Two men from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, were arrested in police counterterrorism raids on 3rd April, on suspicion of planning an Islamist attack.
The men, aged 52 and 21, were arrested at two houses and were taken to the police station for questioning.
The two houses are near the home of Talha Asmal, who was the UK's youngest suicide bomber in 2015, who blew himself up in Iraq, at the age of 17. The ringleader of the 7th July attack in 2005, that killed 52 people in London, lived about two miles away from these two properties.
Neighbours were concerned after they heard “loud bangs”; however, officers reassured the public that the noise was due to police gaining access to the properties.
Superintendent Marianne Huison, of West Yorkshire police said, “I understand our local communities will have concerns about this morning's police activity, but I want to offer my reassurance that we will continue to serve and protect the public of West Yorkshire. Public safety is our utmost concern.”
