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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 in connection with a suspected bomb plot have been handed over to 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. |
| A Home Office spokesman said the UK was seeking to remove the men "on grounds of national security". | |
| A total of 12 men were arrested in the raids and last week officers were given more time to question 11 of those men. | 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. | An 18-year-old has already been released into the custody of the UK Borders Agency. |
| Most of the men are Pakistani nationals in the UK on student visas. | |
| A Home Office spokesman said: "We are seeking to remove these individuals on grounds of national security. | |
| "The government's highest priority is to protect public safety. Where a foreign national poses a threat to this country we will seek to exclude or to deport, where this is appropriate." |