Man held on suspicion of planning acts of terrorism

Police have concluded their search of five addresses in Merseyside as part of an ongoing anti-terror investigation.

A 31-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism remains in police custody.

Officers from the North West Counter Terrorism Unit and Merseyside Police seized a number of items from the addresses - which are linked to the individual - and will now be subject to further investigation.

"The NWCTU would like to make it clear that the businesses searched were done solely due to connections with the man arrested," a spokesman said.

They reiterated there is no current threat or evidence of an imminent attack.

Police searching five addresses in Merseyside after the arrest of a 31-year-old man in Liverpool have towed away a car for further investigation.

The silver car was parked near a property on Prescot Road in Liverpool that counter terrorism police and officers from the Merseyside force have been searching since this morning.

A takeaway in Liverpool is among addresses being searched by counter terrorism officers after a man was arrested in anti-terror raids in Liverpool.

Five addresses are being searched in Merseyside after a 31-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.

Officers from the North West Counter Terrorism Unit (NWCTU) and Merseyside Police are searching the addresses following "intelligence received".

A 31-year-old man has been arrested in Liverpool as anti-terror police search five addresses in Merseyside following raids this morning.

Police said the man was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism and that they are searching the five addresses following "intelligence received".

A force spokesman said that there is no current threat or evidence of an imminent attack.

Officers from the North West Counter Terrorism Unit and Merseyside Police are searching addresses at View Road in Rainhill, St Helens, and Prescot Road and Holt Road in the Kensington area of Liverpool.

The searches are expected to last several hours and possibly days, police said.

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A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of planning acts of terrorism and five addresses are being searched on Merseyside by officers from the North West Counter Terrorism Unit and Merseyside Police, the force said.