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| Police given more time to question terror four | Police given more time to question terror four |
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| Anti-terror police have been given five more days to question four men suspected of plotting to attack the UK. | Anti-terror police have been given five more days to question four men suspected of plotting to attack the UK. |
| Magistrates have given officers until next Tuesday to question the men, all aged 20 or 21, who were arrested under the Terrorism Act. | Magistrates have given officers until next Tuesday to question the men, all aged 20 or 21, who were arrested under the Terrorism Act. |
| They were arrested in raids in London throughout the day on Tuesday which saw one of them Tasered. | |
| Whitehall officials have said the police operation "may have foiled the early stages" of a planned UK attack. | Whitehall officials have said the police operation "may have foiled the early stages" of a planned UK attack. |
| The BBC understands one of the detained men is medical student Tarik Hassane, from west London. | The BBC understands one of the detained men is medical student Tarik Hassane, from west London. |
| Under terror legislation the men could in theory be held without charge and questioned for up to 14 days. | Under terror legislation the men could in theory be held without charge and questioned for up to 14 days. |
| They were detained on suspicion of being involved in the commission, preparation or instigation of terrorism. | They were detained on suspicion of being involved in the commission, preparation or instigation of terrorism. |
| A number of homes and vehicles were searched by specialist officers in west and central London on Tuesday as part of the investigation. | A number of homes and vehicles were searched by specialist officers in west and central London on Tuesday as part of the investigation. |
| Mr Hassane, thought to be the 21-year-old who was Tasered during the joint operation by MI5 and the Met, was not injured and did not require medical treatment, police said. | Mr Hassane, thought to be the 21-year-old who was Tasered during the joint operation by MI5 and the Met, was not injured and did not require medical treatment, police said. |