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Nine terror raid men handed over | Nine terror raid men handed over |
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Nine men questioned following raids in north-west England earlier this month have been released into the custody of the UK Borders Agency. | Nine men questioned following raids in north-west England earlier this month have been released into the custody of the UK Borders Agency. |
Two more men are still being questioned by the police under the Terrorism Act. | Two more men are still being questioned by the police under the Terrorism Act. |
Anti-terror police raided at least 14 properties in Liverpool, the Cheetham Hill area of Manchester, and Clitheroe, Lancashire, on 8 April. | Anti-terror police raided at least 14 properties in Liverpool, the Cheetham Hill area of Manchester, and Clitheroe, Lancashire, on 8 April. |
The men, most of whom are Pakistani nationals in the UK on student visas, had been suspected of a bomb plot. | The men, most of whom are Pakistani nationals in the UK on student visas, had been suspected of a bomb plot. |
A total of 12 men were arrested in the raids and last week officers were given more time to question 11 of those men. | |
An 18-year-old has already been released into the custody of the UK Borders Agency. |