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| NZ police hold 17 in terror raids | |
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| New Zealand police have arrested 17 people and seized a number of weapons during a series of anti-terror raids. | |
| More than 300 police were involved in the operation, reportedly aimed at Maori sovereignty and environmental activists - not foreign groups. | |
| The head of New Zealand's police, Howard Broad, said those held had been in military-style training camps. | |
| The North Island raids were the first use by the authorities of the country's Terrorism Suppression Act. | The North Island raids were the first use by the authorities of the country's Terrorism Suppression Act. |
| Police Commissioner Broad told reporters his officers had information that a number of suspects had used firearms and other weapons at training camps. | Police Commissioner Broad told reporters his officers had information that a number of suspects had used firearms and other weapons at training camps. |
| Those targeted were from "a range of motivations" and from various ethnicities, he said. | Those targeted were from "a range of motivations" and from various ethnicities, he said. |
| "Based on the information and the activity known to have taken place, I decided it was prudent that action should be taken in the interests of public safety," Mr Broad said. | "Based on the information and the activity known to have taken place, I decided it was prudent that action should be taken in the interests of public safety," Mr Broad said. |
| Media reports said the raids came after months of work by anti-terror police. | Media reports said the raids came after months of work by anti-terror police. |