British police have sent an army bomb disposal team to a house in northern England after police arresting four men on suspicion of planning acts of terrorism.
“The arrests were intelligence-led and pre-planned as part of an ongoing investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing North East and (domestic security agency) MI5,” West Yorkshire Police said in a statement on Tuesday.
“The public may have heard loud bangs at the time police entered the properties. We would like to reassure them that this was part of the method of entry to gain access,” the statement added.
Three men, aged 22, 36 and 41, were held after raids at their homes in Sheffield and a 31-year-old was detained nearby Chesterfield early Tuesday.
The police gave no details about what the men were suspected of planning. They are being questioned on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.
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