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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/12-held-in-major-antiterror-swoop.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Twelve men have been arrested in a major national counter-terrorism operation" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/min-12-held-in-major-antiterror-swoop.jpg" alt="Twelve men have been arrested in a major national counter-terrorism operation"/></a></p>
<p>Twelve men have been arrested in a major national counter-terrorism operation, West Midlands Police said.</p>
<p>The men &#8211; five from Cardiff, four from Stoke-on-Trent and three from London &#8211; were detained on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism in the UK.</p>
<p>The suspects, aged between 17 and 28, were detained by unarmed officers at approximately 5am on Monday.</p>
<p>West Midlands Police said: &#8220;All were arrested at or near their home addresses, with the exception of one suspect from Stoke who was at a domestic property in Birmingham.</p>
<p>&#8220;Searches are now being conducted at the home addresses, plus the address in Birmingham and another residence in London.&#8221;</p>
<p>The operation is being led by Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stuart Osborne, the Senior National Co-ordinator Terrorist Investigations, and is being coordinated from the West Midlands Counter-Terrorism Unit. It also involves the Metropolitan Police&#8217;s Counter Terrorism Command, South Wales Police and Staffordshire Police, a spokesman said.</p>
<p>Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner John Yates, national lead for counter-terrorism policing, said: &#8220;This is a large scale, pre-planned and intelligence-led operation involving several forces. The operation is in its early stages so we are unable to go into detail at this time about the suspected offences. However, I believe it was necessary at this time to take action in order to ensure public safety.</p>
<p>The arrests come after intelligence agencies in Europe, Pakistan and the US intercepted a credible Islamic plot to launch raids on European cities, in a similar style to the attacks in Mumbai, India, two years ago, in which more than 170 people were killed during a 24-hour co-ordinated assault by 10 gunmen in November 2008. It has been blamed on Pakistani militants.</p>
<p>The planned attack in September would reportedly have been similar to the deadly commando-style raids in Mumbai, with other European cities, in France and Germany, also targeted.</p>
<p>The UK&#8217;s terror threat rating remains at &#8220;severe&#8221;, the second highest rating, meaning a terrorist attack is highly likely.</p>
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