Two held in Manchester terror swoop

12 April 2012

Two men have been arrested in anti-terror raids, police in Manchester said.

Greater Manchester Police made the arrests in raids on three houses in Cheetham Hill.

There are no links to the raids in London and the south east of England, a GMP spokesman said.

The arrests are linked to raids that took place on August 23 when one man was held and a house on Elmfield Street, Cheetham Hill, was searched.

He is still being held by police under anti-terrorism legislation.

A spokesman for GMP said: "Greater Manchester Police's Anti-Terrorist Unit has executed three search warrants under the Terrorism Act 2000.

"Two men have been arrested and searches are now taking place at three addresses in the Cheetham Hill area of Manchester.

"The arrests are linked to the operation that took place on 23 August. It is in connection with an ongoing investigation and has been carried out acting on intelligence."

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