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6 terror suspects arrested in UK

Xinhua, December 12, 2016 Adjust font size:

British police arrested a total of six suspects in London and central England Monday morning on suspicion of offences under the country's terrorism laws.

A statement published by the British North East Counter Terrorism Unit said they had arrested four men from Derby, aged 22, 27, 35 and 36, as well as a 27-year-old man from Burton on Trent and a 32-year-old woman from London.

The arrests all relate to suspicion of engaging in the Preparation of an Act of Terrorism, contrary to Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006, the statement said. Endit