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A plot by a terror suspect on a control order to flee Britain has been foiled by police, it has been revealed.A plot by a terror suspect on a control order to flee Britain has been foiled by police, it has been revealed.
The man, a Briton whose identity is protected under the terms of the order, was arrested at a property in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.The man, a Briton whose identity is protected under the terms of the order, was arrested at a property in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
Three other men who were involved in the plot to smuggle him out of the country were also detained.Three other men who were involved in the plot to smuggle him out of the country were also detained.
The operation was overseen by Metropolitan Police counter-terrorist officers based at Scotland Yard.The operation was overseen by Metropolitan Police counter-terrorist officers based at Scotland Yard.
Travel abroad
A Whitehall source said it was possible the man was planning to travel abroad to fight against British soldiers in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Scotland Yard confirmed that three of the men have been charged under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005. A fourth was released on bail.
A fifth man, arrested in London more than a week after the first operation, has also been charged.
Control orders impose various restrictions on the lives of people police suspect may be linked to terrorism.
However suspects are allowed out of their homes for part of the day and are not under "house arrest".
Most people subjected to the orders are made to surrender their passport and to report regularly to police.
The man is not believed to be one of seven people who were previously revealed to have gone missing while under the orders.
Conspiracy charge
The first wave of arrests took place on September 9, Scotland Yard said. The fifth man was arrested 11 days later.
All four have appeared in court charged with conspiring to breach a control order.
A spokeswoman refused to confirm their identities or which court they appeared at.
The maximum sentence for conspiring to breach a control order is five years in prison.
Control orders, part of a raft of counter-terror measures brought in by the government, have been strongly criticised in some quarters.
Opposition parties and civil rights groups claim they clash with fundamental human rights, many enshrined in European law.