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| Counter-terrorism police make two arrests in Reading | |
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| A 24-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman are being questioned for a second day after they were arrested in Berkshire on suspicion of preparing for acts of terrorism in the UK. | |
| West Midlands police said counter-terrorism officers detained a man in Reading and a woman in Wokingham at 7.30pm on Thursday. It said the suspects did not pose an imminent threat. | West Midlands police said counter-terrorism officers detained a man in Reading and a woman in Wokingham at 7.30pm on Thursday. It said the suspects did not pose an imminent threat. |
| The home addresses of the pair, who are believed to be friends, were being searched by officers from the West Midlands and colleagues in south-east England on Thursday evening. | The home addresses of the pair, who are believed to be friends, were being searched by officers from the West Midlands and colleagues in south-east England on Thursday evening. |
| A West Midlands police spokesman said: “The arrests were intelligence-led and made to safeguard public safety. However, the action taken was pre-planned and police assess that the pair did not pose any imminent threat. | A West Midlands police spokesman said: “The arrests were intelligence-led and made to safeguard public safety. However, the action taken was pre-planned and police assess that the pair did not pose any imminent threat. |
| “The man is from the Palmer Park area of Reading and the woman from Earley in Wokingham.” | “The man is from the Palmer Park area of Reading and the woman from Earley in Wokingham.” |
| Both have been taken to a police station in the West Midlands for questioning. Officers have an initial 48 hours to either charge or release the pair or apply for an extension to custody. | Both have been taken to a police station in the West Midlands for questioning. Officers have an initial 48 hours to either charge or release the pair or apply for an extension to custody. |
| Rob Wilson, the Conservative MP for Reading East, said he had been briefed by police on the arrests. | |
| He told getreading.co.uk: “I’d like to reassure my constituents that the police in Reading are on top of the situation and are working closely with counter terrorist colleagues from the Midlands. | |
| “Whilst it would not be right for me to comment about this in detail at this stage, I have every confidence in the actions taken so far.” |