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| Fifth arrest over 'PM death plot' | Fifth arrest over 'PM death plot' |
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| Detectives investigating a suspected plot to kill Prime Minister Gordon Brown have arrested a 29-year-old man in Derby under the Terrorism Act 2000. | |
| Five people are now in police custody as part of an ongoing operation, following the arrest on Tuesday. | Five people are now in police custody as part of an ongoing operation, following the arrest on Tuesday. |
| A police spokesman said: "A search of the address in Derbyshire is under way and is expected to take several days." | A police spokesman said: "A search of the address in Derbyshire is under way and is expected to take several days." |
| The arrest is part of an inquiry into threats made against the prime minister and Tony Blair in January. | |
| Greater Manchester Police Counter Terrorism Unit and Lancashire Constabulary are conducting the probe. | Greater Manchester Police Counter Terrorism Unit and Lancashire Constabulary are conducting the probe. |
| Three of the five people being held as part of the investigation were arrested on 14 August at Manchester Airport and in Accrington. | Three of the five people being held as part of the investigation were arrested on 14 August at Manchester Airport and in Accrington. |
| And a fourth, who is understood to be a Muslim convert, was arrested on Tuesday in Blackburn. | |
| Detectives have until Thursday to charge or release them, or seek an extension to their custody. | |
| The threats against the prime minister and his predecessor were made on a recognised jihadi website, by a group calling itself "al-Qaeda in Britain". |