Two men held by terror probe police as detectives search London properties

 
Terror arrest: Scotland Yard
Margaret Davis30 April 2014
WEST END FINAL

Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of terror offences, Scotland Yard said.

One, aged 50, was held in Westminster, central London, on suspicion of encouragement of terrorism and possessing information useful to persons preparing or committing acts of terrorism.

The second, aged 57, was arrested in Barnet, north London, on suspicion of encouragement of terrorism.

Three properties - two in Westminster and one in Barnet - are being searched, with a number of cars, police said.

The Westminster arrest took place at a residential address and not near any major landmark.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in