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Six men have been arrested in raids by anti-terrorism officers from the Metropolitan Police. | |
They include Abu Izzadeen, also known as Omar Brooks, who made headlines when he heckled Home Secretary John Reid at an event last year. | |
Five arrests took place in London and the sixth in Luton, Bedfordshire. | |
Scotland Yard said the arrests related to allegations of inciting others to commit acts of terrorism abroad and fund-raising for terrorists. | |
'Complex inquiry' | |
BBC home affairs correspondent Daniel Sandford said it is believed the arrests are connected to an incident at a mosque in 2004. | |
The men were taken to an unnamed police station in central London. | |
Scotland Yard added that a searches were continuing in connection with the raids. | |
A spokesman said: "The arrests form part of a long-term pro-active and complex investigation into alleged incitement and radicalisation for the purposes of terrorism, as well as alleged provision of financial support for international terrorism." |