Counter-terror police arrest two men in Luton

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Two men have been arrested by counter-terror police on suspicion of supporting a banned organisation.

Officers from the Metropolitan police’s counter-terrorism command arrested the men, aged 37 and 61, in Luton, under schedule 5 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

Both men have been taken to a Bedfordshire police station where they remain in custody, Scotland Yard said.

The arrests were made under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act and are in relation to suspicion of supporting a proscribed organisation.

There are 63 international terrorist organisations proscribed under the Terrorism Act 2000 including Islamic State and al-Muhajiroun.