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| House raids under Terrorism Act | |
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| Police have raided five homes in Stoke-on-Trent under the Terrorism Act. | Police have raided five homes in Stoke-on-Trent under the Terrorism Act. |
| The raids were part of an investigation into a "small group of people" suspected of being involved in promoting violent extremist views. | The raids were part of an investigation into a "small group of people" suspected of being involved in promoting violent extremist views. |
| No-one has been arrested following searches in the Cobridge, Burslem and Tunstall areas of the city. | No-one has been arrested following searches in the Cobridge, Burslem and Tunstall areas of the city. |
| Staffordshire Police said the operation posed no direct risk to public safety and they have called on the local community to remain vigilant. | Staffordshire Police said the operation posed no direct risk to public safety and they have called on the local community to remain vigilant. |
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| Officers searched three houses in Cobridge, one in Burslem and one in Tunstall earlier, and said they would continue searching four of the five houses during the afternoon. | |
| Staffordshire Police said they had acted on the community's concerns and said the raids were the "latest stage" of an investigation into a small group of people suspected of "radicalising vulnerable community members". | |
| Ch Supt Jane Sawyers, divisional commander for Stoke-on-Trent, said neighbourhood officers were out in force to reassure the community. | Ch Supt Jane Sawyers, divisional commander for Stoke-on-Trent, said neighbourhood officers were out in force to reassure the community. |
| She said community leaders had been fully briefed on the operation and called on local people to work together with police to tackle extremism. | She said community leaders had been fully briefed on the operation and called on local people to work together with police to tackle extremism. |
| "We can only tackle the real and serious threat posed to us all by violent extremism if we all work together," she said. | "We can only tackle the real and serious threat posed to us all by violent extremism if we all work together," she said. |