Three held by terror police

Two men and a woman have been arrested by Scotland Yard's Anti-Terrorist Branch as part of an investigation into international terrorism, police said today.

The men, aged 29 and 30, and the 41-year-old woman were held in Coventry on Tuesday in an operation supported by West Midlands Police.

All three have been taken to a central London police station, where they remain in custody. They are being interviewed by Anti-Terrorist Branch officers.

All three suspects were arrested between 3pm and 4pm on Tuesday, March 1.

It is not yet known whether they are British nationals. The three are believed to be of Asian origin.

The 30-year-old man was arrested in a street in the Great Heath area of Coventry in a swoop by anti-terrorist detectives and armed officers from West Midlands Police.

A short time later, the 29-year-old man was held at a business address in the Holbrooks area of the city, while the woman was held at her home in Great Heath.
All three were arrested under section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000, Scotland Yard said.

Five premises in the Coventry area were searched as part of the investigation. The search at one of those was still ongoing, police said.