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Two people arrested after terror raids in Berkshire | Two people arrested after terror raids in Berkshire |
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A 24-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman have been arrested in Berkshire on suspicion of preparing for acts of terrorism in the UK. | A 24-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman have been arrested in Berkshire on suspicion of preparing for acts of terrorism in the UK. |
West Midlands Police said the man had been detained in Reading and the woman in Wokingham by counter-terrorism officers at about 19:30 BST. | West Midlands Police said the man had been detained in Reading and the woman in Wokingham by counter-terrorism officers at about 19:30 BST. |
The pair, believed to be friends, were taken to a police station in the West Midlands for questioning. | |
The force said the arrests had been intelligence-led. | |
The suspects did not pose any imminent threat, a spokesperson added. | |
Supt Robin Rickard from Thames Valley Police said the arrests "were part of an ongoing investigation by West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit and were pre-planned". | |
"Officers from Reading and Wokingham are providing support and there are searches taking place at the suspects' home addresses," he said. | "Officers from Reading and Wokingham are providing support and there are searches taking place at the suspects' home addresses," he said. |
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