing. | Counter-terrorism officers searched 18 addresses across London, and one in Stoke on Trent, and the searches are ongoing. |
| Scotland Yard said the men, aged between 22 and 51, were arrested as “part of an ongoing investigation into Islamist related terrorism and are not in response to any immediate public safety risk”. | Scotland Yard said the men, aged between 22 and 51, were arrested as “part of an ongoing investigation into Islamist related terrorism and are not in response to any immediate public safety risk”. |
| More details soon … | More details soon … |