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| Anti-terror police arrest five men in Dover and east London | Anti-terror police arrest five men in Dover and east London |
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| Five men have been arrested in Dover and east London on suspicion of planning acts of terrorism, Scotland Yard has said. | Five men have been arrested in Dover and east London on suspicion of planning acts of terrorism, Scotland Yard has said. |
| Two were held as they tried to leave the UK at Dover port on Sunday, where 14 people were also arrested on suspicion of immigration offences. | Two were held as they tried to leave the UK at Dover port on Sunday, where 14 people were also arrested on suspicion of immigration offences. |
| Two men were arrested in east London at about 03:45 GMT on Monday, and another was held in Dover at about 08:30. | |
| Police said the operation was "not in response to any immediate threat". | Police said the operation was "not in response to any immediate threat". |
| The terrorism arrests were made "on suspicion of commission, preparation or instigation" of terrorist acts. | The terrorism arrests were made "on suspicion of commission, preparation or instigation" of terrorist acts. |
| BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said the offences were thought to relate to Syria - not to plans for an attack in the UK. | BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said the offences were thought to relate to Syria - not to plans for an attack in the UK. |
| 'Outbound at Dover' | 'Outbound at Dover' |
| "Four addresses in east London and one in south London are being searched today as part of the investigation," Scotland Yard said. | "Four addresses in east London and one in south London are being searched today as part of the investigation," Scotland Yard said. |
| It said the men were arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command (SO15), with Sunday's arrests assisted by the Met's Specialist Firearms Command and Kent Police. | It said the men were arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command (SO15), with Sunday's arrests assisted by the Met's Specialist Firearms Command and Kent Police. |
| It said a vehicle "going outbound at Dover port" was stopped at about 23:30 on Sunday under the Terrorism Act 2000. | It said a vehicle "going outbound at Dover port" was stopped at about 23:30 on Sunday under the Terrorism Act 2000. |
| Two men, aged 33 and 43, were arrested for suspected terrorism offences. | Two men, aged 33 and 43, were arrested for suspected terrorism offences. |
| The 14 immigration arrests were of people travelling in the same vehicle - a man, 37, held on suspicion of people trafficking, and 12 men and one woman arrested for suspected "immigration offences". | The 14 immigration arrests were of people travelling in the same vehicle - a man, 37, held on suspicion of people trafficking, and 12 men and one woman arrested for suspected "immigration offences". |
| The men arrested on Monday morning in east London are aged 24 and 40, while the man later held in Dover is 28. | |
| The terrorism and people trafficking suspects are all being held in central London police stations. | The terrorism and people trafficking suspects are all being held in central London police stations. |