Anti-terror police swoop for suspect and make arrests

ARMED counter terror police made arrests in Stockport and Manchester and stormed a property in Rochdale.

- BY EMMA FRADGLEY, RACHEL VICKERS-PRICE PA

Three men, aged 40, 29, and one whose age is yet to be confirmed, have been arrested and remain in police custody to be questioned.

Officers said that across the country eight men have been arrested in two separate counter-terrorism police investigations.

Five men, including four Iranian nationals, were arrested at locations across England on Saturday on suspicion of preparation of a terrorist act after a suspected plot “to target a single premises” was uncovered, the Metropolitan Police said.

The force confirmed a further three Iranian men were arrested on Saturday as part of a separate operation.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the arrests were sparked by “serious events that demonstrate the ongoing requirement to adapt our response to national security threats”.