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| Six held on suspicion of belonging to far-right group National Action | Six held on suspicion of belonging to far-right group National Action |
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| Five men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of belonging to the banned far-right terrorist group National Action. | Five men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of belonging to the banned far-right terrorist group National Action. |
| West Midlands police said the suspects, aged between 21 and 37, had been detained under section 41 of the Terrorism Act on Wednesday. | West Midlands police said the suspects, aged between 21 and 37, had been detained under section 41 of the Terrorism Act on Wednesday. |
| The arrests were planned and intelligence-led and there was no threat to the public’s safety, the force said. | The arrests were planned and intelligence-led and there was no threat to the public’s safety, the force said. |
| National Action was made a proscribed terrorist organisation in December 2016, becoming the first extreme rightwing group to be outlawed in the UK. | National Action was made a proscribed terrorist organisation in December 2016, becoming the first extreme rightwing group to be outlawed in the UK. |
| The male suspects included a 26-year-old from Cambridge, a 21-year-old from Banbury, Oxfordshire, a 28-year-old from Wolverhampton, a 26-year-old from Leicester and a 24-year-old from Stockport. | The male suspects included a 26-year-old from Cambridge, a 21-year-old from Banbury, Oxfordshire, a 28-year-old from Wolverhampton, a 26-year-old from Leicester and a 24-year-old from Stockport. |
| The female suspect was a 37-year-old, also from Banbury, West Midlands police said. | The female suspect was a 37-year-old, also from Banbury, West Midlands police said. |
| All six were being held at a police station in the West Midlands. | All six were being held at a police station in the West Midlands. |
| Officers were carrying out searches at several properties in connection with the arrests. | Officers were carrying out searches at several properties in connection with the arrests. |
| A string of counter-terrorism units were involved in the operation, including from the West Midlands, north-west, south-east and east England. | A string of counter-terrorism units were involved in the operation, including from the West Midlands, north-west, south-east and east England. |