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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/antiterror-police-search-homes.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="The arrest of 12 suspects in a counter-terrorism operation was 'necessary', according to Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner John Yates" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/min-antiterror-police-search-homes.jpg" alt="The arrest of 12 suspects in a counter-terrorism operation was 'necessary', according to Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner John Yates"/></a></p>
<p>Anti-terror police were searching homes in four cities as officers questioned 12 men arrested over fears of a looming attack.</p>
<p>Scotland Yard Assistant Commissioner John Yates warned the property searches in London, Cardiff, Stoke and Birmingham could take days to complete as he defended the operation as &#8220;absolutely necessary&#8221;.</p>
<p>The 12 suspects, aged between 17 and 28 and at least five of Bangladeshi origin, were held during early-morning raids by unarmed officers on Monday.</p>
<p>Police swooped over fears the group were ramping up their activities after months of surveillance and monitoring by counter-terrorism officers and colleagues at MI5.</p>
<p>Sources said they were investigating if the gang was inspired by al Qaida but played down speculation they may have been planning a Christmas or New Year bomb attack.</p>
<p>Mr Yates said the case highlighted how the public must remain vigilant and urged anyone who witnesses suspicious activity to report it as the national threat level remains severe.</p>
<p>Speaking outside New Scotland Yard, Mr Yates said: &#8220;With the information we have, I believe (yesterday&#8217;s) arrests were absolutely necessary in order to keep the public safe.&#8221;</p>
<p>Officials said the operation was not linked to the recent failed Stockholm suicide bombing or the Yemen al Qaida printer bomb plot and was not modelled on the Mumbai commando-style atrocity.</p>
<p>The fact that the police officers undertaking the raids were unarmed suggests police had no information that the men had guns, explosive devices or other potential weapons.</p>
<p>The operation was led by the West Midlands Police counter terrorism unit, supported by Scotland Yard&#8217;s Counter Terrorism Command, South Wales Police and Staffordshire Police.</p>
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