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| Police hold 7 July bomber's widow | Police hold 7 July bomber's widow |
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| The wife of 7 July bomber Mohammad Sidique Khan is among four people arrested in connection with the 2005 attacks, which killed 52 people. | The wife of 7 July bomber Mohammad Sidique Khan is among four people arrested in connection with the 2005 attacks, which killed 52 people. |
| Officers arrested Hasina Patel, 29, and two men in West Yorkshire and one man in Selly Oak, Birmingham. Seven addresses are being searched. | Officers arrested Hasina Patel, 29, and two men in West Yorkshire and one man in Selly Oak, Birmingham. Seven addresses are being searched. |
| The four, aged between 22 and 34, are suspected of commissioning, preparing or instigating acts of terrorism. | The four, aged between 22 and 34, are suspected of commissioning, preparing or instigating acts of terrorism. |
| They will be questioned at London's Paddington Green police station later. | They will be questioned at London's Paddington Green police station later. |
| A search is being carried out of a property in the Handsworth area of Birmingham, believed to be in Leonard Road. | A search is being carried out of a property in the Handsworth area of Birmingham, believed to be in Leonard Road. |
| The man arrested in Selly Oak was 22-year-old Imran Motala. | The man arrested in Selly Oak was 22-year-old Imran Motala. |
| Police are guarding a student hall of residence in the area, but a University of Birmingham spokeswoman said the man arrested was not a student there. | Police are guarding a student hall of residence in the area, but a University of Birmingham spokeswoman said the man arrested was not a student there. |
| A police lorry removed a silver Peugeot 307 from the Victoria Hall block of flats on Grange Road. A car was also removed from the Handsworth address. | A police lorry removed a silver Peugeot 307 from the Victoria Hall block of flats on Grange Road. A car was also removed from the Handsworth address. |
| In West Yorkshire five addresses are being searched - two houses in Pentland Road and Dale Street, Dewsbury; two in Tempest Road, Beeston, Leeds; and one in Hayburn Gardens, Batley. | |
| Attacks | Attacks |
| Among those arrested was Khalid Khaliq, 34, from Tempest Road in Beeston - the street where 7 July Aldgate Tube bomber Shehzad Tanweer lived. | Among those arrested was Khalid Khaliq, 34, from Tempest Road in Beeston - the street where 7 July Aldgate Tube bomber Shehzad Tanweer lived. |
| Tanweer was one of four suicide bombers to mount the co-ordinated attacks in the capital nearly two years ago, which also injured more than 750 people. | Tanweer was one of four suicide bombers to mount the co-ordinated attacks in the capital nearly two years ago, which also injured more than 750 people. |
| Ringleader Khan, 30, killed six people when he bombed a train near Edgware Road station. | Ringleader Khan, 30, killed six people when he bombed a train near Edgware Road station. |
| Bomber Shehzad Tanweer also lived in Tempest Road in Beeston | Bomber Shehzad Tanweer also lived in Tempest Road in Beeston |
| A train travelling between King's Cross and Russell Square was also bombed, as was a double-decker bus in Tavistock Square. | A train travelling between King's Cross and Russell Square was also bombed, as was a double-decker bus in Tavistock Square. |
| The arrests on Wednesday morning followed an intelligence-led operation involving Scotland Yard's counter-terrorism command and units in West Yorkshire and the West Midlands. | The arrests on Wednesday morning followed an intelligence-led operation involving Scotland Yard's counter-terrorism command and units in West Yorkshire and the West Midlands. |
| Armed officers were not used in the operation. | Armed officers were not used in the operation. |
| Police said the inquiry remained a "painstaking investigation" into whether anyone knew what the bombers had been planning and who may have helped them. | Police said the inquiry remained a "painstaking investigation" into whether anyone knew what the bombers had been planning and who may have helped them. |
| Both West Midlands and West Yorkshire forces said they were keeping the affected local communities informed. | Both West Midlands and West Yorkshire forces said they were keeping the affected local communities informed. |
| Others charged | Others charged |
| Chief superintendent Barry South, of West Yorkshire Police, said the searches could take a matter of hours or days. | Chief superintendent Barry South, of West Yorkshire Police, said the searches could take a matter of hours or days. |
| "We don't perceive any threat from the addresses that we are searching at this moment," he said. | "We don't perceive any threat from the addresses that we are searching at this moment," he said. |
| "It is a high profile investigation but a low key response in terms of how we are policing this operation." | "It is a high profile investigation but a low key response in terms of how we are policing this operation." |
| Refusing to speculate on the identity of the people who had been arrested, he said the important issue was to reassure the local community. | Refusing to speculate on the identity of the people who had been arrested, he said the important issue was to reassure the local community. |
| He said meetings had taken place with councillors and key community leaders in the area. | He said meetings had taken place with councillors and key community leaders in the area. |
| Last month the first people to be charged in connection with the bombings appeared at the Old Bailey in central London. | Last month the first people to be charged in connection with the bombings appeared at the Old Bailey in central London. |
| Mohammed Shakil, 30, Sadeer Saleem, 26, and Waheed Ali, 23, of Beeston, Leeds, are accused of conspiring with the four bombers to cause explosions. | Mohammed Shakil, 30, Sadeer Saleem, 26, and Waheed Ali, 23, of Beeston, Leeds, are accused of conspiring with the four bombers to cause explosions. |
| The trio, who came before the court via a video link from prison, were remanded in custody until 8 June. | The trio, who came before the court via a video link from prison, were remanded in custody until 8 June. |