British police launch anti-terror sweep
Nine people were arrested Wednesday in a series of anti-terrorism raids by 500 police in several parts of England.
The raids involved five police forces and were aimed at people suspected of being involved in planning attacks outside of the United Kingdom, police said.
They have so far not given any further details except to say that the raids are expected to continue for most of the day.
Properties were searched with warrants that had been issued under U.K.'s terrorism act.
Eight people were arrested in Manchester and one in Merseyside, police said. There were also raids in Birmingham and Middlesbrough.
The police forces involved included London's Metropolitan Police, Birmingham's West Midlands Police and Cleveland Police in northeast England.
The raids were jointly organized with MI5, the British security service, and were the result of an investigation that has been going on for months, the BBC reported.
The raids involved five police forces and were aimed at people suspected of being involved in planning attacks outside of the United Kingdom, police said.
They have so far not given any further details except to say that the raids are expected to continue for most of the day.
Properties were searched with warrants that had been issued under U.K.'s terrorism act.
Eight people were arrested in Manchester and one in Merseyside, police said. There were also raids in Birmingham and Middlesbrough.
The police forces involved included London's Metropolitan Police, Birmingham's West Midlands Police and Cleveland Police in northeast England.
The raids were jointly organized with MI5, the British security service, and were the result of an investigation that has been going on for months, the BBC reported.
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