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| Eleven men have been arrested in the North West of England after Britain's most senior counter terrorism police officer sparked a security alert. | Eleven men have been arrested in the North West of England after Britain's most senior counter terrorism police officer sparked a security alert. |
| Assistant Commissioner Bob Quick said he "deeply regretted" revealing a secret document to photographers when he arrived for a briefing at No 10. | Assistant Commissioner Bob Quick said he "deeply regretted" revealing a secret document to photographers when he arrived for a briefing at No 10. |
| The document, clearly marked "secret", carried an outline briefing on an ongoing counter-terrorism operation. | The document, clearly marked "secret", carried an outline briefing on an ongoing counter-terrorism operation. |
| The ten suspects were later arrested at locations across north-west England. | The ten suspects were later arrested at locations across north-west England. |
| It is understood the raids took place sooner than planned due to the documents being revealed. | It is understood the raids took place sooner than planned due to the documents being revealed. |
| Opposition MPs were swift to criticise Mr Quick, with the Liberal Democrats describing him as "accident prone" and the Conservatives condemning his "extraordinary and very alarming" lapse of judgement. | Opposition MPs were swift to criticise Mr Quick, with the Liberal Democrats describing him as "accident prone" and the Conservatives condemning his "extraordinary and very alarming" lapse of judgement. |
| Some hours after the Downing Street incident, two men outside the main library at Liverpool John Moores University were arrested by armed officers from the North West Counter-Terrorism Unit. | Some hours after the Downing Street incident, two men outside the main library at Liverpool John Moores University were arrested by armed officers from the North West Counter-Terrorism Unit. |
| Other students said they heard police shouting at the two suspects, then saw them lying face down on the floor. | Other students said they heard police shouting at the two suspects, then saw them lying face down on the floor. |
| Student panic | Student panic |
| Witnesses said they were advised over the library loudspeaker to stay away from the windows for their own safety. | Witnesses said they were advised over the library loudspeaker to stay away from the windows for their own safety. |
| "Everyone was just panicking," one student told the BBC. | "Everyone was just panicking," one student told the BBC. |
| Ten of those arrested are Pakistan-born nationals on student visas, one is a UK-born British national. | Ten of those arrested are Pakistan-born nationals on student visas, one is a UK-born British national. |
| Other addresses raided by armed officers, assisted by officers from Merseyside Police, Greater Manchester Police and Lancashire Constabulary, included an internet cafe in the Cheetham Hill area of Manchester, a guest house and Homebase store in Clitheroe, Lancashire. | |
| Witnesses said two men were taken from the cafe after police arrived. | Witnesses said two men were taken from the cafe after police arrived. |
| Mesu Raza, who lives in a flat above the cafe, said: "I saw police arrest two people and put them in a police van. They had handcuffs on, they were Asian men, and the police were armed. | Mesu Raza, who lives in a flat above the cafe, said: "I saw police arrest two people and put them in a police van. They had handcuffs on, they were Asian men, and the police were armed. |
| "Two police vans arrived outside the shop and there was more police went round the back. There were many officers and a large number of police vans. | "Two police vans arrived outside the shop and there was more police went round the back. There were many officers and a large number of police vans. |
| Earlier on Wednesday press photographers in Downing Street snapped Mr Quick clutching a white document marked "secret" and containing the names of several senior officers, locations and details about the nature of the overseas threat. Details of the information revealed cannot be reported. | Earlier on Wednesday press photographers in Downing Street snapped Mr Quick clutching a white document marked "secret" and containing the names of several senior officers, locations and details about the nature of the overseas threat. Details of the information revealed cannot be reported. |
| Mr Quick was attending the meeting in his role as lead for counter terrorism and for the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo). | Mr Quick was attending the meeting in his role as lead for counter terrorism and for the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo). |
| On Wednesday evening he apologised to Met Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson for the slip. | On Wednesday evening he apologised to Met Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson for the slip. |
| A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "Assistant Commissioner Quick accepts he made a mistake on leaving a sensitive document on open view and deeply regrets it. | A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "Assistant Commissioner Quick accepts he made a mistake on leaving a sensitive document on open view and deeply regrets it. |
| Judgement questioned | Judgement questioned |
| "He has apologised to the Commissioner and colleagues." | "He has apologised to the Commissioner and colleagues." |
| Shadow home secretary Chris Grayling said Mr Quick's judgement had been called into question. | Shadow home secretary Chris Grayling said Mr Quick's judgement had been called into question. |
| He told the BBC: "The exposure of this document is alarming and quite extraordinary | He told the BBC: "The exposure of this document is alarming and quite extraordinary |
| "The information on the document gave quite a lot of details that was going on. This was highly sensitive information that should not have been carried under an arm in front of a line of photographers." | "The information on the document gave quite a lot of details that was going on. This was highly sensitive information that should not have been carried under an arm in front of a line of photographers." |
| Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman, Chris Huhne said: "Assistant Commissioner Bob Quick seems to be increasingly accident prone which is potentially dangerous given the serious responsibilities of his role." | Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman, Chris Huhne said: "Assistant Commissioner Bob Quick seems to be increasingly accident prone which is potentially dangerous given the serious responsibilities of his role." |
| Mr Quick, once seen as a "safe pair of hands" by Scotland Yard colleagues may be becoming accustomed to political controversy. | Mr Quick, once seen as a "safe pair of hands" by Scotland Yard colleagues may be becoming accustomed to political controversy. |
| It was he who ordered the controversial arrest of senior Tory MP Damian Green over alleged security leaks. | It was he who ordered the controversial arrest of senior Tory MP Damian Green over alleged security leaks. |
| He made headlines again last December when he accused the Conservatives of involvement in newspaper stories about his wife's hire car business. | He made headlines again last December when he accused the Conservatives of involvement in newspaper stories about his wife's hire car business. |
| It is not the first time visitors to Downing Street have made the mistake of revealing secret information to the journalists who habitually stand outside No 10. | It is not the first time visitors to Downing Street have made the mistake of revealing secret information to the journalists who habitually stand outside No 10. |
| Last year housing minister Caroline Flint inadvertently showed off secret Cabinet briefing notes revealing a steep projected fall in UK house prices. | Last year housing minister Caroline Flint inadvertently showed off secret Cabinet briefing notes revealing a steep projected fall in UK house prices. |
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| Footage of an anti-terror raid at Liverpool John Moores University | Footage of an anti-terror raid at Liverpool John Moores University |
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