Three held under Terrorism Act

Three men were arrested today under the Terrorism Act. Officers from Leicestershire Constabulary, in a joint operation with the Security Service and Metropolitan Police's anti-terrorist branch arrested the trio under the Terrorism Act 2000 at houses in Leicester this morning.

The three were detained from two different premises, which were currently being searched.

The three arrested men, one aged 29, another believed to be in his 20s and a 35-year-old, remain in custody at a Leicestershire police station.

A spokeswoman for Leicestershire police said: "We are not giving details of where they were arrested or where they are being questioned."

She added: "We are not saying what, if anything, has been recovered from these two premises."

Police in London are still questioning three other people held since the weekend.