Posted on 12/17/2016 2:13:35 PM PST by Lorianne
Counter-terrorism investigators have made six arrests after disrupting what they believe was a “significant plot” to attack the UK that was influenced by Islamic State.
Material recovered from an address raided in Derby has been initially assessed as being consistent with that needed to make homemade explosives, the Guardian understands.
The arrests were intelligence led but past cases have shown that initial assumptions among investigators are sometimes incorrect because materials for making homemade explosives can also have innocent uses.
It followed an operation by the domestic security service MI5 and counter-terrorism police. Counter-terrorism officials believe they have disrupted three attacks this year.
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The arrests on Monday morning were made at four addresses in Derby, east Midlands, where those detained were aged 22, 27, 35 and 36. A 27-year-old man was also arrested in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, as was a 32-year-old woman in London.
All six were detained on suspicion of engaging in the preparation of an act of terrorism, with the police operation being led by the north east counter-terrorism unit.
Bomb experts were called to an address after one of the arrests in Derby. Police said: “As a result of the arrests today, an army bomb disposal team has been called in as a precautionary measure to the Normanton area of Derby. No houses have been evacuated.”
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I’m now waiting for the FBI, DHS and CIA to ‘claim’ they were tracking all this.
I wonder about Monday here
Oh my...you might be correct. obama out of country too. not good.
I pray every day for the safety of PE Trump; VPE Pence and their families.
Berlin, Rotterdam and the UK? Looks like we should keep our eyes open.
Do we need to guess the religion of the suspects? It is almost automatic.
all g-d muslims but over there the press cannot report that.
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