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| Six arrested in anti-terror raids | Six arrested in anti-terror raids |
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| Six men have been arrested on suspicion of incitement offences by anti-terror officers from the Metropolitan Police. | Six men have been arrested on suspicion of incitement offences by anti-terror 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. | 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. | 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. | Scotland Yard said the arrests related to allegations of inciting others to commit acts of terrorism abroad and fund-raising for terrorists. |
| 'Complex inquiry' | 'Complex inquiry' |
| The BBC understands that the arrests are connected to an alleged incident at a mosque in 2004. The men were taken to an unnamed police station in central London. | |
| The BBC understands that among the six arrested is Rajib Khan, a 28-year-old man from Luton. | |
| The other men arrested are a 24-year-old, 35-year-old and 21-year-old, all from parts of East London, and a 27-year-old from Southall in the west of the capital. | |
| Mr Izzadeen, a former electrician, lives in east London and is married with three children. | |
| Scotland Yard added that searches were continuing in connection with the raids. | Scotland Yard added that searches were continuing in connection with the raids. |
| A Metropolitan Police 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." | A Metropolitan Police 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." |