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| Counter-terror police arrest two men on M6 motorway | Counter-terror police arrest two men on M6 motorway |
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| Police have arrested two more men on the M6 near Rugby in Warwickshire as part of an investigation into Islamist-related terrorism. | |
| A 33-year-old and a 42-year-old are being held at a police station in London following their arrest in the early hours of Friday morning. | A 33-year-old and a 42-year-old are being held at a police station in London following their arrest in the early hours of Friday morning. |
| Nine others, including radical Islamic preacher Anjem Choudary, are in custody after being arrested on Thursday. | Nine others, including radical Islamic preacher Anjem Choudary, are in custody after being arrested on Thursday. |
| Searches are continuing at 18 addresses in London and one in Stoke. | Searches are continuing at 18 addresses in London and one in Stoke. |
| In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said the 33-year-old was arrested on suspicion of being a member of, and supporting, a proscribed organisation contrary to the Terrorism Act, and encouraging terrorism. | In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said the 33-year-old was arrested on suspicion of being a member of, and supporting, a proscribed organisation contrary to the Terrorism Act, and encouraging terrorism. |
| The 42-year-old was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. | The 42-year-old was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. |
| The Met said the arrests were part of an ongoing inquiry into Islamist-related terrorism and not in response to any immediate threat to the public. | The Met said the arrests were part of an ongoing inquiry into Islamist-related terrorism and not in response to any immediate threat to the public. |
| Police said a number of residential, business and community premises are being searched. | Police said a number of residential, business and community premises are being searched. |
| The arrests were carried out by the Met's Counter Terrorism Command (SO15). | The arrests were carried out by the Met's Counter Terrorism Command (SO15). |