3 ARRESTED IN LONDON OVER TERROR
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Three men have been arrested, on Saturday 09/27/2008 before dawn, in north London, UK, on suspicion of terrorism. The men, aged 40, 22 and 30 have been taken to Paddington Green police station where they remain in custody (see also – Manchester Cell ).
They were arrested under the Terrorism Act 2000 on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism. It is thought that the men were suspected of attempting to set fire to a publisher in Islington, north London. A small fire was put out at a property in Lonsdale Square.
Two of the men were stopped by armed officers and arrested in the street and the third was stopped in a car at 0225 GMT on Saturday. The men were arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command in a pre-planned, intelligence-led operation.
Two men were arrested outside a property in Lonsdale Square, and the third following an armed vehicle stop near Angel Tube station on Upper Street. Police are searching four properties in Walthamstow, Ilford and Forest Gate.
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