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| Five held after anti-terror raids | Five held after anti-terror raids |
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| Five men have been arrested under terrorism laws in two separate operations, police have confirmed. | Five men have been arrested under terrorism laws in two separate operations, police have confirmed. |
| Police arrested two men, aged 25 and 29, in Halifax, West Yorkshire. | Police arrested two men, aged 25 and 29, in Halifax, West Yorkshire. |
| Another two men, both 24, were arrested in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, and a fifth man, 32, was held after his arrest in that city's Longsight area. | Another two men, both 24, were arrested in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, and a fifth man, 32, was held after his arrest in that city's Longsight area. |
| It is thought the Manchester operation is linked to an incident earlier this month in which a terror suspect absconded, breaching a control order. | It is thought the Manchester operation is linked to an incident earlier this month in which a terror suspect absconded, breaching a control order. |
| The BBC's Home Affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said the British-born man, in his 20s, disappeared while under an order which imposes a type of house arrest on terror suspects. | The BBC's Home Affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said the British-born man, in his 20s, disappeared while under an order which imposes a type of house arrest on terror suspects. |
| Searches | Searches |
| He is thought to have gone abroad and is not believed to be one of the three arrested in Manchester, Mr Shaw says. | He is thought to have gone abroad and is not believed to be one of the three arrested in Manchester, Mr Shaw says. |
| Greater Manchester Police said the operation was carried out at four addresses and three were still being searched. | Greater Manchester Police said the operation was carried out at four addresses and three were still being searched. |
| Officers have liaised with representatives of the local community and produced leaflets giving information about the operation. | Officers have liaised with representatives of the local community and produced leaflets giving information about the operation. |
| A police spokeswoman said: "At this stage, there is no intelligence of any planned terrorist activity in the UK and the arrests are part of an ongoing investigation." | A police spokeswoman said: "At this stage, there is no intelligence of any planned terrorist activity in the UK and the arrests are part of an ongoing investigation." |
| Meanwhile, two men are being taken to a London police station following the unrelated raids in Halifax. | |
| The Manchester raids are not connected to those in Halifax | The Manchester raids are not connected to those in Halifax |
| The pair were arrested in connection with a search for extremist material which may have been used to radicalise individuals or promote ideologies supporting terrorism, according to Mr Shaw. | |
| A Scotland Yard spokeswoman said: "At approx 6am today in an intelligence-led operation, two men were arrested in West Yorkshire under the Terrorism Act 2000." | A Scotland Yard spokeswoman said: "At approx 6am today in an intelligence-led operation, two men were arrested in West Yorkshire under the Terrorism Act 2000." |
| The arrests were made by officers from the Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command and the West Yorkshire Police. | |
| Police are now searching four addresses in the Halifax area, one of which is thought to be in the Pellon area. | |
| A flat in north London is also being searched as part of the same operation. | A flat in north London is also being searched as part of the same operation. |
| A spokesman for the West Yorkshire force said its officers would keep local people informed and high-visibility police will patrol affected areas to provide reassurance. | A spokesman for the West Yorkshire force said its officers would keep local people informed and high-visibility police will patrol affected areas to provide reassurance. |
| Police stressed there was no link with the arrests made in Manchester. | Police stressed there was no link with the arrests made in Manchester. |